Sony Alpha iMovie workflow-Convert Alpha A7 AVCHD MTS to iMovie

Summary: This topic convers how to convert and import Sony Alpha AVCHD footage to your Mac and how to solve the import issues while loading AVCHD MTS clips into iMovie.

Sony Alpha series are a list of popular digital cameras. The best selling ones include Sony Alpha A7, Sony Alpha A7R, Sony Alpha A7S, Sony Alpha A99, Sony Alpha A77/A7/A65/A3000, Sony Alpha NEX-3N/NEX-7/NEX-6/NEX-5 etc and more models. With high definition recording capacity, most of the camcorders in this series enables users capture AVCHD (.mts/.m2ts) video clips with excellent visual effect.

After recording the nice footage, do you have the same frustration as the person here: I’ve got a Sony Alpha A7R camera, however, the AVCHD files can’t be recognized by iMovie. Really need to figure this out for work. Well, the most commonly used video codecs by iMovie are DV, MPEG-4, H.264 and AIC. If you want to import Sony Alpha AVCHD to iMovie for editing, you’d better convert the MTS/M2TS files to one of the codecs mentioned above.

How to Convert Sony Alpha AVCHD (.mts/.m2ts) to iMovie Format?

What you need is a conversion program that can help you convert the Sony Alpha AVCHD files while preserving the original HD video quality. Sony AVCHD Converter for Mac can help you finish the conversion quickly. It enables users to convert Sony Alpha MTS/M2TS to iMovie format in simply three steps. This software is the best Sony AVCHD to iMovie converer. You can customize the output video’s encoder, resolution, bit rate and frame rate as you need.



Firstly, transfer the video clips you recorded from your Sony Alpha cameras to computer by USB cable connection or firewire. After you launch the Mac converter, click add video icon to load the Sony Alpha recordings into Sony AVCHD Converter. You can add several videos for conversion each time.



Second, select “iMovie -> Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC)” as the output format from the drop down menu of “Format”.

You can click “Settings” button, and you will be able to change the output video’s settings.



At last, begin the Sony Alpha AVCHD MTS to iMovie conversion by hitting the convert button. The converted files will be in the output folder when the conversion finishes.

Tip: If you want to import and edit Sony Alpha AVCHD video in Final Cut Pro, this Sony AVCHD Converter provided you the best profile for FCP X, FCP 7 and FCP 6 users.

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