Continue reading »]]> Sony has announced the NEX-VG30 interchangeable lens camcorder. The NEX-VG30 camcorder features the same sensor format that Sony builds into its standard size DSLR cameras. With approximately 19.5 times the surface area of conventional camcorder sensors, the 16.1MP Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor makes capturing high-quality, cinematic video with a shallow depth of field a breeze.

Whatever your genre, whatever your shooting style, take your moviemaking to the next level with the Sony NEX-VG30 interchangeable lens HD camcorder and lens.

You may like shooting video with Sony NEX-VG30, it’s wonderful for us to use this excellent camera to record beautiful landscapes and record exciting moments. After recording, you may need to import the Sony NEX-VG30 footages to Final Cut for editing, but, Sony NEX-VG30 recorded videos are in AVCHD format, the AVCHD MTS/M2TS format is not compatible with many editing software, such as FCP, FCP X and FCE on Mac. Final Cut software doesn’t supports AVCHD well, it takes much time to render.

What’s the best solution to import Sony NEX-VG30 AVCHD files to FCP, FCP X, FCE for editing without rendering? The best way is to convert Sony NEX-VG30 AVCHD MTS footage to ProRes codec MOV format, Apple ProRes 422 MOV format is best supported by FCP or FCP X, AIC MOV is best format for FCE and iMovie, the below is a brief guide for beginners.

Click the below button to buy or free download Pavtube MTS Converter for Mac

1. Open Pavtube MTS to Mac Converter for Mac, it’s an professional AVCHD converter on Mac which can convert Sony NEX-VG30 AVCHD files to different formats. Click “Add Video” to load the .mts files from Sony VG30 Camcorder to the Mac Converter.

2. Click “format” bar to choose output format:

Choose “Final Cut Pro – Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” as the best video format for importing Sony VG30 MTS files to Final Cut Pro (X) editing.

Choose “iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov)” as the best video format for importing Sony VG30 AVCHD files to iMovie or Final Cut Express.

Then you can set the output folder by clicking “Browse” icon as you need.

3. If you want to customize the output parameters, you can click settings button. Adjust the resolution and others as you need.

4. Click “convert” button to start the Sony NEX-VG30 AVCHD to ProRes 422 or AIC conversion.

With Pavtube MTS/M2TS converter for Mac, you can easily convert Sony NEX-VG30 AVCHD files to MOV with Apple ProRes or AIC Codec for Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Pro X, Final Cut Express editing.

After converting, you can import videos to Final Cut Pro X/FCE/iMovie for editing as you want.

Continue reading »]]> Q: “I recently bought a new Sony Alpha 57 camera. I use an iMac with iMovie for my videos. I shot some video on the AVCHD 60p format and cannot open in iMovie.

I am trying to convert the file to iMovie compatible format. But seems no software can read my videos, I am using the latest Mountain Lion, it’s that the problem?”

A: If you are using Mountain Lion, you need to pay attention to AVCHD files, as there is something changed on Mac 10.8. It shows AVCHD as a jpg not a folder, so many converters on the Market will not read the files due to structure changed. I am an older user of Pavtube MTS Converter for Mac, I just got update from Pavtube that they have added AVCHD support on Mac 10.8, you can download a trail version from below to give a try.

http://www.pavtube.com/mts-converter-mac/
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The Sony Alpha A57 SLR Digital AVCHD Camera with innovative Translucent Mirror Technology. With a 16.1MP APS-C Exmor HD CMOS sensor, directs incoming light to the CMOS image sensor and the AF sensor at the same time, allowing full-time continuous AF during both still and video shooting. Thus, you can sharpness when recording full HD 1080p video or photographing at up to 12 fps. If you want import and edit Sony Alpha A57 1080p file in iMovie and solve some trouble about incompatible format on your Mac, the professional MTS Converter for Mac is the best choice for you, which is also proved to be compatible with Mac OS Mountain Lion. It can not only transcode A57 AVCHD files to AIC for iMovie, but also provide you with some simple editing features, such as merging several videos into one file, deinterlacing the original footages, cropping video size, trimming video clips, adding special effects and text/image/video watermarks to output videos, thus it will be on the top of your list.

The best MTS/M2TS to iMovie Converter review from a User: I have been very satisfied with the conversion performance. I usually just get it set up with a large batch and let it run over night. The next day all of my files are ready to go. Bellow is the user steps sharing, please follow it.

