AVCHD is a format for the recording and playback of high definition video. AVCHD (AVC-HD, AVC HD) utilizes MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (AVC) video compression codec and Dolby AC-3 (Dolby Digital) audio compression codec. Uncompressed linear PCM audio is not supported in any consumer devices. iMovie is created for this purpose, just several steps, you can add movies to your website, publish them on YouTube, create versions for iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV, or play on iTunes, QuickTime.
Most of high definition camera/camcorder videos(AVCHDMTSM2TS, MODMPGMPEGMOI, TODM2T, TR, TRP, TS) can be imported into iMovie, but the formats are still very limited as following:
Tapeless Camcorder(MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and AVCHD) ;
Tape based DV-Standard and HDV (High Definition Video) ;
Part CameraMobile Phone videoother video recorder devices(MPEG-1, MEPG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, 3GP, MP4);
Part QuickTime compatible MOV videos;
MPEG-4 video.
Since imovie can’t directly play avchd video files, so it is necessary to convert AVCHD to imovie suitable formats like mov or mp4. AVCHD to iMovie Converter can transfer avchd to imovie on mac os x. With this AVCHD to iMovie Converter, you can import avchd to imovie.
How to import avchd video files into imovie on mac os x with AVCHD to iMovie Converter?
Step 1: Download, install and run AVCHD to iMovie Converter
iMovie import AVCHD will support you import avchd video files to imovie on mac.
Step 2: Add AVCHD video files
Click the “Add files” button to import your AVCHD files. This AVCHD into imovie converter support batch conversion, so you can import multiple files at a time.
Step 3: Select output format: “MPEG-4 Movie (*mp4)”
Step 4: Convert
Click “Convert” button, it begins to convert your AVCHD files to imovie mp4 format.
Step 5: Importing convertion mp4 files to imovie
Launch iMovie, go to “file > import movies”. Select the converted MP4 video then click “import”.
How to step by step import avchd video files into imovie supported MPEG-2/MPEG-4/Quick Time Movie/AVCHD/DV and HDV(High Definition Video) on Mac OS X with AVI to imovie converter.