Advance+Video+Coding+High+Definition+(AVCHD)

AVCHD is what you will find in Blue-Ray disks. Blue-ray as you may know displays high definition video file formats. Most HD cameras have the capability to record in high definition. The problem is that HD codecs used in these devices such as ;MTS, and M2TS, can only be edited in the most recent versions of video editing software. If the software is not available, MTS/M2TS files will need to be converted, but this may lose video quality. eLPS has Premiere Pro 4 (PP4) installed on the media station. With PP4 mts/m2ts files can be edited and be converted to mpg4, H.264 and even 3D video codecs.

To begin, be aware that working with high definition videos takes up a lot of computer power. eLPS also does not have a Blue-Ray burner and so your final project will be burn to DVD. I'll explain this process later. The options that you should consider to begin your work when working with MTS or M2TS files are 1080i and 1080p. "i" stands for interlace and is the lower end video format, while the "p" stands for progressive, which is the higher quality video format. You'll notice that "anamorphic" has been used in some settings. This just means and an older/earlier format is available as a preset option.

The numbers following 1080i or 1080p refers to the frames per second (fps). The video below further explains resolution (1080i/1080p) and frame rate.

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Prior to beginning your project though, you will need to determine which of the available video presets below to select. I will explain the options below.



So now that you have seen the videos above, you know that the numbers next to 1080i/1080p represent the frame rate. The high the frame rate the better the quality and that 1080p gives you 60 frame rates all the time. 1080i only gives you 30 fps at any given time.


 * A couple of things to note:
 * 1080i/1080p use wide screen: 16:9
 * Standard Television uses a screen size of 4:3
 * 1080p uses a resolution of 1920x1080
 * 1080i uses a resolution of 1440x1080
 * 1080p uses square pixels for higher quality
 * 1080i uses interlace frames