Panasonic HC-V250 and iMovie Workflow: import HC-V250 AVCHD to iMovie

The Panasonic HC-V250 1080p Full HD Camcorder features Full HD 1920 x 1080 recording, along with 50x optical zoom and 90x intelligent zoom. Intelligent zoom uses a new technology to capture video even when the optical range is exceeded and the subjects are very far away, like at sporting stadiums. Is it one of the perfect camcorder to take with during your journey, isn’t it?

However, after many tests, we found that the recordings grey out while importing Panasonic HC-V250 1080/60p MTS to iMovie. It seems that the Mac editing software can not recognize the Panasonic HC-V250 AVCHD recordings at all, In order to solve the problem, from iMovie official website you will know that you need to transcode Panasonic HC-V250 MTS to Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) MOV format, the compatible video format of iMovie 8/9/11, thus the Panasonic HC-V250 AVCHD footages can be ingested and editted in iMovie.

To do format conversion, third party converter is required. if you concerns are case of use and optimal files for use in imovie, you can give HD Video Converter for Mac a shot. you don’t need the original file structure to use Panasonic HC-V250 AVCHD Converter, just the Panasonic HC-V250 .mts/.m2ts files. if you had kept them in the original file structure you can still the whole folder as import in HD Video Converter for Mac.

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How to precess Panasonic HC-V250 AVCHD to iMovie AIC Conversion using HD Video Converter for Mac?

Step 1. Free download the HD Video Converter for Mac on Mac, launch it to load your Panasonic HC-V250 1080p AVCHD recordings to the program.



Step 2. Select the FCP compatible video format, just select Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC)(.*mov) by clicking the Format box. Note that the AIC codec is also accepted by Final Cut Express and Final Cut Pro (HD 4.5 through 5), but rarely used in Final Cut Pro as of Version 6 since it now uses the ProRes codecs instead of the Apple InterMediate Codec.

Step 3. Adjust Video and Audio parameters in the Settings. If you don’t have special needs, you can just skip the step since the default settings are the most suitable ones for iMovie editing.



Step 4. When ready, click ‘Convert’ icon to start transcoding Panasonic HC-V250 AVCHD footage to AIC – the best suited editing format for using within Apple iMovie Version 8, 9, and 11. When the Panasonic HC-V250 to iMovie comaptible video is completed, you can import and edit Panasonic HC-V250 recordings in iMovie on Mac easily and effortlessly.

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