What information is stored in the CPI files?

[cheerful]

The M2TS header contains the following:

>exiftool.exe 00000.MTS
Video Stream Type : H.264 Video
Audio Stream Type : A52/AC-3 Audio
Audio Bitrate : 256000
Surround Mode : Not indicated
Audio Channels : 2
Image Width : 1920
Image Height : 1080
Date/Time Original : 2009:12:12 15:24:08
Audio Sample Rate : 48000
Image Size : 1920x1080

One of the most important piece of information is the date/time original.

I initially thought it would be in CPI file so I was trying to find tool to read it.

Now can someone tell me what else is in the CPI file? Is it worthwhile to keep them?

thanks!

[multiAVCHD]

Yes, it is good to keep the whole structure. mpls+clpi+bdmv files take less than a megabyte...

A lot of multiAVCHD users became such because they deleted these files and can no longer use the video in their camcoders/players/video-editing-apps...

Dean

[cheerful]

I use Premiere CS4 and it seems to do fine with just mts files.

I guess a AVCHD player will look for the folder structure.

I'd want the name to reflect the original date time, not just a 5-digit number. So can I rename cpi and mts files?

Also, quite often I trim the mts file. This would mean CPI file does not actually contains the right information. Is there any way to fix that?

Thanks!