AVCDH Format problems DVD/Camcorder

Muppet81

Please could anyone help?

My Dad is 95 and still loves using his camcorder and creating DVDs.

He does not have a computer and would never cope with one.

He recently had to buy a new camcorder and bought a Panasonic HC-V270. This records in AVCHD format.

He wants to download this onto his DVD recorder which is a SONY RDR DC100 and then create a DVD.

Seems this is not compatible with the AVCHD format. It requires MPEG - 2 instead.

The old chap is devastated that he cannot create DVDs to bore the family with.

He would be happy to buy either a different DVD player or change his new camcorder in order to get something compatible. I have looked on line and am unable to identify two units which would definitely be compatible.

Could anyone help? His sad little face is really upsetting me.

pendragon_arther

There's a bunch of free video converters that can convert from AVCHD to other formats, then use a free burner to burn to dvd http://en.softonic.com/s/download-free-avchd-video-converter

paddyrg

AVCHD is an upto 17kbps MPEG4 stream for HD consumer grade video. DVD is a standard definition MPEG2 stream. Depending on the inputs and outputs from the camera and recorder, it may be easiest to just record in real-time via a cable. Transcoding is slow, and going via a cable means the work is done in hardware dedicated chips, not on the computer!

Another option might be too get some kind of DVR that will take HD (and a TV that'll support it?!), you can get quite modestly sized DVR devices inexpensively, so could be with experimenting!

My sympathies for watching loads of home-shot films, just remember he was born before talkies, it really is magic ;-)

pendragon_arther

Here's a good free burner, available for only 6 more hours http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/

Muppet81

pendragon_arther wrote: »

There's a bunch of free video converters that can convert from AVCHD to other formats, then use a free burner to burn to dvd http://en.softonic.com/s/download-free-avchd-video-converter

Would that not require a computer?

Muppet81

paddyrg wrote: »

AVCHD is an upto 17kbps MPEG4 stream for HD consumer grade video. DVD is a standard definition MPEG2 stream. Depending on the inputs and outputs from the camera and recorder, it may be easiest to just record in real-time via a cable. Transcoding is slow, and going via a cable means the work is done in hardware dedicated chips, not on the computer!

Another option might be too get some kind of DVR that will take HD (and a TV that'll support it?!), you can get quite modestly sized DVR devices inexpensively, so could be with experimenting!

My sympathies for watching loads of home-shot films, just remember he was born before talkies, it really is magic ;-)

How true :rotfl: Will look into what you suggest above. Don't know about him .... I am out of my depth here. Will try to make sense of it all

DCodd

Older Panasonic Blu-ray recorders are supposed to be able to copy AVCHD to disc.


http://www.panasonic.com/uk/consumer/home-entertainment/blu-ray-and-dvd/dmr-bwt740eb.specs.html


But finding one could be difficult.

pendragon_arther

Sorry, it's me being myopic.