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Edit Sony Alpha a6500 4K AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S video in iMovie

Admin — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 08:00:46 +0000

The Sony Alpha a6500 is a higher-end version of the company’s a6300 mirrorless camera. The major additions are a new LSI that greatly improves AF and burst shooting performance, 5-axis image stabilization, and a touchscreen LCD with ‘touchpad AF.’ Sony claims autofocus speeds of 0.05 secs and a top burst rate of 11 fps (8 fps with C-AF) for up to 307 shots. The in-body IS system is CIPA-rated to five stops. It retains the a6300’s 24.2MP CMOS sensor (APS-C-size), Hybrid AF system, EVF, 4K video capture capability and weather-sealed magnesium-alloy body.

Have problem with importing Sony Alpha a6500 4K (AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S) videos from your camera into iMovie for further editing? Or may you have some Sony Alpha a6500 4K files stored on your Mac and want to use them on iMovie? Then you’d better convert your MPG files to iMovie accepted files at first (iMovie compatible file formats: DV, MOV, MP4, M4V and AVCHD etc.). If you temporarily have no idea about what to do, you can take the Sony Alpha a6500 4K to iMovie Mac conversion into consideration which is introduced in the following paragraphs. The conversion is darn easy to be finished with only three clicks without loss of video quality.

To do the Sony Alpha a6500 4K video to iMovie Mac task, you are highly recommended to ask a professional Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac for help. The one used in this article has a built-in preset for iMovie so that users can directly select it to get iMovie files.

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Easy Steps to Convert Sony Alpha a6500 4K Videos to iMovie

Step 1. Locate video file

You can directly drag and drop the Sony Alpha a6500 4K files to the Mac program, or click the “Load Files” in the “File” menu to add the source Sony Alpha a6500 4K files.

Step 2. Choose iMovie ediatble format

Click “Format” pull down list to select iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov) as the best video format for iMovie (11).

Step 3. Start Sony Alpha a6500 4K to iMovie conversion on Mac (macOS 10.12 Sierra supported)

Click the “Convert” button, and then leave the Mac Video Converter to do the rest. The converter also works on MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac. What’s more, if you have something emergency and have to leave from your Mac, you can set the Mac converter to shut down your Mac automatically after the Mac iMovie conversion.

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Edit Sony Alpha a99 II AVCHD footages in iMovie on Mac

Admin — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 06:14:22 +0000

iMovie is designed to work with a lof of video formats natively to help improve the workflow, but there are still many issues while editing AVCHD files in iMovie. But some users have the Sony Alpha a99 II AVCHD to iMovie importing and editing issue. Do you have the same problem like it showed above with your Sony A99 II? On the forums there are more and more users find that iMovie can’t support Sony A99 II recorded AVCHD footage well, they complained on the forums and don’t know what’s the best way to import Sony A99 II 4K recordings to iMovie, how to solve this problem?

What you need is a AVCHD video converter to help you convert Sony A99 II AVCHD video to iMovie best supported video format, and then you can edit Sony A99 II AVCHD files with iMovie smoothly.

Here Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac as the best video converter for Sony a99 II is highly recommended (Read Review). With it, you can transcode a99 II (4K) AVCHD and (4K) XAVC S video to iMovie editable format. And all you need is to drag the result videos for playing & editing. If your Sony Alpha a99 II 4K video is in XAVC S video format, you can also use Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac to convert Sony Alpha a99 II 4K XAVC S to iMovie, FCP, Avid MC, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve etc supported video.

Now the following article will show you how to convert Sony Alpha a99 II AVCHD to iMovie editable format in detail.

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Change Sony Alpha a99 II AVCHD footages in iMovie supported video

Step 1: Load Sony Alpha a99 II AVCHD files to the program

Launch the AVCHD to iMovie Converter and click “Add video” button to locate the Sony Alpha a99 II AVCHD file(s) you want to add. Check the “Merge into one file” box, you can join several Sony Alpha a99 II AVCHD clips together if necessary.

