Import Sony PMW-400 XAVC file to Avid Media Composer on Mac - Avid XAVC Workflow on Mac

This Sony XAVC to Avid Converter offers you the workflow to import Sony PMW-400 XAVC footage to Avid Media Composer on Mac, as well as some more NLE programs. With it, you can easily convert Sony XAVC to various formats according to your needs.

"I've spent all day long to figure out how to get my XAVC footage working in AMC. They are shoot in 1080p 60i with a Sony PMW-400; I know DNxHD is a codec that Avid MC prefers, but how can I turn my footage into it easily? I'm not very familiar with mac, pls try to be simple."

 

Sony's new PMW-400 is one of Sony PMW series camcorders; it includes a 2/3-inch Full HD 3CMOS sensor to enable capturing wonderful moments. It brings great video quality as well as a revolution of vide recording codec--its new, more efficient, mid-range XAVC codec. The new XAVC codec is offered for 4k 4:2:0 videos shooting and allows high frame rate shooting at 1080/60i or 720/60p.

Sony Plugin for XAVC in Final Cut Pro X (FCP-X) release

For most Sony PMW-400 users, one of the most importance thing with the footage should be how to playback Sony XAVC videos on Mac, or edit them in NLE programs such as Avid Media Composer, FCP, iMovie, etc. It's true that the XAVC codec itself is not supported by mac directly; hence the best workflow is to transcode Sony PMW-400 raw XAVC files to Mac/Avid compatible video format firstly.

Pavtube XAVC Converter for Mac, a powerful Sony XAVC to Avid DNxHD Converter which is able to convert Sony PMW-400 XAVC videos to DNxHD for Avid Media Composer on Mac.

How to import Sony PMW-400 XAVC to Avid Media Composer?

Step 1. Install and launch this XAVC to Avid Converter for Mac, click top left two icons to load individual videos or load the entire folder.

Step 2. Click "Format" and choose Avid Media Composer > Avid DNxHD (*.mov) as the best video format forediting PMW-400 XAVC in Avid Media Composer on Mac.

 

Click "Settings" to change the video bitrate, frame rate, size, etc. all according to your needs.

Step 3. Click the big red circle at the bottom right to start converting Sony PMW-400 XAVC to Avid DNxHD MOV for Avid Media Composer on Mac. Wait for a while; you can load the fresh hot converted video to AMC now.

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Convert Sony PMW-200 XDCAM MXF for Premiere Pro CS5

This article aims to help users transcode Sony PMW-200 1080/50i MXF to compatible format for editing in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5; with this easy-to-use Sony XDCAM MXF Converter for Mac, you can easily convert your MXF footage for various formats for NLE programs.

"Hi, I want to edit some 1080/50i MXF videos from a Sony PMW-200 in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5, but CS5 does like to work with MXF videos. Do you have any ideas of how to get it working?"

The PMW-200 is one of the high-end XDCAM HD422 Memory Handy camcorder from Sony, which supports the 50 Mbps MPEG HD422 codec and MXF recording. With a PMW-200, you can shoot both HD and SD videos with extraordinary quality, and the footage can reach 50 Mbps MPEG HD422 as MXF files.

However the MXF files are not support by many NLE programs on Mac natively; hereby if you want to edit XDCAM 1080/50i MXF in Premiere Pro CS5, you'd better to convert Sony PMW-200 MXF footage to AVC encoded mov files for that's the most compatible format for Premiere Pro CS5. Come and meet this Pavtube XDCAM MXF Converter for Mac, which is capable of converting Sony XDCAM HD422 MXF footage to various video formats on Mac.

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How to convert Sony PMW-200 XDCAM MXF to Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 on Mac?

Step 1. Connect your Sony PMW-200 XDCAM HD422 camcorder to Mac and keep it on, or use a card reader to transfer your footage to Mac. Get this Sony MXF to Adobe Converter installed, click top left two icons to load individual videos or the entire folder correspondingly.

Step 2. Choose best format for editing in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.

