Panasonic and Sony create AVCHD HD digital video camera format

Another new format launches

Panasonic and Sony create AVCHD HD digital video camera format. Cameras, Video And Editing, Camcorders, Sony, HDTV, CES2006 0

11 May 2006 15:17 GMT / By Stuart Miles

Just when you didn’t think it could get any more confusing, Panasonic and Sony have today announced specifications for "AVCHD," a brand new high definition (HD) digital video camera recorder format the two companies jointly established.

The AVCHD format allows for recording and playback high-resolution, digital HD images using 8cm DVD media.

The "AVCHD" is an HD digital video camera format for recording 1080i(*1) and 720p(*2) signals onto 8cm DVD media by using highly efficient codec technologies. The format employs MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec for video compression, and Dolby Digital (AC-3) or Linear PCM for audio codec. This makes it possible to develop HD video camera recorders which achieve compact size as well as high-quality video and audio.

The MPEG-4/H.264 codec is a promising technology which is over two times more efficient than MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 codec technologies. By adopting this technology, an "AVCHD" video camera recorder can record high quality HD video images onto 8cm DVD media.

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  • I am confused by this new technology. I have previously always used digital camcorders, which I have then edited and burnt to DVD using either Windows Movie Maker or Roxio EMC9.

    I have streames successfully onto my PC the material I have taken with my Sony Handycam HDR-SR10E but obviously am unable to edit with either of the aforementioned softwares.Will I be able to transfer any of this material to DVD for playback on standard DVD players and what software would you recommend for editing?

    My OS is Vista and I have a Dell XPS 420 PC     Posted by Mrs Andrea Thomas, U.K

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