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JVC .TOD files
Hello All, I’m new here to this forum,and need a bit of help. I recently bought a JVC GZHD7U. This is a spring upward for me as I have only shot and edited in SD. I have a good grasp of editing in Vegas as I have been a user since Vegas 4, but I should add that I’m not a power user of the software. I think what I would like to get answered is basically how I render out my HD footage that is shoot in 1920x1080i to DVD. I do not have a blu ray recorder yet and don’t think I will for a while. Currently what I am trying to do is render out to basic MPEG, which I see gives me a MT2 file and then use that for dvd authoring. I have not done any of this yet as I’m not sure it will work. I firmly believe in consulting experts, and saving the time of trial and experimentation. Could someone please suggest what templates to use for rendering in V9 and then authoring in either Encore or dvdlab pro. Thanks so much in advance.
Tony
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If you are rendering for HD then your plan to render HD MPEG2 M2T files is the right approach. If you are just making DVD’s then you should render to SD DVD MPEG2.
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so If I understand correctly, I should render using the main concept MPEG save as “file type”, with say the HD 1080 60i template. Prior to burning would that rendered file need to be converted again for use in a authoring program. Currently I’m using AVS video converter for those purposes.
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Are you creating Blu-ray discs or DVD’s? if you are creating DVD’s then there is no reason to render HD anything. DVD’s are SD. Just render a DVD compliant MPEG2 file right out of Vegas and use it in whatever DVD authoring program you want. If you are authoring Blu-ray, then render to MPEG2 Blu-ray HD 1080 60i template.
~jr
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Hi,
I work for JVC and would like to try and help.
The GZ-HD7 is a great camcorder that came out in 2007. Today, most better consumer camcorders have standardized on AVCHD recording with a .mts file extension. Back then, things were a little different.
The GZ-HD7 records MPEG2 video with a .tod file extension. It has three different record modes, each of which works well with certain types of editing software. For example, with Pinnacle Studio 14, or Adobe Premiere Elements 8, you can use all three recording modes, and you import via USB.
With Sony Vegas, you must use the 1440 CBR recording mode, and you must connect the camcorder to your computer via Firewire. You cannot use any other recording mode to go directly into Sony Vegas, and you cannot use the USB connection. You capture via Firewire. In order to do this, you need to check out p. 51 in the owner’s manual under the topic of “Dubbing Operation”–also known as Playlist Dubbing.
I believe if you do this, you will be very happy with the quality.
Alternately, you could use the Cyberlink software that comes with the GZ-HD7 to convert the video to a format that Vegas is compatible with, but that is a more time consuming process.
I hope this is helpful.
Chris
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