The resolution AVCHD works in Vegas at DVinfo.net

William Ellwood · November 3rd, 2009, 06:45 PM

I've been getting my Vegas 9 rig to up and running with Windows 7 64bit an i7 chip, but noticed that the resolution of most of the movie files I've captured from my Sony HDR-XR520 HDD camcorder are only 1440 x 1080.

Is there a setting either on the camera or on Vegas I've just not set properly?

cheers guys.

Ron Evans · November 3rd, 2009, 06:59 PM

It is in the camera manual. Only the highest data rate( FH 16Mbps) is 1920x1080 square pixels, HQ , SP and LP are 1440x1080 anamorphic just like HDV. Select the highest data rate and you will get 1920x1080 and Vegas will then show this as the properties for the clip.

Ron Evans

William Ellwood · November 5th, 2009, 11:25 AM

Thanks Ron
The camera (and rig, which I built) belong to my mate. I downloaded the manual, and know I set the camera to HD FH. Will the camera go back to its default recording mode every time its switched off?

thanks again Billy

Kenneth Anderson · November 5th, 2009, 11:36 AM

http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/what-hap...d-quality.html

Kenneth Anderson · November 5th, 2009, 11:37 AM

sorry -wrong topic

Ron Evans · November 5th, 2009, 12:21 PM

BIll, the camera will keep the settings until they are changed. At least for some time until the internal battery runs down. The camera needs to be used at least once a month to keep the internal battery charged. You need to be careful if you use in full manual since it will stay in this state and may be a problem if you think it was in automatic!!!! This is easy to do if you use Spot Focus a lot and just happen to leave it there. In the viewfinder or LCD its difficult to see whether things are sharp in focus in some conditions but obvious on a big screen!!! Always check status before shooting for the day.

Ron Evans

Dave Blackhurst · November 5th, 2009, 01:06 PM

Camera should be 1920x1080 in the highest setting, but perhaps the project settings are wrong? You can drag media with different ratios onto the timeline, but the project settings would be whatever you set them to, and might be causing you to get a strange readout?

Prech Marton · November 7th, 2009, 01:46 PM

Help me somebody!
i get native avchd videos in full hd resolution. i can import it to Vegas8.0c, but even without any effect, the playback is not smooth at quarter resolution! Sometimes its only 8-10 fps! Why? I can edit HDV mpg2 good enough, and i can playback the avchd file in mediaplayer at full quality with 60% cpu usage.
Project setting is the same as the file, no effect, no other program running.
my cpu is E5200 at 3.3Ghz, 3GB Dual DDR ram, 640GB Samsung F1 (only for video), and XP Sp3.

whats wrong?
thx

Perrone Ford · November 7th, 2009, 02:03 PM

Prech, nothing is wrong. This is very normal for AVCHD. My computer is quite a bit faster than yours and I can't play AVCHD back at full rate either. HDV is a VERY different kind of compression that is far easier to play back.

Prech Marton · November 7th, 2009, 02:07 PM

so how can we edit avchd with vegas only at 10fps?
i do understand this slowness when i apply some effect, but without any??
v9 cannot handle it better?

Perrone Ford · November 7th, 2009, 02:24 PM

There must be 100 threads on this very subject here. The most common method is to transcode the footage into something your computer can handle. Cineform seems to be the most popular among Vegas users. It works well, and preserves the quality of the footage.

Another way is to create proxy files. Basically small versions of the clips you have, edit those, then replace them with the full versions when you are ready to render out your final version. Again, there are numerous threads about how to work with proxy files.

But the simple fact is that your computer is simply not fast enough to cleanly edit AVCHD files natively. Not with Vegas, not with Premiere, not with Avid.

Prech Marton · November 7th, 2009, 02:29 PM

ok, thank you!

November 3rd, 2009, 06:45 PM	#1
William Ellwood Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Consett UK Posts: 110	The resolution AVCHD works in Vegas I've been getting my Vegas 9 rig to up and running with Windows 7 64bit an i7 chip, but noticed that the resolution of most of the movie files I've captured from my Sony HDR-XR520 HDD camcorder are only 1440 x 1080. Is there a setting either on the camera or on Vegas I've just not set properly? cheers guys. __________________ Billy Ellwood is on Vimeo. Film club www.newcastleaca.co.uk i7 7700k, Asus z270f, 32gb ram, Windows 10, Premiere CS6.

