How to convert MTS/M2TS files to iMovie on Mac (Snow Leopard included)
iMovie is a great tool to organize, edit and share clips from camcorders and videos on your Mac. iMovie can also stabilized shaky clips from your camcorder. Although iMovie claims to be compatible with most of the popular HD cam like Canon VIXIA HF200, Panasonic HDC-HS300, Sony DCR-SR47, JVC GZ-HD40, etc. which record videos in MTS/M2TS format.
Note: You can refer to Apple's list of supported camcorders for more types of supported HD cam.
Many Mac users have difficulty in importing their MTS/M2TS files to iMovie, especially raw MTS files even though they follow the instructions step by step and iMovie just can't recognized their camcorders. In cases like these, you can convert your MTS/M2TS files to iMovie with a professional MTS to iMovie Video Converter for Mac, which will maximally preserve the quality of your original MTS/M2TS clips. Just follow the below 4 easy steps to do this.
How to convert MTS/M2TS to iMovie on Mac (Snow Leopard included)
Launch the MTS Converter for Mac
Drag & drop M2TS/MTS files to the program. Or go to "File" menu, choose "Add Video/Audio files" to locate the M2TS/MTS files you want to add.
Select "iMovie" from output format list.
Note: If you just want to import certain segment of the MTS/M2TS files for editing, you can trim the clip before conversion.
Hit "Convert" to start converting MTS/M2TS files to iMovie compatible format.
This smart MTS File Converter for Mac can automatically switch off the computer when the conversion is done, so you don't need to wait around during the conversion. The output iMovie MP4 files can be imported iMovie for organizing, editing or sharing.
