Query on High Quality Video

[borgie]

Hi
I shoot videos with the setting at the highest quality for my camcorder: 1920 x 1080/50p 28 Mbps.
When I set a new project on Prel10 to 1920x1080/50i 24Mbps setting, which I think is the highest setting I can go to, I still have to render (to get rid of the red line on the timeline) when clips are dragged to the timeline.
This implies to me (and I am far from an expert in video formatting) that 50 full frames per second is being converted down to 50 frames of interlaced lines i.e. each frame has only 540 lines (half of 1080) which means that I have not really gained in quality by shooting 50p instead of 50i.
1. Am I correct in this assumption?
2. Can anyone here say if Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 can handle 50p? Or would I have to ask this in the Premiere Pro forum?
Thanks
Borgie

[Bob]

Premiere Pro CS6 can handle AVCHD 1080p50.

avchd1080p50.jpg

You can export to AVCHD 1080p50. But, if you export to another format, you may not be able to stay with p50. For example, if your goal is to burn a 1920x1080p50 Blu-Ray disc, it isn't going to happen. The 1080p50 recording mode is not compliant with the current Blu-ray Disc specification. You can burn a 1920x1080i25 Blu-Ray disk, or, if you really want p50, you can burn a 1280x720p50 Blu-ray disc.

[Steve Grisetti]

Version 11 is the first version of Premiere Elements that supports 1080p AVCHD, and it handles it very well. If you plan to shoot in this format, I very much recommend your upgrading to it.

[borgie]

Thanks for the info.
Before I decide which way to jump, if at all, is the Blu-ray medium the only one with a storage capacity greater than 4.7 Gb? When I tried to burn an AVCHD using a Blu-ray writer and disc, prel10 stopped me "Incompatible Disc"! And now I know the reason for this.
Borgie

[Paul LS]

Where try to write AVCHD format to a Blu-ray disc? Why not Blu-ray format to a Blu-ray disc? AVCHD discs are great for short projects written to a standard DVD. If you are using Blu-ray discs why not burn a standard Blu-ray disc?

[Chuck Engels]

I don't even bother with the AVCHD DVDs anymore since BluRay discs have come way down in price and so have BluRay players. Considering that BluRay players also play DVDs everything has worked out great and I have replaced a couple of DVD players with new Blu Ray players

[Bob]

A standard single sided single layer DVD has a capacity of 4.7GB, but you can also buy single sided dual layer DVD discs which have a capacity of 8.5GB. But, not all dvd writers support burning DL discs. Most newer ones will, but older ones may not. It's best to check the specifications for your model before you go out and buy any DL DVD discs.

[borgie]

My understanding now is that shooting with 50p instead of 50i does not gain me anything if I keep using blu-ray discs and blu-ray burner. Might as well save on camcorder storage and shoot 50i.
I think I'll take Steve's suggestion and upgrade and start using DVD's.
Thanks all.
Borgie