How can I convert Sony Handycam AVCHD video to Mac?

Sony HDR series camcorder is one of the most popular high definition camcorders, which record video in AVCHD or AVCHD/MPEG-2 videos. For example, Sony HDR-SR12 exports MPEG-2 video and the output of Sony HDR-SR10, Sony HDR-SR11, Sony HDR-XR100, Sony HDR XR-500V, Sony HDR-TG1, Sony HDR-CX7, SDR HDR-SR5 are .mts file.

Sony HD Handycam series can record high definition 1440 x 1080 AVCHD(MPEG-4 AVC/H.264), capture stand definition 1440 x 1080(MPEG-2). Apart from JVC, majority of consumer camcorders in currunt market use AVCHD format. And the file extension of AVCHD format is .m2ts / .mts. Though Picture Motion Browser, which is an M2TS player application provided with Sony AVCHD camcorders, supports playback AVCHD M2TS natively, you still need to consider a lot to make them playable smoothly. Since you know even rewind Sony Handycam HDR-CX550V M2TS video on a moderate Mac computer, it will cause over-heat of that machine. Let alone these troubles like M2TS codec out-of-date, M2TS Player crash, or the missing of original Sony Handycam HDR-CX550V M2TS footages. If you want to want to play this AVCHD footage on QuickTime, edit in iMovie'11, Final Cut Pro X and Final Cut Express, the most effective method is to convert Sony Handycam to mac compatible video format.

Sony Handy AVCHD converter for mac comes up first with legible interface and high conversion speed to convert Sony Handycam to mac compatible MOV video format on Mac OS X Lion, Mac 10.6, Mac Snow Leopard, Mac 10.5, and Tiger etc.

Sony Handycam to mac converter convert Sony Handycam MTS to FCPX, iMovie'11, it is designed for you to convert M2TS, MTS files to iMovie MP4, and allow you to transfer AVCHD MTS, M2TS files to MOV, M4V, AVI, MPEG-4, 3GP, FLV etc. Then you can import MTS files to iMovie on Mac OS for editing. Besides, With this you also can convert and import AVCHD MTS, M2TS files to Mac iTunes, iDVD, FCP, FCE, iPod, iPhone, iPad and other popular players such as PS3, Walkman, Blackberry, Palm, Zune, etc.

Step by step to convert Sony Handycam AVCHD to Mac compatible video format MOV

Step1: Imput Sony Handycam Video to Mac

After you copied Sony Handycam video files to Mac or PC, then you can launch Mac AVCHD Converter. Click "Add File" to add target AVCHD MTS video for converting.

Step2: Select Output Video Format for Mac

Click the small down arrow at the very right of the "Profile" to open the Profile drop-up list to choose MOV, MP4,or DV as output video format for Mac iMovie, FCP, FCE, iDVD, etc.

Step3: Start to convert Sony Handycam Video to Mac

Press "Start" button to convert selected AVCHD MTS files for Mac. When the conversion finished, you can enjoy them on Macs or PCs.