First Free Download AVCHD to iMovie Converter for Mac

Step 1. Load 1080p MTS/M2TS files from Sony A57 to the professional AVCHD to iMovie Converter for Mac.

Connect the Sony Alpha SLT-A57 to your Apple with USB 2.0. Launch AVCHD to iMovie Converter for Mac and then click the “Add video” button to import your Sony A57 1080p MTS/M2TS files. You can tick the box in front of the file you want to convert. If your MTS/M2TS files have already been transferred to your Apple hard drive, you can easily drag them to the best Mac AVCHD to iMovie Converter.

Tips:
1. If you have multiple 1080p MTS/M2TS files, you can select the “Merge into one file” box to merge them into one single file for iMovie so that you can play these files without interruption.

2. Double click the selected file and you cam preview it.

Step 2: Select an output format for iMovie and set the output folder.

Click on the “Format” and you will get a dropdown menu. Move you pointer to “iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov)”. The Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) is the compatible format for iMovie and FCE. Then you can set the output folder by clicking “Browse” icon as you need.

Step 3: Click on the “Settings” icon to adjust audio and video parameters.

Click the “Settings” icon and you will go into a new interface named “Profile Settings”. You can adjust codec, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel in the interface according to your needs and optimize the output file quality.

Tips:

1. 1920*1080 as video size and 30fps/29.97fps as video bitrate are the most suitable video parameters for editing in iMovie.

2. If you want to reduce the video size, you can change video size from 1920*1080 to 1440*1080 or 1280*720.

3. Deinterlacing has been chosen as default, so you needn’t worry about how to deinterlace 1080i videos.

Step 4. Transcode Sony A57 AVCHD MTS files to AIC for iMovie with 30fps and 5.1 channels on Mac.

Click the “Convert” button, start convert Sony A57 1080p MTS files to AIC on Mac immediately. You can find the process in the “Conversion” interface.

Step 5: When the Mac AVCHD to iMovie conversion is 100% completed, open “iMovie” and click “File > Import” to transfer the converted Sony A57 MTS footages to iMovie.

The best AVCHD to iMovie Converter for Mac is not only helpful to get footages from Sony A55 into iMovie on Mac, but also does a great job in converting AVCHD to ProRes 422 for FCP, MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere Pro, DNxHD for Avid Media Composer, AIC for FCE, etc.

Continue reading »]]> Summary: Import AVCHD to iMovie is not as difficult as you think now, with our powerful AVCHD to iMovie Converter, import avchd to imovie is just a little case. Just several simple clicks you will import avchd video to imovie for editing by yourself.

Part One: How to encode Canon HF G10 AVCHD to iMovie 8/9/11 compatible format on Mac?

Question: Best Solution for AVCHD Editing?

I have a Canon Vixia HF G10 camcorder, which creates .mts video files (AVCHD format: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264). My goal is to convert these .mts files to .mov files so that I can edit my Canon G10 footage with iMovie 8.

Answer: iMovie 8 doesn’t support AVCHD folder import directly, only iMovie 11 support the AVCHD structure(but I find “iMovie 11 still does not support many AVCHD (.mts) files” on forums), you need to convert AVCHD to iMovie 8 compatible format, AIC is the recommended codec, you can download a free trail of Pavtube AVCHD to iMovie Converter for Mac, use it to convert AVCHD to AIC codec, there should be no problem to edit it in iMovie after conversion.

Tip:

You can see that iMoive is compatible with some AVCHD camcorders.

http://help.apple.com/imovie/cameras/en/index.html?lang=en_US

The problem is with these camcorders you can shot in 1080i 50/60 or 1080p50/60 mode, the 1080p 50/60 AVCHD video will not be supported in iMovie.

Step 1: Import Canon VIXIA HF G10 1080p AVCHD footages to the top AVCHD to iMovie Converter on Mac.

Connect Canon VIXIA HF G10 to your Mac and luanch the Pavtube Mac AVCHD to iMovie 8/9/11 Converter.

Click “” menu, choose “Add Video” to locate the M2TS/MTS files you want to add. Or if you have put your recordings to HDD, you can directly drag & drop AVCHD MTS/M2TS files from Canon HF G10 camcorder to the program. After that, you should double click files to see whether they can be previewed normally. Since the AVCHD to iMovie Mac app supports batch conversion, you can add more than one AVCHD file for converting. In addition, you are allowed to combine your files into one by checking “Merge into One File”.

