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Thanks for your reply, I have tried a number of video converters and
AVS Video Converter 6.2 was one of them. Unfortunately the output
to DVD has the same judder as with Nero 8
The fundamental problem is that the camera can only record at 30fps
and UK DVD PAL is only 25fps. It would appear to be impossible to
convert from 30fps to 25fps without removing frames and this is what
leads to
the juddery effect. I'm starting to think that to produce smooth DVD
motion
for UK one has to use a camera which can record at 25fps. Such a
shame because
in every other way the Xacti HD1010 is a really great little
camera. I notice that
the Panasonic HDC-SD9 which is similarly specced and priced
has 25fps mode so would solve this problem.
Still would be very pleased to hear from anyone who could solve the
problem with the Xacti.

Did you buy the camcorder in NTSC-land? Is that why it does 30 fps
rather than 25 fps? I don't think there is a *good* way of
translating 30 to 25 - even professional broadcasters (eg American
news reports from the USA) show very noticeable judder on movement
or panning - and that's with sophiticated modern blending of frames
rather than just dropping every 6th one.

Thanks very much for your follow up post. I have also come to the
conclusion you are right that the only way to make good looking UK
PAL DVD's is to use a
25fps camera. I may still keep this one as I think some newer HDTV's
and Blu Ray players
direcly accept the SDHC cards with MP4 movies on and are happy to
play at 30fps when
required to do so and hence look great.
I would simply have to buy a 25fps camera (and with lower resolution
too) to create DVD's

Xacti HD1010 purchased in UK from Camerabox.
I dont think they make a special model for the UK, this is the spec
on the Sanyo UK website.
http://uk.sanyo.com/Products/View/VPC-HD1010

I may be wrong But are you trying to burn a HD video on to a DVD disc.

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Trev
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