Comments on: Convert and Edit DMC-ZS3 AVCHD Lite Video for Free

By: Drôles de vidéos | La page à Pageau

Drôles de vidéos | La page à Pageau — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:27:18 +0000

[...] plus accessibles. Pour ce faire, j’ai utilisé le logiciel gratuit Format Factory. L’article suivant (en anglais) explique les étapes d’un tel transfert et recommande aussi le logiciel gratuit [...]

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:24:01 +0000

Another solution is to use the latest version of Avidemux (which is free, open-source, and cross-platform). I have a DMC-ZS3, and I was able to edit, transcode, and even losslessly remux the MTS files directly from the camera into several different formats.

By: Gil

Gil — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:40:46 +0000

@Friendly User … thanks for the reply. Yes, I tried both frame rates. I also tried letting it default. Same results. The video is the correct length, though.
You are correct about the frame rate being dependent on region. I think most places that use PAL (25 fps) sell the TZ7. I’m in Canada and have the ZS3 (30 fps).

By: Friendly User [TechUserFriendly.com]

Friendly User [TechUserFriendly.com] — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:19:38 +0000

I think the frame rate for either the ZS3 or TZ7, will depend on the region that you buy the camera in. It’s not based on the model, either ZS3 or TZ7, as far as I know.

So the first 6-8 seconds of footage is green, but the video is the correct length?

Have you tried converting using the “other” frame rate? I mean, if you tried converting with 30 fps, did you also try it with 25 fps, with the same result?

By: Gil

Gil — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:03:21 +0000

I’ve tried this conversion using a couple of different input files, one from my ZS3 and one from the samples in “Related Information” above. In both cases the first 6-8 seconds of the converted file come out green, then the rest is OK. The first few frames are totally scrambled. Any idea what I’m missing? My system is Windows 7, 64-bit.
BTW, shouldn’t the frame rate be 30 for the ZS3 and 25 for the TZ7?

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:21:51 +0000

iSkysoft Video Converter is another solution to convert video files. And if you would like to do some simple edittings like cropping, trimming, deleting the black bar, adjust the sound, etc., this tool is also gona give you a hand.

By: Friendly User [TechUserFriendly.com]

Friendly User [TechUserFriendly.com] — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:21:44 +0000

Just very quickly going by your comment, maybe you do not have the needed codecs installed. You can try downloading/installing this free codec pack, and see if that helps:

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_lite_codec_pack.htm

By: paul

paul — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:10:05 +0000

when i try to import the file into Virtualdub \ after converting from mts to avi using Format Factory i get error message:

“Couldn’t locate decompressor for format XVID. (unknown) Virtualdub requires a video for windows (VFW)compatible codec to decompress video. Directshow codecs, such as those used by windows media player are not suitable.”

I need some free video editing software that is capable of editing HD Video 720 X 1080 format.