Step 2: Select an output format for iMovie 8/9/11.

Click “Format > iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)” as the best output format for import AVCHD to iMovie 8/9/11 on Mac.

Step 3: Customize the settings as you need.

Click the “Settings” icon and you will be led to the “Profile Settings”, on which page you can customize the codec, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel according to your needs and optimize the output file quality.

Step 4: Convert Canon HF G10 AVCHD to AIC MOV on Mac Mountain Lion 10.8.

Please click “Convert” to transcode VIXIA HF G10 1080p AVCHD to AIC for iMovie 8/9/11 on Mac. You can get the estimated time and video size in the “Conversion” interface.

After the AVCHD to AIC MOV conversion with the top AVCHD to iMovie Converter, click “Open” button to get the generated AIC MOV files, you can edit Canon HF G10 1080p AVCHD MTS files in iMovie 8/9/11 easily and effortlessly.

Import converted Canon HF G10 AVCHD MTS files to iMovie 8/9/11

Open up iMovie, and follow File > Import > Movies… to load the converted Canon HF G10 AVCHD MTS videos to iMovie then click “import”.

Tip: The top AVCHD to iMovie Converter for Mac can also help you convert AVCHD recordings to ProRes, DNxHD, MPEG-2, MOV(AVC) for FCP, FCP X, FCE, Avid, Adobe Premiere Pro, etc. You can link to Pavtube MTS Converter for Mac and get more info about it.

Part Two: How to burn Canon HF G10 AVCHD to DVD on Mac with 50% Coupon at Pavtube 2012 Halloween

1. Please download and install Pavtube DVD Creator for Mac for importing Canon HF G10 1080p MTS files to the software.

2.Click the import button to load your Canon HF G10 footages, you can click “Add title” button to add more titles.

3.Switch to Menu pane. Double-click a DVD menu beneath the Menu Template to apply it to your DVD. You can customize the background video/image, background music, text, title thumbnail and more for your DVD menu.

4.Click the “Burn” button to start burn Canon HF G10 AVCHD to DVD on Mac with 50% OFF at Pavtube 2012 Halloween Promotion. You can choose to burn Canon HF G10 1080p AVCHD MTS to DVD disc, or save Canon HF G10 AVCHD video as ISO file, or Generate videos to DVD Folder.

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Continue reading »]]> Summary: In this article you will get to know Sony HDR-PJ10 with iMovie or FCE workflow: How to import Sony HDR-PJ10 MTS to iMovie or FCE? First encode Sony HDR-PJ10 MTS to AIC MOV on Mac..

Sony HDR-PJ10 Review:

Good: The Sony Handycam HDR-PJ10’s built-in projector and stereo speakers are very convenient for sharing home movies. Plus, the HD camcorder has the same wide-angle lens, built-in USB cable, and good automated performance as its projector-free siblings.

Bad: If you don’t plan to use the projector, the rest of the camcorder’s performance and feature set are a bit underpowered for the money.

Question: How to import Sony HDR-PJ10 recording MTS to iMovie or FCE on Mac Mountain Lion 10.8?

“I have just got  Handycam HDR-PJ10, a camcorder that supports 1920 x 1080 Full HD 60p recording, I recorded some footages when I travel. Now I want to import Sony HDR-PJ10 AVCHD files to Avid Media Composer for editing, but I always encounter problems in the importing process. What video format and codec should I use so that I can edit PJ10 AVCHD in Avid natively and smoothly?”

If you usually edit videos, you may know that MTS and M2TS format is not friendly with many editing softwar, like Avid. Avid Media Composer doesn’t support MTS files well because of the codec and frame rate, you may encounter many problems when you try to import or edit Sony camera recorded videos.

Solution: The most simple way to encode Sony PJ10 MTS footage to iMovie or FCE compatible codec/format?

The best codec for iMovie or FCE is MOV format with AIC codec, so encode Sony PJ10 MTS to AIC MOV is the first choice if you want to work Sony PJ10 footages in iMovie or Final Cut Express, follow the guide below.

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Step 1. Add mts files.
Connect Sony HDR-PJ10 camcorder to you Mac. Run Pavtube MTS to MOV Converter for Mac, it’s an excellent Mac MTS to Mac converter. Click “Add” to load Sony PJ10 mts files or directly drag the files into file list.

