AVCHD converter??

[coady2000]

Hey guys. I have a JVC Everio 300 camera that creates AVCHD files. The raw files look great! The issue I have seems to be editing these files. Do I need a converter prior to bringing these files into Adobe CS5 Premiere pro and After Effects so they can be edited and exported correctly? If so, what converter would I need that will not degrade from the original file too much?

I was doing some testing and trying to create a .wmv file that was 30 seconds long to email. It seems like when this wmv file is created it comes out choppy. If someone was walking in the video or whatever, it would be real skippy.

So any thoughts to get through this new to me format known as AVCHD? Help a newb out!

Is it me? Is it CS5 and their handling of AVCHD files? Is it a certain setting I am missing when exporting that is causing the skippiness?

[edDV]

Hey guys. I have a JVC Everio 300 camera that creates AVCHD files. The raw files look great! The issue I have seems to be editing these files. Do I need a converter prior to bringing these files into Adobe CS5 Premiere pro and After Effects so they can be edited and exported correctly? If so, what converter would I need that will not degrade from the original file too much?

I was doing some testing and trying to create a .wmv file that was 30 seconds long to email. It seems like when this wmv file is created it comes out choppy. If someone was walking in the video or whatever, it would be real skippy.

So any thoughts to get through this new to me format known as AVCHD? Help a newb out!

Is it me? Is it CS5 and their handling of AVCHD files? Is it a certain setting I am missing when exporting that is causing the skippiness?

Premiere CS5 has an AVCHD project setting and can directly import AVCHD formats.

You use the software that comes with the camcorder to transfer/copy the AVCHD file to your hard disk before import. Read up on CS5 AVCHD work flows.