-
AVCHD & Premiere Pro CS5.5
Hi everyone. I’d like to ask a two-part question to the forum if I could please. First, we just bought a HD Hero camera that shoots .mp4 H.264 video(which I believe is AVCHD format?), from the specs I provide below, do I have the machine power to edit this video properly if I upgrade my PP CS3 to CS5.5? Secondly, if I were to upgrade to a higher quality HD camera, should I stay with the AVCHD format or go with HDV? I’m no expert with Premiere, but I have been using it since version 4.2.
Thank you,
EricHP Pavilion PC
Windows Vista 64 bit Home Premium SP2
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz
8 Gb RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 512 Mb DDR2 PCI Express x16 -
4 Replies
-
to answer to the 2nd question, I would stick with the AVCHD, HDV is a tape format and there is many quality issues, along with dropped frames and things you dont wanna deal with, stick with solid state.
-
I second Chaddix: AVCHD/H.264 is a better format than HDV – but it does require a faster computer to edit smoothly with, and your dual-core Pavilion with GeForce 8500 GT is not fast enough for that.
Look for a system with a quad-core CPU, 8GB or more RAM, GeForce GTX470 or faster, separate boot and media hard drives.
Alex (DV411)
-
I believe that all AVCHD is h.264, but not all h.264 is AVCHD.
-
Thanx everybody for your input. I appreciate it.
Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up