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Sony Alpha A6000 usage tips for importing to iMovie
Topic Started: Jun 19 2014, 05:16 AM (32 Views)
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The Sony Alpha A6000 replaces the Sony NEX-6, and Sony NEX-7, with a new camera which claims to have the World's fastest AF. The camera features a new 24.3 megapixel APS-C sensor, 11fps continuous shooting with AF, 3inch tilting screen, built in flash, and new BOINZ X image processing engine. The Sony A6000 is available for £549 body-only.

Key Features

24.3 megapixel APS-C CMOS Sensor
Sony E-Mount
3inch 921k dot tilting white-magic screen
1.44m dot OLED EVF (0.7x magnification)
Hybrid AF, 0.06s (CIPA standards)
179 phase-detection / 25 contrast-detection AF points
11fps continuous shooting with AF tracking
BIONZ X processor
Full HD video recording
Wi-Fi, NFC built in
Sony PlayMemories Camera Apps
Available in black or titanium

“I record some video clips with my Sony A6000 camera, I want to edit the files in iMovie, but the problem is that, iMovie cannot import the AVCHD files. I was told that I need to convert AVCHD to iMovie, but what format is the best for iMovie and what app do I need to use? Any ideas? ”
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I guess it is a common issue to A6000 users. AVCHD is not a friendly format to most apps including Final Cut Pro and iMovie. To make the AVCHD files editable in iMovie 8/9/11, we have to convert AVCHD to iMovie compatible formats in advance. As we all know, Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC) is the most compatible codec. So, the best solution is to convert AVCHD to AIC MOV for iMovie. To do this job, get the Mac MTS to iMovie Converter will save you both time and trouble. All you need is to drag the result videos for prompt editing.

This Mac AVCHD Converter comes with supports for a wide range of video editing software and media devices, including iMovie, Final Cut Express, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro and. It helps you convert Sony as well as Panasonic, Canon AVCHD recording to any editable format like AIC. mov, MPEG-2, DNxHD, ProRes, etc as you need without any quality loss.

Tutorial: Convert Sony a6000 60p AVCHD footage into iMovie for editing perfectly

Step 1. Free download and run the Brorsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac and import Alpha a6000 MTS files to the program.

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Step 2. Click “format” bar to choose the compatible output format for iMovie. Choose “iMovie and Final Cut Express-Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC)(*.mov)” as the best format for iMovie.

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Tip: Click the “Settings” icon and you’d better set the video size as 1920*1080, video frame rate as 30fps for importing Sony A6000 1080 60p MTS to iMovie with the best quality.

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Step 3. Click convert button to start transcoding Sony Alpha a6000 MTS to AIC .mov for iMovie (iMovie 11) on Mac immediately.

When the Mac conversion finished, you can easily import Sony A6000 MTS files to iMovie for editing with the best quality. You're done.

Additional Tips:
If you want to edit Sony Alpha a6000 MTS clips in Final Cut Pro X or FCP 7/6, you just need to choose the "Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as output format in the second step; For Adobe Premiere Pro, choose Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as output.

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Source:Convert Sony Alpha A6000 60p MTS to AIC .mov for iMovie 11
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