Sony NEX-5/5N AVCHD 2.0 & iMovie-Transcode Sony NEX-5/5N MTS files to AIC for iMovie on Mountain Lion

Summary: Follow this guide below you will get to know the Sony NEX-5/5N AVCHD 2.0 to iMovie best workflow, so you can import Sony NEX-5/5N footage to iMovie without any trouble.



I've been testing the Sony Alpha NEX-5 and NEX-5N camera and had to figure out a workflow to manage the video they capture. One of the formats that Sony uses for movies is AVCHD, which can be difficult when working with iMovie on a Mac. Fortunately, I have a few tips to make it easier.

Generally, update to iMovie’11 (version 9.0.1 and later), you can easily import Sony NEX-5N, NEX-5 60i MTS shootings using Camera Import, but some video playback or audio problems may still exist. Plus, you probably will encounter problems when you want to ingest 60p footage from Sony NEX-5N to iMovie. The reason that you can’t successfully import those recorded AVCHD 2.0 footages on 1080p60 to iMovie is limited by iMovie itself. Currently 1080/60p footage is a very non-standard format and it’s unsupported in iMovie 8/9 even the latest iMovie’11. Take into account these existed or potential issues, you need transcode AVCHD to Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) encoded .mov format first, which is a native format for iMovie 8/9/11. It’s a great way to achieve your goal smoothly.

Guide on Converting Sony NEX-5/5N AVCHD 2.0 to AIC .mov for iMovie

The quick workaround is to use the easy-to-use yet professional app Brorsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac which can be used as a Sony AVCHD MTS Converter under OS X Leopard (10.5), Snow Leopard (10.6), Lion (10.7), Mountain Lion (10.8). It is free, clean and safe to install and use. With it, you can fast convert MTS recordings from Sony NEX-5/5N to AIC .mov for iMovie, as well as Apple ProRes for FCP, DNxHD for Avid Media Composer, etc. Now download and go through the whole conversion process.

Step 1: Load NEX-5N/5 AVCHD files to the software

Run the best MTS Converter for iMovie and you can click either ‘Add Video’ button or ‘Add from folder’ button to load source .mts or .m2ts files. If you want to combine the loaded AVCHD clips into one file, simply tick off the checkbox before ‘Merge into one file’.



Step 2: Choose output format for iMovie

Click the format bar, and move mouse cursor to “iMovie and Final Cut Express -> Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)”, which is the best editing format for iMovie program.

Tip: To get better video quality for editing AVCHD in iMovie, you can click ‘Settings’ button to set video resolution(1920×1080/1440×1080/1280×720/720×480), bitrate(from 1Mbps to 20Mbps), frame rate (24p/25p/30p) as you want.



Step 3: Start encoding AVCHD to AIC .mov

Click the convert button under the preview window, and the MTS to MOV converter program will start converting Sony NEX-5/5N AVCHD MTS to iMovie AIC .mov format on Mac OS X.

After the conversion, you can click “Open” button to get the generated QuickTime AIC .mov files effortlessly. Afterwards, launch iMovie, and click File > Import > Movies to add the output files to iMovie for editing. Now you can edit Sony NEX-5/5N AVCHD footage in iMovie 8/9/11 without any issue.

See also:

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Convert Panasonic P2 MXF files from AG-HPX250 to FCP/Avid/Premiere/iMovie

Summary: Along with Brorsoft's P2 MXF Converter for Mac, you can easily convert and import Panasonic AG-HPX250 MXF footage into Avid MC, Premiere Pro CS5/CS6, Final Cut Pro (X) and iMovie for further editing on Mac (OS X 10.9 Mavericks included).



Panasonic AG-HPX250 P2 HD Handheld Camcorder has become the hotly received P2 HD camcorder among Panasonic's broadcasting and professional P2 HD Series. This article is mainly to solve the AG-HPX250 recordings to FCP, Avid, Premiere, iMovie importing problems. As many users get HPX250 camcorders, more problems are coming up: some of them have the need to import Panasonic AG-HPX250 MXF to FCP X or Adobe, Avid, iMovie for editing on Mac OS X, but they always meet the importing issues.

