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Got a Panasonic SD camcorder. Put the files onto computer and can watch ok with windows player straight from the video library but when I try to convert files to DVD to burn it says files cannot be converted.
You thought this would be easy I can convert any other file why not these. Even the Panasonic cam camcorder suite can't seem to play them . Doing my nut in. Will sell camcorder if can't sort it.
After the file number is the letters MOD ? Any ideas.
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Your Panasonic camcorder records to standard definition video to a MOD file type.
These are not files or a format a DVD player can understand. When you burned the files to a blank DVD, you used that blank disc as a data disc - that's why the compter can deal with the video files, but the DVD player cannot. In order for a regular DVD player to deal with the video and play them back, they need to be in "VOB" format. (There are a few DVD players that can deal with other file formats, but we'll assume yours does not.)
Use of a "DVD authoring application" is required. We assume your computer is some flavor of Windows because you told us you used "windows player". You need to download/install something like WinDVD or MyDVD... but there may be another issue because neither of them can deal with MOD files, either... You will also need to convert - transcode - the MOD files to something more useful... like WMV or AVI. MPEG Streamclip from www.squared5.com can do that.
Since the MOD files are in the computer, here are the steps:
Use the transcoder to convert the files to WMV or AVI format.
After the conversion is done, use the DVD authoring application to get the converted files int a DVD file.
Burn the DVD. This will cause the files to be converted to VOB files that the DVD player can deal with and set up a menu system so you can select the "scene" (file clip) you want to play-back.
Things you need to know:
1) The VOB files are even more compressed than the files captured by the camcorder. These can be ripped for editing later, but there will be "generational loss" because of the multiple steps through lots of compression and conversion.
2) A single layer blank DVD can hold up to 120 minutes of video this way - but save some space for the menus. I usually allow 110 minutes of content and save the other 10 minutes of space for the menus.
3) Think about what happens to the original video files - if you don't need them then delete them. If yu want to keep them, where are you planning to store them? This is one of the dirty little secrets the camcorder manufacturers have not been helping consumers with by moving to flash memory camcorders.
Your Panasonic camcorder records to standard definition video to a MOD file type.
These are not files or a format a DVD player can understand. When you burned the files to a blank DVD, you used that blank disc as a data disc - that's why the compter can deal with the video files, but the DVD player cannot. In order for a regular DVD player to deal with the video and play them back, they need to be in "VOB" format. (There are a few DVD players that can deal with other file formats, but we'll assume yours does not.)
Use of a "DVD authoring application" is required. We assume your computer is some flavor of Windows because you told us you used "windows player". You need to download/install something like WinDVD or MyDVD... but there may be another issue because neither of them can deal with MOD files, either... You will also need to convert - transcode - the MOD files to something more useful... like WMV or AVI. MPEG Streamclip from www.squared5.com can do that.
Since the MOD files are in the computer, here are the steps:
Use the transcoder to convert the files to WMV or AVI format.
After the conversion is done, use the DVD authoring application to get the converted files int a DVD file.
Burn the DVD. This will cause the files to be converted to VOB files that the DVD player can deal with and set up a menu system so you can select the "scene" (file clip) you want to play-back.
Things you need to know:
1) The VOB files are even more compressed than the files captured by the camcorder. These can be ripped for editing later, but there will be "generational loss" because of the multiple steps through lots of compression and conversion.
2) A single layer blank DVD can hold up to 120 minutes of video this way - but save some space for the menus. I usually allow 110 minutes of content and save the other 10 minutes of space for the menus.
3) Think about what happens to the original video files - if you don't need them then delete them. If yu want to keep them, where are you planning to store them? This is one of the dirty little secrets the camcorder manufacturers have not been helping consumers with by moving to flash memory camcorders.
How can I get the slow motion effect from MXF 60p recorded by P2 HD Camcorder?
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I have some MXF video files shot with my P2 HD Camcorder. I am shooting at 60P, but I want to slow the footage 50 percent for editing. I assumed that if I selected the 30P setting that the footage would be slowed, but the converted shot is the same length as the original footage that was shot at 60P. How can I get the slow motion effect?
Answer
You did not tell us what you are editing with or where you "selected the 30P setting" to slow the video playback speed.
Don't convert anything until the video editor can deal with the video. Then use the video editor's controls to do what is needed.
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I just answered your FCP question.
Once the video is in FCP, place the clip you want to slow into the timeline. Click once to select it. On the command line, under "Modify" select "Speed". Adjust as needed.
You did not tell us what you are editing with or where you "selected the 30P setting" to slow the video playback speed.
Don't convert anything until the video editor can deal with the video. Then use the video editor's controls to do what is needed.
+++++
I just answered your FCP question.
Once the video is in FCP, place the clip you want to slow into the timeline. Click once to select it. On the command line, under "Modify" select "Speed". Adjust as needed.
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