Step 2: Choose iMovie preferred format

Click “Format” pull down list to select iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov) as the best video format for iMovie (11).

Tip: Adjust the video, audio settings (Optional)

Click “Settings” to fix the frame rate, bitrate, video size, etc to your needs. To have a smooth editing with iMovie, you need create the files with the appropriate resolution and frame rate that matches your source footage.

Step 4: Start conversion

Click “Convert” button at the bottom right corner to finish endocing Sony Alpha a99 II AVCHD to AIC .mov for iMovie (11) on Mac OS X. After the conversion, click “Open” to locate the encoded videos and then launch iMovie,choose File > Import > Movies…, to import the converted Sony Alpha a99 II AVCHD video into iMovie; prepare for editing. You will find that it’s just a piece of cake to edit Sony Alpha a99 II AVCHD files in iMovie (11).

Edit Sony PXW-X180 AVCHD footages with iMovie or FCE

Admin — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 09:21:13 +0000

Sony PXW-X180 is one of the hot 4K camera, which can record Full HD XAVC Intra and XAVC Long GOP, as well as MPEG HD 422 50 Mbps(MXF), MPEG HD 420 35 Mbps, AVCHD and DV. If you are seeking for a new Sony camcorder, it would be a nice choice. While, with every new camera, come many new questions about workflow. Here I will talk about Sony PXW-X180 AVCHD to iMovie/FCE workflow.

If you shot videos with Sony PXW-X180 used AVCHD format unveiled by Sony, there will be some issues when importing and editing the AVCHD videos in iMovie/FCE. However, AVCHD mts is still not so popular and widely used. So when you deal with the PXW-X180 AVCHD video in AVCHD or other Mac tools like FCP, FCE, Adobe Premiere Pro, etc, you may encounter some format incompatibility issue. This article is written to help Sony PXW-X180 users to solve such kind of problems.

First all of, you can get Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac, which is an easy-to-use yet professional AVCHD Converter for Mac (macOS Sierra, El Capitan Yosemite, Mavericks, Lion included). With it, you can effortlessly transcode Sony PXW-X180 AVCHD to iMovie/FCE fully compatible format and keep original quality at mean while. This software can export ProRes for Final Cut Pro, Apple InterMedaite Codec(AIC) for iMovie, FCE, DNxHD for Avid Media Composer and more NLE systems for native editing. Here is an easy and efficient solution for you. (Read Review)

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How to Convert Sony PXW-X180 AVCHD to iMovie/FCE supported formats

1. Launch the Sony PXW-X180 AVCHD Converter for Mac and click add button to import AVCHD MTS clips to the program for converting.

2. On the output list, drop down it and you will see the ‘iMovie/Final Cut Express’>>’Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov). The AIC codec is the best codec for iMovie and FCE, although its files has a mov suffix, it’s not the same with quicktime movie format; that’s why you cannot get the Sony PXW-X180 AVCHD into iMovie/FCE directly.

Tips. Set proper video/ audio parameters. Click the “Settings” button and set proper video/ audio parameters. You can reset set the video size, bitrate and fame rate. If you would like to use default settings, simply skip this step.

3.Hit the convert button, it will start converting XAVC from Sony PXW-X180 to iMovie/FCE compatible format immediately. Soon after the conversion, just click “Open” button to get the generated files for natively editing in iMovie/FCE perfectly.

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Import and Edit Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80 1080/60p AVCHD to iMovie

Admin — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:06:23 +0000

“I am shooting on a newer Sony video camera (Cyber-shot DSC-HX80) that records in AVCHD video file format. I am using OS X version is 11.0.2. with iMovie 11. For some unknown reason, I cannot import a video shot in AVCHD format. Does anyone know if it is possible to edit AVCHD video with my configuration? Any suggestions appreciated?”

I know that Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80 can record in 1080 60p. For whatever reason it won’t upload the videos into iMovie when you connect Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80 with your mac, the pictures are there but not the videos. Even if connected with the USB card reader and it still the pictures.

