Hello, I have tried twice before and it had worked--importing my videos to imovie. However, now it will not. I finalized the recordings, I plugged it in, clicked the little tap with the cd. Imovie opens automatically and a window pops up saying something like "looking for/locating sony handycam" and when it finishes nothing imports. Help, please? Thanks, Lily

After recording your holiday videos using for example Sony DSC-HX5V, it would be nice to make a great home movie for sharing with family & friends. Sony HX5V is able to record 60 fields-per-second videos at 1080i (1,920 x 1,080 pixel) resolution with Dolby Digital stereo audio, using AVCHD compression. <br /><br />Regarding editing camcorder footage AVCHD files from Sony HX5V, the latest FCP 7 and iMovie 11 claims to give full support for the format but many people have experiencing difficulties either with importing process or output files. <b><a href="http://www.aunsoft.com/final-mate-mac/">Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac</a></b> is released for Mac users to better handle camcorder footage in a much easier and quicker way: <br />- Capture AVCHD MTS/M2TS files from camcorder <br />- Merge/Split in Timeline and <b>Convert to Apple ProRes codec for FCP</b> <br /><br />Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac is highly recommended to Mac users who are experience enormous inconvenience with AVCHD, TOD & MOD files from HD camcorder. It helps you directly capture video footages from Sony DSC-HX5V and then <b>Convert to Prores 422 MOV or AIC MOV without rendering on FCP/iMovie</b> on Mac. <br /><br />Here is the step-by-step guide for you to <b><a href="http://www.aunsoft.com/mac_convert_sony_dsc-hx5v_avchd_mts_to_apple_prores_for_fcp/">Import and Convert Sony DSC-HX5V MTS to Apple ProRes for Final Cut Pro</a></b> on Mac OS X. <br /><br />1. Capture/Import Sony HX5V AVCHD files to Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac. <br />There are two ways to import videos to Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac: you can directly capture video recordings from camcorder to the program or you can browser videos from your computer. <br /><br />- Capture Sony HX5V AVCHD videos from camcorder. <br />Connect camcorder to computer via USB cable, and then launch Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac in Application folder. With built-in wizard, you can easily to capture mts video files from HX5V to the program. Select "Import" instead of Backup to quickly capture videos from camcorder. You can find imported videos under Camcorder tab in the main interface of Final Mate. <br /> <br />- Import Sony HX5V mts videos from computer. <br />If you have already backup all your video recordings from HX5V to your computer, you can browse your video path and the software will automatically show your AVCHD clips in Resource tab. <br /><br />2. <b>Merge Sony DSC-HX5V AVCHD files into one movie for conversion</b>. <br />Click the drop-down button of "Add Movie" icon and choose "For Conversion" to create a blank movie. <br /> <br />Once you've imported your video footage, drag and drop the video clips from Camcorder Tab (imported from your camcorder) or Resource Tab (imported from your computer) to the blank movie in Movies Tab. In this way, all video clips will be merged as one single movie for conversion. <br /> <br />3. <b><a href="http://www.aunsoft.com/final-mate-mac/">Convert Sony HX5V MTS files to ProRes Codec MOV</a></b>. <br /><br />Click the Export button and choose "Export into Editor". Follow Final Cut Pro&gt; Apple ProRes 422 HQ (*.mov) to choose export format for further editing in Final Cut Pro. Or you can also choose QuickTime Movie Format &gt; Apple Intermediate Codec (*.mov) for editing in FCE/iMovie. Click OK to start converting HX5V MTS files to ProRes MOV. <br /> <br />When the conversion process is done, you can directly <b><a href="http://sony-mts-converter.com/2011/06/import-and-convert-sony-dsc-hx5v-avchd-mts-to-apple-prores-codec-mov-for-final-cut-pro-on-mac-os-x/">Import the output ProRes MOV files to FCP for editing</a></b> and make your great home movies. <br /><br />You may also want to know how to <a href="http://www.aunsoft.com/mac_convert_sony_hdr-tg5v_avchd_to_apple_intermediate_codec-aic_for_fce-imovie/">convert AVCHD to Apple Intermediate Codec</a> for iMovie/FCE or <a href="http://www.aunsoft.com/mac_merge-join_sony_cx360v_avchd_without_conversion_for_playback_on_dune_hd_player/">merge AVCHD without re-encoding</a> to preserve original quality.

1. 'Best software to convert AVCHD / .mts files for editing on Mac / iMovie?'
2. 'My Sony HDR-CX110 camcorder records videos in MTS format. I want to change it to iMovie on Mac OS?'
3. 'Importing raw .mts files into iMovie 09 for mac? I'm working with a Canon Vixia HG20 HD camcorder, Mac 10.4.11, and iMovie HD 6. The camera is not recognized by iMovie. ---From Yahoo Answer

If you got some MTS files recorded by AVCHD camcorder like Sony Handycam, Canon, Panasonic, JVC. You would be frustrated that MTS, M2TS files cannot be compatible in iMovie on Mac. iMovie, a video editing software application, offers Mac users to edit their home movies in DV, HDV, MPEG-4 formats directly. So to import MTS, M2TS files to iMovie for editing, you have to convert MTS files to iMovie MP4, DV, etc.

