Looks like Canopus may have a stop-gap solution for your AVCHD editing woes. According to a press release on Canopus’ Japanese website, Canopus will be releasing a new AVCHD converter product that will convert your footage into an editable format. However, because of the fact that it converts it into the “Canopus HQ Codec,” it is unlikely that the files will be usable outside of Canopus’ Edius NLE systems. There is no word on price, but it looks like the converter will be available in Japan later this month.

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