AVCHD file (from JVC camcorder) to view on iMac?
Hi,
I want to view video's I have shot with my JVC Everio R Camcorder.
But iMovie can't recognise the AVCHD format?
Can anyone help please?
Regards Brian.
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Hi,
I want to view video's I have shot with my JVC Everio R Camcorder.
But iMovie can't recognise the AVCHD format?
Can anyone help please?
Regards Brian.
Apple’s iMac
Hi,
Try right-clicking on the AVCHD package and then click on Show Package Contents. There will be several folders and subfolders revealed. In the BDMV subfolder there is a sub-sub folder called STREAM. In the STREAM folder you will see files with the .mts extension. The .mts files are the movies. Copy drag them into iMovie and iMovie should read them. If not, convert the .mts files to Mp4 with the free download Handbrake.
See this thread for more details:
Importing AVCHD/MTS Files as an Archive a… - Apple Community
You can get Handbrake here:
A simple way to do it is to open Handbrake and do a File/Open Source. Navigate to your video and choose it as the source from the resulting screen. Then do File/Start Encoding. Wait a couple of minutes for the conversion to
complete. Then save and import the converted clip into iMovie.
-- Rich
Hi,
Try right-clicking on the AVCHD package and then click on Show Package Contents. There will be several folders and subfolders revealed. In the BDMV subfolder there is a sub-sub folder called STREAM. In the STREAM folder you will see files with the .mts extension. The .mts files are the movies. Copy drag them into iMovie and iMovie should read them. If not, convert the .mts files to Mp4 with the free download Handbrake.
See this thread for more details:
Importing AVCHD/MTS Files as an Archive a… - Apple Community
You can get Handbrake here:
A simple way to do it is to open Handbrake and do a File/Open Source. Navigate to your video and choose it as the source from the resulting screen. Then do File/Start Encoding. Wait a couple of minutes for the conversion to
complete. Then save and import the converted clip into iMovie.
-- Rich
Also, you might look at this thread on the outside chance that an obsolete program called Perien is on your Mac and causing the problem with ADVCHD import.
Imovie Import from JVC Camera Failed - Apple Community
-- Rich
Great! Glad you got it working.
-- Rich
Good morning Rich,
Your suggestion about using "Handbrake" worked.
I appreciate your help with this problem.
Have a good weekend.
Thanks again
Brian.
AVCHD file (from JVC camcorder) to view on iMac?