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05-01-2008, 07:52 PM
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Blu-Ray authoring?
So, what are you using to author Blu-Ray discs? The files generated by the camcorder are in theory compatible with the BD specifications, so in theory just a simple authoring should be enough, no re-encoding necessary.
What I need to do is very simple:
- no menus
- just one title
- each AVCHD file (.mts) from the camcorder becomes a separate chapter in the unique title on the BD
The thing is, I can't seem to find anything that can do that.
Pixela definitely cannot do it. It has a fixed authoring scheme that doesn't match my requirements, and I'm not even sure it's true BD.
Some people told me to use Nero. It has some BD authoring capabilities, but it cannot do what I want (it insists on adding the files as separate titles, not as chapters within a unique title).
Some people may point out that the HF10 / HF100 already creates a BD structure on the flash card with exactly the characteristics I described above (the BDMV directory). Almost true - I manually fixed the 8.3 file names truncation, I put it on a blanc disc, the PS3 played it just fine, but when it gets at the end, it loops back at the beginning. Very annoying.
Plus, if I need to edit some of the files, I'm not sure if I can just put back the edited files - will the BD structure remain consistent in that case?
Finally, both the camcorder and the Pixela software seem to split big files in 2GB chunks. That is not what I want - a single scene must stay in a single file, no matter how big.
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05-01-2008, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by florin
So, what are you using to author Blu-Ray discs? The files generated by the camcorder are in theory compatible with the BD specifications, so in theory just a simple authoring should be enough, no re-encoding necessary.
What I need to do is very simple:
- no menus
- just one title
- each AVCHD file (.mts) from the camcorder becomes a separate chapter in the unique title on the BD
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Do I understand it correctly, you want to backup your 4GB card onto a DVD to watch it on a TV? This is what I am doing to achieve this (link). Full card backup, no menus, but no title either. If you want to add a title, this means a new compilation, not just backup. I haven't done this. I've read on AVSForum that people were able to create AVCHD compilations with Pixela, try reading here: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=161
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Originally Posted by florin
Some people may point out that the HF10 / HF100 already creates a BD structure on the flash card with exactly the characteristics I described above (the BDMV directory). Almost true - I manually fixed the 8.3 file names truncation, I put it on a blanc disc, the PS3 played it just fine, but when it gets at the end, it loops back at the beginning. Very annoying.
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This is what I am doing. Why looping is annoying? I am not sure that my Blu-ray player loops, I will check.
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Originally Posted by florin
Finally, both the camcorder and the Pixela software seem to split big files in 2GB chunks. That is not what I want - a single scene must stay in a single file, no matter how big.
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Then you have to import files with Pixela or manually concatenate them with "copy /b" command and create a new compilation. I haven't tried that. There is no way to force the camcorder to record in bigger chunks, FAT32 limits file size to 4GB anyway, this is the max size that Panasonic camcorders use. I don't know why Canon decided to limit files to 2GB only.
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