How to Convert and Edit Lumix DMC-GH2 1080 mts to iMovie ?

Posted by admin on December 12, 2010 Leave a comment Go to comments

The Panasonic DMC-GH2 can record high-resolution full-HD 1920 x 1080 movies in astonishing smooth 60i (NTSC) / 50i (PAL), doubling the sensor output from 24p / 25p to 60p / 50p.The latest version of iMovie 9 is supposed to support Lumix AVCHD Lite videos. However, there might be some problem when Panasonic release new models. There are also some iMovie 08 users reporting that there iMovie ‘08 could not recognize the AVCHD content. If you encounter any problem using AVCHD Lite on Mac, or want to edit Lumix DMC-GH2 1080 mts in iMovie, it is recommended that you convert DMC-GH2 full HD to MOV for iMovie. And with Aunsfot Video Converter for Mac, you can get the best quality video in iMovie.

Below is the quick guide for you to convert DMC-GH2 Lumix AVCHD Lite 1920*1080/60 video footage to MOV for iMovie with best video quality.

Step 1. Load DMC-GH2 1080i videos to Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac.
Connect Lumix DMC-GH2 to iMac and transfer .mts files from camera SD Memory Card to Apple hard drive. Run Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac as the perfect Mac Panasonic DMC-GH2 video converter, and click the “Add” button to load .mts videos for conversion.

Step 2. Choose Quicktime MOV output format.
Click the “Format” option, and choose Common Video > MOV – QuickTime(*.mov) as output format. The Mac Panasonic video converter will transcode DMC-GH2 Lumix AVCHD MTS to MOV, keeping the original video resolution 1920*1080 60i(NTSC)/50i(PAL) with 24Mbps.

Step 3. Convert Panasonic DMC-GH2 video to MOV for QuickTime.
Click the convert button under the preview window, and the conversion from DMC-GH2 1080i AVCHD MTS to MOV for iMovie starts right away.

After the conversion, the output videos shall play on QuickTime without video and audio synchronization issue, and the output videos could be imported to iMovie, Final Cut Pro (FCP7) and FCE4, Kdenlive, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects and Roxio Toast for editing , to import the HD videos on Mac without compatibility issue, and iDVD for burning to DVD.

For users with Windows Avid MC 5, Sony Vegas,Adobe Premiere,Windows Movie Marker, you can use the Windows Panasonic DMC-GH2 AVCHD converter to edit Full HD videos.