Continue reading »]]> Why We Need to Save or Import Sony Cyber-shot Videos onto Windows or Mac?

Cyber-shot is the Sony‘s line of point-and-shoot digital cameras introduced in 1996. Cyber-shot model names use a DSC prefix, which is an initialism for “Digital Still Camera”. And nowadays, more and more people tend to capture their happiest and sweetest moments with Sony Cyber-shot digital cameras. We may shoot lots of smooth and sharp HD (high definition) footages during travelling or family time, and we usually expect to save those great movies to our computer rather than locking them in our camera, then transcode AVCHD MTS to any video formats and edit in video editing programs on Windows like Avid, Adobe Premiere, Sony Vegas, or on Mac like FCP, FCE, iMove, CyberLink PowerDirector, etc. After reading the below article, you may get a clear instruction about how to get Sony AVCHD videos on Windows or Mac for video editing later.

How to import Sony Cyber-shot HD AVCHD videos to Windows computer?

For Windows users:

1. Turn on the computer.

2. Ensure the recording media with the pictures or movies is inserted in the camera.

3. Connect the supplied USB cable to the camera and the USB input jack on the computer.

4. Turn on the camera.

NOTE: The computer automatically detects the UBS connection from the camera and installs the appropriate driver from the Windows 7 operating system. Afterwards, an AutoPlay window appears on the computer screen.

5. In the AutoPlay window, click Import Pictures and videos using Windows.

6. In the Import Pictures and Videos window that appears, click Import Settings .

7. In the Import Settings window, assign the location on the computer to where you want to copy the picture and movie files.

Next to Import images to click the Browse button and then select the desired folder (for example, My Pictures).

Next to Import videos to click the Browse button and then select the desired folder (for example, My Videos).

8. Click the OK button.

9. In the Import Pictures and Videos dialog box, click the OK button.

10. Click the Import button.

Tip: There is a problem that AVCHD is not a playable and editable video format for Avid, Adobe Premiere, or Sony Vegas, and transcoding process is necessary. Use Sony AVCHD MTS Converter to transcode your Sony Cyber-shot AVHCD MTS to DNxHD MOV for Avid, convert Sony AVCHD MTS to WMV for Premiere/Sony Vegas and more.

For Mac users:

Method 1: You could copy and paste your Sony AVCHD videos via a USB cable to Mac computer. Here are the steps.

Tip : This procedure is helpful when you are not using iMove or some other software application to import your video.

Preparation: You need a Mac computer, your Sony camcorder, and a USB cable.

Step 1: Power on your Mac PC

Step 2: Connect the Sony Camcorder directly to the USB cable on your computer. The Sony Cyber-shot camcorder will display as a hard drive on computer.

Steps 3: Turn on the camcorder, navigate to the Sony Cyber-shot hard drive to access the memory stick, select USB Connect, the LCD will show USB Mass Storage. iPhoto may automatically open, if so, just turn it off.

Step 4: On the Finder bar select “Go”, and then “Computer”. Select “No Name” or untitled item. Select the “AVCHD” folder then “BDMV” folder and on the “STREAM” folder.

Step 5: Click on the video you wanna transfer. If you have multiple videos you would like to transfer, press and hold the “command” key, then select the videos by clicking on them. To copy these files, press and hold the command key and the press the “C” key.

Step 6: Select folder you wanna save the videos. Enter that folder, hold the comman key then press the V key, then your videos are be paste to local computer.

Method 2: You can capture and transfer Sony AVCHD videos to iMac/MacBook Pro via iMovie after connecting camera to computer with USB cable.

However, you may face problem when trying to log and transfer AVCHD videos from Sony AVCHD to Final Cut Express (FCE) 4 or Final Cut Pro (FCP) 5. After transferring HD .mts videos from camera to computer hard drive, just run Pavtube Sony AVCHD MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac as the Mac Sony Cyber-shot AVCHD MTS converter to deinterlace and convert MTS to Apple ProRes for FCP X, Import Sony AVCHD MTS to FCE if you want to edit HD videos.

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The Panasonic X900/X800 records 1080/60p AVCHD videos. However, iPhoto 8/9/11 does not import the AVCHD MTS/M2TS videos. You can not easily open, play and edit them on Mac. So if you want to log and transfer the Panasonic X900/X800 1080/60p AVCHD to iPhoto on Mac OS X for editing without rendering, you need a Mac AVCHD to iPhoto Converter to convert the Panasonic X900/X800 1080/60p AVCHD MTS/M2TS to QuickTime MOV for iPhoto 8/9/11 editing on Mac.

Steps to convert AVCHD MTS to iPhoto mov, mp4 or h.264 on Mac

1. Load files to the professional Mac AVCHD to iPhoto 8/9/11 Converter.

Run the AVCHD to iPhoto 8/9/11 Converter for Mac, click “Add Video”, load the 1080p .mts videos from Panasonic HC-X900 camera through the PRIVATE > AVCHD > BDMW > STREAM folder. Or drag and drop the AVCHD files to the Mac Software.

2. Set QuickTime MOV as output video format

Click “Format > Common Video > MOV QuickTime (*.mov)” as output video format. You can click the “Settings” button to set the output video’s parameters. The Mac Panasonic AVCHD to iPhoto converter will transcode Panasonic HC-X900/X800 1080/60p AVCHD files to MOV with original 1920×1080 HD definition as H.264 as QuickTime codec.

3. Start converting X900/X800 1080/60p AVCHD MTS/M2TS to QuickTime MOV for iPhoto.

Click “Convert” to start ConvertPanasonic X900/X800 AVCHD MTS to QuickTime MOV for iPhoto 8/9/11 format when everything is ready.
The Mac AVCHD to iPhoto Converter supports batch conversion so you may load multiple AVCHD MTS/M2TS files and convert them to QuickTime MOV at one time.

When the process is finished, import the converted video file to iPhoto 8/9/11 for editing on Mac.
Hope this article will help you to import Panasonic X900/X800 1080/60p AVCHD footage to iPhoto 8/9/11 for editing.

To import photos or videos from a hard disk:

Do one of the following:

Drag one or more photos or videos from the Finder to the iPhoto main window.

Drag one or more photos or videos from the Finder to the iPhoto icon in the dock.

In iPhoto, choose “File > Import to Library”. Then select the photos or videos you want to import and click Import.

Tips:

1. You can use Pavtube DVD Creator Mac to burn X900/X800 AVCHD to DVD on Mac. Now if you buy Pavtube converter products, you can get a free DVD Creator (Win or Mac) in the Thanksgiving promotion (Nov. 14-DEC.10), please take a look!

2. The Panasonic AVCHD to iPhoto Converter for Mac also works with other Panasonic AVCHD camcorders like HDC-TM700/HS700/SD700/SD600/HS900/SD800/SD900, etc and Panasonic Lumix cameras like DMC-ZS3/TZ7, DMC-TZ10, DMC-FZ40, DMC-FZ45, DMC-FZ35, DMC-TZ20, DMC-TS1/FT1, DMC-TS2/FT2, DMC-FX75.