On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 1:59 AM, compumavengal
<compumavengal@...> wrote:
>
> David J. I get it, you want what you want how you want it. I might have found
an option that isn't gonna cost money to try the demo.
>
> VoltaicHD http://shedworx.com/voltaichd
>
> I haven't used this program so I can't attest to the quality. It states that
it can convert to any Mac and PC option so it seems that you can import, light
edit and export via .mp4
>
> http://shedworx.com/voltaichd-howto has videos of the product in Mac format
but there is a PC version of the software program.
>
> The Sanyo Xacti 1000HD and a bunch of the consumer HD camcorders are listed.
This is a list of the supported camcorders http://shedworx.com/supported-devices

That looked promising, but I just tried VoltaicHD and it couldn't even
open my Xacti MP4 files - very strange...

> You could try using Virtual Dub http://www.virtualdub.org/ and then download
the QT plugin.
>
> There is a discussion of it on a VideoHelp forum page.
> http://www.videohelp.com/forum/archive/mp4-remux-t368139.html

I've been looking at Virtual Dub, but it doesn't look like it does any
actual project editing

> There is nothing wrong with Virtual Dub. This could work if you use another
bit of software. Which isn't what you want.

Not really, I'm used to having the one package do everything in the SD
realm. At present I can edit my Xacti HD MP4's direct with Video
Studio X2, but there is of course the slowness issue, but it's
do-able, three blogs so far prove that it's almost workable...
And VS X2 can also export MP4's direct, but unfortunately not 1280x720
resolution. So it's almost the ideal package.
Looks like the (newer?) VideoStudio Express 2010 supports HD, I'll
have to give that a try:
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1175263344580#tabview=tab1

> I'll keep a look out for a .mp4 editing/export program. In the meantime, I
think you are going to have to be open to the possibility that you will have to
transcode and possibly downsize the videos.

I am, once the single program holy grail avenue has been exhausted!

Thanks
Dave.