If recorded in 50i or 60i then iMovie can handle this directly, but for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80 1080/60p video, it requires some sort of conversion.

The iMovie software does not support AVCHD 60p video. How to solve it?

To be able to edit Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80 1080/60p AVCHD in iMovie, we can set the camcorder to record in AVCHD 60i or AVCHD 24i. If you’ve already recorded videos in 60p, you can transfer the video directly to the hard drive of your Mac, and then burn it to a disc to be viewed on a different computer or television. Also, you can convert AVCHD 60p video to iMovie most compatible format AIC .mov with a piece of software.

Here you need a professional AVCHD converting tool, Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac (Review) – it help you to enable iMovie to work with Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80 1080/60p AVCHD video files smoothly with the preset Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC)(*.mov) format.

With this best Mac HD Video Converter, you can import Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80 1080/60p AVCHD footage to iMovie without losing quality smoothly. What’s more, this Mac HD Video Converter also provides the optimal presets like H.265, M3U8, MPEG-2, DNxHD, Apple ProRes Codec for Premiere, Avid MC, FCE, iMovie, FCP.

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Below we will show the full step-by-step conversion guide for you no matter you are an expert or novice, you could easily use it for its intuitive interface.

Step 1: Add 1080/60p AVCHD files to the program

If you want import the video into iMovie, You must import from a connected camera and not a file created with one.
Click the “Add File” button to select the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80 1080/60p AVCHD footage from connected Cyber-shot DSC-HX80 camera to this program.

To save your time, this program supports batch conversion so you can add multiple files at a time.

Step 2: Choose output format and specify output folder

Choose output format for your specific usage. For example in this case, from “Format” drop-down option, choose iMovie best editing codec by selecting “iMovie and Final Cut Ex…” > “Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC)(*.mov).

If you select all files and click Merge, you can join all imported mts files to one output video.

Step 3: Edit 1080/60p AVCHD files (Optional)

The “Video Editor” can be reached by clicking the “Edit” button. You can edit your Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80 1080/60p AVCHD files by using editing functions like trimming, cropping, adding watermark to video file, change video effects, etc.

Step 4: Start the Conversion.

Click “Convert” button to start conversion immediately. Few minutes later, you will get output video in your destination folder.

After converting Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80 1080/60p AVCHD to iMovie. workable formats you can easily import them to iMovie for editing. Hope you have a good editing experience.

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Direct Import Standard AVCHD to iMovie

But, for other camcorder uses the standard AVCHD format, it is able to edit these videos on Mac, luckily I find this “Step by Step Help” shown as below:

1. Turn on the camera.
2. Connect the camera to the computer using the supplied USB cable.
3. Set the camera to Mass Storage or USB Mode.(Note: If the “Photos” software automatically starts, close it.)
4. Open the iMovie software from the Dock or on the Finder Bar, choose Go and then Applications. iMovie will be listed as an icon in the Applications window.
5. In the iMovie window, click File and then Import from Camera.
6. Choose the method you want to use for importing.
7. Select the location to save the videos.
8. In the Create New Event section, type a name for the videos.
9. Click the OK button.(Note: The videos are copied to the computer. An Import complete dialog box is displayed when the import is finished.)
10. In the Import complete dialog box, click the Import button.

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MP4 to iMovie (iMovie’11 Included) – How to Import MP4 to iMovie?

Admin — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 19:21:25 +0000

Summary: The article will give you the best solution to slove the issue of failing to import MP4 to iMovie to ddit MP4 in iMovie 11/10/09/08/HD.

Why Sometimes Can’t Import MP4 to iMovie?

iMovie only supports importing MP4 formats with MPEG4/AAC or H.264/AAC data, not all kinds of MP4 formats. Some MP4 files from like Sony, Hybrid camcorders and other devices cannot be accepted by iMovie.

iMovie contains all the essential codecs to read MP4 files. Any different codecs included in audio and subtitle will cause the issue. In the circumstances, we still cannot successfully import MP4 files to iMovie.

