m2ts

[Azazel]

Is a new to me codec.
I playBS player,and the pic freezes for a second or 2,or goes out of synch.
Any suggestions.
I love my 720p & 1080p rips.
No problem with 720p,just 1080p.
What's the difference between 1080p & 1080i?

[adicoto]

The difference between "p" and "i" it's in the way the frames are displayed. P comes from progresive, meanning that a frame that it's displayed line by line, while I comes from interlaced, meaning that every frame it's splitted in 2, each sub-frame it's interlaced with the other.

Here is an example of how lines are displayed
P mode:
- line 1
- line 2
- line 3

I mode
- line 1
- line 3
.
.
- line 719
-line 2
-line 4
.
.
- line 720

1080p it's the most processor consuming.

[Azazel]

No suggestions as to what i could try then?

[wenling85]

You didnt specify the problem with 1080p.

It's a good idea to convert m2ts file if you are new to this format which will help you easily work with it.

But, it's a hit to the quality.

[adicoto]

Basically, you can convert them to simple MPEG2 files, using HDTV2MPEG or something like that.

[BSPeter]

For well over a year now I have a Canon HG10 HDD videocamera and have been shooting HD-videos in XP and HXP mode (9Mbps resp. 15Mbps) [1440x1080i]. It outputs .m2ts-video files (which is a format like the .raw-format for photos and it is used by e.g. Canon, Sony and Panasonic), a format like that used for BluRay. The package contained i.a. (Corel) Intervideo WinDVD SE, which can play this raw format and (Corel) Ulead DVD MovieFactory SE to edit and author the movies and create a DVD or AVCHD. MovieFactory can, however, also "export selected fragments" in the more common .mpg format.
I've on occasion (on another PC) also used (the free version of) Any Video Converter to convert m2ts to (DVD) mpg. I've (at that time) also found other free programs like e.g. Super which can do this conversion too and I'm sure you can find them as well!

P.S.:
From a test (in Dutch) of 7 commercial AVCHD converters I understand the best paid converters are (in this order) Elecard Converter Studio AVC HD Edition, AVCHD Upshift, Voltaic HD and AVS Video Converter (v. 6.2 in the test).