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ffmpeg commands for converting AVCHD-Lite video to better format(s)
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FFMpeg Commands for Transcoding MTS video (from AVCHD-Lite Cameras, like Panasonic DMC-TS1/2)

720p -> H.264 (x264) video + AAC 128kbps audio:

Medium quality 720p:

ffmpeg -i 00001.MTS -threads 3 -y -vcodec libx264 -sameq -acodec libfaac -ab 128k -ar 44100 -ac 2 -s 1280x720 -vpre normal -b 1M output.mp4

High quality 720p:

ffmpeg -i 00001.MTS -threads 3 -y -vcodec libx264 -sameq -acodec libfaac -ab 192k -ar 44100 -ac 2 -s 1280x720 -vpre normal -b 2M output.mp4

Medium quality 1080p:

ffmpeg -i 00001.MTS -threads 3 -y -vcodec libx264 -sameq -acodec libfaac -ab 128k -ar 44100 -ac 2 -s 1920x1080 -vpre normal -b 1.5M output.mp4

High quality 1080p:

ffmpeg -i 00001.MTS -threads 3 -y -vcodec libx264 -sameq -acodec libfaac -ab 192k -ar 44100 -ac 2 -s 1920x1080 -vpre normal -b 3M output.mp4

(You could also omit the -s switch to keep the size the same as the input and adjust the -b param to adjust quality more predictably, or leave it out altogether to make ffmpeg automatically determine a good quality)

@JesseHerrick
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-sameq and -vpre normal don't exist in ffmpeg version 2.3.1.

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nigillon commented Dec 7, 2015

Have you tried the following method?

http://www.faasoft.com/articles/avchd-to-mp4.html

It can help you convert AVCHD to MP4, AVI, MOV, MKV, WMV, MP3, WAV, etc.

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