To smoothly import MP4 to iMovie, you’d better to convert these MP4 files to iMovie totally compatible MP4 or MOV (QuickTime) formats.

Slove MP4 to iMovie issue(iMovie’11 Included)

Here, I highly recommend Pavtube Video Converter for Mac — MP4 to iMovie Converter for Mac to successfully convert MP4 to iMovie supported MP4 or MOV (QuickTime) formats.

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Pavtube MP4 to iMovie Converter for Mac has the following features:

Works on 10.11(El Capitan), 10.10(Yosemite), 10.9(Mavericks), 10.8(Mountain Lion), 10.7(Lion), 10.6(Snow Leopard), or Mac OS X v10.5(Leopard);
Except Converting MP4 to iMovie, Faasoft MP4 to iMovie Converter for Mac also supports nearly all kinds of video formats like MOV, AVI, WMV, MPEG, FLV, MKV, OGV, 3GP, MXF, WebM, AVCHD, MTS, M2T, M2TS, TOD, SWF, MVI, ASF, MOD, XAVC to iMovie;
Acts as an inbuilt editor: trim, crop, merge files into one, split by chapter, rotate, adjust sound volume, add or remove subtitles, add effect/watermark to video files, adjust video/audio bitrate, codec, channels, frame rate, sample rate, resolution, aspect ratio and etc.

Step by Step Guide to Convert MP4 to iMovie

Step 1 Add MP4 to Pavtube MP4 to iMovie Converter for Mac

Launch the program on your Mac, add MP4 files to the program by clicking the “Add Video” or “Add folder” button, or just simply drag and drop MP4 that you want to convert to the main interface of program.

Step 2 Set output format

From “Format” drop-down option, choose the output format according to your own preference, for iMovie editing, select “iMovie and Final Cut Ex…” > “Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC)(*.mov) to output.

Step 3 Convert MP4 to iMovie

Click the big “Convert” button of to start MP4 to iMovie conversion.

When the conversion finished, click “Open Folder” to get the converted files. Then start your iMovie, and choose “File” > “Import” > “Movies”. You can freely drag the converted MP4 files to iMovie.

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Convert Sony & Panasonic Camera .MTS Video into .MP4 for Playback or Editing

Admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 06:29:22 +0000

Summary: Facing the problem of playing MTS files on your Mac and uploading such videos to the internet? Here share you one of the best MTS Video to MP4 methods in the following article.

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Want to enjoy MTS videos shot by Sony, Panasonic with larger screen like 4K TV, iMac, PC and other more portable devices? It’s necessary to get a MTS to MP4 Converter. Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter is a powerful MTS to MP4 Converter that lets you convert HD video including mts, m2ts AVCHD video to popular common video formats like MPEG, AVI, WMV, Xvid, MP4, 3GP, etc. This MTS to MP4 Converter supports convert to all devices’s respective formats supported like iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, Mobile phone.

For Mac Users, Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac is also an ideal MTS video converter, it could convert MTS files to popular video formats, audio formats, and compatible formats with different devices and software, such as iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, iDVD, etc.

Tips: This software also provides professional video editing before you set about converting MTS to Adobe premiere/Sony vegas compatible MPEG-2 video format. Download this free MTS to MP4 Convert to try it now!

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How to Rip Camera .MTS Video into mp4?

Step 1. Import .MTS files

Import the captured AVCHD or AVCCAM MTS files into it by clicking on “File” ＞ “Add Video/Audio” or “Add from Folder.”

Step 2. Pick the compatible format

Click the format bar to follow “Common Video” ＞ “H.264 Video (*.mp4).”

Tips:
If you are a Mac user and you want to watch the .MTS video on QuickTime, just go to the format list by clicking the format bar and choose “Common Video” and pick “MOV – QuickTime (*.mov).” As MOV is natively supported by QuickTime player

In order to edit the .MTS files on Avid on Mac, you are recommended to output DNxHD MOV, follow “Avid Media Composer” ＞ “Avid DNxHD 1080p (*.mov).”

