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coxorange Author

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V for iMovie '11?

Hi,

I'm interested in a Sony DSC-HX9V, which is on the iMovie '11 compatibility list

(http://help.apple.com/imovie/cameras/en/index.html?lang=en_US).

It's a AVCHD 1080/60i/60p camera. Here I found a sample video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdRQjIuP4Dg (reduced to 30fps/about 5Mbps)

I prefer to use progressive format, but how will this work, since iMovie

only supports making 30fps (and no 60fps) movies?

30fps would be fine, but I don't want to lose quality.

Will only every second frame be used by iMovie?

If some one here already has this camera, could I please get an exported sample video?

(I had problems with the iMovie export quality of another (Canon) camera.)

Thanks!

iMac 27" 3.2GHz; 2x iMacs 21.5" 3.06 GHz;, Mac OS X (10.6.6), Kensington Expert Trackballs

Posted on Apr 24, 2011 12:49 PM

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AndyJMX

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Apr 12, 2012 4:08 PM in response to coxorange

Thanks for this information, Media Converter does just what I've been looking for!

Sea4Me

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Apr 14, 2012 7:39 PM in response to coxorange

Thanks so much for this information!

For those who are slow, like me:

1) download & open media converter app (link in above post)

2) on media app website, click presets link at top & download the re-wrap for AVCHD preset

3) go to Preferences w/in app, click +, find preset file, click open

For Daily Use:

1) open Media Converter App

2) select Convert to "Re-wrap for AVCHD"

3) from SD card "NoName" in finder, follow: Private > AVCHD > BDMV > STREAM > *.MTS file

4) drap MTS file to App

5) find your new file, rename, place in movie folder (or as desired)

Thanks again for guiding me down a reliable (and free!) path.

coxorange Author

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Apr 14, 2012 8:49 PM in response to Sea4Me

Additionally in Media Converter you can select a better audio quality:

The default preset is made with the sound set on 16-bit.

You can change it in the preferences:
1. Open the 'Preferences'.
2. Select 'Presets'.
3. Double click 'Re-wrap AVCHD for Quicktime - uncompressed Audio'.
4. Change to the 'Audio' tab.
5. Here you can change it to 24-bit. (=> "PCM signed 24-bit little-endian")

May 9, 2012 1:46 PM in response to NewLyfe

Hello NewLyfe. Did you ever figure this out? I am having the same issue with the video skipping after using Media Converter to convert the MTS files via Re-wrap AVCHD for Quicktime - uncompressed Audio.

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Aug 23, 2012 5:28 PM in response to coxorange

Thanks for all the information above it helped getting the mts files converted to iphoto. One issue that I have is once the file converts you lose the original date creation or date modify date.

Is there a way to retain that with the conversion process?

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V for iMovie '11?