hi i have a question to ask or actually some advice, i'm not to familiar with the whole HD thing but what i was wondering, if i buy the Canon HF S11 and record videos 1080p etc., how can put this on a blu-ray disc or is there another alternative? Do i have to save the recorded video onto my computer then use what software and do I compress or just burn the footage directly onto a blu-ray disc via a blu-ray burner?
Hi there. Well you can certainly burn them to bluray for sure. I personally have gotten to the point where I think my disc burning days are over as harddisk drive space has gotten so cheap (I just bought a couple of 2000gig (2tb) drives for 125 dollars each.) that I now just copy what I record to harddisk. But with the Pixela ImageMixer 3SE Disc, you can burn your edited video onto Blu-ray disc although I haven't used it.
The Pixela disc comes with the camera by the way. Pixela should be able to do everything for you but would assume the software is pretty basic. You can probably buy better aftermarket software if you are willing to spend the money.
ic, a couple of questions....when you transfer your recorded video to your computer, is your Canon HF S11 connected via, "HDMI" and do you get audio through that as well or do you have a seperate audio connection via component cable to your computer? I"m assuming here but once you have transfered the video to your computer via the Canon software, do use the software to convert or compress the raw footage (mpeg4, if that is what the raw footage is) into a single file?
okay so let's say you have made a 1 hour video into a single file through the software, now do you save that file to your harddrive that you mentioned above and how do you play that file on your HDTV and what type is that single file converted too?
You can simply click on the video to play it. Windows Media player will playback with no issues. To playback your HDTV will require that you either have an HDMI port on your motherboard or video card (that has the audio stream included from the sound card). If the audio is not included in the HDMI then you will need to send via RCA jacks to your TV via separate cables. You can also use your DVI port on your video card/mobo to send video to the HDTV (can get a DVI to HDMI cable) ....
... (continued) (can get a DVI to HDMI cable) and then send the audio via other cables to the TV or stand alone stereo. If you want to playback on a disc player (bluray then you will need to burn to bluray disc)
I will add that DVI is the exact same signal as HDMI except DVI does not include audio signals. (same quality etc) DVI is what you use for your computer LCD monitors. HDMI includes audio but it can take a video card and sound card that allows them to be connected inside the case to send sound to the video card so it can be added to the HDMI cable output.
You connect it via a USB cable and the camera memory module shows up as a disk drive that you can select and go in and actually copy the files (video and audio in a single file) to your harddisk. So no more capturing video like with tape, just select the files and copy & paste! The files are in .MTS format. Every time you start and stop the video it creates a new file and you would need to process with a program to edit and combine into one.
got it.....so let's say if you want to connect the camcorder via HDMI to your computer, would that work as well? i mean would video and audio stream through that and be saved just like how you mentioned above? also using the Canon software to combine those raw files into one, is it an mpeg4 file that you create or something else? and do you save that single file on your harddrive and how do you play that file on your HDTV?
To do any video/sound transfers are done via files (like any other computer file) via the USB connection. The HDMI output on the S11 is for output to a monitor only, not for info transfer to a PC. You really don't need to stream video and sound any more, when you hit record it starts creating the video/audio file on the camera, when you hit stop it closes/finalizes the file. You just highlight the file and copy it to your PC, no need to stream. It's really fast.
I'm not sure what the Canon software would output to be honest. The .MTS files that the camera creates can be played via Windows Media player without any conversion. Now when I process them with the aftermarket software I use, I convert them to MP4. Yes I save the single file on my harddisk but that is the final edited video that I've made from all the video parts.
Hi there, You know to this point I hadn't to be honest, but I just took a look and ugh MSRP of 8000 dollars, ouch. I'm sure it will be a great looking model coming from Accucraft. Are you thinking of getting one?
sweet big boy wish I had that I would never leave my train room
MrMixedGas 10 months ago
This is the clearest shots of any "G" scale stuff I've ever seen. Beautiful.
johnhi00 1 year ago
@johnhi00 I've been very impressed with it and this was in really low light. The S21 is out that has even better image stabilization.
rayman4449 1 year ago
@rayman4449 Thanks for the message. I've been enjoying your other videos and look forward to train videos from you.
johnhi00 1 year ago
@johnhi00 Hi there, thank you for the kind words!
rayman4449 1 year ago
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drixdresspress 1 year ago
hi i have a question to ask or actually some advice, i'm not to familiar with the whole HD thing but what i was wondering, if i buy the Canon HF S11 and record videos 1080p etc., how can put this on a blu-ray disc or is there another alternative? Do i have to save the recorded video onto my computer then use what software and do I compress or just burn the footage directly onto a blu-ray disc via a blu-ray burner?
