This article will tell you how to import AVCHD movies from Sony A6500 to iMovie for editing on Mac OS X (macOS Sierra included).
Question:How to Convert and Import AVCHD to iMovie?
“I filmed AVCHD footage with the new Sony a6500 and I want the footage to go onto iMovie so that I can edit it. But when I drag the footage into iMovie, it says: “The file will not be imported. It is not compatible with iMovie.” What I have to do to be able to put AVCHD to iMovie?
Answer: In order to add Sony A6500 AVCHD to iMovie, you need to convert AVCHD footage to iMovie supported formats first, like MPEG-4 (MP4, M4V), MPEG-2, DV, HDV, MOV, AVCHD. So an AVCHD to iMovie converter is necessary, which could help you convert AVCHD to iMovie supported formats so that you can put Sony A6500 AVCHD to iMovie (iMovie ’11) on Mac for editing.
Brorsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac is really a good choice. It is a professional AVCHD to iMovie converter with powerful functions to convert Panasonic, Canon, Sony, or JVC AVCHD MTS files. Also it’s very easy to use. Below are the steps and tips on how to convert AVCHD to iMovie for further editing with this great AVCHD to iMovie converter.
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How to Convert and Import Sony A6500 to iMovie Free for Editing on Mac
Step 1: Add AVCHD video files.
Launch AVCHD to iMovie Converter. Click the button for adding to import AVCHD video to the best AVCHD to iMovie Converter. You can tick the box in front of the file you want to convert. If it is necessary, you can double click the each file to have a preview.
Step 2: Select an output format for iMovie and set the output folder.
Click on the dropdown menu of “Format” and then move you pointer to iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov). Here we choose the(AIC) (*.mov) as the friendly iMovie format. Then you can set the output folder by clicking “Browse” icon as you need.
Step 3. Set Output Folder.
Specify output folder on your computer to save the output files. Click the “Browse” button to choose the path where you want to save the output files in.
Step 4. Convert Sony A6500 AVCHD to iMovie Now.
When the settings are done, click the “RUN” button to start a6500 AVCHD to iMovie conversion process with best AVCHD Converter for Mac. And after the AVCHD to iMovie MP4 MOV M4V, etc. video conversion task, you can eventually import Sony A6500 AVCHD to iMovie for further movie editing for uploading to YouTube or Facebook.
