Comments on: Still Trying to Figure Out How to Convert to .avi http://blog.askthetrainer.com/2008/03/19/still-trying-to-figure-out-how-to-convert-to-avi/ Exercise, Fitness, Nutrition & Personal Training Blog Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:17:51 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: :: r y a n :: http://blog.askthetrainer.com/2008/03/19/still-trying-to-figure-out-how-to-convert-to-avi/comment-page-1/#comment-15 :: r y a n :: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:19:38 +0000 http://fitsf.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-15 I haven't done anything with the camera in XP yet, but even on a Mac where things are supposed to "just work" (and usually do) it's been a farking nightmare. Mostly this is due to the camera being 1080i and not 1080p. You have to de-interlace the video and that can be a real task getting that to actually happen. I'm the co-founder of www.viddyou.com and we just launched a full 1080p HD service for personal video today! First kids on the block to do it too. It's a tricky format right now since it really takes a lot of computer to power it. The gist of what I went through to produce the 1080p content is thus: 01. Connect the camera and make sure it's plugged into power or it throws a fit (lame) 02. iMovie 08 imports the clips you want to use for editing. 03. Create your project. 04. Export Using Quicktime and using the Apple ProRes 422 HQ codec with the video dimensions set to 1920x1080 HD. 05. Take the massive file (2min is 1.6GB) and open it in Compressor. 06. Compressor is part of Final Cut Studio 2 ($$$$) but will de-interlace and export amazingly high quality video. Yeah it's messy. I need to fire up XP and see what can be done on that side of things. I haven't installed the bundled software yet but it's on my agenda so I can do a proper write up on how to import, edit and export HD with the best results. Hope some of that helps. As for how I did the screenshot? I had video playing full screen and did a screen grab and balanced the color and levels in Adobe Lightroom. ;) I haven’t done anything with the camera in XP yet, but even on a Mac where things are supposed to “just work” (and usually do) it’s been a farking nightmare. Mostly this is due to the camera being 1080i and not 1080p. You have to de-interlace the video and that can be a real task getting that to actually happen.

I’m the co-founder of http://www.viddyou.com and we just launched a full 1080p HD service for personal video today! First kids on the block to do it too. It’s a tricky format right now since it really takes a lot of computer to power it.

The gist of what I went through to produce the 1080p content is thus:

01. Connect the camera and make sure it’s plugged into power or it throws a fit (lame)
02. iMovie 08 imports the clips you want to use for editing.
03. Create your project.
04. Export Using Quicktime and using the Apple ProRes 422 HQ codec with the video dimensions set to 1920×1080 HD.
05. Take the massive file (2min is 1.6GB) and open it in Compressor.
06. Compressor is part of Final Cut Studio 2 ($$$$) but will de-interlace and export amazingly high quality video.

Yeah it’s messy. I need to fire up XP and see what can be done on that side of things. I haven’t installed the bundled software yet but it’s on my agenda so I can do a proper write up on how to import, edit and export HD with the best results.

Hope some of that helps. As for how I did the screenshot? I had video playing full screen and did a screen grab and balanced the color and levels in Adobe Lightroom. ;)

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