Convert avchd file Sony handycam/Sony cybershot to mac imovie

Posted by eimaliyu on October 19th, 2012

Advanced Video Codec High Definition (AVCHD) file was widely used by camcorder. It allows recorded video files to be captured on a hard drive. AVCHD has actually provided a resolution of 1080p, 1080i, and 720p. Technician experts have predicted that most AVCHD camcorder format will utilize a high definition feature of 1080i resolution.

You can learn the list of camcorder that record AVCHD video file:

Sony AVCHD camcorders

HDR-UX1,HDR-SR1,HDR-SR5, HDR-SR7,HDR-SR5C, HDR-SR8, HDR-CX7 HDR-SR10, HDR-SR11, HDR-SR12 ,HDR-TG1/TG3/TG7, HDR-CX12, HDR-XR520V, HDR-XR500V, HDR-XR200V, HDR-XR200VE, HDR-XR100, HDR-CX500E, HDR-CX520E, HDR-CX105, HXR-NX5, HDR-AX2000, Sony DSC-HX5V, HX5V-E,HDR-XR550, Sony NEX-5, NEX-5C,Sony HXR-MC50E

Canon AVCHD camcorders

HF10, HF100, HF11, HG20, HG21, HF S10, HF S100, HF20, HF200, HF S11, HF S21, HF S20, HF S200; HF M31, HF M30, HF M300; HF R11, HF R10, HF R100

Hitachi AVCHD camcorders

DZ-BD10HA

JVC AVCHD camcorders

GZ-HD10, GZ-HD30/GZ-HD40,GZ-HD320, GZ-HD300, GZ-HM200, GZ-X900, GZ-HM400 GZ-HD620,GZ-HM1,GZ-HM30

Panasonic AVCHD camcorders

HDC-DX1, HDC-SD1,HDC-SD3, AG-HSC1U, HDC-SD5, HDC-SX5, HDC-SD7, HDC-SD9, HDC-HS9, AG-HMC70, HDC-SD100 (SDHC), HDC-HS100 AG-HMC150, HDC-HS300, HDC-HS200, HDC-TM300, HDC-SD300, HDC-SD200,DMC-TZ7, DMC-TS1/DMC-FT1, DMC-GH1, HDC-TM30/HDC-TM10,HDC-SD10, HDC-TM350, AG-HMC40, Lumix DMC-ZS7, HDC-TM700/HDC-SD700/HDC-HS700, HDC-SD60/HDC-TM60/HDC-HS60, AG-AF100/AG-AF101/AG-AF102

If you have imported avchd to imovie you will that there will be lot of problems happend. Apple claims that iMovie 11 supports most commonly-used video codecs, like 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 11.

To import AVCHD into imovie smoothly and with high quality, you may need to convert AVCHD to iMovie acceptable file format like MOV or H.264 with Doremisoft AVCHD Converter for Mac. Now, follow the step by step guide to learn how to convert AVCHD to iMovie MOV file format:

Step 1:Free download the Mac AVCHD Converter, install and launch it.

Step 2: Click the "Add File" button to browse your Mac hard disc and select the AVCHD MTS/M2TS videos you want to edit in iMovie.

Step 3: Choose the imovie compatible file format as output format. Click on the dropdown menu of "Profile", and then follow "iMovie video" > "iMovie MPEG-4 Movie File".

Step 4: Convert AVCHD to MOV for iMovie. Hit "Start" button to start converting AVCHD to MOV Mac. After you the conversion is finish, you can import it into iMovie for editing.

What kind of problems you have solved after you converted avchd file?

"I purchased a new Sony camera, the videos are crystal clear when playing on the camera, but I could not get the videos to upload to my Mac computer. Neither the iMovie nor iPhoto recognizes the AVCHD Lite videos. I could not view the video on my computer. So how to put Sony Handycam AVCHD on Mac OS X like 10.6 Snow Leopard? Update AVCHD Lite MTS Videos to Mac?"

Yeah, this problem you have solved, you can import sony handycam to mac and import sony handycam to imovie.

Besides, Sony Cyber-shot DCS series like Cybershot DSC-W530, DSC-WX9, DSC-HX9V also record avchd file, you also can use this software to convert sony cybershot to mac.