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Import HD Material via AVCHD DVD?

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Joe

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I was wondering if the Kaleidescape would allow me to import HD material from an AVCHD DVD. I have been shooting HD material for years on a tape-based, HDV camcorders. However, I recently purchased a new AVCHD camcorder and noticed that I can render and burn HD material onto regular DVDs (as long as the content fits). It would be great to import all of my daughter's school plays and family events in HD.

Thanks,

Joe
 
If the resuting DVD plays in a regular DVD player, it will probably load fine into Kaleidescape. We do it all the time (but for standard-def home movies on DVD). You can create your own cover art, descriptions, etc. via the web interface. Then your daughter's name can show up in the actors' names in the description which is neat to see.
 
Probably no. The reason is that while the DVD itself would be compatible with the K reader and system the format of the data in AVCHD as opposed to MPEG2 (the format of DVD) would not. It might actually be read if the formatting of the disc is the same as DVD-Video but I dont think it can play back without the ability of the player to decode that format.
 
Joe said:
I was wondering if the Kaleidescape would allow me to import HD material from an AVCHD DVD. I have been shooting HD material for years on a tape-based, HDV camcorders. However, I recently purchased a new AVCHD camcorder and noticed that I can render and burn HD material onto regular DVDs (as long as the content fits). It would be great to import all of my daughter's school plays and family events in HD.

Thanks,

Joe
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You can import DVD-Video format from DVD (-R, -RW, +R, +RW). You would be able to import content converted to MPEG-2 (Video Rez needs to be "Full D1" (720/480, I'm assuming NTSC here). The frame rate needs to be 29.97 and audio should be 48 kHz 16 Bit (DTS, DD, MP2).

There are several programs available to convert to MPEG-2 (Pinnacle 11, Nero Vision, etc.). I'm asuming you will use one of those, and if so, shouldn't be a problem.

You could always burn one and try it. You cannot hurt the K system and then you would know for sure.:)

(If you do not own a K system and want me to test one of your DVD's, PM me for an address and I'll test it for you.)

Jim
 
Jim, I tried to play around with this and I found I could not get 1080i or P MPEG2 on a properly authored DVD-Video disc. It wants to see 480i but Id love to hear if anyone has success with it.
 
That's interesting Jerry. The K can handle it as described above, but obviously that assumes you have been able to get the content on the disk. I'll ask K about this as I'm curious as well. I would also like to know more about the "HD" content that K put onto our servers.

Jim
 
Maybe its possible but I am not using the right tools... There are many moving parts here. There is no way they got that content in there using a regular DVD as a carrier though because HD content, even on a dual layer DVD, would max out to something like 9 minutes using MPEG-2 encoding. My guess is they just dumped it from their servers.
 
Good points.

Jim
 
Can you import via USB? I mean you can buy USB keys that are 16 gigs. That way your not limited to getting HD content on a DVD. You might (WARNING: DANGER WILL ROBINSON) be able to remove the reader from the player and replace it with a blu-ray player. Or better yet if there is a USB port hook up an external blu-ray drive. Hey this brings up another question? Why does K not have a upload screen via an IP like they use when importing via a speed reader?
 
I dont think so. It comes down to the players ability to decode a video format- they can decode MPEG2 right now.
 
It can be done but you have to use a transport disk to load the content into the system and I do not know if Kaleidescape is going to be offering that service to all their owners. I just know it has the capability to be done.
 
Right- but that video is in the MPEG2 format. If you could send K video in that format and then if they would load a transport disc, then yes, it would work.
 
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