Continue reading »]]> Expert HD Camcorder HC-X900/X800 with 3MOS System Pro bringing Panasonic’s Highest-Ever Image Quality. The 3MOS System Pro achieves a dramatic improvement in performance with a totally re-engineered lens, sensor, and engine. This allows the new system to produce Full-HD images with breathtaking color, detail and gradation. 3MOS System Pro is a next-generation imaging system that exhibits outstanding effects even under dim lighting, and produces bright, beautiful images with minimum noise.

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:

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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.

Continue reading »]]> Featuring full 1920 x 1080 HD video captures, along with two XLR inputs on the handle and a very small footprint, the Canon Vixia XA10 is a force to be reckoned with. This camcorder with the smallest weight for expedition style productions indeed generates truly eye-catching full HD 1080p videos using an AVCHD code and in .mts extension. As we all know, structure of files that HD camcorder generates is similar to blu-ray disc file structure (including BDAV, Playlist, STREAM…. folders). Therefore, it is not an easy task to play and edit AVCHD recordings on Mac OS computer. Moreover, when I got this camcorder on hand, ImageBroswer which provided by most Canon camcorders was not found in Canon XA10 package. This makes it tougher to edit and play XA 10 footages.

Thus, how to play and edit Canon AVCHD videos on Mac OS computer? This issue is highly concerned by Mac users who own Canon XA10 camcorder.

1. Free solution to play AVCHD videos via Quicktime on Mac OS computer?
No doubt, Apple default media player-Quicktime is not capable of playing AVCHD videos. Maybe someone recommends VLC Media Player for Mac which indeed supports AVCHD videos playback. But this is not my choice because when I play 1080p videos via VLC Player, my computer becomes quite slow. And my computer becomes so noisy. Personally, this is resulted from its high CPU utilization.

So the best way to play AVCHD videos is to convert them to Quicktime MOV video. This makes videos much easier for playing and editing as well as highly saving my HD space. Here a free app named Pavtube Free MTS M2TS Converter is highly recommended to achieve this task. I found this app from Mac app store top charts. I am highly impressed with its easy to use and intuitive interface. Just search Pavtube in App Store, free download and install this app with inputting your Apple ID. Next step is to load .mts videos directly from your camcorder or your hard disk, choose Quicktime MOV as output. Finally hit big convert button to start this conversion. Once the conversion is completed, output movies with high quality will be perfectly play via Quicktime. When I select the mode which records 1080/50i videos, this free Mac OS AVCHD to Quicktime MOV Converter can help me remove these interlacing videos so that Quicktime gives me a clearer and sharper image.

2. Efficient way to edit Canon Vixia XA10 AVCHD in iMovie/ Final Cut Pro
For Mac users, iMovie and FCP are there favorite video editing software. iMovie 09 has claimed that it supports AVCHD videos. But only Apple Intel-based Mac computers (MacBookPro Laptops, iMac or Mac Pro Towers) can work well with your AVCHD footages.

If you have Power PC G5 Macs or previous version of iMovie, the only solution is to transcode MTS videos to AIC videos which iMovie likes most. Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac (the upgraded version of Pavtube Free MTS M2TS Converter) gives you a hand to achieve this task. This camcorder video converter provides “iMovie/Final Cut Express-> Apple Intermediate Codec (*.mov)” output which is iMovie preferred video format. I got the quality conversion which I am looking for. The output AIC video with high quality can be easily imported and editing in iMovie without any rendering and interruption

If you need professional editing features, Final Cut Pro is your premium choice. Final Cut Pro X is the most up-to-date app for AVCHD support. As long as you have camcorder on hand, you can connect it to your Mac and directly import AVCHD footages into FCP for further editing. This project is perfect if you do not mind its long-time rendering time. However, if you are not patient enough or you just have only MTS files in your HDD without the other corresponding files in the BDMV folder structure, the recommended project is to encode XA10 MTS footages into Apple ProRes which FCP prefers. Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac mentioned above gives you the ultimate solution. And the following screenshot shows all available Prores codecs. Personally, Apple Prores 422 and Apple Prores 422 (LT) are highly recommended because both can help you save much HD space.

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