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Dec 4, 2015 8:58 AM in response to QwertyMan11by QwertyMan11,I now have OS X 10.11 El Capitan but still can't seem to import to Photos. Is this possible? I've tried dragging the folder as is from my camera (Panasonic TZ40) but just says "none of these files can be imported to your photo library"
I use iCloud photo library as well, does this matter? IS the best solution just to convert the AVCHD to MP4 and then import? I have a program called iVi that can convert? will the quality still be ok?
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Dec 9, 2015 8:42 AM in response to QwertyMan11by QwertyMan11,No one help with this issue please? Does no one have mts AVCHD files to import?
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Dec 9, 2015 8:51 AM in response to Old Toadby QwertyMan11,To be honest I don't really edit, but my motto is to always shoot video and pictures in the best the camera can, as memory cards are so cheap, and then you can always go down in quality later, but never up after taking them.
So although I probably won't edit them, I may join clips together and edit out certain bits, but I've never learned how to use iMovie yet an so am in a bit of limbo, and also there is lots of video at the moment...
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Dec 9, 2015 9:01 AM in response to QwertyMan11by Old Toad,This is the only info I've found on AVCHD and iPhoto or Photos: Using AVCHD video with iPhoto '11 - Apple Support
Most of the topics on the web about AVCHD and iPhoto or Photos discuss converting them to other formats for use by iPhoto and now Photos.
As for resolution/quailty of videos I would think shooting at 1080p would be sufficient for nearly all needs. But then I'm a point and shoot with an iPhone video taker.
As a test launch Photos with the Option key held down and create a new, test library. Try to import some some of the AVCHD videos and to see if the same problem persists. Does it?
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Sep 3, 2016 10:57 AM in response to QwertyMan11by oregonpete,I used to mount the Memory Stick Card from my camera in a Mem Stick-to-USB adapter and drag and drop the AVCHD folder on the iPhoto icon. This didn't work with Photos. I got the "none of these files can be imported to your photo library" error that others have mentioned.
However, after a couple of drag and drop attempts I got distracted by something else and just left the Memory Stick mounted on the desktop and Photos open while I did another task. Lo and behold when I got back to Photos about ten minutes later, there were the contents of the Memory Stick ready to be selected and imported. I did a couple of other trials and found that Photos did eventually recognize a mounted card as a "device". but it took anywhere from 1 to 4 minutes, longer times for bigger cards with more content.
So, Photos can import AVCHD media in a quite straightforward way, at least with my setup*, just not via drag and drop.
*Sony HDR-TG5V camcorder
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)
OS 10.11.6 (El Capitan)
Photos 1.5
Sandisk Memory Stick Pro Duo 8GB
Sandisk MicroMate Memory Stick DUO M2 Card Reader (SDDR-108-E12M )