Import AVCHD or MOD footage into iMovie for advanced editing

As a Mac user, do you often use  iMovie? If you are familiar with the edit software. You will find this wonderful tool supports importing a wide range of formats, but if you want to get high quality. You must take a long time for rendering. Most camcorder videos, such as AVCHD or mod footage are HD formats. As we all know, AVCHD is a common formats widely used by Sony, Canon, JVC or Panasonic HD camcorder. However, Canon FS or Canon DC series camcorders capture videos as MOD format.

So if you want to edit AVCHD or MOD footage in iMovie quickly, you just need a helper. Pavtube Video converter for mac is just the one you need. With it, you can easily convert and transcode AVCHD or MOD to Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC)(*.mov) format for iMovie with high quality. In addition, you can edit them still on this software or import AVCHD/MOD to Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro and other applications to edit.

Now, follow the guide on how to transcode AVCHD/MOD video  to Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) for iMovie without rendering via Pavtube Video Converter for Mac.

Step 1: Run the perfect AVCHD/MOD to Apple Intermediate Codec Converter and add your AVCHD or MOD file into it.

Step 2: Click on “Format” and “QuickTime Movie Format” to select the Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC)(*.mov) format easily. Meanwhile, you are allowed to adjust bitrate, frame rate, codec, sample rate of your file for better quality.

If you would like to join/combine several files into a single one, just need to check “Merge into one file” box to realize it.

Step 3: Clicking on “Convert”. After the AVCHD or MOD to iMovie conversion is finished, you could easily transfer and import them to your iMovie for editing. Without rendering.

Then you can edit the AVCHD or MOD file in iMovie as easy. Hope this article really helps. You’d better try it by yourself.

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