Dan Dennedy wrote: > On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Dan Dennedy <dan at dennedy.org> wrote: >> On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 1:52 PM, sean darcy <seandarcy2 at gmail.com> wrote: >>> sean darcy wrote: >>>> Dan Dennedy wrote: >>>>> 2009/4/17 Andre Madeira <amadeirabus at gmail.com>: >>>>>> Hello kdenlive-devel! >>>>>> >>>>>> My goal is to edit AVCHD (h264/AC3) files in kdenlive. The videos are
>>>> So if we want to edit AVCHD, we need to convert them first? What should >>>> we convert them to ( .avi?)? And how? >>>> >>>> googling found this script: >>>> >>>> xporthdmv -hn $file 1 1 1 && mv bits0001.mpa $audiofile >>>> ldecod -i bits0001.mpv -o $videofifo & >>>> ffmpeg -r 29.97 -s 1440x1080 -i $videofifo -i $audiofile -vcodec mpeg4 >>>> -sameq -acodec copy -aspect 16:9 -b 15000k outfile >>>> >>>> which uses xport from http://www.w6rz.net/ and ldecod from >>>> http://iphome.hhi.de/suehring/tml/download/ . >>>> >>>> xporthdmv demultiplexes the .ts file, then ldecod decodes video to YUV ( >>>> 4.2.0?). >>>> >>>> Is this how it's done? Can kdenlive now edit the resulting file? >> Can you not just use ffmpeg? I thought the main remaining issues with >> ffmpeg were seeking and multi-threaded decode, which a conversion to >> uncompressed via ffmpeg should be fine. >> >>>> sean (a potential new owner of an avchd camcorder) >>> Actually, if ldecod converts the h264 video to yuv, shouldn't you leave >>> it alone, and just use ffmpeg to multiplex the audio: >>> >>> ffmpeg -i $videofifo -i $audiofile -vcodec copy -acodec copy outfile.avi >> Sure, and you can use HuffYUV if you want to reduce file size and I/O a >> little. > > Trying things out here, and I get better (more stable, better > performing) results with DNxHD: > > ffmpeg -i 00009.MTS -s 1920x1080 -r ntsc -b 220000k -threads 2 -vcodec > dnxhd -acodec copy 00009.mov Could this be integrated in Kdenlive as a tool ? Most potential users have difficulty with CLI. Until now, i had to do the conversion with Windows apps. Kind regards Philippe