Many people would like to use Apple ProRes 422 in FCP. And from the format list please pick “Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” under “Final Cut Pro.”

Step 3. Edit AVCHD M2TS videos (Optional)

In “Video Editor” screen which can be reached by clicking “Edit” button, you can trim the wanted clips, cut off black bars or unwanted areas, add text/image/video watermarks, adjust video effect and audios, etc.

Step 4. Start AVCHD M2TS to FCP conversion

Once finishing selecting output format, and setting a destination file for the converted MTS videos, one click “Convert” to carry out MTS to Resolve conversion. A converting screen will pop up, indicating the progress of the conversion. When it 100 percent completed, you can get the converted target format video by click “open” icon, then you can get it for playback and editing.

Knowledges:

What is MTS?
MTS format is a high-definition MPEG, AVC, H.264 transport stream video file format, commonly called “AVCHD;” used by Sony, Panasonic, and other HD camcorders; based on the MPEG-2 transport stream and supports 720p and 1080i HD video formats.
AVCHD stands for “Advanced Video Codec High Definition;” the format was jointly established by both Panasonic and Sony in 2006; MTS files can typically be opened and edited using the software included with Sony and Panasonic HD camcorders.

Why we choose MP4 as the final format for playback or editing?
MP4, full named as MPEG-4 Part 14, is a digital multimedia format most commonly used to store video and audio, but can also be used to store other data such as subtitles and still images, Here we talk about is MP4 video container or formats. MP4 format has become the most widely used video formats in many portable devices, such as iPone, iPad, PSP, PS3, Android Phones (Samsung, HTC, Google Phone), Windows mobile phone (Microsoft, Nokia), blackberry, PADs, Xbox, Zune, NDS and many others, and some stream video site also apply MP4 streaming video, such as Facebook, Vimeo, Vkontakte, Even Apple TV and many USB & Hard disk connected HDTV also support MP4 format.

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Solve Importing Issues about Load Sony HDR-CX405/B footage in iMovie

Admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 10:43:58 +0000

Sony HDR-CX405/B can easily capture 1920 x 1080 Full HD 60p/60i MTS video, 720p MP4 and 1080p XAVC S for you. You can choose to record AVCHD, which can be enjoyed on large screen HDTVs and is ideal for capturing precious memories in family vacations and other moments. However, As many users get the CX405/B, more problems are coming up: some of them have the need to import 1080 60p AVCHD from Sony HDR-CX405 to iMovie for editing on Mac OS X, but they always meet the importing issues.

Do you know the reason? In fact, AVCHD is a great format for playing but not a comfortable format for editing with Mac(Almost Mac tools are designed to support MOV format). And as far as I know 1080 60p AVCHD Progressive is a nonstandard format, iMovie won’t support it natively. In order to solve the Sony HDR-CX405/B MTS/AVCHD to iMovie importing problems, you would get some help from Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac. This professional toolcan easily convert MTS/AVCHD of Sony HDR-CX405/B to any other format, like AIC for iMovie/FCE, ProRes for Final Cut Pro, DNxHD for Avid Media Composer, etc with best quality at a fast speed. Besides transcoding, the program is also able to merge .mts or avchd clips into one file as a best file joiner for you. If you are a Windows user, please turn toPavtube HD Video Converter.

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Solve Importing Issues about Load Sony HDR-CX405/B footage in iMovie

Step 1: Add Sony HDR-CX405/B video files.

Launch the program on your computer, add Sony HDR-CX405/B video files to the program by clicking the “Add Video” or “Add folder” button.

Step 2: Choose output file format.

From “Format” drop-down option, choose iMovie best editing codec by selecting “iMovie and Final Cut Ex…” > “Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC)(*.mov).

Step 3: Start the conversion process.

Hit right-bottom “Convert” button to start DJI Osmo 4K video to iMovie/FCE Apple Intermediate Codec conversion process.

When the conversion is completed, launch iMovie on your computer to import DJI Osmo 4K video to iMovie/FCE for editing.

