I have just installed Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 9.0b, and have imported AVCHD clips from my Canon Legria HFS 100 1080p high definition camcorder
I have discovered that I have the same problem previewing AVCHD clips as everybody else by the sound of it. Frames are dropped when playing back clips and effects from the timeline, and it is impossible to judge the results of editing until rendered. I would guess that the frame rate drops to around half of that recorded.
Sony is aware of this problem with systems with "limited processing power", and in the Movie Studio Platinum Help section advises converting to lower-resolution format proxy files, and then editing those.
I have tried that, but the result is all clips (or "events" in Sony speak) are rendered to one single file. So, the clips' in and out points are lost, and editing is not possible without splitting the rendered file. For proxy files to be of any use, they must be direct replacements of the original individual AVCHD files, which can then be edited, and replaced before final rendering with those same original HD files. One single file incorporating all the clips is of no use.
Before finally rendering the completed project, Sony Help tells me to replace the proxy clips with the original high-definition clips, as expected. To do this, I am told to right-click the proxy file in th Project Media window, to choose "replace" from the shortcut menu, browse to the MPEG-2 stream that corresponds to the proxy file and then click "Open".
I have tried this, and clicking on Open does nothing at all except highlight the single proxy file on a separate timeline. It does not replace the proxy with the original clips.
I cannot see how this procedure can actually work. I have followed the instructions, but they do not seem to work, or indeed to make any sense.
Has anybody managed to turn their AVCHD clips into individual proxy files, edit them on the timeline, and then restore the original HD files before finally rendering the project. and if they have, could they please share their experience.
I have discovered that I have the same problem previewing AVCHD clips as everybody else by the sound of it. Frames are dropped when playing back clips and effects from the timeline, and it is impossible to judge the results of editing until rendered. I would guess that the frame rate drops to around half of that recorded.
Sony is aware of this problem with systems with "limited processing power", and in the Movie Studio Platinum Help section advises converting to lower-resolution format proxy files, and then editing those.
I have tried that, but the result is all clips (or "events" in Sony speak) are rendered to one single file. So, the clips' in and out points are lost, and editing is not possible without splitting the rendered file. For proxy files to be of any use, they must be direct replacements of the original individual AVCHD files, which can then be edited, and replaced before final rendering with those same original HD files. One single file incorporating all the clips is of no use.
Before finally rendering the completed project, Sony Help tells me to replace the proxy clips with the original high-definition clips, as expected. To do this, I am told to right-click the proxy file in th Project Media window, to choose "replace" from the shortcut menu, browse to the MPEG-2 stream that corresponds to the proxy file and then click "Open".
I have tried this, and clicking on Open does nothing at all except highlight the single proxy file on a separate timeline. It does not replace the proxy with the original clips.
I cannot see how this procedure can actually work. I have followed the instructions, but they do not seem to work, or indeed to make any sense.
Has anybody managed to turn their AVCHD clips into individual proxy files, edit them on the timeline, and then restore the original HD files before finally rendering the project. and if they have, could they please share their experience.