Monday, September 30, 2013

Convert Sony Handycam HDR-PJ790V/PJ780 MTS to iMovie/FCE

Follow this article to quick learn how to convert and import Sony Handycam HDR-PJ790V/780 AVCHD MTS file to iMovie/FCE for editing on Mac.

Sony Handycam HDR-PJ790V/PJ780 are very popular models among Sony Handycam series and many people prefer to shoot vacation videos with them; for that they are not large in size and capable of shooting high quality AVCHD videos in MTS. Hereby many mac users would prefer to edit the Sony Handycam HDR-PJ790V/PJ780 MTS videos on Mac directly, in programs like iMovie 8/9/11, Final Cut Express 4, etc.

Here comes the problem: can I import Sony Handycam AVCHD footage to iMovie/FCE for editing?

Convert Sony Handycam AVCHD Footage to iMovie/FCE

The answer is yes! Follow these steps, you can easily import and editing Sony Handycam HDR-PJ790V/780 AVCHD MTS videos in iMovie 8/9/11 and Final Cut Express 4 with the help of  Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac. With it you are able to fast convert Sony MTS videos to iMovie/FCE editable video easily. Also it provides a high conversion speed and supports bath conversion. What’s more, its built-in video editor enables you custom MTS files freely.
 
Step-by-step guide on converting Sony Handycam HDR-PJ790V/780 MTS videos to iMovie/FCE.

Step 1. Directly Download this mac-based program here to your Mac. Install and run it successfully.

Step 2. Add MTS file.

Use USB cable to hook your Sony Handycam to Mac and keep it on. Thus this camera will show as a hard drive icon on desktop.

Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac

Pls note the top left icons; you can click the first one to load individual MTS (real video clips), or click the second one to load the entire AVCHD folder. Wait a moment,source files will be load soon.

Attached the AVCHD footage file structure:
  
AVCHD file structure

Step 3. Output Settings for iMovie and Final Cut Express.

Click “Format” and choose “iMovie and Final Cut Express -> Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC)(*.mov)“ as the best video codec for iMovie 8/9/11 and FCE 4.

Convert AVCHD to iMovie/FCE

Step 4. Click "Convert" to start converting Sony Handycam HDR-PJ790V/PJ780 MTS to AIC for iMovie/FCE. Wait for a few moments, click “Open” to locate the converted video.

After format conversion finished, you can launch iMovie and add the converted camera clips to your Even library through "File -> Import -> Movies..." like this:
Import Video File to iMovie

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