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Is it possible to import Zenmuse X5 and X5R 4K videos to iMovie?

Admin — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 07:23:41 +0000

DJI recently announced their new ZENMUSE X5 and ZENMUSE X5R of Micro Four Thirds Cameras for the Inspire 1 drone system. Featuring increased dynamic range, interchangeable lens compatibility, remote focus and aperture control, and lossless RAW 4K video recording, the ZENMUSE X5 series is ready to take on the high-performance world of aerial photography with two distinct models.

After recording 4K video footage with the two aerial cameras, you may wish to polish the video with some NLE editing program such as iMovie on Mac. But iMovie doesn’t read 4K video with H.265/4K MXF/RAW/XAVC codec perfectly, you may encounter video disordered, picture stunning and some other problems. What should we do to edit Zenmuse X5 X5R 4k video in iMovie smoothly?

The easiest workaround is to convert Zenmuse X5 and X5R 4K footage to a more editing-friendly format, such Apple InterMediate Codec for iMovie. The process is surprisingly easy and can be done with the help of Pavtube 4K Video Converter for Mac. The program lets you convert Zenmuse X5 X5R 4k video to AIC encoded MOV, which ensures maximum editing quality and efficiency when importing videos to iMovie (no matter iMovie HD, iMovie 08, iMovie 09, or iMovie 11) in a few clicks.

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Transcode Zenmuse X5/X5R 4k video to AIC for iMovie on Mac

Step 1. Add your raw Zenmuse X5/X5R 4K videos

Run the program you just set up. Drag and drop Zenmuse X5/X5R 4K video files to the converter. You can also hit “Add video” and “Add from folder” buttons to import videos to the app. If you wanna combine several videos into one file, you can click the “Merge into one” beside the preview window.

Step 2: Choose the right one for iMovie

Follow my steps to come to the output list, here we can find the suitable one for iMovie. As we mentioned above, we can select the “Apple InterMediate Codec (*.mov)” from the “iMovie/Final Cut Express” item.

Step 3. Adjust settings (Optional)

Before conversion, you can click the “Settings” icon to customize the video/audio settings including the Bitrate of Video and Audio, Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc for iMovie. Such a nice functional feature we cannot miss it!

Step 4. Start conversion

In the end, when you finish the preparation work it’s time to hit the “Convert” to get our work ended. After the conversion, click “Open” to locate the result videos and then launch iMovie, choose “File > Import > Movies…”, to import the converted 4K video into iMovie; prepare for editing. You will find that it’s just a piece of cake to edit Panasonic Zenmuse X5/X5R 4K files in iMovie.

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How to Get iMovie Support Sony HDR-PJ440/B MTS Files?

Admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 01:32:48 +0000

One of my friends has a Sony HDR-PJ440, which is the best camcorder as he thought. He captured many videos with his PJ440 like 1080/60p AVCHD, XAVC S, and he wants to edit the AVCHD MTS recordings with iMovie thus he can share the videos with us and upload video to the website. But while he trying to import MTS clips from Sony HDR-PJ440 to iMovie, the program can’t be compatible well with these AVCHD files.

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iMovie is one of the best video editing tools for Mac. With it, you can beautify your videos simply by cutting, cropping, merging, adding effects etc. to them. It works stable on Mac computer, so it’s loved by millions of users. On the official site, it says iMovie can support DV, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MOV and M4V file types. According to this, you are unable to import MTS to iMovie.

As far as we know AVCHD format is a delivery codec not for editing, so it is not compatible with many editing software, such as iMovie. That is to say, iMovie doesn’t support Sony PJ440 AVCHD well, it takes much time to render. If you want to smoothly import and edit Sony HDR-PJ440/B MTS files with iMovie, you should convert Sony HDR-PJ440/B MTS to MOV format encoded with Apple InterMediate Codec, that is best supported by iMovie.

