5 Replies Latest reply: Nov 19, 2011 8:40 AM by John T Smith RSS

    Problems Editing AVCHD

    woodwizer Community Member

      Hi

       

      I have 2 Panasonic SD600 camcorders that I am using for web based video tutorials.  They are great cameras, but I can't seem to get the AVCHD files to playback without stuttering.  It's not specifically a Premiere Pro CS4 issue, I have the same issues when trying to play the files back in VLC. This is my PC Spec

       

      HP Deskpro

      Intel I5 650 @ 3.20GHz

      12GB RAM (All the same make & model)

      2x200gb SATA HDDs for storage

      1x160gb SATA HDD for OS

      1x20gb SATA HDD for Page File

      W7 Ultimate 64bit

      Premiere Pro CS4

       

      I've tried everything I can think of and done a lot of searching and can't work out what my next move is.  I've found that if I convert the AVCHD files to another format using AME I can get the clips to play and edit fine.  Seeing as this is just for the web, I'm happy to loose some quality, but I'm not sure of the best setting to use at each stage?  The same throughout? e.g. Project Settings = DV PAL  Encode AVCHD Clips = DV PAL & Export to DV PAL ?

       

      Kind of a multi faceted question this...  Should I up the spec or replace my PC?  Invest in CS5 or try to get better results from encoding the clips from AVCHD to another format?

       

      Would really appreciate some help on this.

       

      Cheers