November 5th, 2009, 11:25 AM	#3
William Ellwood Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Consett UK Posts: 110	Thanks Ron The camera (and rig, which I built) belong to my mate. I downloaded the manual, and know I set the camera to HD FH. Will the camera go back to its default recording mode every time its switched off? thanks again Billy __________________ Billy Ellwood is on Vimeo. Film club www.newcastleaca.co.uk i7 7700k, Asus z270f, 32gb ram, Windows 10, Premiere CS6.

November 7th, 2009, 01:46 PM	#8
Prech Marton Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: hungary Posts: 462	Help me somebody! i get native avchd videos in full hd resolution. i can import it to Vegas8.0c, but even without any effect, the playback is not smooth at quarter resolution! Sometimes its only 8-10 fps! Why? I can edit HDV mpg2 good enough, and i can playback the avchd file in mediaplayer at full quality with 60% cpu usage. Project setting is the same as the file, no effect, no other program running. my cpu is E5200 at 3.3Ghz, 3GB Dual DDR ram, 640GB Samsung F1 (only for video), and XP Sp3. whats wrong? thx __________________ Relaxing clips with waterfalls and music, 3D photos, 3D videos: www.3d-video.hu

November 7th, 2009, 02:03 PM	#9
Perrone Ford Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 4,100	Prech, nothing is wrong. This is very normal for AVCHD. My computer is quite a bit faster than yours and I can't play AVCHD back at full rate either. HDV is a VERY different kind of compression that is far easier to play back. __________________ DVX100, PMW-EX1, Canon 550D, FigRig, Dell Octocore, Avid MC4/5, MB Looks, RedCineX, Matrox MX02 mini, GTech RAID, Edirol R-4, Senn. G2 Evo, Countryman, Moles and Lowels.

November 7th, 2009, 02:07 PM	#10
Prech Marton Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: hungary Posts: 462	so how can we edit avchd with vegas only at 10fps? i do understand this slowness when i apply some effect, but without any?? v9 cannot handle it better? __________________ Relaxing clips with waterfalls and music, 3D photos, 3D videos: www.3d-video.hu

November 3rd, 2009, 06:59 PM	#2
Ron Evans Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,222	It is in the camera manual. Only the highest data rate( FH 16Mbps) is 1920x1080 square pixels, HQ , SP and LP are 1440x1080 anamorphic just like HDV. Select the highest data rate and you will get 1920x1080 and Vegas will then show this as the properties for the clip. Ron Evans

November 5th, 2009, 11:36 AM	#4
Kenneth Anderson New Boot Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Narragansett, RI, USA Posts: 6	http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/what-hap...d-quality.html

November 5th, 2009, 11:37 AM	#5
Kenneth Anderson New Boot Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Narragansett, RI, USA Posts: 6	sorry -wrong topic

November 5th, 2009, 12:21 PM	#6
Ron Evans Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,222	BIll, the camera will keep the settings until they are changed. At least for some time until the internal battery runs down. The camera needs to be used at least once a month to keep the internal battery charged. You need to be careful if you use in full manual since it will stay in this state and may be a problem if you think it was in automatic!!!! This is easy to do if you use Spot Focus a lot and just happen to leave it there. In the viewfinder or LCD its difficult to see whether things are sharp in focus in some conditions but obvious on a big screen!!! Always check status before shooting for the day. Ron Evans

November 5th, 2009, 01:06 PM	#7
Dave Blackhurst Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Apple Valley CA Posts: 4,874	Camera should be 1920x1080 in the highest setting, but perhaps the project settings are wrong? You can drag media with different ratios onto the timeline, but the project settings would be whatever you set them to, and might be causing you to get a strange readout?

November 7th, 2009, 02:24 PM	#11
Perrone Ford Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 4,100	There must be 100 threads on this very subject here. The most common method is to transcode the footage into something your computer can handle. Cineform seems to be the most popular among Vegas users. It works well, and preserves the quality of the footage. Another way is to create proxy files. Basically small versions of the clips you have, edit those, then replace them with the full versions when you are ready to render out your final version. Again, there are numerous threads about how to work with proxy files. But the simple fact is that your computer is simply not fast enough to cleanly edit AVCHD files natively. Not with Vegas, not with Premiere, not with Avid. __________________ DVX100, PMW-EX1, Canon 550D, FigRig, Dell Octocore, Avid MC4/5, MB Looks, RedCineX, Matrox MX02 mini, GTech RAID, Edirol R-4, Senn. G2 Evo, Countryman, Moles and Lowels.

November 7th, 2009, 02:29 PM	#12
Prech Marton Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: hungary Posts: 462	ok, thank you! __________________ Relaxing clips with waterfalls and music, 3D photos, 3D videos: www.3d-video.hu