Click the drop-down list besides "Format", choose "Adobe Premiere > MOV(AVC)(*.mov)" as the most compatible format as well as best video quality for CS5. You can also choose "MPEG-2 (*.mpg)", "WMV (VC-1) (*.wmv)" or Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov).



Step 3. Adjust output video settings including video size, codec, bitrate, frame rate by clicking "Settings", all according to your needs.



Step 4. Click the big red circle to start conversion. Wait for a while, you can get the fresh hot converted video which is compatible with Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.

Tips: Click here to learn: How to import Media Files to Premiere Pro on Mac.

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Transcoding/Deinterlacing Sony DSC-WX80 1080/60i AVCHD to Final Cut Pro 6/7

The article will offer you the easiest and fastest way to import Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-WX80 1080 60i AVCHD footage to FCP 6/7 via transcoding and deinterlacing WX80 1080/60i MTS to Apple ProRes .mov with the best MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac.

Take your best shots yet. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80 camera's host of powerful yet user-friendly features makes it easy. Like a 16.2MP Exmor? R CMOS sensor that delivers richly-detailed photos and Full HD 1080i video at 60fps in the AVCHD format - even in difficult low-light conditions. Zero in on distant subjects and snap high quality close-ups thanks to 8x optical zoom/16x Clear Image digital zoom. 

Additionally, still images can simultaneously be taken while recording movies in order to provide multiple options as to how you depict the scene. 

And with built-in Wi-Fi?, you can share your shots instantly with friends, family, Facebook? and more. You can Burn your .mts video clips to DVD or edit these videos with FCP, etc.

• Buy Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80 camera at Sony Store. 

The following is a Sony WX80 camera user's question:

"I have a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80 camera, I recorded many video clips during father's day, has anybody else had issues when attempting to import Sony WX80 1080/60i AVCHD video clips to FCP 7? The codec is AVCHD. This is the first time I've ever had crashing problems with AVCHD, please help."

The bottom line: Apple Final Cut Pro 6/7 can't natively support AVCHD videos well. So, if you attempt to import and edit Sony WX80 1080/60i MTS videos in FCP 7 or FCP 6, the easiest and fastest way is to transcode AVCHD 1080/60i MTS content to a format that is best suited for Final Cut Pro, such as Apple ProRes 422 MOV. Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac meet your requirements.

Overview

Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac can help you transcode Sony DSC-WX80 AVCHD 1080/60i MTS to Apple ProRes 422, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes 4444, ProRes 422 Proxy, ProRes 422 LT, etc on Mac OS X(Mountain Lion included). What's more, it can deinterlace the DSC-WX80 1080/60i footage to make the converted files more smoothly in Apple Final Cut products.

Just free download or buy the Mac conversion tool

          

Now you can install the software, then according to the following steps to start the whole workflow on Mac, very simple.

Transcode and Deinterlace Sony DSC-WX80 AVCHD 1080/60i footage to Apple ProRes for FCP 6/7

Step 1. Launch Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac as the best Mac Sony AVCHD to ProRes Converter. Click "Add video" or "Add from folder" icon to load your source files directly from your Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80 camera, or from a card reader, or from the file folder that contains the source MTS videos stored on your Mac computer's hard disk drive.



Step 2. Click "Format" bar to choose the output format. Click and choose Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov). 

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Step 3. You can click "Settings" to customize the output parameters, adjust the resolution, bitrate as you want. 



Click "Edit" button and you can deinterlace Sony DSC-WX80 1080i AVCHD for Final Cut Pro 6/7 via ticking the"Deinterlacing" box in the Video Editor interface.



Step 4. OK, now click the big button "Convert" to begin transcoding Sony WX80 1080/60i MTS to ProRes 422 for FCP 6/7. When finished, click "Open" button to get the generated ProRes 422 QuickTime media files for Final Cut Pro 6/7. 

Open up Final Cut Pro 6/7, follow "File > Import > Files…" to import and edit the converted Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80 AVCHD MTS videos. You can also reference the following guide: 

• How to import video files to Final Cut Pro?