Doremisoft Mac AVCHD Converter is designed for you to convert M2TS,
MTS files to iMovie MP4, and allow you to transfer AVCHD MTS, M2TS files to MOV, M4V, AVI, MPEG-4, 3GP, FLV etc. Then you can import MTS files to iMovie on Mac OS for editing. Besides, With this AVCHD Converter for Mac you also can convert and import AVCHD MTS, M2TS files to Mac iTunes, iDVD, FCP, FCE, iPod, iPhone, iPad and other popular players such as PS3, Walkman, Blackberry, Palm, Zune, etc.

How to Convert/Import MTS, M2TS Files to iMovie MP4, DV?
Step1: Upload MTS, M2TS Files to MTS to iMovie Converter for Mac
Click "Add File" button to add MTS, M2TS files from your Mac hard disc. And you can import several MTS/M2TS files one time.

Step2: Set Output Video Format for iMovie
Click the small down arrow at the very right of the "Profile" to open the Profile drop-up list to select MP4, DV as output video format for iMovie Mac OS.

Step3: Start to Convert MTS Files to iMovie
Click "Start" to convert MTS, M2TS videos to iMovie. After converting finished, you can edit your converted MTS, M2TS files with iMovie as you like.
Ralated: How to edit AVCHD(MTS, M2TS) on Mac OS?

Import flip video to iMovie and edit flip video

Why choose Mac Flip Video Converter for import flip video to iMovie?

If you recorded a few video clips with the Flip Mino or Flip Ultra, and when you tried to import the video files from flip video camcorder to into iMovie or tried to edit the flip videos, only to find out that you couldn't. Apparently, you're not alone, because you'll find there are plenty of other people with the same problem.

First:Flip video's built-in software Flipshare can combine clips or editing flip videos,but the editing function is so less for the flip users.

Second:iMovie has different versions, each version has more or less difference, the video formats they can support has its limitation, it only supports mov, dv, hdv,MPEG4, etc. But for the flip camcorder(include the Flip Ultra, the Flip Ultra HD, the Flip video Mino, and the Flip video Mino HD) just produce flip video in mp4 or avi format, avi flip video can't recognized by iMovie, so converting flip avi to the formats compatible for iMovie, you can import your flip file to iMovie without any difficulties.

With all the problems above,what can we do to import flip video to iMovie?-Introduce a best flip video to iMovie converter for mac,which can let you import your flip video to iMovie without any difficulties

Mac flip to iMovie converter is a program specially designed to make Flip Mino and Flip Ultra work well with iMovie, iTunes and QuickTime, it can convert flip video to various common formats like mpeg4, mpeg2, mov, dv that compatible with the iMovie, mov for QuickTime.

Edit flip video in iMovie - Import flip to iMovie and edit flip video iMovie.

Part one: How to import flip video to iMovieHD/ iMovie 08 /iMovie 09 with mac flip to iMovie converter.

Step 1.Free download,install and run flip to iMovie converter

Step 2.Set an output format

Choose 'MPEG-4' for iMovie 09, iMovie09 supports the most popular video formats like AVCHD and MPEG4, and even the new iFrame video format.
Choose 'MPEG-2' for iMovie08, iMovie08 works with many tapeless camcorders that record to flash memory, HDD,or DVD media.
Choose 'DV' for iMovie HD."
Step 3.Set a destination for the converted flip video
Click the "Open" button in the main interface of Flip Video to iMovide Converter,and the choose the destination as you want.
Import flip video to iMovide with Flip Video to iMovide converter

Step 4.Step5:Start the conversion
Click "convert" button to start converting flip video to iMovie with mac flip to iMovie converter.

Part two: Edit flip video on iMovie
Now your flip videos have been converted to iMovie supported video formats. Launch your iMovie and follow the steps below to edit your flip videos:

Step 1.Trim video length
You are able to get any part of the source Flip to iMovie converter for mac by specifying the exactstart and the end time by dragging the slider bars. Thus, when you are trying to convert flip video on mac, you could casually limit the video or audio film's length according to your own will.

Step 2.Crop video
Select one video clip, click "Edit"->"Effect" and click on the Crop button to crop it.

Step 3.Adjust video
Click "Edit"->"Effect",and set the brightness,saturation,contrast as you like.You can also set special video effects including old film,grayand emboss to adjust flip video.

Tips:
1. This flip to iMovie converter mac support batch conversion to save your time and trouble, you can load many flip files at the same time, besides it can merge your separated flip files into a succesive one by click 'Merge into one flie'button.
2. Flip to iMovie converter supports instant preview both input and output video effect, it provides two priview windows for you to watch what you have modified, in addition, interesting pictures can be captured from playing video.