As far as I know, (P2) MXF is not a good editing format for NLE system including iMovie, Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, etc. Then how to import Panasonic AG-HPX250 videos to iMovie, FCP, Avid for editing without any issue? Well, if you make the recordings editable before taking to the program, the incompatible error won’t happen any more. Here you can download and apply Brorsoft MXF Converter for Mac to achieve the goal in a fast way.

This Panasonic P2 MXF Converter for Mac is the solid tool to help users make the P2 MXF transcoding on Mac OS X. It offers the optimal preset profiles for Final Cut Pro 6/7 and FCP X, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premirere Pro, iMovie, FCE and more. And there is no need to worry about the quality loss.

Below is the simple guide about how to convert Panasonic AG-HPX250 footage into Avid, Premiere, iMovie, FCP

STEP 1: You need to download, install and run the smart Panasonic P2 MXF Converter Mac and transfer your MXF recordings to the program from the P2 card.



STEP 2: Click on the “Format”bar and choose a best editable format.

a. Select Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) as the output format for Final Cut Pro.



b. To edit Panasonic AG-HPX250 footage in Avid MC, choose Avid Media Composer->Avid DNxHD(*.mov).



c. For iMovie, choose iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov).

d. For importing Panasonic AG-HPX250 MXF to Premiere Pro, please select Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas > MPEG-2 (*.mpg).

PS: You also can click “Settings” to set video frame rate, video size and Video Bitrate as you want.

STEP 3: As soon as all things are finished, please click “Convert” button to start the Panasonic P2 MXF conversion on Mac OS X.

Once the conversion is 100% completed, you can smoothly copy the converted files to FCP/Avid/Premiere/iMovie.

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Best Windows 8 Blu-ray Ripper-Rip Blu-rays/DVDs in Windows 8

Summary: If you are looking for a way to getting Blu-ray, DVD onto Windows 8, you’re in the right place. This tutorial provides detailed instruction about how to rip and copy DVD and 1080p Blu-ray movies on Windows 8.



Blu-Ray and DVD are common source for our daily entertainment, but BD/DVD has more copy protection than any other format around, and playing it on your Windows 8 computer can be difficult. Here's how to rip Blu-ray/DVD movies in Windows 8 for glorious HD movies, anywhere you want them.

Apart from its very heavy copy protection, if you want playing Blu-ray, DVD discs on Windows 8, you also need to convert these Blu-ray/DVD files to a playable video. Luckily, Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper can help you achieve your goal.

So by ripping your Blu-Ray, DVDs with this Windows 8 Blu-ray ripping tool, you can still get that amazing HD quality on any Windows 8 computer you want. With it, you can convert the commercial Blu-ray, DVD movies to MP4, AVI, MKV, FLV, MOV, MPG, etc for playing on Window 8 PC without any limit. Besides, it provides hundreds of video presets for portable devices like Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, Samsung, Acer, Toshiba, etc to meet your needs. If you wanna rip Blu-ray, DVD on Mac OS X(Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks), please turn to Blu-ray Ripper for Mac.

Download the tool and follow the tutorial on ripping Blu-ray/DVD collections in Windows 8.

1. Load Blu-ray/DVD movies

Run the best Blu-ray Ripper for Windows 8. Insert the BD, DVD disc to the drive and click the "Load files" button to add the Blu-ray, DVD movies you want to convert. Note that you can also add ISO/IFO files.



2. Decide output video format

Click Format bar and you'll see the format list below. Simply select one you prefer as the output format.



Tip: You can click "Settings" to change the video resolution, bit rate, etc. for playback on Windows 8 with the best quality.

3. Start ripping Blu-ray/DVD in Windows 8

When all necessary settings are settled, click the Convert button to start converting Blu ray, DVD on Windows 8 to the video format you’ve selected automatically.

After the conversion, click "Open" button to locate the ripped Blu-ray, DVD files and easily play them on your Windows 8 PC or transfer to portable devices for watching anywhere you like.

Additional Tips:

If you wanna a powerful all-in-one tool to convert videos, Blu-ray movies and DVDs to your (Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8) PC or portable devices like Google Nexus 10/7, Kindle Fire HD, Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy S3/4, Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 at the same saving time and effort, the all-in-one Blu-ray Video Converter Ultimate program will be a nice choice for you. If you are on Mac OS X, please get iMedia Converter for Mac.