Convert Sony Handycam AVCHD video to Mac for more enjoying

AVCHD supports a variety of video resolutions and scanning methods, which has been further extended with the 2011 amendment of the specification. The licensing body of the specification defines a variety of labels for products compliant with specific features.
Most AVCHD camcorders support only a handful of the video and audio formats allowed in the AVCHD standard.
Q1: What do I need to play and edit my HD videos from my Handycam on my mac. It's running OS X 10.7 and the camera has a hard disk, Sony Handycam AVCHD on mac?
Q2: I purchased a new Sony camera, the videos are crystal clear when playing on the camera, but I could not get the videos to upload to my Mac computer. Neither the iMovie nor iPhoto recognizes the AVCHD Lite videos. I could not view the video on my computer. So how to put Sony Handycam AVCHD on Mac OS X like 10.6 Snow Leopard? Update AVCHD Lite MTS Videos to Mac?
Sony HD Handycam series can record high definition 1440 x 1080 AVCHD(MPEG-4 AVC/H.264), capture stand definition 1440 x 1080(MPEG-2), such as Sony Handycam HDR-XR350V, HDR-CX350V,HDR-CX300, HDR-XR200V, HDR-XR520V, HDR-FX1000, HDR-CX520V, HDR-FX7, GVH-D700, DCR-DVD850, DCR-DVD650, DCR-HC52, etc, however, theses AVCHD file isn't compatible with mac, if you want to want to play this AVCHD footage on QuickTime, edit in iMovie'11, Final Cut Pro X and Final Cut Express, the most effective method is to convert Sony Handycam to mac compatible video format.
Sony Handy AVCHD converter for mac comes up first with legible interface and high conversion speed to convert Sony Handycam to maccompatible MOV video format on Mac OS X Lion, Mac 10.6, Mac Snow Leopard, Mac 10.5, and Tiger etc.
Sony Handycam to mac converter convert Sony Handycam MTS to FCPX, iMovie'11, it is designed for you to convert M2TS, MTS files to iMovie MP4, and allow you to transfer AVCHD MTS, M2TS files to MOV, M4V, AVI, MPEG-4, 3GP, FLV etc. Then you can import MTS files to iMovie on Mac OS for editing. Besides, With this you also can convert and import AVCHD MTS, M2TS files to Mac iTunes, iDVD, FCP, FCE, iPod, iPhone, iPad and other popular players such as PS3, Walkman, Blackberry, Palm, Zune, etc.
For Mac users, they are no longer worried that Sony Handycam AVCHD Video cannot be compatible on Mac with AVCHD Converter for Mac, you can import sony handycam to mac, which can convert M2TS, MTS, etc videos to most popular formats, such as MOV, MP4, AVI, 3GP, FLV, MPEG-4, MP3, etc. And then you can import converted AVCHD MTS or M2TS files to Mac applications, like MTS to iMovie, FCP, FCE, iDVD and more for editing as you like.
Sony Handy AVCHD converter for mac also offers powerful editing function: specify the length of AVCHD video, crop the unwanted area, set the ratio of AVCHD video from the Zoom list such as 16:9,4:3, apply special effects to your AVCHD video, of course, you can adjust the video parameters: Resolution, FrameRate, Encoder, BitRate.

Play and edit Sony Handycam AVCHD video to Mac in the help of Sony Handy AVCHD converter for mac

If you made some shootings with Sony Handycam camera and wish to edit Sony Handycam AVCHD in iMove, FCP, FCE in your free time, but to our disappointment, Handycam AVCHD can’t be imported to mac as our intention, one solution is to convert Sony Handycam to Mac compatible video format.

Q1: I purchased a new Sony camera, the videos are crystal clear when playing on the camera, but I could not get the videos to upload to my Mac computer. Neither the iMovie nor iPhoto recognizes the AVCHD Lite videos. I could not view the video on my computer. So how to put Sony Handycam AVCHD on Mac OS X like 10.6 Snow Leopard? Update AVCHD Lite MTS Videos to Mac?

Q2: What do I need to play and edit my HD videos from my Handycam on my mac. It’s running OS X 10.7 and the camera has a hard disk, Sony Handycam AVCHD on mac?

As we known, Sony HD Handycam series can record high definition 1440 x 1080 AVCHD(MPEG-4 AVC/H.264), capture stand definition 1440 x 1080(MPEG-2), such as Sony Handycam HDR-XR350V, HDR-CX350V,HDR-CX300, HDR-XR200V, HDR-XR520V, HDR-FX1000, HDR-CX520V, HDR-FX7, GVH-D700, DCR-DVD850, DCR-DVD650, DCR-HC52, etc, however, theses AVCHD file isn’t compatible with mac, if you want to want to play this AVCHD footage on QuickTime, edit in iMovie’11, Final Cut Pro X and Final Cut Express, the most effective method is to convert Sony Handycam to mac compatible video format.

Convert Sony Handycam to mac with Sony Handycam to mac converter
Sony Handy AVCHD converter for mac comes up first with legible interface and high conversion speed to convert Sony Handycam to mac compatible MOV video format on Mac OS X Lion, Mac 10.6, Mac Snow Leopard, Mac 10.5, and Tiger etc.

Sony Handycam to mac converter also offers powerful editing function: specify the length of AVCHD video, crop the unwanted area, set the ratio of AVCHD video from the Zoom list such as 16:9,4:3, apply special effects to your AVCHD video, of course, you can adjust the video parameters: Resolution, FrameRate, Encoder, BitRate.

Step by step to convert Sony Handycam AVCHD to Mac compatible video format MOV
Step1: Imput Sony Handycam Video to Mac
After you copied Sony Handycam video files to Mac or PC, then you can launch Mac AVCHD Converter. Click“Add File” to add target AVCHD MTS video for converting.

Step2: Select Output Video Format for Mac
Click the small down arrow at the very right of the "Profile" to open the Profile drop-up list to choose MOV, MP4,or DV as output video format for Mac iMovie, FCP, FCE, iDVD, etc.

Step3: Start to Convert Sony Handycam Video to Mac
Press “Start” button to convert selected AVCHD MTS files for Mac. When the conversion finished, you can enjoy them on Macs or PCs.