How to import MTS/M2TS files to Final Cut Pro on Mac OS X (Snow Leopard included)
Have some interesting footage in your HD camcorder and got some creative ideas to make your own stunning Hollywood style movie? Final Cut Pro can be your ideal app to do this with its advanced and powerful editing features. To edit MTS/M2TS footage in your HD camcorder, you need to import MTS/M2TS files to Final Cut Pro First and this article provides detailed step-by-step guides for you.
HD camcorder is compatible with Final Cut Pro
1. Connect HD camcorder to your Mac, and it shows up as a drive on the desktop
2. hit Cmd-Shift-8 to open the Log and Transfer window(FCP 6 or above)
3. The clips in HD camcorder will be ready for being imported to FCP for editing
MTS/M2TS files grey out when you try to import them to FCP
Donwload and install MTS to FCP Converter for Mac
Download iSkysoft professional MTS to FCP Video Converter for Mac , double click the .dmg image to install it.
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Note: This MTS Video Converter for Mac Supports MTS/M2TS files from a variety of HD camcorders like: Canon VIXIA HF200, Canon FS200, Canon VIXIA HFS100, Canon VIXIA HG21, Panasonic HDC-HS300, Panasonic HDC-HS20, Sony HDR-CX100, Sony DCR-SR47, JVC GZ-HD40, JVC GZ-HD10 etc.
Add MTS files to the program
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 "DV-Digital Video Format" from the output format list.
Note: If you just want to import certain segment of the MTS/M2TS clips for editing, you can trim the clip before conversion.
Hit "Convert" to startconverting MTS/M2TS clips to Final Cut Pro.
This smart MTS to FCP Video 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. iSkysoft MTS to FCP Video Converter for Mac do the conversion like a charm and the output files will maximally preserve the quality of your original MTS/M2TS clips. Now you can import the output DV files to Final Cut Pro to create your own masterpiece.