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Work with Sony HDR-PJ790V/PJ780/PJ650V AVCHD in FCP X perfectly

Summary: This article is about the tutorial how to import and edit Sony Handycam HDR-PJ780/PJ790V/PJ650V AVCHD in Final Cut Pro X on Mac.

Sony HDR-PJ780, PJ790V and PJ650V came to latest range of Sony Handycam Full HD digital cameras. These new Handycams are featured with the powerful image stabilizer inside, makeing the footage and the transitions steady and smooth. You can record 1080/60p/24p AVCHD shootings with the PJ790V/PJ780/PJ650V Handycam camcorder, sharing your memories virtually anywhere.

After recording some 1080 60p footages, you probably would import AVCHD from Sony Hanycam to Mac for editing with Mac tools like Final Cut Pro X. While, importing problems occurred as the FCP X can't import Sony PJ790V/PJ780/PJ650V recorded 1080 50/60P AVCHD video, the frame rate is so high and the AVCHD codec is not friendly to FCP for editing. And as we know Apple ProRes codec is the natively supported by Final Cut Pro. So, you'd better transcode Sony HDR-PJ790V/PJ780/PJ650V AVCHD to ProRees 422 for Final Cut Pro X first.

Brorsoft MTS/M2TS converter for Mac is the possible solution for you, which is the tool that can deal nearly all kinds of 1080p, 1080i, 720p MTS videos from Sony, Canon, JVC, Panasonic camcorders. With it, you can convert Sony PJ790V/PJ780/PJ650V MTS files for FCP X natively editing on Mac with the ProRes .mov output format. Besides, with this Mac MTS Convert program, you can transcode MTS/M2ts to an editable format like AIC for iMovie/FCE, MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere, DNxHD for Avid Media Composer and more. Download and follow the step-by-step tutorial below.

Note: Before you try to do the conversion, don’t forget to make sure that you have installed the Apple ProRes Codec manually since the FCP X asks users to install it by themselves.

Step 1: After downloading, install and run this MTS to FCP X Converter, just copy the MTS files from your camcorder to your hard drive. Import the files to the software for converting.



Step 2: Click the “Format” option and choose “Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” as the best codec for FCP X on Mac.



Tip: You can also click “settings” button in the main interface to customize the output video’s parameters, such as resolution, frame rate, etc. In usual, 1920*1080 video size, and 30fps video frame rate is recommended for editing Sony handycam MTS video in Final Cut Pro.

Step 3: Click the “Convert” icon to start to convert Sony Handycam AVCHD to Prores MOV for FCP X on Mac OS X

Once the conversion finished, click the “Open” button to locate converted files, then load ProRes .MOV files in FCP X. Now you can successfully and easily import Sony HDR-PJ790V/PJ780/PJ650V 1080 60p MTS footage to FCP X for smooth editing.

Additional Tips:

To get more Canon, Panasonic, Sony, Nikon, GoPro camera video importing and editing solutions, please link to Video camera Tips and Tricks.

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Way to load 3D AVCHD .mts into Avid Media Composer 6.5/7

Summary: Can't import 3D AVCHD footage into Avid Media Composer? Can’t play or edit 3D MTS videos smoothly in Avid Media Composer 6.5/7? Keep reading for a brief how-to.



What's your editing program for handling and editing 3D AVCHD MTS? I use Mac and prefer the new Avid Media Composer 7, but importing 3D MTS to Premiere Pro is not so easy as I thought. In fact, there are many users who shoot with Sony TD10, DEV-5, Sony DSC-WX30, JVC GY-HMZ1U, Panasonic AG-3DA1 or other 3D camcorders are facing the frustrating issue. Thus, the big concern is the 3D AVCHD and Avid Media Composer compatibility.

According to our experience and other user's feedback, the recent version Avid Media Composer 6.5 or Avid MC 7still cannot support 3D AVCHD well. Even if the MC can recognize your 3D footage, it can’t show the whole images correctly in the timeline (As you know, the 3D camcorder happens to have two lenses next to each other and the two images are recorded to the single storage media.). To solve the problem, the best way is to convert 3D MTS files to DNxHD mov, ensuring maximum editing quality and efficiency when working with Avid MC. For this purpose, this article will outline how to convert 3D MTS files to edit in Avid 6.5/7.

