Best way to convert mpeg2 .ts 1920x1080i HDTV to AVCHD?

[Dr_Layne]

I've been going insane trying to figure out the best way to archive some live concert I grabbed from HDTV via firewire. The data on my hdd is .ts file mpeg2 1920x1080i 29.97 FPS. Audio is AC3 but varies from 2 channel (commercials) to 5.1 audio (main program). I can cut out the commercials using TS Doctor leaving me with 5.1 audio for the main program, but I am having one hell of a time converting to AVCHD so I can burn it to a DVD disc and play on my Sony BDP-S550.

I have tried various programs such as Tmpeg Authoring works (spends forever making a proxy file then chokes on doing the actual encoding form my edits)

Encode HD no good won't do AVCHD output

MultiAVCHD output is choppy like every few seconds it freezes and audio is out of sync

TSRemux same results as MultiAVCHD

Someone please let me know what the proper way is to do this.

[zoobie]

mpeg/ac3 isn't compliant to AVCHD on DVD although some like to post they got it to play...to be compliant to spec, you'll need to re-encode
try first converting to a high bitrate h264/mp4 or mkv with 48khz AC3 and drop it in one of those...