How to Convert to AVCHD on SD
- 1). Shoot the footage of the event on an AVCHD-compatible camcorder.
- 2). Open your video in the video-editing software of your choice. Few prepackaged software programs, such as Apple's iMovie or Windows' Movie Maker, support the codecs needed for AVCHD codecs. Choose a program made by a company that supports the AVCHD format, which will generally provide you with all the tools you need.
- 3). Edit your video as desired into a final viewable project. This will vary from project to project, but the idea is to convert a finished product instead of tediously converting each individual piece of footage before piecing them together.
- 4). Save the editing project so that you may return to it in the event of a failure.
- 5). Find an "Export" option within your video-editing software. This differs from "Saving," as exporting a project renders the uncompressed files into a compressed format of your choosing.
- 6). Choose the options to convert the project to AVCHD. SD format defines a movie screen as 480 pixels tall. In widescreen setting, the video should be 720 pixels wide, whereas a traditional 3:4 ratio screen will have a width of 640 pixels. Select the video compression codec "MPEG4-AVC" and the audio codec of either linear pulse coded modulation (PCM) or Dolby AC-3. Name the file, ensuring it is set to append the file extension ".AVCHD" (e.g.: ThisIsMyMovie.avchd).
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