What's more, if you want to burn AVCHD files to DVD disc or ISO files or folder files for backup or watching, you can try Pavtube DVD Creator for Mac, which can burn HD videos to DVD easily. The steps refer to: 

• How to burn Final Cut Pro projects to DVD on Mac? 

           
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Make Sony A58 AVCHD footages working with iMovie/FCE on Mac

"Hi, I'm using a Sony SLT-A58 on a MacBook Pro. I need to upload these videos to iMovie so that I can edit them later. But it seems iMovie does not like to work with my videos, I think I'm just missing something that is pretty simple. Can anyone help?

The Alpha SLT-A58 is one of the SLRs camera from Sony which apparently want to enter the SLRs market with such a worthy entry level product. The Alpha A58 replaces Sony SLT A57, and become a competitive camera in this price class with incredible video quality. Sony A58 record full hd videos at 1080p resolution and in 60i or 24p for your choice. What's more, the videos it outputs is wrapped in AVCHD codec for blu-ray-like picture quality.

However, here comes the problem. The AVCHD codec allows people save large extraordinary videos without quality loss, but the output video size is pretty large correspondingly. It's not easy for permanent preservation. Also, AVCHD is not a Mac friendly video codec, and the mts format is not support by many nonlinear editing programs on Mac, such as Final Cut Pro, iMovie/Final Cut Express, Avid Media Composer, etc. What should we do to make Sony A58 AVCHD footages working with iMovie/FCE on Mac? 

Since Mac and NLE do not work with AVCHD or MTS format natively, you need to convert Sony SLT-A58 AVCHD files to iMovie/FCE compatible codec for editing, which can be as simple as a few clicks with this Pavtube AVCHD MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac. 

How to convert Sony SLT-A58 AVCHD MTS for editing in FCE/iMovie?

Step 1. Connect your Sony SLT-A58 to Mac and turn it on; launch Mac Sony MTS/M2TS Converter, click top left two icons to load your footage.



Step 2. Choose iMovie/FCE compatible video format.

Click "Format", you will many profiles for different programs and usage.

For Mac iMovie or FCE users, click "iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC)(*.mov)" as the best codec for editing.



You can also click "Settings" which is marked as 3 above, to set the output video specs manually.

Step 3. Click the big red circle to start converting Sony SLT A58 AVCHD MTS to AIC MOV for using in FCE/iMovie. Check "start streaming server after conversion", you can share/edit the converted video directly on anther Mac.

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Transfer Sony XDCAM EX MP4 footage to Aperture 3 on Mac Mountain Lion 10.8

Read this article and you will know how to convert Sony XDCAM EX MP4 footages to Apple Aperture 3 preferred codec for editing on Mac Mountain Lion 10.8.

"I have some mp4 files from a Sony XDCAM EX camera. These common mp4 videos can play back in quicktime player, but the wired thing is when I load it into Aperture 3, it said the video is not supported! Did I do something wrong? How to get MP4 files from Sony XDCAM MP4 to Aperture 3?"

Aperture 3 enables you to use many video and audio formats from popular still cameras; the supported video varies from 1080 24p, 25p to 60p. But not all the quicktime player compatible video format is well supported in Aperture. Apple list a tablet of supported camera models, unluckily, Sony XDCAM EX series is not included.

Therefore, for Sony XDCAM EX series camera users, the best way to get Sony XDCAM EX MP4 working in Apple Aperture 3 is to convert the XDCAM encoded MP4 files into Aperture preferred ProRes codec. It's not complex at all, get this Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac installed, and follow these steps, you will have it done within a few clicks.

How to convert Sony XDCAM EX MP4 to ProRes 422 for Aperture 3 on Mac

Step 1. Connect your Sony XDCAM EX camera to mac and keep it on, launch the Sony XDCAM EX MP4 to ProRes Converter, click top lest two icons to load the footages.

 

Step 2. Click the drop-down list desides Format, choose Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) as the best video codec for Aperture as well as FCP.

 

Click "Settings" and choose the output video size, bitrate, framerate and others as you need.