Note: If you want to Convert Sony PJ10 MTS to MP4, you can also try Free MTS Converter for Mac from iTunes app store, this freeware has some limitations on output format, like Apple ProRes codec for FCP is not supported.

Step 2. Click on the dropdown menu of “Format”, and then follow “iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)”. By the way, the Mac Panasonic AVCHD Converter also supports output Apple ProRes format for using in Final Cut Pro.

Step 3. Edit MTS video with the best AIC Converter for iMovie: trim AVCHD file into small segments, cut black sides around video, apply special effects, audio replacement, etc. And click “Settings” button, then you will enter the following interface, on which you are allowed to customize size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channel to your required ones. (Tip: this converter can helps you to downmix 5.1 channell to stereo for iMovie editing)

Step 4. Click “Convert” to start to transcode Sony PJ10 MTS to AIC MOV on Mac OS X. You’ll see the conversion process,  get the output QuickTime AIC .mov files by clicking “Open” button after conversion.

The software can help you to convert Sony PJ10 MTS footage to MOV at a short time if the file not so big. Video and audio quality and synchronization are perfectly guaranteed.

Tips:

1. You can also read more guides in Pavtube MTS column.

2. If you want to burn MTS to DVD from Sony PJ10, view the guide “Burn huge MTS files to DVD without loss of quality“.

I hope you read happy!

Continue reading »]]> Sony HDR-CX260V/B creates stunningly beautiful 1920x1080p Full HD videos, letting you record your memories in exceptional full high definition quality. It is capable of 60p recording and playback via HDMI and compatible HDTV providing stunning clarity and incredibly detailed and smoother playback of your memories.

User reviews:

Pros: It’s really as good as you could hope. Low light is very decent also. There is no light but frankly, footage shot with a tiny light bulb or LED never looks good anyways. Still photo quality is sorta grainy but it’s nice to have. You can also pop in an SD card & record hours and hours more. I would highly recommend getting a 32gb SD card (amazon basics has a nice one) and then you don’t have to connect the camera to your computer, just insert the SD card.

Cons: The HQ video mode is not compatible with the Mac without some hassling. The HQ mode is the default shooting mode and it’s really what you want to be using. It gives you the highest, best frame rate. You have to adjust down to FH or Standard quality to get iMovie or Final Cut to recognize the video.

AVCHD recording format is the more and more popular among HD Camecorders, such as the powerful Sony HDR-CX160, Sony HDR-CX190, Panasonic HC-X900M , Canon Vixia HF G10 Camcorders.

As for how to import and edit Sony HDR-CX260V/B 1080p MTS in Final Cut Express or iMovie, you can follow the bellow steps.

Step 1: Load MTS files.

Connect Sony HDR-CX260V/B to your Mac via USB 2.0, or insert your SD Card to Mac. You can browse the .mts files from AVCHD > BDMV > STREAM. And then insall and luanch the best Mac Sony MTS to AIC Converter. Click the “File” or the related label to add the .mts files from your Camcorder.

Tips: If you want to merge multiple 1080p MTS clips into one, please tick “Merge into one file” box to merge the files into one single file.

Step 2: Choose output format.

Click on the “Format” and move you pointer to “iMovie and Final Cut Express” on the dropdown menu, choose .

Step 3: Set the best video profile for FCE/iMovie editing Sony HDR-CX260V/B MTS files.

Click the “Settings” icon and you will be led to the “Profile Settings”, on which page you can customize the codec, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel according to your needs and optimize the output file quality.

Tricks:

1. 30 fps, and video size as 1920*1080 are recommended parameters to keep the best quality for editing MTS footages in Final Cut Express or iMovie.

2. If you want to have a smaller file size but keep the good quality, you can change the video size to 1440*1080.

Step 4: Convert MTS to AIC MOV.

Click the “Convert” button, it will start the fast convert Sony HDR-CX260V/B MTS to ProRes for FCE/iMovie on Mac. You can get the estimated time and video size in the “Conversion” interface.

With the best MTS to AIC Converter for Mac, you will be able to get the output files for FCE/iMovie by clicking on “Open” button. you can import and edit Sony HDR-CX260V/B 1080p MTS in FCE or iMovie easily and effortlessly.

