AVCHD segments to whole clip to EDIUS

[Fred Dwyer]

I may be coming late to the game, but I've just started using a VIXIA HF-s20. I've learned that the 6 file segments produced covering a 1.5+ hour event, need to be joined before I use AVCHD2HQ to produce files to edit. If I treat these as 6 individual clips I lose about 4 frames between each one. So far the PIXELA software provided with the camera doesn't thrill me. Can't seem to make it do what I want. Guess I'm poor at learning curves. The question is: Do any of you fine folks have a favored method for joining such file segments on the way to "just edit"ing in EDIUS?

[SoundFreak]

I have never used AVCHD stuff before so I could be wrong, but shouldn't it work by using the Cam's software to copy the content straight to the HDD and import that automatically joined file into Edius 5.5 and start editing without conversion to HQ ?
Having that Cam means you're tied to their software, at least for the small part of copying.

[mattie]

..or bung the native clips on the timeline since 5.5 can now edit these fine - you should have every single frame in each file thus no need to 'join' them before hand saving you lots of time :)

[CentralEurope]

There is a know file size limit with AVCHD (consumer) Cams

Sony have a 2GB limit
Canon have a 4GB limit

is your shot longer as the file size limit, it need to join the files with the tools from Sony or Canon

Only with join the files with the Sony PMB-tool give you a continus Audio without cracking on all 2 GB joints
on a continus shot over 2 hours ......with i.e. SR11

Sony NXCAM have other (better) rules, and have timecode on the source

AVCHD (consumer) Cams have no timecode on the sourcefiles, therefore is no "matchframe jump" from timeline to player aviable with these files

[Fred Dwyer]

I have never used AVCHD stuff before so I could be wrong, but shouldn't it work by using the Cam's software to copy the content straight to the HDD and import that automatically joined file into Edius 5.5 and start editing without conversion to HQ ?
Having that Cam means you're tied to their software, at least for the small part of copying.

That's the point, copying the content straight to the HDD with the cam's software does not join the 4 gb segments. More processing is required. As far as editing AVCHD footage directly in EDIUS, it takes more horsepower than I have. Canopus HQ works fine though.