How can I copy AVCHD files from my Sony Handicam without having to use Quicktime?

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How can I copy AVCHD files from my Sony Handicam without having to use Quicktime?

On my old iMac i'd hook my Sony Handcam up with a USB cable. I'd copy and paste from the video camera to a file on my computer. To view these files I would view them through VLC player. If I used Quicktime I would have video and no sound. After importing, I would then convert the files using Wondershare and would then import into iMovie.

Now that i've upgraded to a new iMac I can't do that anymore. Quicktime opens and eventually, some 15 minutes later, a Quicktime window opens and shows each of the video files on my video camera but I can't work out where to go from there. There is no import option and I don't simply want to click okay as I don't know what it will do. I have some 30gb of video on this video camera.

So, I don't want Quicktime to be the default program to download through. How do I stop this happening?

Also, how do I import these files from my video camera?

Thank you

Posted on Mar 29, 2016 7:49 AM

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Answer 1

Aug 14, 2016 1:30 PM in response to Schglobbi

Select the Private folder --> Select AVCHD --> Right Click "Show Package Contents" --> Select BDMV --> Right Click "Show Package Contents" --> Select "Stream"

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Answer 2

Mar 29, 2016 8:00 AM in response to Schglobbi

If this AVCHD you probably can import it directly into iMovie, no need for any converters whatsoever.

I have never seen Quicktime Player open automatically the way you describe. Are you SURE it is Quicktime, not Photos, or Image Capture?

Is it any different if you take the card from the camera and insert the card into your mac directly?

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Barney-15E

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Aug 14, 2016 7:30 PM in response to Schglobbi

As Luis says, you can import directly into iMovie. Just copy the AVCHD folder directly to your Mac then import into iMovie. No need to dig into it. If you mess with the AVCHD folder by extracting the .mts files, iMovie cannot import them.

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