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Make Sony A99 1080 60p AVCHD Editable in iMovie/FCE/Avid/Premiere
Pro/Kdenlive

Summary:This post mainly talk about the way to transcode Sony A99
AVCHD footages to MOV for iMovie/FCE/Avid/Premiere Pro/Kdenlive,
if you have the same application need, please read it.

The SLT-A99 Digital Camera from Sony is a 35mm full frame digital
camera body equipped with Sony's translucent mirror technology.
This enables it to shoot without the delay of a reflex mirror,
and its Dual Autofocus System to continuously monitor and alter
its focus in real time. Recording on a 24.3MP resolution Exmor
CMOS sensor, the A99 has great image quality and low-light
sensitivity, while using the speed of the translucent mirror and
BIONZ Image Processor to record images at 6fps in continuous
shooting mode.

Recording features:

Full HD 1080p recording is supported with this camera and also
makes use of the high-speed Translucent Mirror Technology for
continuous autofocus, even while using Live View to monitor your
shooting. The AVCHD format is used and allows recording of 60
frames per second (60p) for outstanding clarity and motion detail.

Recording application problem:

Can the 1080 60p footages generated from Sony A99 be recognized
by iMovie/FCE/Avid/Premiere Pro/Kdenlive? The a99 gives the
ability to record Full HD 1080 video at a spectrum of
professional frame rates, including 60p, 60i and 24p. But is it
compatible with iMovie/FCE/Avid/Premiere Pro/Kdenlive and other
editing software on Mac?

Solution:

AVCHD format in fact is not supported by many editing software,
it is not good for editing due to the codec. So if you want to
transfer Sony A99 1080 60p files to iMovie/FCE/Avid/Premiere
Pro/Kdenlive, you need to convert first. You can convert Sony A99
AVCHD to best editing codec and format, and then you can edit
Sony A99 footages in iMovie/FCE/Avid/Premiere Pro/Kdenlive
smoothly without rendering. Below is a guide for you to transcode
Sony A99 1080 60p AVCHD to iMovie/FCE/Avid/Premiere Pro/Kdenlive
best format.

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Step 1. Download the best MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac.

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Install and run the Mac AVCHD Converter as the best Sony AVCHD to
iMovie/FCE/Avid/Premiere Pro/Kdenlive Converter, and directly
drag and drop Sony 1080 60p A99 AVCHD videos.

Step 2. Select output video format compatible with
iMovie/FCE/Avid/Premiere Pro/Kdenlive.

Click the drop-down list in the Format line to get the format
box. Then choose iMovie and Final Cut Express -> Apple
InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov), it's best for iMovie and FCE,
you can also choose Avid Media Composer -> Avid DNxHD for Avid
editing, and choose Adobe Premiere -> MOV for Premiere, or choose
QuickTime MOV for Kdenlive.

Step 3. Adjust the output video's parameters as you want.

Click the Setting button after the Format to get the Profile
Settings. Change the Size to 1920*1080, the and set frame rate as
30fps.

Step 4. Convert Sony A99 1080 60p MTS/M2TS to
iMovie/FCE/Avid/Premiere Pro/Kdenlive for editing on Mac OS X.

Click the "Convert" button to start converting Sony A99 MTS/M2TS
to MOV on Mac for iMovie/FCE/Avid/Premiere Pro/Kdenlive. With
this Sony A99 AVCHD to MOV Converter, you can edit Sony A99 video
in iMovie/FCE/Avid/Premiere Pro/Kdenlive smoothly.

You may also want to burn your video files from
iMovie/FCE/Avid/Premiere Pro/Kdenlive to DVD disc or ISO files
for backup or storage, and just get DVD Creator from Pavtube,
which can easily burn Sony AVCHD to DVD disc/ISO files.

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