Based on our testing, you can get a professional video tool like Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac (review) to finish the conversion task. It can easily convert Sony HDR-PJ440/B MTS files to AIC MOV for iMovie on Mac OS X without quality loss. It can generate best editing format/codec for filmmakers and video enthusiasts to use in different NLE apps, such as Final Cut Pro 6/7/X, Adobe Premiere Pro CS4/CS5/CS6/CC, Adobe After Effects, Avid MC, Final Cut Express, and more.

How to work Sony HDR-PJ440/B MTS files with iMovie?

Step 1: Drag and drop source Sony HDR-PJ440/B MTS files to the main interface. Or click “Add Video” button to import videos.

Step 2: Set up output format for Sony HDR-PJ440/B MTS files to iMovie. From format list, choose “iMovie and Final Cut Express>>Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)” for output.

Step 3: This program offers some editing functions. You can tick “Merge into one file” under the preview window. And click “Edit” button, you can make changes to the video effects as you wish. In the editing window, you can trim your favorite part from the video, crop the frame size, adjust the visual effects, or add watermarks or subtitles. If you want to change the video parameters, go back to the main interface and click “Settings” button, you can select the video encoder, resolution, audio channel and more. This function is something worth trying. You can get the work done splendidly.

Step 4: Press the “Convert” button to start Sony HDR-PJ440/B MTS files to AIC .mov conversion.

Conclusion: Once finished, click “Open” to get converted videos. Then you could transfer them to iMovie for editing.

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Import Sony HX400V MTS to iMovie for Further Editing

Admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 07:52:53 +0000

Sony has produced another solid camera in the HX400V, with some excellent technologies working to make sure it produces excellent images. There are a lot of interesting functions that make it even more appealing, including the 50x optical zoom, built-in Wi-Fi and creative functions.

Sony HX400V Camcorder shoots HD videos in 1080/60p AVCHD format. Regarding to the 1080/60p AVCHD codec, it is very popular in both the professional and consumer market. That means most non-linear editing software should have full support for the codec, but the thing is that users still have problems one or another while trying to import 60p AVCHD to iMovie for further editing.

“Hi, there, I recently purchased a Sony HX400V and loved shooting short video clips with it. Unfortunately, I’m currently having a problem editing the 60p AVCHD footage shot by the HX400V. The video loaded, but the entire editing process is not as smooth as I expected. Does iMovie not support Sony HX400V 60p AVCHD footage well? If so, what should I do to go about this? I would really appreciate any help.”

If you are trying to import 60p AVCHD to iMovie for editing, you may get down. That’s because iMovie does not have native support for 60p files in AVCHD format. In order to import and edit HX400V 60p AVCHD in iMovie without crashing problem and avoid rendering, you’d better transcode 60p AVCHD to iMovie native format. PavtubeMTS/M2TS Converter for Mac (review) can help you do the format conversion with high quality.

Workflow to import HX400V 60p AVCHD to iMovie for editing:

Step 1: Connect your Sony HX400V camcorder to Mac via USB cable and find the AVCHD files from the camera folder. Then copy and transfer the AVCHD files from Sony HX400V to the Apple hard drive disk.

Step 2: Import Sony HX400V 60p AVCHD files to Mac MTS Converter. Run it as the best Mac MTS Converter, and click the “Add video” button to load 60p AVCHD videos. You may also directly drag and drop HX400V 60p AVCHD videos to application UI for importing files.

Step 3: Click the “Format” option and navigate the mouse cursor to “iMovie and Final Cut Express>>Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)” as output format.

Step 4: To set the profile settings, please click the “Settings” button. General speaking, the default settings are just fine. Click the “Browse” button to browse and specify a destination folder to save the converted files.

Step 5: When everything is ready, click “Convert” to start converting 60p AVCHD to AIC MOV. This Mac MTS/M2TS Converter supports batch conversion so you may load multiple files and convert them at one time.

Conclusion: As AVCHD to AIC MOV Mac video converter, it enables you to trim out unwanted part, crop out black bars, change aspect ratio from 4:3 to 16:9 and vice versa, rotate 90 degrees clockwise, anti-clockwise, add plug-in subtitles, apply special effect, and more.

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