Short for Advanced Video Coding High Definition, AVCHD was primarily applied in HD camcorders. Specifically, it is a high definition format introduced for tapeless camcorders or for the use of digital recording and playback of high-def video. As to the relation between AVCHD and Blu-ray, AVCHD was designed to be compatible with Blu-ray Disc format and similar to but simpler than the Blu-ray Disc standard. AVCHD video endows you with the features of Blu-ray disc, say, 1920x1080 resolution visual effect, native language, DVD-like navigation menus and chapters, even custom subtitles and audio tracks, as well as the right to select and disable the subtitle, etc. You could even store AVCHD video files in DVD media, memory card or hard disk drive while Blu-ray disc format cannot. With content stored in AVCHD file on your computer, you could freely play back your high definition videos with AVCHD video player on your computer, no need to get a Blu-ray drive for Blu-ray disc playback.

If you want to rip and convert Blu-ray movie to AVCHD video file, check the below content. We would introduce you 4 different Blu-ray to AVCHD converter tools here. Before we procedure, we need to know that AVCHD is H.264 and Dolby AC-3 packaged into the MPEG transport stream, with a set of constraints designed around the camcorders. Therefore, we are actually trying to rip and convert Blu-ray to video with H.264 video codec and Dolby AC-3 audio codec.

Part 1: Best Blu-ray to AVCHD Converter - Leawo Blu-ray Ripper

The first and very best Blu-ray to AVCHD converter is Leawo Blu-ray Ripper, a professional Blu-ray ripping tool that could decrypt, rip and convert Blu-ray/DVD movies from disc, folder and ISO image file to videos in 180+ formats for various devices. It could rip and convert Blu-ray movies to MP4, MKV, MOV, WMV, AVI, etc., regardless of disc protection and region restriction. For better Blu-ray converting experience, Leawo Blu-ray Ripper offers multiple useful bonus features:  choose preferred subtitles, audio tracks and angle (only for multi-angle Blu-ray/DVD) to keep in output file, like Blu-ray to lossless MKV, edit Blu-ray movies like trimming Blu-ray video length, adding image or text watermark, applying 3D effect, etc., set output video and audio parameters, etc.

   

Download and install Leawo Blu-ray Ripper on your computer first (it’s a module built in Leawo Prof. Media). The below guide would show you how to convert Blu-ray to AVCHD video in detail with Leawo Blu-ray Ripper.

Step 1: Add source Blu-ray

Launch Leawo Prof. Media and then open the “Convert” module to enter the “Convert” module. Then, click “Add Blu-ray/DVD” button to choose to load content from CD-ROM, folder and iso file. If you want to rip Blu-ray disc, insert source Blu-ray disc into the Blu-ray drive and choose “Add from CD-ROM” option to browse and add Blu-ray disc from the recorder drive.

Note: for content loading, Leawo Blu-ray Ripper offers 3 different modes. Under Full Movie mode, you could load all content in source Blu-ray for converting, while Main Movie mode by default chooses the longest title (generally the main movie) but enables you to select any one title for loading and converting. In Custom Mode, select multiple titles for loading and converting. Choose the one according to your needs.

Step 2: Set output format

Click the drop-down box right before the big green “Convert” button on the sub-menu bar, and choose “Change” to choose MP4 Video from the “Format > Common Video” group.

Step 3: Adjust parameters

Since AVCHD is H.264 and Dolby AC-3 packaged into the MPEG transport stream, we need to make sure the output MP4 file is codec packed in this way. After setting output format, open the drop-down button right before the big green “Convert” again and then choose “Edit” option to enter the “Profile Settings” panel, which lets you adjust video and audio parameters of output format, including: video codec(make sure it’s H.264), quality, bit rate, frame rate, aspect ratio, channel, audio codec (make sure it’s AC-3), resolution, etc.

Step 4: Set output directory

Afterwards, click the big green “Convert” button on the sub-menu bar and then set output directory in the “Save to” box on the popup sidebar.

Step 5: Convert Blu-ray to AVCHD file

After that, click the bottom “Convert” button to start ripping and converting Blu-ray movie to AVCHD file.

It won’t take you long to get the final converted video file. Leawo Blu-ray Ripper is an all-inclusive Blu-ray ripper and converter tool that enables you to easily rip and convert any Blu-ray/DVD movies to video and audio files in most popular file formats. What’s more, as mentioned above, it has other features like trimming video length, cropping video frame size, adjusting video effect, adding text or image watermark, and even creating 3D movies from 2D Blu-ray files.

