Is it possible that Samsung just doesn't have the codecs available for this type of challenge? If there is a camcorder out there that records HD and will import SUCCESSFULLY to Pinnacle 14, I would like to hear all about it. Pinnacle 14 Ultimate should work, they have been successful with AVCHD for several years, Sony Vegas says it can do it.
mp4 files just will not cooperate with the available codecs. I had heard so much about Sony Vegas 9 Pro, I tried it and the video was choppy. I have read countless articles and comments (reviews) on new flash camcorders, the news is not good for us video editors. I'm very disappointed that the new camera video format is such an issue trying to edit video, it's going to ruin a few Christmas's this year when folks take that new camera and try to do something with the video, I may track down a Mini-DV on Ebay and move on. I don't know what I can do to get this PC much faster, the quad core is only about 2.4 gig, there is a 3.2 gig quad that will fit on this motherboard if I need to go all out. The Pinnacle folks said my old PC didn't have the power, that's why I made the change to Windows 7. I tried video from the basic settings (4:3) to HD and to the highest settings, it didn't seem to make much difference. Pinnacle 14 would not let me trim the files, the video was jerky in the preview window. The PC is Athalon quad core, 8 gig of ram, Windows 7 (圆4) (tried the same on XP a few weeks ago). Thanks for the replies! The Samsung camera was brand new, the files from it were. You guys are smart, that's why I came to this forum.
Vegas Movie Studio 9.0b Platinum is solid, preview skips three frames, no automatic proxy feature.Īdobe Premiere Elements 8 - immense download, very slow startup on my tired computer, lacks 720p H.264 mode, crashed at 7% "conforming" my AVCHD lite source to 720p HDV.
Output files are jerky like the preview.Ĭorel Video Studio Pro X2 (v12) - weird backward skipping problem, cannot minimize app during render. Magix Movie Edit Pro 15 - cannot play back smooth at any preview setting. Pinnacle Studio 14 - too slow and was confused by the ZS3 AVCHD frame doubled format. I used Pinnacle for the last six years for DV but Ultimate 14 just wouldn't work for my camera choice and was really slow on my computer. If you are a pyTivo user (to view your movies and footage on your HDTV via wireless link to TivoHD), the format is transcoded to MPEG2 and the video is simply stunning. m2ts 1280x720p, 29.97fps, 17Mbps, AAC (Dolby Digital), 192Kbps using a customized AVC/H.264 template so the final movie is nearly the same format as the input segments, (ZS3 is frame doubled, but otherwise exactly the same). PowerDirector8 reads my ZS3 files directly, has automatic proxy generation, high quality preview (that can move by single frames), and can output AVCHD (H.264). I have a "weak" computer - P4 2.4GHz with 2GB Memory running WinXP SP3.
I am completely pleased with CyberLink PowerDirector 8 (trial version at this point).
I have the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 (TZ7 in Europe) and have been exploring editors. HD is a mess right now and it takes a bit of experimentation.
Have you thought about abandoning Pinnacle? Try the trial download of PowerDirector8 Ultra and then you may be able to buy what ever camera you want.