Decode/Encode Panasonic FZ100 H.264 AVCHD to DVD Studio Pro for Burning DVD

Decode/Encode Panasonic FZ100 H.264 AVCHD to DVD Studio Pro for Burning DVD
Panasonic FZ100 can record high-resolution full-HD 1920 x 1080 60i movies in AVCHD (MPEG-4/H.264)*4 format, I would like to get the H.264 AVCHD files from my FZ100 into DVD disk, so that I can watch them on my TV with standalone DVD player. However, the DVD burning software- DVD Studio Pro on my Macbook Pro does not recognize the H.264 AVCHD files. DVD SP only supports the quicktime movies like .mov, .mp4. While looking for solutions to Import Panasonic FZ100 H.264 AVCHD to DVD SP on Mac, I find Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac as the recommended H.264 MTS to MOV converter for DVD Studio Pro.

With Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac, you can not only convert H.264 AVCHD files to MOV as QuickTime format, but also convert H.264 MTS files to ProRes or Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC) as less compressed format for editing on Mac in high quality.


Below is the best way for you to convert Panasonic FZ100 H.264 AVCHD to DVD SP on Mac.
Part 1.) Convert Panasonic FZ100 H.264 AVCHD to H.264 MOV for DVD SP

Step1: Import 1080i MTS files to Final Mate for Mac
Connect your Panasonic FZ100 to Mac computer and launch Final Mate for Mac from Application folder. Follow camcorder wizard included in Final Mate for Mac to easily import AVCHD MTS video footage to the program. Once imported, you can find video clips in Camcorder Tab on the left side of Final Mate for Mac interface.

Step2: Merge H.264 MTS files into one for conversion.
Directly drag and drop H.264 MTS clips from Camcorder Tab to Movies Tab to create a new movie and join clips into one. There will be a pop-out window asking for creating a single movie or multiple movies, please choose “Create A Single Movie” to merge all video footage from Panasonic TZ100 camcorder to one movie.

Step3: Convert Panasonic FZ100 H.264 AVCHD to H.264 MOV
Click on Export button and follow Common Formats > HD Video > H.264 HD MOV to convert Panasonic H.264 MTS to DVD Studio Pro supported format.

Part 2.) Burn output MOV file to DVD disc with DVD SP
You can easily burn output H.264 MOV to DVD with DVD SP on Mac OS X. Directly drag from the Finder into the open Track in the Graphical view when DVD Studio Pro opens, set the track as the first play, and hit burn to start.

After burn, you can enjoy your DVD disc with family on a standard DVD Player.

Tip:
1. The above way for burning H.264 AVCHD with DVD SP also supports all Panasonic’s AVCHD camcorders like HDC-SD40, HDC-TM40, HDC-HS80, HDC-TM80, HDC-SD80, HDC-TM90, HDC-SD900, HDC-TM900, HDC-HS900, HDC-SD800, HDC-TM700, HDC-SD700, HDC-SD800, HDC-HS700, etc.

2. Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac is designed for AVCHD, TOD, MOD camcorders, so mxf, vro, mov/mpg/mp4 files from digital cameras are not supported as input temporarily. If you want to convert such videos to DVD SP, please use Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac.

Upload WebM Videos to YouTube-Cut/Merge and Convert Panasonic TM90 AVCHD MTS to WebM format for Youtube

I have a Panasonic Camcorder, HDC-TM90, which produces .mts files with 1920*1080p. I record some more mts videos by tm90 and want to upload to youtube for sharing with my friends. But YouTube does no support AVCHD files yet. One of the fast solutions is to convert 1080p AVCHD videos to Youtube support format, then upload the video to YouTube. Now when you upload video to Youtube, Youtube will be cutomatically converted the video to webm format. So for solve this problem, I recommend use Aunsoft Final Mate as the Upload WebM Videos to YouTube.

WebM is an audio-video format designed to provide a royalty-free, open video compression format for use with HTML5 video. The project's development is sponsored by Google. A WebM file consists of VP8 video and Vorbis audio streams, in a container based on a profile of Matroska.

Below is the fast guide for you to convert AVCHD files from Panasonic HDC-TM90 camcorder to .webm videos for uploading to Youtube on Windows 7.( It also works .mts files on Windows XP, Windows Vista.)

Step 1. Capture .mts files from Panasonic HDC-TM90 to Aunsoft Final Mate.
Connect your Panasonic HDC-TM90 MTS camcorder to pc computer with USB cable. Then launch Final Mate as the Best MTS to WebM Converter With smart camcorder wizard included in Final Mate, you can easily capture MTS files from camcorder to hard drive or to the program for basic editing.
Tip: by clicking on Browser button "Add" from Resource Tab on the main interface of Final Mate to browser for MTS file folder, you can also add MTS files from computer to the program.

Step 2: Create a Movie for Cut and Merge Panasonic HDC-TM90 MTS files for Youtube WebM.
Click the Add movie button, and choose the" For Conversion", a movie about cut mts for conversion output will be created by default. You can also create multiple movie for split .mts files.The Final Mate can output multiple for cutting mts files with WebM.

Step 3: Add .mts files for split/delete redundant clips for youtube.
Select the MTS files you would like to cut mts from the Camcorder/Resource tab, drag and drop to the movie.

Step 4: Splitting meaningless .mts Clips on Timeline for upload on Youtube.
From the timeline, you may notice the vernier, which is used as time pointer. Click on the Vernier, and move to the timeline you want to cut, and click the "Split" button to cut the video. You may also click the Split button when the video plays to the point you want to cut.
Then click on segment you want to cut off from the timeline, and then click the" Delete" button next to the Split button to remove the unwanted .mts clips.

Step 5. Convert MTS to WebM format for Youtube.
Click the Export button, and go to the last tab. Choose Common Video > WebM Video Format(*.webm) as output format. Then click the OK button, and the Youtube WebM video converter will convert Panasonic HDC-TM90 MTS files to WebM files for Youtube on Windows .

When the conversion is done, you can upload the video to Youtube with WebM codec.

Tips: If you are running Mac OS X like Leopard or Snow Leopard, just try Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac as AVCHD video management tool on Mac.