HELP! Converting DVCPRO HD 720p50 to use on PC at DVinfo.net

John Knight · June 17th, 2010, 09:55 PM

Hi there everyone,

My apologies if this has been answered before, but I'm in an emergency edit session and trying to convert and edit some DVCPRO HD 720p footage (.mov files taken on a JVC Camera of some sort).

Easy on a Mac I'm told, but I'm using Adobe Premiere CS3 (Matrox accelerated) on a PC.

I've tried every conversion tool I can find on Google, even Canopus Procoder - all without success.

Quicktime plays the audio - but black video.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Chad Haufschild · July 10th, 2010, 09:26 PM

You need a decoder before you can transcode it to anything. DVfilms makes one called Raylight Decoder. I use it and it works great. It's $45 bucks US but it's worth it.

Raylight Decoder, DVCProHD and DVCPro50 Quicktime for Windows - Now Only $45

If you have access to a Mac you could install MpegStreamclip, a free transcoding software, and trascode it to an avi file that's more PC friendly. They have a PC version as well for transcoding but as I said, you need a decoder first.

Hope that helps.

Sareesh Sudhakaran · July 10th, 2010, 10:39 PM

JVC does not do DVCPRO HD. It does HDV, right?

Why do you want to convert it? Both Mac and CS3 can take in direct HDV or DVCPRO HD, so what's the issue?

Chad Haufschild · July 12th, 2010, 11:25 AM

Sareesh, I'm guessing John meant Panasonic camera. You're correct that JVC doesn't shoot DVCPRO of any flavor.

CS3 on PC (Windows) doesn't play well with Panasonic's codec. The decoder/encoder is built into Mac so it's fine there on both FCP and PPro. Windows doesn't. Have to buy a decoder. At least I haven't found a free on yet.

Let me know if I'm mistaken. I'd love to have a free decoder/encoder for Windows.

Tim Dashwood · July 13th, 2010, 01:04 PM

Moving this thread to a Panasonic forum.

TingSern Wong · July 16th, 2010, 07:00 AM

He mentioned Canopus Procoder ... if he has Canopus EDIUS installed - no problems. NO conversion required at all.

June 17th, 2010, 09:55 PM	#1
John Knight Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 588	HELP! Converting DVCPRO HD 720p50 to use on PC Hi there everyone, My apologies if this has been answered before, but I'm in an emergency edit session and trying to convert and edit some DVCPRO HD 720p footage (.mov files taken on a JVC Camera of some sort). Easy on a Mac I'm told, but I'm using Adobe Premiere CS3 (Matrox accelerated) on a PC. I've tried every conversion tool I can find on Google, even Canopus Procoder - all without success. Quicktime plays the audio - but black video. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

July 10th, 2010, 10:39 PM	#3
Sareesh Sudhakaran Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 1,385	JVC does not do DVCPRO HD. It does HDV, right? Why do you want to convert it? Both Mac and CS3 can take in direct HDV or DVCPRO HD, so what's the issue? __________________ Get the Free Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera - one guide to rig them all - DSLRs to the Arri Alexa.

July 13th, 2010, 01:04 PM	#5
Tim Dashwood Wrangler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 3,637	Moving this thread to a Panasonic forum. __________________ Tim Dashwood

July 10th, 2010, 09:26 PM	#2
Chad Haufschild Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 162	You need a decoder before you can transcode it to anything. DVfilms makes one called Raylight Decoder. I use it and it works great. It's $45 bucks US but it's worth it. Raylight Decoder, DVCProHD and DVCPro50 Quicktime for Windows - Now Only $45 If you have access to a Mac you could install MpegStreamclip, a free transcoding software, and trascode it to an avi file that's more PC friendly. They have a PC version as well for transcoding but as I said, you need a decoder first. Hope that helps.

July 12th, 2010, 11:25 AM	#4
Chad Haufschild Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 162	Sareesh, I'm guessing John meant Panasonic camera. You're correct that JVC doesn't shoot DVCPRO of any flavor. CS3 on PC (Windows) doesn't play well with Panasonic's codec. The decoder/encoder is built into Mac so it's fine there on both FCP and PPro. Windows doesn't. Have to buy a decoder. At least I haven't found a free on yet. Let me know if I'm mistaken. I'd love to have a free decoder/encoder for Windows.

July 16th, 2010, 07:00 AM	#6
TingSern Wong Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Singapore, Rep of SINGAPORE Posts: 749	He mentioned Canopus Procoder ... if he has Canopus EDIUS installed - no problems. NO conversion required at all.