Tips:

1. If you want edit MTS video in Final Cut Pro (X), click FCP column.

2. Learn more at MTS column.

3. If you want to save storage space for your camera and computer, safekeeping or playback it in house, go on a trip, even stay in car, you can burn MTS videos to DVD.

Free Download Sony MTS Converter for Mac

Continue reading »]]> Summary: Do you want to solve the Panasonic G5 and iMovie/Final Cut Pro/Final Cut Express/Avid Media Composer compatibility problem on Mac 10.8/10.7/10.6/10.5? This short article will tell you the most simple way, you only need to transcode Panasonic Lumix G5 1080/60p AVCHD to AIC MOV for iMovie and Final Cut Express – G5 AVCHD to ProRes 422 MOV for Final Cut Pro – G5 AVCHD to DNxHD mov for Avid Media Composer via using Mac Panasonic AVCHD Converter. Finally, you can import the converted G5 1080/60p AVCHD files to iMovie, FCE, FCP, Avid MC for editing on Mac Mountain Lion 10.8.

Panasonic Lumix G5 Introduction

Panasonic has launched the LUMIX G5 in 18th July, 2012. A new standard in digital single lens mirrorless camera image quality, with a new 16.05-megapixel Live MOS sensor; the Venus Engine VII FHD image processor; and an ISO range of up to 12,800, the LUMIX G5 provides stunning image quality, even in low-light situations. With highly precise, light speed Auto Focus and six FPS burst shooting at full resolution, you’ll never miss the perfect shot; With the in-built Electronic Viewfinder You can frame the perfect portrait with your eye close to the camera, while the 3.0-inch free-angle touch LCD screen means you can take shots from above your head and below your feet with perfect clarity.

For more information on Panasonic, its brand and commitment to sustainability, visit the company’s website at panasonic.net/

If you have got the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5 in hand and tried to shoot with it, you will definitely be surprised by the fantanstic photo and video performance since you can get the great image quality, sharp details and excellent resolution and color production. After showing off your Full HD videos, you will be disappointed when you want to import Panasonic G5 1080p AVCHD footages to iMovie/FCP/FCE/Avid MC and find all MTS files are greyed out, which means that iMovie can not recognize your MTS files.

What causes makes iMovie/FCP/FCE/Avid MC and Panasonic G5 AVCHD does not compatible?

After testing, we found the 1080p AVCHD recordings from Lumix DMC-G5 can’t be surpported well by FCP/FCE/Avid MC/iMovie (include iMovie 8/9/11), especially 50p clips.

Firstly, the recordings with the codec H.264/MPEG-4 are highly compressed for saving storage space and smooth playback, but the H.264 files are not suitable for editing, so editing H.264 MTS files in FCP/FCE/Avid MC/iMovie is always a headaching problem for editors.

Secondly, up to now, FCP/FCE/Avid MC/iMovie can not always successfully recognize footages at 60fps. So if you want to put 1080/60p files to FCP/FCE/Avid MC/iMovie, you will sometimes meet the importing problem.

How to solve the importing problem without any loss of original quality?

To sovle the importing problem, the first thing you should know is that the Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC) is the best codec for iMovie 8/9/11 on Mac Mountain Lion 10.8, So you need a professional Mac Panasonic AVCHD Converter to convert Panasonic G5 1080p 50p/60p AVCHD to AIC MOV for editing. Here recommended the best Mac Converter – Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac, applying which you are not only able to transcode 1080/60p AVCHD files to 1080/30p MOV files with AIC/ProRes/DNxHD codec, but also capable of combining several clips into one for easy importing/editing in iMovie/FCP/FCE/Avid MC, trimming videos, adding text/image/video as watermarks to your original files, replacing audios, adjusting brightness/contast/saturation of the imported files, etc.

Free Download Mac Panasonic AVCHD Converter

If you want to know detailed conversion step, please view:

For Final Cut Pro Users: please view “Convert AVCHD to ProRes 422 MOV for Final Cut Pro”

For Final Cut Express Users: please view “Make MTS footages editable in Final Cut Express”

For Avid Media Composer Users: please view “Get Avid Media Composer working with AVCHD MTS footage”

Well, you can have a try.

Happy Every Days!

Continue reading »]]> How to import Sony NEX-F3 MTS footage to iMovie for editing on Mac Mountain Lion?

