Key to get your HD camcorder files to playback or edit on Mac
Do you know you can not get your HD camcorder files to playback or edit on Mac?
As we all know, a plenty of HD camcorder models have been on the market like Canon Vixia HF S21, HF S20, HF S200, HF M300, Panasonic HDC-TM700, Sony Handycam HDR-CX550V. Most of them utilize MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec for recording videos with the file extension as .mts. But Mac QuickTime, iMov ie, Final Cut Pro friendly formats MP4 (MPEG-4), M4V, MPEG are different from the .mts. Take Mac MP4 as example, Mac MP4 comes MPEG-4 AAC/H.264 while HF camcorder uses MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, so leads to the HD codec incompatible with Mac.
Intend to solve this problem and convert HD video such as .m2ts video to .mp4 or .mov in minutes.
The Mac HD camcorder video Converter is an excellent assistant for Canon Vixia series, Sony Handycam or Panasonic HD camcorder owners to play their shootings in iTunes, QuickTime or edit M2TS in iMov ie, FCP, FCE, etc.
Quick guide on how to convert camcorder HD video to Mac -friendly video formats for iTunes, iMov ie or FCP.
To start with,
Connect camcorder to your Mac computer with cable (USB/Wifi) and Select mode of camcorder such as PC/Computer mode.
Step 1: Load camcorder HD videos
Download and install HD camcorder video Converter for Mac then run the program. By Clicking “Add File” to load the camcorder video(s) you need.
Step 2: Define output format
In the drop up list of “Profile” to select an output format output format. For example: select the iMov ie->iMov ie MPEG-4 H.264 (AVC) video format as the output format, so the converted .mp4 can be optimally playback in iMo vie.
Step 3: Convert HD video to Mac video
In the lower right of the corner just click the “Start” to begin the conversion.
Suggest: If you need edit the imported camcorder video by pressing “Edit” button. Click here to learn detailed about how to edit HD video on Mac.