Get your camcorder footage off the card and into one clean file
You come home with a card full of clips from your camcorder. They are split into dozens of MTS/M2TS pieces, your editor chokes on them, and re-encoding everything costs time and quality. Aunsoft Final Mate is a Windows camcorder assistant built for this job. It captures the files, joins them, trims them and exports them.
Quick facts
- Version: 1.9.1
- Platforms: Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7. A separate Final Mate for Mac exists.
- Price: $49.00
- Trial: a free trial version is offered for download.
- Download size: about 30.3MB
Key features
Capture or back up straight from SD card and hard-disk camcorders
The Camcorder Wizard pulls recordings directly from the camcorder's memory and sorts them by year and month. It handles AVCHD, AVCHD Lite, MOD and TOD files from Sony, Canon, Panasonic and JVC models.
Join clips without re-encoding
Lossless merge combines clips from the same sequence with no conversion and no loss of quality. It can also output MKV, MTS, TOD and MOD files without recoding.
Cut at the exact frame on a timeline
You split and trim on a timeline with frame accuracy. The editor also covers cropping, volume adjustment, audio replacement, color correction and deinterlacing.
Convert in batches and use hardware acceleration
You can batch-convert footage to several formats at once. Conversion can use Intel Media SDK, NVIDIA CUDA and your CPU cores. Output can go to editors, portable devices, YouTube, DVD or Blu-ray.
Who it's for
It suits people who shoot on a file-based HD camcorder and want to back up, join and lightly edit clips before sharing them. If your camcorder records to DV tape instead of memory cards or a hard disk, the vendor says the program cannot help.
Pros and cons
- Pro: lossless joining keeps the original quality and saves time.
- Pro: frame-accurate cutting.
- Pro: a free trial lets you test it with your own footage.
- Con: it does not work with DV-tape camcorders.
- Con: the editor is a simple timeline tool, not a full video suite.
- Con: MXF camcorder files need a different Aunsoft product, TransMXF.
FAQs
Does it re-encode when merging clips?
No. Merging clips from the same sequence is lossless, with no conversion.
Which camcorders does it work with?
It works with AVCHD (.mts, .m2ts), MOD and TOD files from Panasonic, Canon, Sony and JVC camcorders.
Is there a Mac version?
Yes. Aunsoft sells a separate Final Mate for Mac.
Can I try it first?
Yes. A free trial version is available.
System requirements
Windows 2000, XP, Vista or Windows 7. The download is about 30.3MB.