Import Panasonic HDC-SD800 AVCHD files/videos to iMovie smoothly on Mac OS X Lion

Import Panasonic HDC-SD800 AVCHD files/videos to iMovie smoothly on Mac OS X Lion
How to edit Panasonic HDC-SD800 AVCHD in iMovie on Mac OS X Lion?
[AVCHD to iMovie]Convert Panasonic HDC-SD800 AVCHD files/videos to AIC for iMovie

Panasonic HDC-SD800 is an excellent camcorder which gives me high quality videos. I like editing SD800 recorded videos with iMovie for family movies like interesting events, cats, building a snowman and so on. But the first time when I want to import SD800 to iMovie for editing, I encountered some problems, I can’t import HDC-SD800 to iMovie. My friends told me iMovie doesn’t support SD800 AVCHD well. Finally I found Pavtube Video Converter for Mac which is the best SD800 Converter to convert SD800 AVCHD Videos to AIC format perfectly compatible with iMovie.

If you have the same problem about editing Panasonic SD800 AVCHD Videos in iMovie, you may follow the step-by-step guide.

Step 1. Load Panasonic SD800 AVCHD videos to Pavtube AVCHD Videos to iMovie Converter for Mac.
Just connect SD800 to iMac with USB cable, and copy the files to hard drive. Run Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac as the best Panasonic MTS to iMovie Converter, and click the “Add” button to load 1920×1080 AVCHD videos.


Step 2. Choose the best output video format for editing in iMovie
Clock the format column and choose iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov). It’s the best video format for iMovie with SD800.


Step 3. If you want to adjust the output videos’ parameters, you can click settings button to change the Size, the Bitrate, and the Codec for getting the perfect effects.

Step 4. If you want to edit the video before convert SD800 AVCHD to iMovie MOV format, Pavtube Video Converter for Mac offers easy but useful edit function, you can click edit button to see details.

Step 5.Click Convert button to convert Panasonic SD800 AVCHD to AIC for iMovie editing on Mac OS X Lion.
If you want to also convert DVD and Blu-ray videos, you can try iMedia Converter for Mac, it’s an all in one converter.

Panasonic HC-V700, HC-V500 offer the superior HD image quality, portability and the ease of use Panasonic is renowned for.
So, you have captured that wonderful moment, a beautiful image in yourPanasonic HC-V700/500 camera!
Now, you are preparing to take a print to make a gift to your dear and near one or for your personal collection!

Here is the crux! When you want to import and edit HC-V700/500 AVCHD 1080p files in iMovie, the incompatibility notice will jump out. Although the special iFrame makes it easier for editing and compatible with iMovie, its 960x540 30fps limitation disappoints the HD-inclined users.

As we all know, the perfect codec for iMovie is Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC). To solve the problem, you need to convert 1080p MTS/M2TS files to AIC on Mac. So I recommended you Brorsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac.it can convert any AVCHD Camera file to iMovie best video format AIC ( Apple InterMediate Codec ) at fast speed.

Now, let's start to import HC-V700/500 AVCHD 1080p files to iMovie with the help of AVCHD to AIC Converter step by step on Mac OS.

Step1: Connect the HC-V700/500 to your Apple with USB2.0. Launch the Panasonic HC-V700/500 AVCHD to AIC Converter for Mac and then click the adding button to import your 1080p MTS/M2TS files.
Tip: If you have multiple 1080p MTS/M2TS files, you can select the “Merge into one” box to merge them into one single file for iMovie so that you can play these files without interruption.

Step2: 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 and FCE.

Step 3: 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.
Note: Set the video frame rate as 30fps, video size as 1920*1080 and keep 5.1 channels to keep the best quality for editing in iMovie.

Step4: Click the “Convert” button; it will convert 1080p MTS/M2TS files to AIC on Mac immediately. You can find the process in the “Conversion” interface.


After you transcode Sony A57 AVCHD files to AIC for iMovie, you are able to import HC-V700/500 AVCHD 1080p files to iMovie via clicking on “Import” button effortlessly. Now you can easily do your futher editing with iMovie.

Tips
1: The best AVCHD to AIC Converter also allows you to convert 1080p MTS/M2TS files to FCE, FCP, Avid Media Composer, etc. You can link to Brorsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac to get more information.

2. If you are interested in converting files of other formats or enjoying DVD and BD collections on your portable devices, please link to Brorsoft iMedia Converter for Mac to get more information.

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