Still need some help with my camera.

[KidEgo]

Alright, well so far so good, I got the files into Adobe Premiere okay, but the completed file (the one I encoded with Xvid using Virtual Dub, the motion is choppy, and when I copy files from the camera onto my computer, the motion is blurry, and it's not blurry when I play it back on my camera. I don't know what's causing the choppy motion. Is it the AVI with Xvid? Is it the AVI I exported from Adobe Premiere? Is it the AVS file I imported into Adobe Premiere that I made with DGAVCIndex?

[Willen]

It could be a few things, but I suspect it's because of the de-interlacing (or lack, thereof) since the majority of AVCHD cameras are 1080i (1080 lines interlaced, either 1440x1080i or 1920x1080i). For playback on the computer, if properly de-interlaced, camcorder footage can look miles better. Most playback software can do a good job and some editing software can handle the de-interlacing well, most need a bit of setup to do a good job of it (http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/ ... ssive.html). If you are re-sizing the video to standard-def (480p or similar), you HAVE to de-interlace it first to get acceptable results OR resize the interlaced fields separately (http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/ ... tios2.html). More about interlaced and progressive (non-interlaced) video here: http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/ ... video2.htm.

For choppy playback, the other major culprit is that if you are producing the video in hi-def, your computer might not be capable of smooth playback hi-def footage. Your computer might be dropping too many frames to keep the video running at the correct rate (time) and to keep it in sync with the audio.

[KidEgo]

The interlacing might be the problem now that you mentioned it, because I remember I didn't deinterlace when fixing up the file in XviD, because it wasn't from a DVD, but now I see.