[Ian Brown]

Here are the screenshots which I had intended to include with my first post . . . . but couldn’t figure out quickly how to do it.

As mentioned above the problem has been negated but the cause of it is still unknown.

[Ian Brown]

I have discovered a workaround.

Open in QT 7 and select File>Save As

This produces a new file that works perfectly in QT X and FCP X.

Of course the question still exists as to why these 5 files are different from the rest when they were created in apparently the same way.

[Ian Brown]

Thanks John.

I will try your suggestions but I suspect the best one will turn out to be recapturing!

[Ian Brown]

Thanks for the quick reply John.

This is what the QT Inspector says about the file:-

Apple HDV 1080i50, 1440 x 1080 Apple HDV 1080i50, 1440 x 1080

Is there anything I can convert it to in order to make it compatible using something like Streamclip as it’s not possible to recapture at the moment?

[Ian Brown]

Thanks for the quick reply John.

This is what the QT Inspector says about the file:-

Apple HDV 1080i50, 1440 x 1080 Apple HDV 1080i50, 1440 x 1080

Is there anything I can convert it to in order to make it compatible using something like Streamclip as it’s not possible to recapture at the moment?

[Ian Brown]

I am intending to make an AVCHD disc, which is encoded in a similar way to Blu-ray, plays on a Blu-ray player and is burned onto a DVD-5.

Most of the details for doing this are included in the FCS3 manuals except for the length you can actually make them . . . . which is all my question is about.

[Ian Brown]

According to everything I have read, the Mac is the only thing it won’t play on.

[Ian Brown]

As you can see, these settings are available and therefore one would assume that they have been put there to be used.

Of course, when I can get my hands on a BD player the mystery will be over, but that is going to be in a few more days or so!

[Ian Brown]

Sorry about the confusion.

Normally I would make DVDs of under 20 minutes which I know is perfectly possible.

However, I never completely trust what I am told as often “common knowledge” can be “common error”.

I like to experiment to discover what works for me.

So although I do not intend to make long AVCHD discs as a matter of course, I will be experimenting to see exactly what and what can’t be achieved on a DVD-5.

As I have not yet got the BD player, I wanted to know whether anyone had actually checked to see what the limits might be, on the understanding that quality will inevitably suffer.

As I suggested earlier, I have discovered that with suitable subjects, it is possible to get good results with remarkably low data rates.

[Ian Brown]

I have no intention of making AVCHD discs of 90 minutes.

I want to know if it is possible.

Until I get access to a BD player I won’t know whether it can be done or what the quality (or lack of) will be like.