Step 3. Now just click the big red circle to start transcoding your Sony XDCAM EX MP4 footage to Apple ProRes for Aperture 3 without quality loss on Mac Mountain Lion 10.8.

Wait for a while or choose to shut down computer after conversion done, or you can lauch stream server so that you can share the converted video on another Mac directly.

How to import Apple ProRes MOV files to Aperture 3?

Launch Aperture 3, choose "File > Import > Files...", and browse to the folder you saved the converted video to. Choose the videos that you'd like to import.

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Sony HDR-PJ790V/PJ780 AVCHD footage Compatible with Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer on Mac

Description: This article offers a brief guide about how to transcode and transfer Sony Handycam HDR-PJ790V/PJ780 AVCHD footages to editing programs like Avid and Adobe Premiere Pro on Mac.

Sony recently announced new member to their Handycam family - Sony HDR-PJ780/PJ790V, which is capable of recording 1920x1080 24p/60p Full HD digital video footages and high quality 24.1MP still images.

The PJ790V/PJ780 camcorder will be the first flagship Handycam in years to arrive without the option to ditch the built-in projector. Meanwhile, technology like WiFi remains an optional add-on which make much easier to share recorded videos and images with family members and friends.

All these new features together contribute to make Sony Handycam HDR-PJ790V/PJ780 become an excellent camera for us to record vivid videos, especially the AVCHD format can deliver stunning picture quality.

Unfortunately, most editing programs on Mac including Avid, Adobe Premiere Pro, FCP, iMovie don't favor AVCHD .MTS videos from your camera Sony PJ790V/PJ780.

To obtain Sony HDR-PJ790V/PJ780 AVCHD footages into Avid/Premiere Pro on Mac, you'd better transcode Sony AVCHD MTS footages to Avid/Adobe Premiere Pro compatible .MOV format first.

Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac is highly recommended, which considered as a Mac Sony AVCHD MTS Converter, a Canon Vixia MTS Converter for Mac, a Panasonic AVCHD Converter for Mac etc., is specially developed for AVCHD camera/camcorder users to tanscode any AVCHD MTS/MTS footage to iMovie, Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro,Premiere Pro, Avid, Apple Aperture 3, Kdenlive, Adobe After Effects CS6 and more similar video editing software compatible file types with least quality loss.

         

How to transcode Sony Handycam HDR-PJ790V/PJ780 AVCHD MTS footage to Avid/Premiere Pro on Mac?

PS: Please refer to the guides "Sony AVCHD MTS to Premiere" and "AVCHD MTS to Avid MC" if you are running Windows.

Step 1. Load Sony HDR-PJ790V/PJ780 AVCHD MTS files.

Connect your Sony Handycam camcorder to your Mac via USB, or insert your SD card to Mac, browser the .mts files from AVCHD > BDMV > STREAM. Load your source media from Sony Handycam camcorder or local computer which you have copied from camcorder before into Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac. 



Step 2. Select Output format.

Click on the "Format" bar and you would see all profile presets this Mac Sony AVCHD to MOV Converter provides. You are recommended to choose "Avid DNxHD (*.mov)"as output format for Avid Media Composer:

 

and "MOV (AVC) (*.mov)" as output format under Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas catalogue for Adobe Premiere Pro:



Tip: You are allowed to adjust profile preset before conversion, including codec, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel according to your needs and optimize the output file quality. But it's better you use the default profile settings because they are the most optimized for each output devices.

Step 3. Convert Sony Handycam HDR-PJ790V/PJ780 AVCHD footages to MOV.

Click the "Convert" button to start the fast transcoding Sony HDR- PJ790V/PJ780 MTS to MOV for Avid/Adobe Premiere Pro on Mac.

Once finished, you could locate the generated .MOV files by clicking "Open" icon and transfer these MOV files to Avid and Adobe Premiere Pro for video editing on Mac.