Part 2: Convert Blu-ray to AVCHD with BDtoAVCHD

BDtoAVCHD makes it a breeze to convert your Blu-ray disc into AVCHD compatible disc. It creates a folder with AVCHD disc structure. If you want to further burn the folder within AVCHD disc structure to playable disc, you will have to use a DVD writer software tool such as Blu-ray Creator. In this way you can create a DVD5 or DVD9 video disc ready to be played on any DVD video player from any Blu-ray disc.

The below steps would show you how to convert Blu-ray to AVCHD file with BDtoAVCHD:

  1. Download and install BDtoAVCHD on your computer. Get source Blu-ray movie ready for converting.
  2. Kick off BDtoAVCHD and then click the “Open BD Folder” option to browse and add Blu-ray movie folder, or click “Add Video File” button to browse and load Blu-ray file (with .m2ts extension) from your Blu-ray disc, or folder.
  3. Choose subtitles, audio, video, subtitles, target media (the output file format you want), speed, quality, etc. after loading source Blu-ray file. Make sure you have chosen H.264 and AC-3 as output video and audio parameters for AVCHD file.
  4. In the “Output Folder” button, set an output directory and file name for the output file.
  5. After that, click the “Add to Queue” button to start converting Blu-ray to AVCHD file.

You then can view the entire Blu-ray to AVCHD video conversion process. You could stop converting anytime as you like. After converting, simply go to the folder you have set to get the output file.

Part 3: Convert Blu-ray to AVCHD with AVCHDCoder

With AVCHDCoder you can convert MKV, M2TS, WMVHD and Blu-ray to AVCHD. You can add srt or sup subtitles files. Subs and audio will be extracted automatically. Integrated the tool with some very rare formulas to calculate the bitrate. This tool requires: Java, Avisynth, Ffdshow and Haali Media Splitter.

Follow the below steps to learn how to convert Blu-ray to AVCHD file with AVCHDCoder in detail:

  1. Download and install AVCHDCoder on your computer and get source Blu-ray movie ready.

  2. Launch AVCHDCoder and then set it into “BDMV-mode” under the “Input” module.

  3. Click the “Open BDMV Folder” to browse and load Blu-ray source file. Then choose the movie title you want to convert in the “Playlist to convert’ option. Then click “Next” button.

  4. Now you are on the “Select Streams” tab, Edit your streams until they represent your desired output. Make sure you have chosen H.264 as output video codec and AC-3 as output audio codec. Then click the “Next” button.

  5. On the “Output” tab, select your destination size and file title, etc.

  6. Click the “Add to Queue” button to finalize your settings and add the project to the encoding queue.

  7. Last but certainly not least, press the big, colorful “Convert” button to start Blu-ray to AVCHD file converting process.

After the encoding completes, you could burn the final files to Blu-ray/DVD disc playable on DVD/Blu-ray player tools with Blu-ray burner tools.

Part 4: Comparison and Conclusion

You may need to know the differences between these 3 Blu-ray to AVCHD converter tools. Check the below comparison table to get the details.

Features

Leawo Blu-ray Ripper

BDtoAVCHD

AVCHDCoder

Remove disc protection and region restriction

Yes

No

No

Content loading modes

3 modes: Full Movie, Main Movie and Custom Mode

Load single file or BDMV folder

Load single title within BDMV folder

Select subtitles and audio tracks

Yes

Yes

No

Select angles

Yes

No

No

Lossless 4K MKV/MP4 output

Yes

No

No

Edit Blu-ray/DVD movies like trimming video, cropping size, adding image/text watermark, etc.

Yes

No

No

2D to 3D conversion

Yes

No

No

Supported output video file formats

MP4, AVI, FLV, MOV, MKV, MPEG, M2TS, MTS, and other 180+

AVCHD

AVCHD

Adjust output video and audio parameters

Yes

Yes

Yes

Play back Blu-ray/DVD source movies

Yes

No

No

Availability

Windows and Mac

Windows

Windows

All these 3 different Blu-ray to AVCHD converter tools are helpful for ripping and converting Blu-ray/DVD movies to AVCHD file. Obviously you could see that AVCHDCoder and BDtoAVCHD are exclusive tools for a special conversion task, while Leawo Blu-ray Ripper enables you to rip and convert Blu-ray/DVD movies to files in 180+ file formats with multiple bonus features to better your movie watching experience. If you only get one single task to handle on single Blu-ray to AVCHD file encoding, BDtoAVCHD and AVCHDCoder would be wonderful, but Leawo Blu-ray Ripper would be perfect since you can have more options.