problem with an .M2TS file w/ Sony Vegas 9.0b

[gratefuljoe.com]

I transferred video from a friend's videocamera, Canon HF-100, to my computer and drop the files into Sony Vegas 9.0b.
It shows up ok..but when I play in the preview window the video skips a lot, as if it plays every other second. not a smooth viewing experience. the only thing that seems to work right is the audio- that sounds normal.

As an example, I rendered an MPG and uploaded it to my site:
Joe Ryan photography | travel, events, scenics, concerts...

In this MPG version, now the both the video & audio jolt & skip.

Anyone have ideas what could be the problem? Is it the fact it's a Canon video file with a Sony program???

-at a loss,
Joe

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Originally Posted by gratefuljoe.com

I transferred video from a friend's videocamera, Canon HF-100, to my computer and drop the files into Sony Vegas 9.0b.
It shows up ok..but when I play in the preview window the video skips a lot, as if it plays every other second. not a smooth viewing experience. the only thing that seems to work right is the audio- that sounds normal.

As an example, I rendered an MPG and uploaded it to my site:
Joe Ryan photography | travel, events, scenics, concerts...

In this MPG version, now the both the video & audio jolt & skip.

Anyone have ideas what could be the problem? Is it the fact it's a Canon video file with a Sony program???

-at a loss,
Joe

What spec is your PC & graphics card?

[gratefuljoe.com]

2.53Ghz CPU
512MB RAM
120GB HardDrive
Pent. 4

I can easily play the files on the viewing program that Canon gave with the video camera. but when I place the .m2ts file into Sony Vegas 9.0b- it plays choppy. I see the 'frames per second' fluctuates only between 2-5 fps. never even coming close to the normal 29.970 fps.

other non-HD video files play perfectly.

any suggestions?

thanks,
Joe

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Originally Posted by gratefuljoe.com

2.53Ghz CPU
512MB RAM
120GB HardDrive
Pent. 4

I can easily play the files on the viewing program that Canon gave with the video camera.

That is impressive! I never managed to get AVCHD (.m2ts) files to play on my old P4 at anything more than 4-5 fps, whatever I tried to play it with!
Not sure what Canon are doing there, but it's pretty clever stuff!
Most of the reports and posts I've read have found you need at least a core duo for smooth replay of HD video like AVCHD, and often a quad core to be able to edit AVCHD footage easily. That's certainly what I've found myself.
And with a lot more RAM than you're using.
As I say,impressive stuff!

[Aruffell]

Originally Posted by gratefuljoe.com

I transferred video from a friend's videocamera, Canon HF-100, to my computer and drop the files into Sony Vegas 9.0b.
It shows up ok..but when I play in the preview window the video skips a lot, as if it plays every other second. not a smooth viewing experience. the only thing that seems to work right is the audio- that sounds normal.

As an example, I rendered an MPG and uploaded it to my site:
Joe Ryan photography | travel, events, scenics, concerts...

In this MPG version, now the both the video & audio jolt & skip.

Anyone have ideas what could be the problem? Is it the fact it's a Canon video file with a Sony program???

-at a loss,
Joe

Same problem with me in Premiere Pro.

Do me a favour, export the file and render it and i bet it will export to a smooth file.

Andy