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Sony Vegas and MTS Files?
Hi, I’m new on the boards. I’d like to know the best way to transcode MTS files to ProRes to edit in Sony Vegas Pro? I’ve always used ClipWrap to convert them for Premiere, but for some reason, Vegas doesn’t seem to play nice with this software unless I convert in ClipWrap first, then re-convert using MPEG Streamclip.
Any way I can cut down the steps and only do it once (something other than natively editing the MTS file)?
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5 Replies
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Andrea,
Sony Vegas has native support for .MTS files.
There is no need to convert it, just drop it on the timeline.
Jeff
2-Xeon X5680 @ 3.33 MSI Mobo 48GB DDR3 GTX 580 3072MB 16TB Attached Storage Win7 Vegas 11 x64
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Thanks, Jeff. Yeah, I know you can import them natively, that’s why I asked if there was any other way to do it. It’s only because from what I’ve researched that you can push out a bit more quality from heavy color grading when you transcode to ProRes, or does it depend on how you do it?
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The MTS files make my processor work way too hard, so I think I found a solution – GearShift, which can transcode then replace the original MTS files during export.
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Hi;
I’m a little puzzled by this. Transcoding to ProRes is not going to change, for example, 4:2:0 footage to 4:2:2 – or am I missing something? I’m trying to learn more about this topic.
Can you elaborate a bit? What camera was used for the shoot?
Steve
Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T3400, MultiTB SATA, 8GB RAM, nVidia FX 570, Vegas 10e (and 11) x64 DVDA 5.2(build 133) Sony HDR-CX550V
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Stephen,
Rendering to a 4:2:2 format does not invent new detail, but, when you now have a 4:2:2 video and apply color changes it is applied to the 4:2:2 color space. So, any new details from sharpen or color-correct will be better. It is most beneficial with chroma key work.
Jeff
2-Xeon X5680 @ 3.33 MSI Mobo 48GB DDR3 GTX 580 3072MB 16TB Attached Storage Win7 Vegas 11 x64
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