Problem 1. converting sony f3 mts footage to AIC for importing to iMovie

I just got some footage that was shot on a Sony F3 and the RED. I would like to work in a codec that is the same, ideally proress 422 HQ. What is the best way to covert those files into the AIC codec? Do I need special software? Can I do it in MPEGStreamclip? Oh yea I am using iMovie. Please help as I will be coliring in Davinci Resolve as well. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Sean

Problem 2. Importing Sony F3 footage into iMovie?

Editing a short movie (school project) that was shot on a Sony F3. I need to know the correct process to import this footage into iMovie.

Thanks for the help

Problem 3. How to load Sony NEX-F3 MTS to iMovie for editing on Mac?

I’m using this Sony NEX-F3 camera at 3 month. It’s really amazing taking pictures at night both inside and outside. With stabilizing the camera, shooting at night landscape I can get very clear images. It’s very easy to setup the camera even the shortcuts at the manual mode. The recording in HD resolution has a good quality, even seen on Full HD LED TV. But the recorded file is AVCHD format. That means the 1080/60i MTS/M2TS recordings are can’t be edited directly in iMovie on Mac OS X. How to convert Sony NEX-F3 AVCHD MTS/M2TS recordings to iMovie editable video format on Mac OS X.

Thanks for your expert help.
Mike. 

You can see, many Sony NEX-F3 camera fans have problems in workflow for import/load Sony NEX-F3 MTS footage to Final Cut Pro, FCP X, FCE, iMovie etc. on Mac Mountain Lion, but it seems that the solutions above doesn’t function well.

Don’t worry! Here let’s take a Rational and comprehensive view of this frustration:

First, below is Sony Nex-F3 supported format:

The Answer as follow:

First, here I recommend Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac. Which gives me the fastest Sony NEX-F3 MTS to AIC for iMovie conversion and best video/audio setting. Now I will share my best and easiest solution about convert Sony NEX-F3 AVCHD MTS/M2TS to iMovie perfectly supported video format- the Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) MOV format.

Required software:

Free Download Pavtube Mac MTS to iMovie Converter

Step 1: Install and run Pavtube MTS to iMovie Converter for Mac Mountain Lion and load the 1080i 60 MTS files to it.

Tip: If you wanna join MTS/M2TS files for iMovie, tick the “Merge into one” box. This Mac AVCHD to iMovie converter also works as the MTS/M2TS joiner.

Step 2: Click on “Format” and you will get a dropdown menu; move your pointer to “iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov)” which is the AVCHD transcoding format you need for iMovie. Then you can set the output folder by clicking “Browse” icon as you need.

Step 3: Click the “Settings” icon and you will go into a new interface named “Profile Settings”. You can set the video frame rate as 23.976fps, video size as 1920*1080 and keep 5.1 channels to keep the best quality for editing MTS files in iMovie on Mac Mountain Lion.

Step 4: Start to convert Sony NEX-F3 MTS to AIC for iMovie on Mac via clicking the “Convert” button. You can find the process in the “Conversion” interface.

After the Pavtube AVCHD/MTS to iMovie conversion, you will be able to get the output files compatible with iMovie via clicking on “Open” button effortlessly.

Now, don’t hesitate to import the and edit Sony NEX-F3 AVCHD/MTS footages in iMovie no longer with any importing or editing trouble on Mac/Mac OS X Lion/Mac Mountain Lion and more.

Tip 1. If you want to burn MTS videos to DVD, I recommend Pavtube DVD Creator.

Tip 2. Pavtube Studio is announcing 2012 Summer Promotion Activity – 20% Discount MTS Converter (Windows/Mac), If you are interested, please click here: http://www.pavtube.com/2012-summer-sale.html

Continue reading »]]> Not long ago, I got a camcorder-Canon Vixia HF S100, it’s an excellent camcorder which gives me high quality videos. I like easy editing Canon Vixia HF S100 recorded videos with Final Cut Pro for family movies like interesting events, cats, building a snowman and so on. But the first time when I want to import AVCHD videos to Final Cut Pro for editing, I encountered some problems, I can’t import Canon Vixia HF S100 AVCHD to Final Cut Pro. One of my friends told me FCP doesn’t support Canon HF S100 AVCHD well. Finally I found Pavtube Video Converter for Mac which is the best Canon AVCHD files Transcode to transcode Canon HF S100 AVCHD Videos to Apple ProRes 422 perfectly compatible with FCP.

