Convert Sony HDR Camcorders AVCHD/MTS Files to MOV for FCP, iMovie on Mac

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Nowadays, HDR series camcorder has become people’s first choice of HD camcorder thanks to its convenient method of storage. As we all know,

Sony HDR camcorders use a hard drive as recordings storing which is much more convenient than conventional camcorders that use a tape or discs.

It means that with a HDR camcorder on hand, you can record hours of video without changing another tape.

The video format that most Sony HDR camcorders record are AVCHD or AVCHD / MPEG-2. For example, SDR-SR12 produces footages with MPEG 2,

and other model, like Sony SDR-SR10, Sony HDR-SR11, Sony HDR-XR100, Sony HDR XR-500V, Sony HDR-TG1, Sony HDR-CX7, SDR HDR-SR5 all

record videos as the .mts file.

Unfortunately, MTS video files generated from Sony HDR camcorders are not easy to be played and edited, especially for Mac users. At present, the

most efficient way to play and edit your Sony HDR MTS files is re-encoding them to Mac friendly video format, like MOV for further playing and editing

in FCP, FCE and iMovie.

To convert Sony .mts to MOV for FCP or iMovie, the essential devices and software you should need include:
1. Sony HDR Camcorder
2. Brorsoft MTS Converter for Mac.

Following is the guide to help you to convert Sony HDR .mts files to MOV[/b] for playing and editing on Mac:

Step 1. Import Sony HDR Video to Brorsoft MTS Converter for Mac.
Connect your HDR camcorder to your iMac or Macbook via USB cable. And then click "Add" button to load your Sony HDR AVCHD MTS to Brorsoft

Mac Sony HDR MTS Converter. You can upload batch video clips one time.

Step 2. Choose MOV as output video format.
Click “Format” option and choose “HD Video->H.264 HD Video (*mov)” as the output video format for Mac, FCP, FCE and iMovie.


Step 3, Convert Sony HDR MTS files conversion.
Hit the big convert button to start converting Sony HDR .mts to Mac .mov. Once the conversion is completed, you are free to enjoy MTS

recordings on Mac or editing Sony HDR recordings in FCP, FCE or iMovie.

PS:
Your camcorder may be in the following list of Sony HDR camcorders which is compatible with Brorsoft MTS Converter for Mac:

Sony HDR-CX Series: HDR-CX100, HDR-CX110, HDR-CX130, HDR-CX150, HDR-CX300, HDR-CX350, HDR-CX500, HDR-CX550
Sony HDR-SR Series: HDR-SR7, HDR-SR11, HDR-SR12, HDR-SR100, HDR-SR200, HDR-SR300, HDR-SR10
Sony HDR-XR Series: HDR-XR100, HDR-XR150, HDR-XR200, HDR-XR350, HDR-XR500, HDR-XR550
 
Sony Handycam HDR-CX350V is one of the new High Definition HandyCam camcorders with 32GB non-removable Flash memory in 2010.It captures Full HD 1080 video in AVCHD format. In addition to AVCHD video format, the CX350V can also capture 7.1MP still images with its Exmor R CMOS sensor. The CX350V features 32GB of internal flash memory, which can be expanded via Memory Stick or SD cards.

As we know there is a bundled software named Picture Motion Brower(PMB) for windows users to transfer videos shooted by Sony HDR-CX350V to Windows OS hard drive directly. However, there is no bundled software for Mac OS X on the CD.

If you want to transfer Sony HDR-CX350V HD .mts videos in 1080i/1080p to FCP(Final Cut Pro) directly, it’s recommended that you choose MAC Sony HDR-CX350V MTS converter to deinterlace 1080 .mts videos and convert 1080 .mts to FCP compatible .mov videos. And I am glad to share Brorsoft MTS Converter for MAC with you. Below is the detailed guide about how to convert Sony HDR-CX350V MTS to Quicktime MOV for FCP.

Step 1. Load Sony HDR-CX350V 1080p/1080i videos to Brorsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac.
At first, connect Sony HDR-CX350V camera with computer via USB and transfer .mts videos to MAC hard drive. Then run Brorsoft MTS Converter for Mac as MAC Sony HDR-CX350V converter and click the Add button to load .mts videos.

Step 2. Choose MOV output for FCP(Final Cut Pro).
Click the Format option and choose Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas > MOV (AVC)(*.mov) for converting Sony HDR-CX350 .mts videos to H.264/AVC .mov for FCP.

Tips:This profile is added especially for Non-linear editing tool such as Adobe Premiere, Sony Vegas, FCP and Avid Media Composer.

Step 3. Convert Sony HDR CX350V MTS to QuickTime MOV.
Click the convert button under the preview window, the Mac Sony MTS converter starts converting HD .mts to HD .mov for easily editing on FCP(Final Cut Pro).
After converting, transfer the output videos to FCP(Final Cut Pro) in only one step.

PS:
Brorsoft MTS Converter for Mac also supports converting other Sony HDR-CX series camcorder 1080i/1080p videos including:
Sony HDR-CX700V，Sony HDR-CX560V，Sony HDR-CX360V，Sony HDR-CX370V ，Sony HDR-CX520V ，Sony HDR-CX550V，
Sony HDR-CX160，Sony HDR-CX130 ，Sony HDR-CX100，Sony HDR-CX110，Sony HDR-CX120，Sony HDR-CX170，Sony HDR-CX300，Sony HDR-CX350，Sony HDR-CX550，Sony HDR-CX106，Sony HDR-CX150
Sony HDR-CX500E，Sony HDR-CX150E，Sony HDR-CX520E
 
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