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Import Sony PDZ-VX10 XDCAM MXF to FCP 6/7 without rendering on Mac Mountain Lion

Sony PDZ-VX10 is one of Sony XDCAM series, the high-end professional camcorders which cam capture stunning-quality HD images; it can offer very high HD footages at a data rate of up to 50 Mbps at MXF format. But it becomes a pain if you want to edit the video recorded, because the high quality MXF files do not work with traditional nonlinear editing program natively on mac. You may really not feel good if you cannot edit the raw Sony XACAM MXF files in iMovie/FCP/Avid/Adobe Premiere Pro directly. Is there any way to import Sony PDZ-VX10 XDCAM MXF to FCP 6/7 efficiently without Log and Transfer?

• See Also:  MXF Column | FCP Column

 

Rejoice, Mac users, rejoice. For that finally there's a program can handle this within a few clicks, it does exactly as it claim for. Come and meet this Sony XDCAM MXF to FCP Converter for Mac which would be a vital part of your workflow.

No rendering, no stuttering, you just need to load your Sony PDZ-VX10 XDCAM MXF videos to the professional Pavtube Sony XDCAM MXF Converter for Mac software, choose FCP friendly format and click big red circle to get the fresh hot videos that can work in FCP 6/7 smoothly.

Now get this Sony XDCAM MXF Converter for Mac installed and let's go ahead to this fantastic workflow.

How to Convert Sony PDZ-VX10 XDCAM MXF to Apple ProRes for importing to FCP 6/7 without L&T?

At first, you should get your MXF video backup on your Mac. Connect your Sony PDZ-VX10 Camcorder to Mac with USB cable or use card reader to transfer the MXF files to Apple hard drive disk; do not forget to keep your camcorder on.

Run the Pavtube Mac Sony XDCAM MXF Converter for Mac. Then you can click "Add video" to load the MXF file into it, or click "Add from folder" to load the entire folder.

After that, you can select FCP 6 or 7 compatible codec. Click the "Format" bar, you will find various video formats sorted by different programs / devices. For FCP 6/7 users, the "Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" preset can work well for you. If you want to get better video quality, it's recommended to choose "Apple ProRes 422 HQ".



If you want to do some editing like trim a certain MXF segment file to smaller ones, get rid of black edges of source file, add video effects, etc. this Sony XDCAM MXF Converter for Mac will be do these. 

When the setting is finished, you can click the big red button to start converting Sony PDZ-VX10 XDCAM MXF to ProRes 422 for FCP 6/7. Wait for a while to get the converted Apple ProRes 422 MOV video.

After conversion you can click the "Open" button to locate the converted files and load the ProRes MOV files to FCP X. Now you are able to import/edit Sony XDCAM MXF in FCP 6/7 freely without any rendering.

Open up Final Cut Pro 6/7, choose "File > Import > Files…" to select and load the generated ProRes 422 MOV files to FCP for editing use.



Tip:

Pavtube XDCAM MXF Converter for Mac is a converter that allow you to convert Canon MXF/Sony XDCAM MXF/Panasonic P2 MXF footage to other format like ProRes MOV, AIC MOV, Avid DNxHD MOV, MP4, AVI, MPG, WMV, MKV, DV, etc. You can select the output format as you like, after converted, you can play them on Android, iOS, Windows 8 tablets/phones etc., or import the converted MXF to iMovie, FCE, Premiere Pro, etc. Mac Editing Software for editing will be easy.

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Sony Plugin for XAVC in Final Cut Pro X (FCP-X) release

Sony have just released a plug-in for Apple’s Final Cut Pro X. The plugin allows you to work with HD and 4K XAVC material in FCP-X. As well as the plugin you will need to first update FCP-X to at least version 10.0.8. The handling of HD and 4K XAVC in FCP-X is very impressive with smooth 4K playback on my iMac and Retina MBP. It even handles scaling to HD for SDI output in real time with ease.

Here a link to the plug-in

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Working Natively with Sony AVCHD Format in Mac (FCP, iMovie, Avid, Premiere Pro)

"I have several mts clips in my Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-RX100 which produces files of AVCHD format, and I want to do some editing on my Mac, but I can't open the files. Is there a Mac software which can help me convert the Sony Cybershot videos for playing on Mac?" - A Mac user asked in a forum.

