How To Transfer Video From Sony Handycam To Mac IMovie For Editing
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    • How to transfer video from Sony Handycam to Mac iMovie for editing

    Zoe Perry

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    Have recorded a home movie with your Sony HandyCam and eager to find an easy to edit it or share it to friends or family. The first thing you may encounter is how to transfer or backup the footages from Sony Handycam to Mac. Then, proceed to editing job. iMovie, as a freeware and pre-installed program on Mac, should be the most common editing program for Mac. The article shows you how to transfer Sony Handycam M2TS video to Mac iMovie for editing job. 

    At first, let's get to know Sony Handycam footage:

    Sony Handycam series can shoot high definition 1440 x 1080 AVCHD(MPEG-4 AVC/H.264), capture stand definition 1440 x 1080(MPEG-2). The AVCHD format is widely applied in tapeless consumer camcorders. Both .mts and .m2ts are general file extensions for AVCHD videos. 

    Sony Handycam AVCHD Converter for Mac  enables you to convert Sony Handycam M2TS, MTS, etc videos to most popular formats, such as MOV, MP4, AVI, 3GP, FLV, MPEG-4, MP3, etc. Then you can import HD movies on hugely significant pieces of Mac applications, like iMovie, FCP, FCE, iDVD and more. Additionally, it also allows you to watch high definition movies in 1280x720 (720p) resolutions on your Mac, iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, iPod, PSP, BlackBerry, Zune, Mobile Phone and other devices.

    How to convert and import Sony Handycam video to Mac iMovie,FCP, FCE for editing and enjoy? Now, the following quick guide can help you. 

    Step One: Input Sony Handycam Video to Mac

    After you copied Sony Handycam video files to Mac or PC, then you can launch Mac AVCHD Converter. Click “Add File” to add target AVCHD MTS video for converting. 

    Step Two: Select Output Video Format for Mac

    Click the small down arrow at the very right of the "Profile" to open the Profile drop-up list to choose MOV, MP4,or DV as output video format for Mac iMovie, FCP, FCE, iDVD, etc.

    Step Three: Start to convert Sony Handycam Video to Mac

    Press “Start” button to convert selected AVCHD MTS files for Mac. When the conversion finished, you can enjoy them on Macs or PCs.

    Tips on how to get video off camcorder to mac and If you intend to edit your avchd m2ts or mts video in FCP, click here to get the detailed tutorial on how to edit AVCHD in Final Cut Pro/FCP.
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