Problems trying to make HD BluRay with PD9

Wirra

Newbie Location: Australia Joined: Oct 08, 2011 01:54 Messages: 2 Offline

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Nov 22, 2012 00:05

Hi,

Last year I purchased PD9 with the aim of doing a HD BluRay disc of my son's wedding with menus, chapters etc. After spending hours trying to achieve this task I have had no success. I have trawled through the forum trying to find answers and tried many things so this post is a last resort. I recently increased the RAM on my PC from 4 to 8Gb but alas no closer to success. I have uninstalled PD and reinstalled to version 9.0.0.3305. I am using Vista and my PC specs are in the attached zip file along with screen dumps from PD9.

I edited the file and then have tried to create a Bluray disc by burning to folder first. I have tried this on numerous occasions. Most times it stops with an error message at 4-7% completion. The project is about 1 1/2 hours long. On a couple of occasions it rendered for about 7 hours but all I ended up with was audio and black video. Today I deleted all bar one video clip and tried to burn the project to folder but it still crashed. I think the video came from a Panasonic video camera and is MTS type.

I have come to the realisation that perhaps my PC and graphic card may not be up to the task. Would someone please have a look at the attached specs and perhaps put me out of my misery?

Thanks

Bob

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Carl312

Senior Contributor Location: Texas, USA Joined: Mar 16, 2010 20:11 Messages: 9090 Offline

Nov 22, 2012 16:59

I looked at your computer specs, your computer will have problems with Bluray Content.
You have 32 bit Vista and your Video Card is poor.

Information about Error code E80004005
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/16087.page#81440

Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.

alvincht

Member Joined: Sep 20, 2012 11:52 Messages: 58 Offline

Nov 24, 2012 15:46

I recently increased the RAM on my PC from 4 to 8Gb

RAM and Video Ram are different things. Plus it's Vista. I would consider upgrading to either Windows 7 or 8.

Wirra

Newbie Location: Australia Joined: Oct 08, 2011 01:54 Messages: 2 Offline

Nov 24, 2012 16:06

Thanks for your replies. Looks like my son will have to wait until I upgrade my system before he gets his bluray video.

Regards,

Bob

_Angus_

Senior Member Joined: Feb 19, 2011 19:59 Messages: 180 Offline

Nov 26, 2012 04:48

Quote: Thanks for your replies. Looks like my son will have to wait until I upgrade my system before he gets his bluray video.

Regards,

Bob

I should emphasise that I don't really know what I'm talking about, but I just remembered something about my Panasonic (HD700 SD) which was that its best quality mode isn't supported as such. You can view it by connecting the camera to a suitable TV, but I don't think it can (or could) be written to disk.

This may not be relevant - just a thought.

Recording Format 1080 / 50p : MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (original format), HA / HG / HX / HE : MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (AVCHD standard compliant)

Recording Mode 1080 / 50p (28Mbps / VBR) , (1920 x 1080) / HA (17Mbps / VBR) , (1920 x 1080) / HG (13Mbps / VBR) , (1920 x 1080) / HX (9Mbps / VBR) , (1920 x 1080) / HE (5Mbps / VBR) , (1920 x 1080)

Carl312

Senior Contributor Location: Texas, USA Joined: Mar 16, 2010 20:11 Messages: 9090 Offline

Nov 26, 2012 08:58

Quote:

Quote: Thanks for your replies. Looks like my son will have to wait until I upgrade my system before he gets his bluray video.

Regards,

Bob

I should emphasise that I don't really know what I'm talking about, but I just remembered something about my Panasonic (HD700 SD) which was that its best quality mode isn't supported as such. You can view it by connecting the camera to a suitable TV, but I don't think it can (or could) be written to disk.

This may not be relevant - just a thought.

Recording Format 1080 / 50p : MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (original format), HA / HG / HX / HE : MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (AVCHD standard compliant)

Recording Mode 1080 / 50p (28Mbps / VBR) , (1920 x 1080) / HA (17Mbps / VBR) , (1920 x 1080) / HG (13Mbps / VBR) , (1920 x 1080) / HX (9Mbps / VBR) , (1920 x 1080) / HE (5Mbps / VBR) , (1920 x 1080)

According to the specs on your Panasonic, it uses SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card.

Which is an easy way to transfer the video to the computer. All you need is a Memory Card Reader.
Powerdirector 9 ultra should edit the video from that camera just fine.

It has a USB 2.0 interface which should work also. The memory card reader is the best way to transfer the video from the camera to the computer.

1080 / 50p (28Mbps / VBR) Should not be a problem for PD 9 if your computer is up to the task.

Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.

_Angus_

Senior Member Joined: Feb 19, 2011 19:59 Messages: 180 Offline

Nov 26, 2012 09:46

Quote:
1080 / 50p (28Mbps / VBR) Should not be a problem for PD 9 if your computer is up to the task.

Hi Carl,

As I say, this is probably not the issue anyway, but this quote from a 2011 review is what I was trying to say. But by now, assuming the info is correct it may be out of date.

"The max video file type this Panasonic model records is m2ts AVCHD 50p(htz) for PAL.
There is a downside to this as this is a non conventional (as yet) AVCHD standard and you will be hard put to find anything that plays it back flawlessly other than the camcorder itself hooked up to a HD TV (or watch it on your high spec PC , I suppose).
You can always drop back and film in 1080i which is more compatible but it does loose a bit in quality. The only solution I have found is to burn to Blu-ray which is expensive & time consuming but Blu-Ray AVCHD standard does not go up to 50p so excellent as the end result is - it still looses a bit."

Carl312

Senior Contributor Location: Texas, USA Joined: Mar 16, 2010 20:11 Messages: 9090 Offline

Nov 26, 2012 10:08

There is a downside to this as this is a non conventional (as yet) AVCHD standard

Now that is very old information.

This is current information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVCHD

If you read the many posts in the Cyberlink forums on PD 10 and PD 11, you will see many users of AVCHD videos of 28 Mbps or greater.

My Canon camera shoots 1080i 60i at 17 Mbps, I have many videos on youtube that was shot with that camera.
I edited them in PD 9 and in PD 11.

Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.

_Angus_

Senior Member Joined: Feb 19, 2011 19:59 Messages: 180 Offline

Nov 27, 2012 06:41

Quote:

There is a downside to this as this is a non conventional (as yet) AVCHD standard

Now that is very old information.

This is current information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVCHD

Carl, on that page I found this:

"new developments such as 1080-line 50p/60p recording mode employed in some camcorders, are not compliant with the current Blu-ray Disc specification."

I don't know if this is relevant to the OP's problem?

Is PD9 happy to edit 1920x1080 50p footage, do you know? Cheers.

Carl312

Senior Contributor Location: Texas, USA Joined: Mar 16, 2010 20:11 Messages: 9090 Offline

Nov 27, 2012 08:51

Is PD9 happy to edit 1920x1080 50p footage, do you know? Cheers.

I do not know, I am in a 60 Hertz country (NTSC). I have no problems with My Canon Camera, output is 1920x1080i 60i.

I edit that camera's video in PD 9 and PD 11.
So I know that PD 9 and PD 11 do 60i. No reason they would not do 50i or 50p.

Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.