Heath, do you have a link for Vegas on Mac? I'm googling with no luck... I'll keep trying...
Cheers, Ron Watson On May 9, 2008, at 8:59 AM, Heath wrote: > Just to echo Rupert's comments, I use Sony Vegas and while I have not > worked in HD yet, I have been paying attention to AVCHD, since > Panasonic uses that as well. From what I know by checking on fourms, > etc Vegas does a really good job at handling AVCHD natively. > Depending on some factors you can get Sony Vegas Movie Studio for > about 100 bucks and that will edit HD footage, and you can run Vegas > on a Mac with bootcamp I think, maybe something to think about... > > Heath > http://batmangeek.com > http://heathparks.com > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "ruperthowe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > "The Apple Apps all have means to ingest AVCHD footage." > > > > Not quite true. The *newest* Apple apps support AVCHD, but with > > limitations. The terrible (in my view) new iMovie 08, for instance > > supports it, but not the better iMovie 6. If you have an older > > version of iMovie or FCP, you're stuck. But then if you have an > older > > Mac, you're stuck, too. Quick google told me that FCP 6 (the latest > > version) initially didn't allow AVCHD import, and then was updated > > last summer to allow it, but with big limitations - only on a Mac > Pro > > and not natively: it transcodes to other codecs that use 10 times > more > > space than native AVCHD. > > > > For PCs, Sony Vegas does support AVCHD - and I like Vegas a lot. > > > > Rupert > > http://twittervlog.tv > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Polack > > <ottorabbit@> wrote: > > > > > > Panasonic also has a hybrid camera - > > > > > http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Cameras- > Camcorders/Camcorders/Hi-Def-Camcorders/model.HDC- > HS9_11002_7000000000000005702 > > > > > > > > > > Check > > > respective NLE software sites for AVCHD workflow info. > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]