Transcode Sony HDR-CX260V/B MTS/M2TS AIC .mov for iMovie Mac

Create stunningly beautiful 1920x1080p Full HD video with the Sony Handycam HDR-CX260V camcorder. Take the shake out of your movies with With Optical SteadyShot image stabilization with Active Mode. Back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor provides excellent low light capabilities while the wide angle G lens lets you get more in your shot.

User reviews from Google:

Pros: It's really as good as you could hope. Low light is very decent also. There is no light but frankly, footage shot with a tiny light bulb or LED never looks good anyways. Still photo quality is sorta grainy but it's nice to have. You can also pop in an SD card & record hours and hours more. I would highly recommend getting a 32gb SD card (amazon basics has a nice one) and then you don't have to connect the camera to your computer, just insert the SD card.

Cons: The HQ video mode is not compatible with the Mac without some hassling. The HQ mode is the default shooting mode and it’s really what you want to be using. It gives you the highest, best frame rate. You have to adjust down to FH or Standard quality to get iMovie or Final Cut to recognize the video.

FAQ:

1.How to browse AVCHD files from camcorder or SD card?
Connect Sony HDR-CX260V/B to your Mac with USB 2.0, or insert your SD Card to Mac. You can browse the .mts files from AVCHD > BDMV > STREAM.

2. How to get the HDR-CX260V/B 1080/60p AVCHD editable in iMoive?
You can get the best Mac AVCHD Converter for iMovie. With the best Mac AVCHD Converter, you can transcode HDR-CX260V/B AVCHD to AIC .mov for iMovie on Mac quickly and easily. Below is the detailed guide.

Step 1: Launch the top MTS to FCP Conerter for Mac and then click the adding button to import your 1080/60p MTS/M2TS files to it.
Tip: If you wanna merge HDR-CX260V/B AVCHD files for iMovie for editing without interruption, you can select the “Merge into one” box.

Step 2: Click on the “Format” and you will get a dropdown menu. Move you pointer to iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov). The Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) is the compatible format for iMovie. Then you can set the output folder by clicking “Browse” icon as you need.

Step 3: Click the “Settings” icon and you will go into a new interface named “Profile Settings”. You can set the video frame rate as 30fps, video size as 1920*1080 and keep 5.1 channels to keep the best quality for editing HDR-CX260V/B MTS files in iMovie on Mac.



Step 4: Click the “Convert” button; it will convert HDR-CX260V/B 1080p MTS to AIC .mov for iMovie on Mac immediately. You can find the process in the “Conversion” interface.



After the AVCHD to AIC .mov for iMovie Mac conversion, you are able to get the output files via clicking on “Import” button effortlessly. Now you can easily import and copy HDR-CX260V/B recordings to iMovie for further editing keeping high quality without any trouble

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