Ralph Chaney
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Can Sony Content Browser convert .mts -to- H.264 and span (connect) a series of .mts files that represent one long take?
My goal is to convert NX30 .mts files into something that can work well with a few platforms I use, like h.264 or ProRes. Problem was if I need to span a few 2GB files which record one long take, there are -gaps- between files in that long take… about 5 frames.
John suggested I use Sony’s Content Browser to import files from the NX30 to my computer.
It did import -but- not into any file I can work with. It creates a series of xml and m2ts files. Rats…
*** Any words of wisdom?****
-> Ralph
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John,
Thank you very much. When I first got the camera I thought I read that their app was for just Windows (yeah, I’m Mac)
But searching again, I found a mac version. Will try it out later today.Have a great day, R.
-> Ralph
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Thanks, Michael.
I did end up finding that Quicktime can record at the same time I use Skype or Zoom. I think this will work great, as I need to use a local recording to up the quality. Conference recordings are very handy but often they have audio out of sync and quality is lower if there’s a network or computer slowdown.Thanks again,
Ralph-> Ralph
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Thank you Mark and Alan,
It will be recorded and edited.
The budget can’t afford crew present on their end, plus there are overarching problems getting people into the facilities where our interviewees work.
The system needs to use existing office computers, an IT on their end can help set up, and we can send them equipment if needed.Here is a sample of over-Net video, on TWIT.tv,
https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation/episodes/249?autostart=falseThis quality is appropriate for our use. TWIT production tips say that most modern computer cameras are sufficient, but we can send a web-camera / mic if needed. Will probably use an over-ear headsets/mic.
I’m wondering how common this sort of production is in our world. Usual production standards are much higher, yet this type is now acceptable for training and learning applications.
-> Ralph
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The service, The Video Company, used Final Cut 10 to create a usable PRes 4444. They used Any Video Converter to make other formats of lower res but which still held up. My FCP V7 could not. I assume Adobe software could do it too.
Thanks for your willingness to help!!!!
-> Ralph
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I’ll check it out.
It so happens that the source of the clip was able to convert it to Pro Res 4444. I’ll ask how he did it. I’ll get back to you…
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R.-> Ralph
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Whoops, Just read that mpeg4 IS H.264… Hmmmmmm… So it must have been converted at some point.
Yet, I’ve had other h264 look just fine transcoding to prores or to other h264 files with different data rates, etc.
Maybe a high-end converter would clean up subtle articfacts?
-R.
-> Ralph
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Craig,
Thank you much. This file has .mp4 as the filetype so I assumed it was not H264. Whatever it is, when I do anything besides look at it, as-is, in quicktime, it has “torn”…
I assumed it is standard def as it was shot in 2002. Hopefully looking that the info screen will help. Now, it was provided by someone who archives footage from TV stations, so maybe he already transcoded it, or the station did. (He doesn’t have a version of higher res or other filetype.
Thanks for looking at this screenshot!
-> Ralph
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At Craig’s suggestion, here’s more info, a still shot, and a short section of the original.
–Computer – Mac
OS 10.8.5–MPEG Streamclip v1.9.2
–Source codec: file type says .mp4, more info in original post
–Destination codec – H264 or ProRes
–Type of destination use – I have been providing H264’s to another editor. He will edit.
1. Screenshot of Tearing artifact:
2. Test clip from original, 8 secs.
Link: 9258_tvfootagejacobstest.mov.zip-> Ralph
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Thank you, both!
-Ralph
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