lyricallysikh1 2 years ago
Hi there. Well you can certainly burn them to bluray for sure. I personally have gotten to the point where I think my disc burning days are over as harddisk drive space has gotten so cheap (I just bought a couple of 2000gig (2tb) drives for 125 dollars each.) that I now just copy what I record to harddisk. But with the Pixela ImageMixer 3SE Disc, you can burn your edited video onto Blu-ray disc although I haven't used it.
rayman4449 2 years ago
The Pixela disc comes with the camera by the way. Pixela should be able to do everything for you but would assume the software is pretty basic. You can probably buy better aftermarket software if you are willing to spend the money.
rayman4449 2 years ago
ic, a couple of questions....when you transfer your recorded video to your computer, is your Canon HF S11 connected via, "HDMI" and do you get audio through that as well or do you have a seperate audio connection via component cable to your computer? I"m assuming here but once you have transfered the video to your computer via the Canon software, do use the software to convert or compress the raw footage (mpeg4, if that is what the raw footage is) into a single file?
lyricallysikh1 2 years ago
okay so let's say you have made a 1 hour video into a single file through the software, now do you save that file to your harddrive that you mentioned above and how do you play that file on your HDTV and what type is that single file converted too?
lyricallysikh1 2 years ago
You can simply click on the video to play it. Windows Media player will playback with no issues. To playback your HDTV will require that you either have an HDMI port on your motherboard or video card (that has the audio stream included from the sound card). If the audio is not included in the HDMI then you will need to send via RCA jacks to your TV via separate cables. You can also use your DVI port on your video card/mobo to send video to the HDTV (can get a DVI to HDMI cable) ....
rayman4449 2 years ago
... (continued) (can get a DVI to HDMI cable) and then send the audio via other cables to the TV or stand alone stereo. If you want to playback on a disc player (bluray then you will need to burn to bluray disc)
rayman4449 2 years ago
I will add that DVI is the exact same signal as HDMI except DVI does not include audio signals. (same quality etc) DVI is what you use for your computer LCD monitors. HDMI includes audio but it can take a video card and sound card that allows them to be connected inside the case to send sound to the video card so it can be added to the HDMI cable output.
rayman4449 2 years ago
You connect it via a USB cable and the camera memory module shows up as a disk drive that you can select and go in and actually copy the files (video and audio in a single file) to your harddisk. So no more capturing video like with tape, just select the files and copy & paste! The files are in .MTS format. Every time you start and stop the video it creates a new file and you would need to process with a program to edit and combine into one.
rayman4449 2 years ago
got it.....so let's say if you want to connect the camcorder via HDMI to your computer, would that work as well? i mean would video and audio stream through that and be saved just like how you mentioned above? also using the Canon software to combine those raw files into one, is it an mpeg4 file that you create or something else? and do you save that single file on your harddrive and how do you play that file on your HDTV?
lyricallysikh1 2 years ago
To do any video/sound transfers are done via files (like any other computer file) via the USB connection. The HDMI output on the S11 is for output to a monitor only, not for info transfer to a PC. You really don't need to stream video and sound any more, when you hit record it starts creating the video/audio file on the camera, when you hit stop it closes/finalizes the file. You just highlight the file and copy it to your PC, no need to stream. It's really fast.
rayman4449 2 years ago
I'm not sure what the Canon software would output to be honest. The .MTS files that the camera creates can be played via Windows Media player without any conversion. Now when I process them with the aftermarket software I use, I convert them to MP4. Yes I save the single file on my harddisk but that is the final edited video that I've made from all the video parts.
rayman4449 2 years ago
Great demo and explanation. thx
rides800 2 years ago
Hey! What is the material in your track? And what is the radius in the Bachmann Big Haulers?
iinlovejameslafferty 2 years ago
Great quality Raymond. You are going to be busy replacing all your existing vids Ha !!
ThePilot4747 2 years ago
Very nice!
Have you thought about getting one of the Accucraft Cab Forwards? Not the live steam version, but the electric version?
adfgfds 2 years ago
Hi there, You know to this point I hadn't to be honest, but I just took a look and ugh MSRP of 8000 dollars, ouch. I'm sure it will be a great looking model coming from Accucraft. Are you thinking of getting one?
rayman4449 2 years ago
No, I can't afford anything like that either. I just wanted to mention it because it would look good on your layout.
I know that Accucraft engines are brass, which definitely adds to a good portion of the cost.
adfgfds 2 years ago