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Transcoding Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX200V AVCHD clips to iMovie on Mac OS X


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    On the surface -- and even a little beneath it -- the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V is the same as its predecessor, the HX100V. It has the same 30x zoom lens, 3-inch ultrahigh-resolution tilting LCD, and controls and shooting options, including manual and semimanual modes.


    Most importantly, its autofocus system is faster, giving you a better shot at capturing sharp photos even when the lens is fully zoomed in. Overall, it is a better camera regardless of appearances.


    The good: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V is a fast-shooting megazoom with excellent photo and video quality for its class, and plenty of shooting options to make casual and advanced shooters happy.
    The bad:The HX200V lacks advanced bridge camera features like raw image capture, a hot shoe, or mic input. Some of its shooting modes and general operation can get confusing if you want to do more than leave it in auto.


    The HX200V's video is as good as its photos. With plenty of light you get nice-looking, smooth video when recording at the camera's maximum AVCHD resolution of 1080/60p.


    There is no doubt that it is a superb camcorder for these photographers. But if they want to edit the videos they shot for reserve the memory, or share these AVCHD MTS files with family or friend on Mac, they will meet some importing or playing problems in that AVCHD 1080 60p files are not supported well by Mac or iMovie, FCP, Adobe Premiere, some other common edit tools, which will cause unsmooth editing without rendering. Some persons have posted the problem on the hot forums.


    I have a Sony CyberShot DSC-HX200V and I shot video using the AVCHD setting, but i can't import the file to my Mac. I am running OS 10.7.5 on an iMac 3.1 GHz Intel Core i5. I have up-to-date versions of iMovie and iPhoto. Neither of these programs will recognize the file. I tried importing using Final Cut and Adboe Premiere Pro as well, but with no success. Is there another way to import this file? Am I missing something? What do you suggest?


    How to make Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX200V footages into iMovie?
    The best method is to transcode the 1080 60p/50p footage to iMovie native support format AIC with an easy-to-use AVCHD MTS Converter.


    The best AVCHD to AIC Converter is recommended by some professional forums, which is devoted to transcoding AVCHD mts/m2ts files to most common edit tools.


    Below is the simple but useful guide for you to convert Sony CyberShot DSC-HX200V 1080p MTS footages into iMovie.


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    Step 1: Install and run the best MTS Converter for Mac you have found. Import Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX200V footages to the converter.


    Step 2: Click "format" bar to choose the best compatible output format for iMovie .
    Click "iMovie and Final Cut Express-Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC)(*.mov)" as the best format for editing AVCHD MTS files in iMovie smoothly.
    Tip: You can tap the "Browse" button on the main interface to choose the place where you want to save your converted file on your mac.

    Step 3: You can click "settings" to customize the output video's parameters, adjust the video soze, audio/video bitrate as you want. PS: video size should be 1920*1080, video frame rate should be 30fps.
    Tip: If the clips are recorded as 50fps(PAL), then 25 frame rate is the best choice for you.


    Step 4: Click conversion button to start transcoding Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX200V 60p AVCHD to AIC on Mac OS X.


    When the conversion is completed, you can get the final output files effortlessly. Now, import and edit Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX200V footage in iMovie without any incompatible issues.


    Tip:
    This kind of MTS Converter for Mac not only can make your video editable in iMovie, but also can help you to edit your videos in other common editors,such as FCP, FCE, AdobePremiere and so on.


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