Make Sony HDR-PJ790V 108060p footage compatible with iMovie

Make Sony HDR-PJ790V 108060p footage compatible with iMovie

The Sony Handycam HDR-PJ790V is new. It won best camcorder at Consumer Electronics Show. Have you got one yet for full HD movie recording?

Just got my new Sony PJ790V. According to the Sony site, this camcorder allows me to record in either AVCHD or MP4. Both are HD content, correct? But the MP4 is easier to edit, I hear. Will I be able to import HD content into my iMAC and work with it in iMovie? If 1080-60p is not good and what about 60i?

We noticed some newbies of Sony HDR-PJ790V are puzzled if the PJ790V footages are compatible with iMovie like the above quoted words mentioned. Here we offer the definite answer for you.

Sony HDR-PJ790V Video Mode:
HD: MPEG4-AVC/H.264 AVCHD 2.0 format compatible; STD: MPEG2-PS; MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264

Sony HDR-PJ790V Video Resolution:
HD: 1920x1080/60p(PS),60i(FX,FH), 1440x1080/60i(HQ,LP); STD:720x480/60i; MP4: 1280x720 30p

Well, 1080 60i AVCHD will work in iMovie from this Sony HDR-PJ790V and 1080 60P will work in Final Cut Pro X. AVCHD will be higher quality than MP4. If you need shoot a lot of slow motion, we recommend you to record in 1080 60p. While, it appears that iMovie is not friendly to content filmed in 1080-60p. That's what the Apple compatibility list says about this camcorder's predecessor. So, is there any workaround to make Sony HDR-PJ790V 108060p footage compatible with iMovie? Here we prompt this Mac AVCHD to MOV converter. It can help you convert AVCHD(.mts/m2ts) to iMovie favorite editable AIC .mov format. By tweaking the video parameters, you can get a perfect output quality, no quality losing.

Follow the tutorial on converting 1080 60p AVCHD to AIC .mov to iMovie

First, download and install the AVCHD to AIC Converter on your Mac. Launch the program and then load Sony HDR-PJ790V MTS/M2TS files to it.
Tip: If you wanna join MTS/M2TS files for editing in iMovie, please check the "Merge into one" box.

Secondly, click on Format > iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov), which is the iMovie most compatible video format/codec.

Thirdly, you can click "settings" to customize the output parameters, adjust the resolution, bitrate as you want. Set video size as 1920*1080, video frame rate as 30fps.

Finally: Click Conversion Arrow button on the main interface and start the Sony HDR-PJ790V 108060p AVCHD on Mac conversion.

When the conversion process shows in 100%, tap the Completed button and then get the AIC .mov video for iMoive form output folder. Now, it’s available for you to import Sony PJ790V footage into iMoive for editing easily.

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