Import .MTS files to iMovie (iMovie 11 included)

"I have a brand new camera and of course file formats are mts cannot figure out AT ALL how to put them in Imovie. Seems like I am chasing the wind as I have spent countless hours on My Mac surfing many converting softwares trying out trial versions trying to find something that works. I am willing to purchase something however I dont want to waste my money if it wont be what I need. Can someone suggest one?"

iMovie is a great tool to edit clips from camcorders and videos on your Mac (Mountain Lion included). But you may also have noticed that iMovie is not as easily accessible as it claimed while importing MTS into iMovie.

Due to the versions of your Mac, Mac processors (PowerPC- or older Intel-based Mac don't support AVCHD editing) and the model of you camcorder, it is may be not always the case for you to transfer MTS to iMovie directly. Then, you may need a MTS to iMovie Converter to convert MTS to iMovie natively accepted file formats.

Don't worry, there is a piece of software named MTS to iMovie Converter which enables you to free convert AVCHD MTS files from different types of camcorders like Canon, Sony, Panasonic etc to iMovie (iMovie 11, iMovie 09, iMovie 08, iMovie HD) to iMovie compatible MOV or MP4 files so that you can free import MTS files to iMovie for free editing.

The following detailed guides will tell you how to convert AVCHD MTS files to iMovie MOV

Step 1: Import MTS/M2TS files

Drag and drop M2TS/MTS files to MTS to iMovie Converter. Or go to "File" menu, choose "Load Media Files" to locate M2TS/MTS files you want to load. If you want to save time and energy, you can apply batch conversion by adding several files at one time.

Step 2: Select iMovie as output format

MTS to iMovie Converter will automatically set the format, resolution and frame rate for you, maintaining the video quality, and the output video can be imported to iMovie 11/iMovie 09/iMovie 08/iMovie HD.

Step 3: Convert MTS to iMovie

Click "Convert" to start converting MTS files to iMovie compatible MOV or MP4 format.

After that, you can free transfer MTS files to iMovie for free editing.