PC Peripherals HD Video Editing Issues

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dytx

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Hello all,

I have made some attempts at capturing/editing HD video, but my results have been "choppy" and frames seem to be dropped during file transfer from the camera.

Here are my specs/config:

System:

HP Pavilion a6720y

Windows Vista 64 bit

NVIDIA GeForce GT 440

AMD Phenon 9550 Quad Core 2.2Ghz

6GB RAM

640GB SATA drive, 7200 rpm

Camera:

Sony HDR-XR150

Editing Software:

I have tried:

Microsoft Movie Maker

Microsoft Live Movie Maker

Adobe Premier Elements 8

along with a few others, all with the similar reults

My questions are:

- What is my main bottleneck(s)/issue(s)?

- Is it possible/worth upgrading this system to fix the problem? (go to Windows 7 64 bit, add RAM, SSD, etc.?)

- Or is starting over with a new system necessary?

Thanks for any feedback/advice

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I assume you're using USB to hookup to your camcorder?

Are you copying the HD video to your hard disk and then working on it, or directly working on it? If its the latter, the USB link is probably the bottleneck.
 
Yes, I am connecting the camcorder via USB 2.0 port to load the video. How should I try loading it?
 
I copy to the hard drive via USB 2.0 and then try to edit, but even before I edit, the video file seems to be missing frames and then can get worse during editing.

One additional item I forgot to mention is that when I connect the camcorder directly to the TV, the video plays without any issues. The issues are only evident when viewing/editing on the computer.
 
I had similar results with my Sony WX10. Found out that i needed to use the de interlacing option [1080i recording, AVCHD] when converting to mp4 using handbrake.
 
If the editied videos work fine on the tv theres definitely a codec issue on your pc. Try latest vlc player and klite codec pack. That should solve the issue. Laso before doing so do uninstall any previous vlc or any media players you may have.
 
The video only looks good on the TV when the camera (raw footage) is connected directly to it.

The edited videos I have managed to make so far, are not near the HD quality they were recorded in.

Als, how do I tell if the videos are "interlaced"?

Thanks!
 
dafreaking said:
If the stuff you have recorded is interlaced..do yourself a favour and never record interlace again.
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Agree with you, mate. But then what should i opt for? I have only interlaced option available on my Sony. 1080/50i OR 900/50i. No 720p
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Irrespective of whether it looks good, when that is the only source available, its the best.
 
vivek.krishnan said:
Agree with you, mate. But then what should i opt for? I have only interlaced option available on my Sony. 1080/50i OR 900/50i. No 720p
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Irrespective of whether it looks good, when that is the only source available, its the best.
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That is weird. usually any camera that records at 1080i can do 720p. I am assuming from your sig. that http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&partNumber=DSCWX10/B#specifications is your camera. The specs say that you can record progressive.

Video Mode : 1,920 X1,080 (FX) Approx 24Mbps Approx 60fps interlace 1,920 X1,080 (FH) Approx 17Mbps Approx 60fps interlace 1,440 X1,080 (HQ) Approx 9Mbps Approx 60fps interlace 1,440 x 1,080 Approx 12Mbps Approx 30fps, Progressive 1,280 x 720 Approx 6Mbps Approx 30fps, Progressive 640 x 480 (VGA) Approx 3Mbps Approx 30fps, Progressive
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