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MTS import problem
Hi guys,
I’m having issues with MTS files. I have a trial version of Sony Vegas installed, as it seems that is the only software that can read the files, and I followed a friend’s suggestion of converting the files to .mov using the animation setting. This seems to give good results quality wise (though I am only looking at it on my computer monitor – I’m not sure how it will look on a cinema screen) but the .mov files are absolutely massive, so big infact that it’s near impossible to edit with them on AVID. I’ve concluded that I’m going to have te edit the scenes in a lower res, and then once the edit is locked, replace the video files with HD ones. In the mean time I came up with the idea to print the .MTS files from Sony Vegas on to a SD tape therefore, I know I can capture and edit the footage. I did this using the following settings: Print video to tape — Video output: Pal DV widescreen — Enable multichannel mapping: off.
But the video is left with horizontal lines across the screen everytime the camera moves. I’ve think I’ve heard someone call this an interlacing problem? But at the risk of sounding stupid I don’t know what that means or even if that is what is causing the problem.
Any ideas?
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What version of Media Composer are you using? I have used MC5 to import MTS files (Panasonic AVCHD). I couldn’t use AMA to access the files, I had to use the import feature and it did take a long while.
The issue with using Vegas to print to DV tape, and then import into Avid is that your timecode won’t match if you want to conform the footage to HD later. Are your MTS files HD?
What version of Media Composer are you using? What camera recorded the MTS files? Knowing those will help.
Richard Sanchez
North Hollywood, CA“We are the facilitators of our own creative evolution.” – Bill Hicks
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