What about this?

http://renomath.org/ejolson/video/avchd/

The creation of the high definition mpeg2 files from AVCHD source runs at about 15 frames per second on my computer. This means transcoding AVCHD to a format Cinelerra can edit is slower than capturing HDV from tape. AVCHD source can be losslessly authored to BD5 with reencoding necessary only for rendered effects and transitions. Therefore a workflow with essentially zero transcoding is possible. See Lossless AVCHD Editing in Linux for more information about such a workflow.

So what about that lossless editing?

http://renomath.org/...chd/lossless.html

Do not use any transitions or filters. For transitions and filters refer to Editing AVCHD with Cinelerra. [AKA: recursion: see recursion]

This might be changing though:

"I've been working like hell on patching Cinelerra," he told me, as well as using other tools, such as Blender. Montgomery sees one of his short-term goals as getting the overall quality of FOSS video tools improved, while he tackles his more forward-reaching goal: opening up the untamed frontier of video development.

http://www.itworld.c...r-despite-mpeg-la

This is a great development, but the timeline doesn't help me any. Maybe it will pay off in time for the next upgrade.

Post #332,849 by beepster 9/20/10 9:02:21 PM Reply	What about this? http://cinelerra.org/ Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #332,850 by folkert 9/20/10 9:04:25 PM Reply	He has looked at it and tried to use it. Its gotta lotta deficiencies. Plus the learning curve is great. I agree. But its the closest he'll get for free.
Post #332,868 by drook 9/21/10 10:03:11 AM Reply	On deficiencies http://renomath.org/ejolson/video/avchd/ The creation of the high definition mpeg2 files from AVCHD source runs at about 15 frames per second on my computer. This means transcoding AVCHD to a format Cinelerra can edit is slower than capturing HDV from tape. AVCHD source can be losslessly authored to BD5 with reencoding necessary only for rendered effects and transitions. Therefore a workflow with essentially zero transcoding is possible. See Lossless AVCHD Editing in Linux for more information about such a workflow. So what about that lossless editing? http://renomath.org/...chd/lossless.html Do not use any transitions or filters. For transitions and filters refer to Editing AVCHD with Cinelerra. [AKA: recursion: see recursion] This might be changing though: "I've been working like hell on patching Cinelerra," he told me, as well as using other tools, such as Blender. Montgomery sees one of his short-term goals as getting the overall quality of FOSS video tools improved, while he tackles his more forward-reaching goal: opening up the untamed frontier of video development. http://www.itworld.c...r-despite-mpeg-la This is a great development, but the timeline doesn't help me any. Maybe it will pay off in time for the next upgrade. -- Drew

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