If you have the same problem about editing Canon HF S100 AVCHD Videos in Final Cut Pro, you may follow the step-by-step guide.

Step 1. Load Canon HF S100 AVCHD videos to Pavtube Mac AVCHD to Final Cut Pro Converter.

Just connect Canon HF S100 to iMac with USB cable, and copy the files to hard drive. Run Pavtube Canon AVCHD Video Converter for Mac as the best Canon AVCHD to FCP Converter, and click the “Add” button to load 1920×1080 .mts videos.

Step 2. Choose the best output video format for editing in FCP.
Clock the format column and choose the Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov). It’s the best video format for FCP.

Step 3. If you want to adjust the output videos’ parameters, you can click settings button to change the Size, the Bitrate, and the Codec for getting the perfect effects.

Step 4. If you want to edit the video before convert Canon HF S100 AVCHD to FCP MOV format, Pavtube Video Converter for Mac offers easy but useful edit function as shows below.

Step 5.Click “Convert” button to transcode Canon HF S100 AVCHD to ProRes 422 for FCP editing on Mac OS X Lion.

You can click “Edit” button to perform edit functions such as crop, trim, flip, effect, watermark and audio replace. To eliminate interlacing effect, simply check Deinterlacing box under Effect tab.

More Tricks for Canon Camera files transcode, click Pavtube Canon Column:

Canon Vixia MTS to Windows Movie Maker Converter

Canon Vixia AVCHD MTS to iMovie

How to convert MXF to H.264 for Premiere Pro?

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Tips:

Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac can convert 1080p cameras/camcorders footages to editable HD video formats for non-linear editing software like iMovie, Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, Avid, Adobe Premiere etc. The HD footage can be compressed to SD video clips for storage when you wanna save storage space.

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Apple claims that iMovie ’09/11 supports most commonly-used video codecs, including DV, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, AVCHD and AIC. However, due to the wide range of media types, and the different ways manufacturers store video on these media types, not all AVCHD camcorders are compatible with iMovie ’09/11. In this case, the workaround for you is using a Mac AVCHD Video Converter tool to Convert AVCHD MTS to AIC for iMovie.

About Apple Intermediate Codec (Quoted from Wikipedia)

“The Apple Intermediate Codec is a video codec designed by Apple, Inc to be an intermediate format in an HDV workflow. It features high performance and quality, being less processor intensive to work with than other editing formats. Unlike native MPEG-2 based HDV – and similar to the standard-definition DV codec – AIC does not use temporal compression, enabling every frame to be decoded immediately without decoding other frames. As a result of this, AIC takes three to four times more space than HDV.

AIC is available only on the Mac OS X platform and cannot be read on other platforms to date such as Windows or Linux. All Mac OS X software which makes use of the QuickTime codec libraries – primarily Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Express, and iMovie, but also freeware such as MPEG Streamclip – can use the Apple Intermediate codec.”

how to Import AVCHD/MTS footages to iMovie for editing on Mac?

Step 1: Load AVCHD MTS files.
Free download, install and run Pavtube AVCHD Video Converter for Mac. click “Add” button to load Camcorder 1080p AVCHD MTS files. The Mac MTS converter supports batch conversion, so you are allowed to add multiple files to convert at a time. Meanwhile, if you wanna combine multiple files into a single AIC encoded .mov file, you can put a checkmark in the checkbox “Merge into one file”.

Step 2: Setting Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov) as output format.
In order to convert AVCHD to AIC for iMovie, click “Format > QuickTime Movie Format > Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)” as output video format.

Tip:
1. Pavtube Mac AVCHD Video Converter also supports output Apple ProRes video format for using in Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Pro X, you can visit “how to convert AVCHD/MTS/MXF to ProRes 422 for FCP/FCP X? “.

2. If you want to Adjust audio and video, click “Settings” button, then you will enter the following interface, on which you are allowed to customize size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channel to your required ones.

Step 3: Convert AVCHD MTS footage to AIC for iMovie.
Click “Convert” button to start Convert MTS to AIC for iMovie ’09/11 Editing. With perfect audio and video synchronization technology, the Mac AVCHD Converter will never cause you any audio and video out of sync issues, which is much better than other similar tools in the market. When the conversion is finished, you can click “Open” button to get the final output AIC MOV files with ease.

Now, you can Import AVCHD/MTS files to iMovie with the Highest Quality.