First of all, free download the app Brorsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac

It can help you effortlessly 3D MTS to DNxHD MOV with original HD quality kept. After conversion, you will save both time and trouble and all you need is to drag and drop the result video for prompt editing. Plus, this 3D AVCHD Converter provides you the editing features, so you can also choose to trim, crop, add watermark to your original videos. If you have the 3D MTS playing and editing issues on Window PC, please turn to Brorsoft 3D MTS Converter to solve all the problems. Below is the step-by-step guide for you.

How to Convert 3D .MTS to DNxHD MOV for Avid MC

Step 1. Launch and run the Mac 3D AVCHD Converter; click the "Add" button on the top of the main interface to load source videos to the software.



Step 2. Click the format bar or the pull down menu of “Format” to select output format. To edit your videos in Avid Media Composer, then just choose Avid Media Composer > Avid DNxHD(*.mov) as an output format.



Step 3. Click “Edit” icon to start video editing with your 3D files. The supporting editing function of this 3D MTS files handling tool includes the cropping frame size, trimming the length, adding watermark, and so on.



Step 4. Hit the convert button to start transcoding 3D AVCHD .mts/m2ts files to DNxHD .mov for Avid Media composer 6.5/7 on Mac OS X.

After the conversion process bar at 100%, you can click the "Open" icon to locate the output DNxHD files. Now importing converted 3D MTS files to Avid Media composer 6.5/7 for editing becomes simple and smooth.

Additional Tips:

If you want to edit (3D)AVCHD MTS files in Final Cut Pro, please choose the "Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as output in the second step; for iMovie and FCE, select "iMovie and Final Cut Express -> Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)"; For Prermiere Pro or Vegas Pro, choose Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as output.

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How to Convert Canon XA10 MTS files for Editing in FCP X smoothly

Summary: Facing issues when importing and editing Canon XA10 AVCHD mts files in Final Cut Pro X? If so, just the get the best Mac MTS to ProRes MOV Converter to achieve your goal smoothly.



The Canon XA10 seems to be identical to the G10, but comes with a detachable handle that includes dual XLR inputs, audio switches, an infrared light, tally lamp, removable microphone holder, zoom and record switches, and an accessory shoe. The digital Camcorder allows you to capture 1920*1080 videos at 24Mbps in AVCHD format, and the CMOS sensor also allows you to select 60i, 24p, PF30, and PF24 frame rates to customize the look of your footage. While enjoying the stunning HD image quality, many folks are having problems when importing video (AVCHD mts files) from Canon XA10 to Final Cut Pro X or FCP 7/6.

In fact, to import AVCHD footage correctly, Final Cut Pro (FCP 6/FCP 7/FCP X) requires the directory structure of the XA10 footage must be the same as when it was recorded to the card. If you’ve copied your footage onto a hard drive or other storage media and only kept part of the file structure you’re going to be presented with an unsupported media error message like this one…



If you're in such a situation, there is an easy way to fix the issue. Since Apple ProRes 422 is the the most compatible codec introduced by App which ensures maximum editing quality and efficiency when working with FCP X, the common practise for Canon XA10 MTS workflow with FCP X is, get a Mac AVCHD to ProRes Converter and transcode Canon XA10 .mts footage to Apple ProRes 422, which will save you both time and trouble, and all you need is to drag the result videos for prompt editing. For this purpose, this article will show you how to transcode Canon XA10 MTS to ProRes MOV in detail.

The easiest way to import Canon XA10 video to Final Cut Pro X (FCP 6/7)

Step 1: Download, install and run Brorsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac, and then click the "Add" button to load the .mts videos. You can also use the drag-and-drop method to load the 1080p .mts files to the application UI.



The program is an easy-to-use yet professional app which can be used as a Canon XA10 video converter under OS X Leopard (10.5), Snow Leopard (10.6), Lion (10.7), Mountain Lion (10.8). It is free, clean and safe to install and use. With it, you can effortlessly transcode AVCHD MTS to Apple ProRes MOV for Final Cut Pro X/7/6, and it works well and converts flawlessly.

