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Convert/Transcode/Import HDR-XR500V 1080/60i AVCHD MTS to Avid Media Composer 5.5.3 on Mac OS X Lion
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    HDR-XR500V records breathtaking 1920*1080 high-definition videos and 12.1-megapixel directly the internal 120GB hard disk drive (HDD) which helps you preserve life’s moment in HD.
    Usually some HDR-XR500V users would like to further editing the AVCHD .mts with the video editing software like Avid Media Composer to make it more perfect. But unfortunately, the HDR-XR500V often met some troubles when they import the HDR-XR500V 1080/60i AVCHD MTS to Avid Media Composer for editing.
  • To solve the problems for so many HDR-XR500V users who wanna import HDR-XR500V 1080/60i AVCHD MTS to Avid Media Composer 5.5.3 for editing, here we recommend the best HDR-XR500V AVCHD Converter for Mac which enables you to import/convert HDR-XR500V 1080/60i AVCHD to Avid Media Composer 5.5.3 on Mac OS X Lion effortlessly without any trouble. Furthermore, the professional HDR-XR500V AVCHD Converter for Mac also allows you to merge several MTS files into one file, trim video clips, add special effects and text/image/video watermarks to output videos.
  • Preparation for converting/trranscoding HDR-XR500V 1080/60i AVCHD MTS to Avid Media Composer 5.5.3 on Mac OS X Lion:

    1. Software: the best HDR-XR500V AVCHD Converter for Mac (Free for trial version)
    2. Operating system: Mac OS X Lion
  • Guide: How to convert HDR-XR500V 1080/60i AVCHD MTS to Avid Media Composer 5.5.3 on Mac OS X Lion with the best Mac HDR-XR500V AVCHD Converter for Mac
    Step 1: Import HDR-XR500V 1080/60i AVCHD MTS to the best HDR-XR500V AVCHD Converter for Mac.
    Use USB cable to connect HDR-XR500V to Mac. Launch HDR-XR500V AVCHD Converter for Mac. Click the button for adding to import HDR-XR500V 1080/60i AVCHD .mts to the best HDR-XR500V AVCHD Converter for Mac. You can tick the box in front of the file you want to convert. If it is necessary, you can double click the each file to have a preview.
    Tip: If you have multiple HDR-XR500V MTS files, you can tick the “Merge into one” box to merge the DSC-HX100V MTS into one single file for FCE so that you can play these files without interruption.
  • Step 2: Select an output format for Avid Media Composer 5.5.3 and set the output folder.
    Click on the dropdown menu of “Format” and then move you pointer to Avid Studio> Avid DNxHD(*.mov). The Avid DNxHD .mov format is the only available format when your Avid Media Composer 5.5.3 is installed on Mac OS X Lion. Then you can set the output folder by clicking “Browse” icon as you need.
  • Step 3: Click “Settings” icon to adjust audio and video parameters.
    Click the “Settings” icon and you will go into a new interface named “Profile Settings”. You can adjust codec, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel in the interface according to your needs and optimize the output file quality. You can refer to the screen shot below.
    Note: You’d better set the video frame rate as 30fps, video size as 1920*1080 and select the audio channels as 5.1 channel to keep the best quality for editing in Avid Media Composer 5.5.3.
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  • Step 4: Start converting your HDR-XR500V 1080/60i AVCHD MTS to Avid DNxHD MOV for Avid Media Composer 5.5.3 on Mac OS X LIon.
    Click the “Convert” button; it will convert/transcode HDR-XR500V 1080/60i AVCHD to Media Composer 5.5.3 on Mac OS X Lion immediately. You can find the process in the “Conversion” interface.
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  • After the HDR-XR500V 1080/60i AVCHD MTS to Avid DNxHD MOV conversion, you will be able to get the output files for Avid Media Composer 5.5.3 via clicking on “Open” button effortlessly. Now you can you can easily import merged and converted HDR-XR500V to Avid Media Composer 5.5.3 for editing without interruption and trouble.
  • Tip:
    1. If you wanna convert/transcode AVCHD MTS/M2TS to FCP/FCE/iMovie for editing, obviously, the professional Brorsoft AVCHD MTS Converter for Mac will be your best and first choice with which you can convert AVCHD .mts to FCP/FCE/iMovie compatible formats in a short time and effortlessly.
  • 2. More tips for Sony camcorder and camera users about video conversion, you can link to Sony video camera Tips and Tricks that may do you a favor.

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