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Convert Panasonic DMC-ZS15 1080/60i AVCHD to Adobe Premiere on Mac


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    Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS15, with pocket-friendly body, couples a 1/2.3-inch type, 12.1 effective megapixel, RGB-filtered MOS image sensor, and a Leica DC Vario-Elmar branded 16x optical zoom lens. It can capture movies at up to 1,920 x 1,080 pixel resolution or below, using either AVCHD compression for high-def movies. Full HD movies are captured at an interlaced 60 fields per second from 60 frames per second sensor data.


    When you got the 1080/60i AVCHD files from the ZS15, what would you do with them? Most of the users would like to edit DMC-ZS15 1080/60i AVCHD in Adobe Premiere, FCP, FCE, iMovie or some other common video editing programs on Mac.


    While, some users who try their effort to import Panasonic ZS15 1080/60i AVCHD to Adobe Premiere on Mac, they found that the 60i AVCHD is not so compatible for Adobe Premiere for editing. This incompatibility makes so many users feel frustrated. Well, fortunately, here we’ve found the easy solution to the problem.


    First of all, get this professional Mac AVCHD to Adobe Premiere Converter. With the help of this top Mac AVCHD Converter, you can transcode DMC-ZS15 1080/60i AVCHD to MOV(AVC) for Adobe Premiere on Mac.


    Step 1: Import Panasonic DMC-ZS15 1080i MTS files to the best Mac AVCHD to Adobe Premiere Converter.
    Connect your Panasonic DMC-ZS15 to your Apple with USB2.0. Launch the Mac AVCHD to Adobe Premiere Converter. You preview your video files if necessary.
    Tip: If you want to merge DMC-ZS15 .mts files for Adobe Premiere, you can tick the “Merge into one” box.


    Step 2: Select the Adobe Premiere compatible video format and set the output folder.
    Click the format box and you will get a drop-down list and you can easily find the Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MOV(AVC) (*.mov) format which is the best format to transfer the MTS files to your Adobe Premiere. Then set the output folder by clicking “Browse” icon as you need.


    Step 3: Click “Settings” to adjust audio and video parameters.
    Click the “Settings” icon and then change the default codec, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel to optimize the output file quality.
    Notes:
    1. You’d better set the video frame rate as 24fps, video size as 1920*1080 to get the best quality for editing in Adobe Premiere.
    2. Before start the conversion, you’d better deinterlace DMC-ZS15 1080/60i AVCHD for Adobe Premire on Mac first.
    Click Edit and you will go to the Video Editor. Then click Effect and select "deinterlacing".
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    Step 4: Start converting Panasonic DMC-ZS15 1080/60i AVCHD to Adobe Premiere on Mac.
    Click the “Convert” button; it will convert DMC-ZS15 MTS to MOV(AVC) for Adobe Premiere on Mac immediately. You can find the process in the “Conversion” interface.
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    Once the Mac AVCHD to Adobe Premiere conversion is done, you can get the output files easily. Now, it’s easy for you to import and edit Panasonic DMC-ZS15 1080/60i AVCHD(.mts/m2ts) footage in Adobe Premiere on Mac.


    PS:
    Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS15 VS Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20


    ZS-15: In some shots it beat the ZS-20, in other it didn't. Bottom line, for me, the ZS-15 didn't a better enough image quality all around to justify giving up the better video, burst mode, and touch screen of the ZS-15. If you want to save $50, and you really don't care about video, and only about IQ, then the 15 may be for you.


    ZS-20: Bottom line the ZS-20 is a much 'smarter' camera in iA mode than the old ones. Panasonic has very good software engineering, better than Canon. And in many circumstances I need to pick up the camera and take a quick shot without messing with settings. The ZS-20 is awesome for doing this.


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