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How to convert Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 AVCHD Lite MTS files for editing on iMovie

Dec 302010

The power-packed Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 hits us like a ton of bricks. Movie mode offers a number of options. While maximum resolution is 1,280 x 720 in AVCHD Lite format, the Panasonic ZS7 can output 1080i video through its mini HDMI port. AVCHD Lite offers three quality or bitrate settings: 17, 13 or 9 Mbps. In 16:9 mode, you can also record Motion JPEG format in HD (1280 x 720) and WVGA (848 x 480) at 30 fps. In 4:3 mode you can record in VGA mode at 640 x 480 and 30 fps or QVGA mode at 320 x 240 at 30 fps, both in Motion JPEG format. Optical zoom is supported, and audio is recorded in stereo.

The latest version of iMovie 9 is supposed to support AVCHD Lite videos. However, there might be some problem when Panasonic release new models. There are also some iMovie 08 users reporting that there iMovie ’08 could not recognize the AVCHD content. If you encounter any problem using AVCHD Lite on Mac, or want to edit Lumix AVCHD Lite in iMovie, it is recommended that you convert AVCHD Lite to MOV for iMovie.

How to convert ZS7 AVCHD Lite format to edit on iMovie?

Step 1. Free download, install and launch Pavtube Mac AVCHD Lite Converter.
Once you run it, click “Add” to load the source Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 AVCHD Lite MTS files.

Step 2. Select QuickTime (*.mov) or MP4 as output format for iMovie.
Click on the drop-down list of “Format”, and follow “Common Video”> “MOV-QuickTime (*.mov)”. or “HD Video”>”MOV-QuickTime(*.mov)”

Step 3. Click “Settings” button to adjust video and audio parameters
Notice that which parameter to select has close relationship with the hardware configurations of your computer. For DV format, you may use default video and audio parameters, or adjust the Frame rate to 29.97, and bitrate higher for better quality, as it shows below:

If you would not like to degrade the AVCHD quality, you may retain the HD video quality by selecting “HD Video”> “H.264 HD Video (*.mov)” in Step 2 and then apply the following settings:

Video Codec H.264, Size: 1280*720p, Bitrate: 8000kbps, Frame Rate: 30/29.97,

Audio Codec: AAC, Sampling rate: 48khz, Bitrate: 320kbps, Channels: 6.

Step 4: Click “Convert” button to start converting AVCHD Lite to iMovie for editing.
After the above steps are done, you can click “Convert” button to start conversion.

And you can click “Open” button to get the generated files for iMovie. Afterwards, just import the output files to iMovie. Have fun.

How to transfer/edit Thanksgiving Happy Time camcorder/camera recordings

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Nov 152010

So you just have captured lots of memorable mts/m2ts footage on Thanksgiving Day by using your AVCHD camera/camcorder? Wanna render these AVCHD files in iMovie but haven’t found out a way to import? Then you may come to the right place. The following guide focuses on this point to show details about how to import Thanksgiving mts/m2ts footage to MOV for editing on Mac OS. Just feel free to check the step-by-step instruction in the following contents.

What you will need: Pavtube MTS File Converter for Mac

Step 1: Free download Pavtube MTS File Converter for Mac, install and run it.
Once run it, you can directly drag and drop AVCHD MTS and M2TS files to the Mac MTS/M2TS Converter, or you can click “Add” button to import Thanksgiving mts/m2ts footage into the program.

Step 2: Select output format for iMovie
To import Thanksgiving mts/m2ts footage to iMovie for editing, you need select an iMovie compatible file type to convert to, like MP4 and MOV. We select MOV for instance:
Click on the dropdown list of “Format”, and then follow “Common Video”> “MOV – QuickTime（*.mov）”.

By the way, if you wanna combine all MTS/M2TS files into a single file, you can tick off the checkbox “Merge into one file”. In that way, you are able to import all Thanksgiving mts/m2ts footage to iMovie for editing at a time.

Step 3: Adjust video and audio parameters
Pavtube MTS File Converter for Mac allows users adjusting video and audio parameters to customize output file quality, including codec name, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channel.

Step 4: Convert Thanksgiving mts/m2ts recordings to iMovie supported format
Once the above mentioned 3 steps are finished, you can click “Convert” button to convert Thanksgiving mts/m2ts recordings to iMovie supported format. Pavtube MTS File Converter for Mac adopts advanced audio and video in sync technology, which will never let your video and audio go in separate ways. When the conversion is done, you can click “Open” button to get the final output files. Now, you are ready to import Thanksgiving mts/m2ts footage to iMovie for editing.

How to transfer AVCHD files to Final Cut Express 4

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Oct 202010

Basically, the AVCHD Camcorders shoot footages in AVC/ H.264 MTS format, which is not editable in most non-linear editing software. Videographers would see FCP or FCS as useful tool for audio and video editing, for amateurs who prefer to do some simple editing to their AVCHD footages, FCE (Final Cut Express) is a better choice. This guide is written for Mac users that meet difficulties in importing AVCHD MTS footages to FCE. Why should the MTS files can not be loaded in FCE while Apple made it clearly that the Final Cut Express 4 work with AVCHD files? Surely FCE4 handles AVCHD footages shot in 1280*720 and 1440*1080. So when your footages are shot in 1920*1080, you need to transfer MTS files to MOV for FCE.

Download the trail version of Pavtube MTS to Final Cut Express Converter from here if you would like to give it a shoot. The trial version converts videos with watermark on the screen and you are not advised to test with smaller video files in order to save time.

Step one. Run Pavtube MTS to Final Cut Express Converter .

Click ‘Add’ button, browse to the AVCHD MTS footages and load them to the MTS files converter. You can check the files and take thumbnails in Preview window.

Step two. Select the items to be converted, and click on ‘Format’ bar to specify output format.

FCE compatible formats such as MP4, MOV, MPG, DV, AVI can be found in the profile list. For instance, you could follow HD Video-> MOV HD Video (*.mov).

Step three. Click the ‘Settings’ button and set proper video/ audio parameters.

My advice is to set the video size, bitrate and fame rate to be exactly as the footages so that you will suffer least quality degradation. For example, when the video is shot at 1920*1080, 5mbps, 30fps, you could set Size-1920*1080, Bitrate-original, Frame rate-30. If you would like to use default settings, simply skip this step.

Step four. Click the ‘Browse’ button next to the Export to field and select a location on your HDD for the output video file.

Step five. Click the ‘Convert’ button to start transferring MTS files to MOV for FCE.

After conversion you can click the ‘Open’ button to locate converted video files, and edit the video footages for playback on DVD-Video players connected to your TV, as well as on Mac.

Source from: How to Log and Transfer AVCHD files to Final Cut Express

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