I got my new Canon Vixia HF10 camcorder recently and had to figure out how to convert the AVCHD files that it makes. I’m running Ubuntu 8.04, which means that I can’t use any of the available windows applications, but after some searching I was able to convert my MTS files into perfectly working AVI files. In order to save others’ time I decided to make a how-to guide. It is still a work in progress and some things are probably missing, but hopefully it should be enough to help you out.
UPDATE: 12/4/2008:
I’ve found that this guide is now outdated to the point of not being useful. I would highly reccomend using HandBrake to convert your .MTS files. Although it does not give you an .AVI file directly, it does give you an easy to work with .mp4 which you can then convert into AVI if you need to.
How To, Video
avi, conversion, guide, mts, ubuntu
I’ve received my Toughbook and I have to say, I love it. It’s stronger than a rock and it works flawlessly. After completing all of my upgrades and buying an extra battery my total cost is just above $1000 for a CF-29. Each battery gives me between 4-7 hours of run time, meaning I can go for up to 14 hours without having to plug in to a wall. The reason that I got the Toughbook in the first place is two-fold. The first reason is that my previous laptop had broken and I wanted to get a replacement. The second reason is that I wanted something that got good battery life and would survive hundreds of bike trips, and maybe even a crash. I’ll be biking to school a lot this fall and I wanted a laptop that could keep up with me. Even with only one battery this laptop will be able to stay running for a full day of classes, and the extra battery will allow me to continue running for hours after my last class. Over all I am very happy with this laptop.
Computers
bike, laptop, toughbook
For real this time, the site is up and running. After several times of switching back and forward, I’m back to using wordpres. I figured out the permalink error and now have it working properly. Now I should be running wordpress for the forseeable future.
This Site
wordpress