Step 2: Click the format bar or the pull down menu of "Format" to select output format. To get Canon XA10 AVCHD into Final Cut Pro X or FCP 7/6, the best format is "Final Cut Pro> Apple PreRes 422".



Step 3: Click the “Convert” icon under the preview window, and the Mac MTS to ProRes Converter will start transcode Canon XA10 MTS to Prores MOV for FCP(X) on Mac.

After the conversion, click "Open" to locate the result videos and then launch FCP X, choose File > Import > Files…, and browse to where you save the converted AVCHD clips to. Choose the videos that you'd like to add. Now you can start fun away with editing Canon XA10 video in Final Cut Pro X or FCP 7/6 without problems.

Additional Tips:
1. If you are also a FCP X user, before you try to do the conversion, don’t forget to make sure that you have installed the Apple ProRes Codec manually since the FCP X asks users to install it by themselves.
2. If you want to edit AVCHD MTS in iMovie, you just need to choose the "iMovie and Final Cut Express -> Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)" in the second step. For Avid Media Composer, choose "Avid Media Composer > Avid DNxHD(*.mov)" as output; For Adobe Premiere Pro or Vegas Pro, choose Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as output.

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Best way to Ingest Nikon D7100 video to iMovie without problems

Summary: This guide will talk about the Nikon D7100 compatibility with iMovie. If you are facing the issues importing Nikon D7100 MOV video to iMovie program, get the easy solution here.



Q: “iMovie dose not recognize my Nikon D7100, so I can't import any videos for editing. Dose any one know how to import movies from my Nikon to iMovie?
Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.4)”

If you’re experience the same issues, here’s an useful advice for you- converting Nikon D7100 .mov files to AIC codec before loading the footage to iMovie.

As one of the hottest DSLRs in the market as Nikon D5100, D800, the Nikon D7100 is great for us to take high quality images and record vivid full HD videos. The Nikon D7100 cam encodes footage with H.264 codec and save the files in MOV container format. The MOV format is iMovie friendly but H.264 codec is not natively supported (Apple InterMediate Codec is the favorite codec for iMovie in usual.). So, iMovie doesn't support Nikon D7100 H.264 MOV footages well. When you import the footage to iMovie, you may encounter many problems, like import it slowly, and couldn't edit videos smoothly or even the D7100 cam can’t be recognized by iMovie.

So how to import Nikon D7100 video into iMovie for editing without crashing problem and avoid rendering? Overall, Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is the best choice to help you transcode H.264 MOV to FCP, Avid, iMovie, Premiere Pro, FCE preferable format fast. It supports transcoding all Nikon 1080p MOV files to Apple InterMediate Codec, so that you can easily import the Nikon h.264 recordings to iMovie 8/9/10/11 for editing under Mac OS X(Lion, Mountain Lion included). This will help you import the file correctly and saving the rendering time. Below is a brief guide for you.

How to import Nikon D7100 H.264 MOV footage to iMovie on Mac?

1. Free Download and run the best Mac Nikon MOV Video Converter for iMovie and drag Nikon MOV files to the software.

Tip: If you have multiple MOV files, you can select the “Merge into one” box to join your MOV files into one single file.



2. Hit the Format bar to select iMovie/FCE --> Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov).



Tip: This MOV Converter for Mac can also help you to convert Nikon D7100 MOV to Apple ProRes codec for editing in Final Cut Pro.

3. Click convert button in the main interface to start transcoding Nikon H.264 MOV to iMovie AIC .mov on Mac.

Some more helpful features of the app:

1. Settings- click to set video resolution(1920×1080/1440×1080/1280×720/720×480), bitrate（from 1Mbps to 20Mbps）, frame rate (24p/30p)

2. Editor (next to “Add” icon)- click to set deinterlace, volume up, trim, crop, add watermark, etc.

After converting the Nikon DSLR MOV video to AIC format, you can easily import/edit Nikon D7100 h.264 mov files in iMovie smoothly on Mac.

Additional Tips:
If you want to edit Nikon mov clips in Final Cut Pro X or FCP 7/6, you just need to choose the "Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as output format in the second step; For Avid Media Composer, choose "Avid Media Composer > Avid DNxHD(*.mov)" as output; For Adobe Premiere Pro or Vegas Pro, choose Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as output.

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