Best *no studder* Flash memory HD camcorder

drguitar0001 wrote on 5/26/2010, 7:48 PM
I recently bought a new HD camcorder that uses Mpeg 4 compression (H.264 HD ). The problem is that even with a fast computer, the video wildly studders in the preview window of VMS 8 Platinum. I was told to post here what HD (or non HD) flash memory camcorder you would recommend for a smoother editing process. I have two old MiniDV camcorders that have worked very well, but are getting long in the tooth. I would prefer to move to a flash memory camcorder (for reusable memory and speed in loading to computer). I would love if it was HD, but am not married to the idea. I have read that Mpeg 2 files are much easier to edit and do not studder like Mpeg 4 files do.

Any suggestions?

Mike

Dell Core i7 920
Win XP
ATI 4870
Endless Harddrive space
6 gig ram

Comments

farss wrote on 5/26/2010, 8:09 PM
You'll probably find that a camcorder that records HDV rather than H.264 or AVCHD will give you less grief. Mostly however these record to tape and there's nothing wrong with using tape.

Bob.
drguitar0001 wrote on 5/27/2010, 6:37 AM
Are there any HD camcorders that record to SD flash memory that record in Mpeg 2 instead of Mpeg 4?
Sebaz wrote on 5/27/2010, 9:10 AM
Bob is right, if you don't need the advantages of AVCHD recording, such as recording long continuous periods of time, and you don't want to spend considerably in a hefty computer, you might want to stick with HDV, which is a joy to edit in Vegas, while AVCHD is a pain.

Beware though, that with HDV you can't just buy those cheap $3 tapes at Walmart, you have to order good quality ones because if not you might get drop-outs which might cause you to lose a full second of footage.
PerroneFord wrote on 5/27/2010, 9:14 AM
Sony XDCam series, JVC's new cameras do too.
PerroneFord wrote on 5/27/2010, 9:16 AM
You have 2 very simple options.

1. Convert the footage to something easier to edit.
2. Move over to Edius as an editor since it can edit these files without issue.

Either solution works fine. One will cost you nothing but time. The other will cost you money but save time. You can choose.
warriorking wrote on 5/27/2010, 9:21 AM
Not sure why you are getting studdering previews on your i7Core setup with AVCHD..I get flawless previews unless I try to run 3 seperate AVCHD camera's in the time line during a multicam edit, and even then it only takes a few seconds for the footage to stabalize....I see you are running XP, is it 32 or 64Bit...you need to move up to 64Bit windows in order to benefit from the 6 Gig of RAM you currently have....that should help with the studdering in the preview window...