Every now and then, there are people talking about AVCHD (mts) camcorder, one typical situation I want to share with all of you is as follows:
"I have a Panasonic camcorder. iMovie doesn't recognize the camcorder files. How can I edit the files on my AVCHD camcorder with my Mac?"
AVCHD support has been a headache for both PowerPC Mac and Intel Mac users. The format varies slightly depending on the type of your camcorder. For Mac users, software support varies based on the version of iMovie you use and the system you work on. For example, in iMovie '08, only camcorders using MPEG-2 (standard definition) and AVCHD (high definition) formats are supported, however, in iMovie '09, two more formats, MPEG-4 and H.264 are covered. Besides, if you use the AVCHD format, you will need a Mac with an Intel-based Core Duo processor or better.
Then how to solve the problem between AVCHD (mts) and iMovie? Before jump into it, it is necessary to get a general knowledge about AVCHD (mts) and iMovie, AVCHD is a high-definition MPEG transport stream video format for recording and playback of high-definition video used by Sony, Panasonic and other high-definition camcorders, and iMovie is a video editing software application created by Apple as part of their free of charge iLife suite of applications for Mac that allows users to edit their own home movies.
Since we can't import MTS file directly to iMovie, not to mention get editing there. We can try a workaround to convert MTS to other formats that iMovie supports like MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MOV, HDV or DV.
This can be realized by the powerful and professional
MTS to iMovie converter for Mac, not only you can convert MTS to iMovie supported file format with good quality and fast speed, but you can also do some editing on the file you want to convert, like cropping unwanted frame from clips, trimming the length of the file, adjusting Brightness, Contrast and Saturation of the file for your smooth editing.
Tutorial
Step by step to convert MTS to iMovie
Step 1: Download and install
MTS to iMovie Converter for Mac
Free download the software and install it on the specific location on your computer, and then have a test. Please don't hesitate to contact us if there is any problem during the process, we are ready to be at your help.
Step 2: Load file
Click Add File on the top of the panel to browse your computer hard disk to import MTS file to convert. You can also deleted unwanted source file before converting by clicking Delete at the middle of the panel.
Step 3: Select output format and directory
Click the drop-down list of Profile beside Settings tab on the bottom of the panel to select the output format.
Tips: There are many iMovie formats, like MPEG-4, DV etc, choose the one you want to convert to.
Meanwhile, click Browse beside Open button to specify a location to store the converted file.
Step 4: Trim video
Click Trim beside Add File on the top of the panel to pop up a Trim window, where you can edit a specific part in the clip, drag the first slider to set the starting time, and the second slider to set the ending time. Only the selected part in the clip will be converted.
Step 5: Conversion
Click Convert to start converting automatically. The time taking varies depending on the file size and settings you made.
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