Recently, Sony's new Cyber-Shot DSC-RX100 is one of the most discussed HD cammers due to its 20.2 megapixel Exmor CMOS image sensor that excels in ultra low-light situations and capability of shooting ultra high-definition still images in JPEG format, RAW format, or even both simultaneously and recording Full HD 1080p videos at 60 frames per second (fps). Some photographers are highly interested in the amazing pocket-sized camera but there is a problem that hinders their future step - How to import import Sony 1080/60p MTS to iMovie on Mac OS X if they want to do some editings on their AVCHD recordings.

Here I quote one of their worries from the forums.dpreview.com: "I like the camera, great to have manual control etc., but what bothers me is the preference to AVCHD, which is so hard to find a way to make it editable in iMovie. But mpg output is restricted to 12Mbs or something in that range, whereas AVCHD goes up to 28Mbs. I want the AVCHD format, but the importing issue is my big problem." Actually, it is not so difficult to handle the problem. AVCHD is not the natively supported video format of iMovie, but the Apple InterMedia Codec(AIC) is. So, you just need to convert 1080/60p MTS/M2TS recordings to AIC, iMovie comaptible video format and your incompatibility problem can be solved.

Now the question is how to get a powerful MTS to AIC Converter for Mac? We recommend the top MTS to iMovie Converter for Mac users in that, compared to other converters, the easy-to-use MTS Converter for Mac is professional in MTS to iMovie conversion with origianl HD quality at much faster speed. Besides, with the Mac MTS Converter, you can merge .mts clips into one for easy editing, add text/image/video to make special effect, split long-time clip for website uploading and replace original audio tracks, etc. Thus, it is the best choice for solving the MTS to iMovie importing problem.

Guide: How to transcode Sony 1080/60p AVCHD MTS to iMovie with AVCHD Converter on Mac

Step 1: Get free MTS Converter for Mac and add your MTS/M2TS recordings from Sony DSC-RX100 to it on Mac OS X;

Tips:
1. If you want to combine several clips into one, please tick the box "Merge into one";
2. In order to split videos beyond the size limitation while uploading to website, please click the "Split" button on the mian interface

Step 2: Select iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov) by clicking the Format box. Adjust the video and audio parameters if needed.

Tip:
The video frame rate as 30fps, video size as 1920*1080 and 5.1 channels is the most suitable settings for editng in iMovie. But if you want to get the converted files with a smaller size, you can click Settings and reduce the Video Size according to your needs.

Step 3: Click "Convert" and start the 1080/60p MTS to iMovie conversion on Mac OS X immediately.

When the MTS to AIC conversion is 100% completed, you can import and edit Sony DSC-RX100 1080/60p MTS recordings in iMovie without any loss of quality. In addition, the AVCHD Converter for Mac is also able to help you transfer your AVCHD recordings to Final Cut Pro, FCE, Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer etc., upload videos to website, like YouTube, play files on HDTV or almost all kinds of players. You can go to the MTS Converter for Mac to get more info.

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