AVCHD (*.MTS) to MPEG-2 conversion

[racer-x]

I just tried it on a clip from a Panasonic SD3. The clip is originally 1920 x 1080, so I edited the "Fast encode bat" file to reflect the input size and change fps to 29.97. It works fine, but is very slow.

Good job on your method.

Besides doing it in Nero Vision, I also managed to do it with Avisynth using DirectshowSource after installing CoreAVC. The only poblem there, is the audio gets downsampled to 2 chanels.

[Soopafresh]

Yeah, the CoreAVC method is multitudes of times faster; some folks don't have the means to purchase it over the internet. This is about the only free option.

You can keep the 5.1 sound - demux with xport.exe and process only the video during the Avisynth conversion. Then mux it all back together.

There can't be that much lost in the sound, however, unless you're recording with several mics. You can always mod the 2.0-5.1 upmixing script to create a pretty impressive pseudo surround sound track. http://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=326127

[Soopafresh]

Just bumping this up into prime-time in order to remind those that haven't downloaded the new script package to do so. The decoder portion is now 2-3 times faster than before (which makes the speed unbearable rather than intolerable). There are 4 scripts included - PAL Fast and HQ and NTSC Fast and HQ. The HQ versions are quite nice looking, but 1/6th the speed of the fast encoder scripts.

http://www.wikiupload.com/download_page.php?id=131874

[Soopafresh]

Updated Jun 7, 2007. Minor performance enhancements and plugin updates.

New versions of Yadif and MVtools - even better deinterlacing.
Upgrade HC encoder to v21 for SSE3 proc enhancement

4MB

http://www.filefactory.com/file/49f841/

Example output 1.5MB m2v

output_hq.m2v

[Soopafresh]

Minor Batch file modification - Allows you to process a directory of .MTS files - No need to rename the input file to input.ts any longer. Download the following and replace the same named batch files in your folder. For M2TS files, you'll have to make a minor modification to the batch files, replacing *.MTS with *.M2TS.

enc2mpeg2_avchd_batch.zip

mux.rar

[hugster]

First of all, thxn everyone especially Soopafresh!

I have been looking ages to convert (panasonic) MTS to avi (mpg,qt,m2v etc).
Problem was i only copied the .MTS files from the SD cards from my SD1 cam.

For everyone just reading this topic. Here is what i did you get my files from MTS to m2v and ac3:

First download and install each file listed below. In my case I installed the MatroskaSplitter and HC021 in the same dir as AviSynth. All the other plugins/zips should be copied there too:

* DL + install : http://www.free-codecs.com/AviSynth_download.htm (avisynth2.5+)
* DL + install : http://download.videohelp.com/downlo...er03062007.exe (matroskasplitter)
* DL + install : http://download.videohelp.com/download/HC021.zip (hcenc)
* DL + install : http://www.videohelp.com/~liquid217/ImagoMPEG-Muxer.zip (app to merge m2v+ac3)

This file features a .bat file witch lets you encode from mts to audio and video. To use it rename your .mts file to input.ts
* DL + extract : http://forum.videohelp.com/images/gu...77/update2.rar (file update by soopafresh)

The next file features some modified .bat files witch lets you choose your fps rate between 25.00/29.97. When trying to encode please remember to [/u]rename your .mts file to input.ts[/u]
* DL + extract : http://forum.videohelp.com/images/gu.../updatepal.rar (file update by soopafresh)

The last .zip file is quite nice and lets the .bat files encode multiple .mts files (the whole STREAMS dir) at once . It includes 2 .bat files for fast/test encoding (25.00/29.97 ftps) and 2 .bat files for the hight quality work.
* DL + extract : http://forum.videohelp.com/images/gu...vchd_batch.zip (file by soopafresh)

Not all the information is listed here but its good to have a little workflow to go through before starting to encode. All the other information can be found in this thread!

[scuty]

hi!

can you hugster give more details about what to do with this files? where do you copy them ... do I just dump them in the same folder where AviSynth is. and then what's the order of the process step by step.

thank you in advance.

[Soopafresh]

Hi scuty,


The process has been updated. Have a look here:

http://forum.videohelp.com/topic346331.html

Feed the AVS files to your favorite Mpeg2 encoder (Favc or ConvertXtoDVD) and you're done

[scuty]

thanks for the fast response!

[drecord]

Hi all
I found out to use tmpeg express 4.7 direkt and then movie maker...
for 99$ it saves a lot of time...
Canon HF200 mts 2 HDmpg
see this guide http://www.vimeo.com/629815
this works perfekt...