Quote: PS... When creating the bitrate speed in the custom production profile, select the highest one available for all options, ie, 45000 kbps or what have you. It will tell you the highest value available. Select it.

Question: Why would you create a custom profile to match the original resolution but choose a much higher bitrate than your original file?

Quote: Fascinating. The marketing sheet states "The easy-to-use HDR-CX190 ultra-lightweight Handycam® camcorder records stunning 1920x1080p Full HD video and 5.3MP pictures;" and yet the manual clearly shows only 1920x1080/60i or 1440x1080/60i settings. Guess which one is reality-based?
With that settled, I'd recommend using the higher quality 1920x1080/60i 24Mbps (FX) setting rather than the HQ setting (1440x1080/60i 9Mbps), even though it will increase your produced video's file size. The 1920x1080 setting uses the HD wide screen 16:9 ratio, while 1440x1080 uses the old-style TV "boxy" 4:3 ratio.

Either way, I think using 30p is the way to go when producing your videos.

optodata, thanks for your help.

Question: Unless I'm reading incorrectly, you have suggested I convert 60fps interlaced to 30fps progressive. The reading I've done online tonight suggests I should double the interlaced frame rate (in this case to 120fps) when deinterlacing, whereas you seem to be indicating I cut it in half. Am I misunderstanding something?

If your camera did not capture in 60 fps, do not render in that. Only render the same frame rate as your camera.

As far as the bitrate goes, I watched a YouTube video for powerdirector that explained to select the highest bitrate available because the bitrate or the original file is actually constantly fluctuating, so when you choose the highest value as the "average bitrate", it encompasses everything rather than fluctuating, which apparently causes minor production glitches like horizontal lines.

AVC 1920 x 1080/24p (16Mbps) setting for H.264 AVC. Either choice will result in your finished/produced file having the same quality and detail as your original footage.

I shot a test vid and burned a DVD. The DVD would not play in my el cheapo player saying "unknown disc". The player does play previously shot DVDs although. Do I need a special player for playback?

What's your thoughts.

Wil Wil

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AVC 1920 x 1080/24p (16Mbps) setting for H.264 AVC. Either choice will result in your finished/produced file having the same quality and detail as your original footage.

I shot a test vid and burned a DVD. The DVD would not play in my el cheapo player saying "unknown disc". The player does play previously shot DVDs although. Do I need a special player for playback?

What's your thoughts.

Wil

DVD Video are Standard Definition only. That is the only format that will play on standard DVD players.

You can burn AVCHD to a DVD disk, but you must have a compatible BluRay Player. Not all BluRay players support AVCHD.

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.

When producing to You Tube say .mts to .wmv as per yknotfish examples:

Here's an example. I shot the original clip on my Canon XA20 - 1920x1080 50p @ 28MBps and produced 2 files.
1. AVC 1920x1080/50p @ 28MBps - file size ~96MB - http://youtu.be/6unlZlJ1nkA
2. WMV 1280x720/25p @ 6MBps - file size ~22MB - http://youtu.be/04DokCfSnxg

Correct procedure is to produce file first and then save to project file and move to 'Online' and produce to YouTube.
Or can you just go straight to YouTube.
And you thought there where no idiots here!!!

And then of course YouTube does its own thing. Have had problems loading to YouTube.

Received this from CL support re YouTube:

'Thank you for writing back.
Regarding your concern, i want to inform you that our RD team has discovered this uploading to YouTube issue in PDR12. It seems like YouTube server has changed something so it affects some platforms.
We are now investigating this issue.'

Regards
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[quote]1. AVC 1920x1080/50p @ 28MBps - file size ~96MB - http://youtu.be/6unlZlJ1nkA
2. WMV 1280x720/25p @ 6MBps - file size ~22MB - http://youtu.be/04DokCfSnxg

Very interesting and what great sharp videos. At my location the AVC appeared to be the sharpest.

I will give both a shot and hopefully get the results you have.

Thank you. Wil