Nowadays, more and more people tend to capture the happiest and sweetest moments with Sony Cyber-shot digital cameras. We may shoot lots of smooth and sharp HD (high definition) footages during travelling or family time, and we usually save or import those great movies to our computer rather than locking them in our camera, because:

1. The captured HD videos will take up precious storage space in camera; High definition video file often takes up more space than standard definition file.

2. We may not directly edit, play or share those great movies as we like.
Note: Most of Sony Cyber-shot digital cameras are HD video recording (The movie definition of W and H series camera is 1280 x 720, while other camera is 1920 x 1080).

• W-Series: W610, W620, W650, W690, WX70, WX100, WX50, WX150, etc.
• H-Series: H90, HX10V, HX20V, HX30, HX30V, HX200V, etc.
• T-Series: TX20, TX66, TX200V, etc.
• R-Series: RX100, etc.

As we know, Sony Cyber-shot camera shoots HD AVCHD (Advanced Video Coding High Definition, a format using the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 standard, with file extensions like M2TS, M2T, MTS, TS, TR, TP, TRP, TOD, MOD etc.) files, and many Mac users will experience many difficulties with Cyber-shot AVCHD files on Mac, because Sony Cyber-Shot video in the .mts format which is not supported/recognized by mac iPhoto/iMovie/QuickTime. So you just need to convert the .mts video to the Mac supported .mov format. But don't worry, this article will offer you the best solution to import?Sony Cybershot MTS clips to Mac?with ease.

What we need to get start:

In order to import Sony Cyber-shot AVCHD to Mac for editing or convert AVCHD movies for playing, all you need is a powerful and all-in-one iMedia Converter for Mac, which will enable you to convert Sony Cyber-shot AVCHD files to Mac friendly video formats like QuickTime .mov or iTunes .mp4 format. With this?Mac sony cybershot software, you can easily convert and edit AVCHD footage on Mac OS, that is to say, you can convert Cyber-shot AVCHD files to any popular video format, such as MOV, MP4, AVI, WMV, M4V, 3GP, SWF, FLV, MKV, etc.

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How to Convert and Import Sony Cyber-shot AVCHD Files to Mac

Now let's get the best Mac Sony AVCHD Converter and convert Sony Cyber-shot mts video files to Mac friendly video formats in a few clicks:

Step 1. Add AVCHD video files.

Install and launch Pavtube Sony AVCHD Converter for Mac, and click "Add File" to import your Sony Cyber-shot AVCHD files; or click "Add from folder" to load videos in batch.



Step 2. Choose output video format and adjust output settings.

Choose output video format from the "Format" preset, and click "Output" to change converted video path. Such as:

1. For FCP 6/7/X Users, choose "Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)"
2. For iMovie/FCE Users, choose "iMovie and Final Cut Express -> Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)"
3. For Avid Media Composer Users, choose "Avid Media Composer -> Avid DNxHD (*.mov)"
4. For Adobe Premiere Pro Users, choose "Adobe Premiere > MPEG-2 (*.mpg)" or "Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)".

If you want to locate your videos quickly, click Browse. The "Settings" icon will meet your requirements of adjusting video bitrate, frame rate and so on.

You could edit your Cyber-shot AVCHD videos before converting. By clicking the pencil icon on the top of Cyber-shot AVCHD Converter for Mac, you can trim/crop the video clips, add or adjust video effect, or take snapshots from video as you like.

Step 3. Start converting Sony Cyber-shot AVCHD MTS on Mac.

Click the big red circle to convert Sony Cyber-shot HD AVCHD MTS videos for importing to Mac.

After conversion finished, you then are able to edit or share your Sony Cyber-shot HD videos on the go.

Tips:

1. This remarkable program is not only able to convert AVCHD files to various file formats, but also able to import most mainstream video formats; what's more, iMedia Converter is capable of ripping blu-rays and DVDs which may enlighten your movie collections in an efficient way.

2. Get more step-by-step guides about how to work with Sony camcorders, Final Cut Pro topics and AVCHD/MTS files.

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