Panasonic GM1 and iMovie - Convert Lumix GM1 MTS for Editing in iMovie 11/9/8

Summary: Encountered problems when importing Panasonic Lumix GM1 AVCHD mts clips in iMovie 11, iMovie 9 & iMovie 8 for further editing? Just follow this article to find the best solution here.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM1 is the company's latest Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens camera (ILC), and the first in its new GM series. This new range of ILCs focuses on cameras that are compact, and sure enough, the GM1 is the company's smallest yet, measuring just 98.5 x 54.9 x 23.5mm.

I like the high quality video in AVCHD recorded with GM1. I'm a Mac user and shoot many 60i AVCHD videos with my Panasonic Lumix GM1, I find that the AVCHD is a wonderful codec for playback but not so good for editing in iMovie, no matter the version 11/9/8.

I googled and find the reason that I can’t successfully ingest those recorded AVCHD footages to iMovie is limited by the iMovie itself. Currently AVCHD is a very non-standard format and it’s unsupported in iMovie even the lastest iMovie 11. In order to import Panasonic Lumix GM1 AVCHD footage into iMovie 11, iMovie 9 & iMovie 8 for smoothly editing, you can use 3rd-party software to re-wrap and convert MTS to Apple Intermediate Codec first, which is a native format for iMovie. It’s a great way to achieve your goal smoothly. For this purose, this article will show you how to transcode Panasonic Lumix GM1 MTS to AIC MOV in detail.

At first, here suggest you to try Panasonic AVCHD to AIC Converter for Mac. It is an ideal tool which can be used as a Panasonic AVCHD MTS Converter under Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.7 Lion, Snow Leopard 10.6, Leopard 10.5. It is free, clean and safe to install and use. With it, you can effortlessly transcode MTS to Apple Intermediate Codec, ProRes and DNxHD with ease and high video quality kept for working with iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer etc. non-linear editing systems. Below are the steps.

Guide on how to convert Panasonic Lumix GM1 AVCHD mts videos to iMovie 11, iMovie 9 & iMovie 8 

Step 1. Download Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac. This professional MTS to AIC Converter can help you convert Panasonic AVCHD MTS files to rich formats for use on Mac (Mountain Lion 10.8 and Mavericks 10.9 included).

Step 2. Install and launch this Panasonic AVCHD MTS Converter. Import Lumix GM1 MTS footage to the Mac converter.

Step 3. Click "Format" bar to choose the output format. If you want to edit Panasonic Lumix GM1 MTS in iMovie/FCE, please choose iMovie and Final Cut Express -> Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov). This is best format for iMovie 11, iMovie 9 & iMovie 8 editing on Mac, once converted, you won't need to render.




Step 4. You can click “settings” to customize the output parameters, adjust the resolution, bitrate as you want.

Step 5. Click convert button to start converting Panasonic Lumix GM1 AVCHD MTS to AIC MOV for iMovie 11, iMovie 9 & iMovie 8 editing.

When the conversion finished, you can directly import the output AIC MOV files to iMovie or Final Cut Express for editing and make your movies. The importing needn’t any rendering because the AIC MOV isone of the compatible video formats in iMovie 11, iMovie 9 & iMovie 8 on Mac OS X (Mavericks 10.9 included).

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• How to enable FCP 7/FCP X to handle Blu-ray movies?
• Convert DVD to multi-track Prores for FCP X on Mac Mavericks
• Edit Panasonic Lumix GM1 recorded MTS in FCP on Mac 10.9 Mavericks

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Convert MP4 to ProRes 422 (HQ) from Panasonic HX-WA03 to work with FCP

Follow this guide you will know how to import Panasonic HX-WA03 1080P video to FCP 7/X for editing with the best Panasonic MP4 to Prores Converter.

Panasonic HX-WA03 is the perfect travel companion for your next outdoor adventure or journey. This active lifestyle camcorder will work as hard as you and is ready to go anywhere. The HX-WA03 is waterproof, freezeproof, dustproof and is designed to fit firmly in your hand to deliver exceptional performance. Capture the tiniest details in 16-megapixel high-resolution still pictures and even 2-megapixel still images while recording a video by simply pressing the Photo Shooting Button.

The HX-WA03 renders images in breathtaking Full-HD (1920 x 1080)* beauty, so you can save your memories in stunning image quality and watch them on a big screen TV. It can shoot MP4 video with 1920 x 1080 pixels refers to video recordings with 1920 pixels in the horizontal direction and 1080 pixels in the vertical direction. It's great for us to take high quality images and record vivid full HD videos.

If you have got the WA03 and use it to record 1080P video, you may have the need to edit WA03 MP4 in Final Cut Pro on Mac before sharing the videos with others. However, to tell you the truth, MP4 format is not easy to edit, many Mac users complained that they cannot load WA03 recorded MP4 videos in FCP smoothly, the main reason is the H.264 codec and MPEG-4 codec, which is not well accepted.

FCP best supported video format is Apple ProRes 422 codec MOV format. To solve the incompatibility problem, the best method is to convert Panasonic WA03 MP4 footage to ProRes for editing in Final Cut Pro, now you can follow the steps below to transcode WA20 MP4 to FCP X for editing.

To achieve this goal, Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac is a program my friends recommended to me last year. I am working well with it, and you can try it yourself. With it, you are able to ingest Panasonic HX-WA03 mp4 videos into Final Cut Pro by encoding the MP4 to Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) codec, which is naturally supported by Final Cut Pro 6/7 and FCP X.

Step 1. Add Source Videos

Launch the professional MP4 to Prores Converter, and then click “Add video” button to browse and load your source files. If you need to import an entire file folder directly, simply click “Add from folder” tab.



Step 2. Choose Output format
Go to “Format” menu and choose “Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” or "Apple Prores 422(HQ)(*.mov)" as target format from “Final Cut Pro” option to work fine with FCP 7/X.



Learn more Apple ProRes, please refer to Types of Apple ProRes Codecs

Tip: If you want to set some parameters for the output profile, you could click the “Settings” button to set the output bitrate, encode, frame rate, resolution, sample rate, channels, etc.

Step 3. Start Panasonic HX-WA03 MP4 to FCP Conversion

When the former steps finished, you can press “Convert” button to start rewrapping MP4 files from Panasonic WA03 to Apple ProRes MOV for FCP. Once the conversion process is done, click “Open” button to get the generated MOV files.

NOTE: The FCP X does not install the QuickTime Codecs automatically, so you need download and install the codec manually from here.

Step 4. Import the converted footages to FCP project

In this way, you can effortlessly import and edit Panasonic WA03 MP4 files in Final Cut Pro smoothly.

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Import MP4 Video into Adobe Premiere Pro CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6

Read this article and you will learn the best and easiest way editing MP4 files in Premiere Pro CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6 by transcoding mp4 to Premiere Pro compatible videos.

Q1: Hi I'm Hayley, I was just wondering, I have footage in a strange format; .mp4, and it wont import into Premiere CS3. Someone asked me if I had all the updates, etc, I do, and still no luck with it...I was thinking of doing a reinstall of it, but if i do that, I will likely have to download all my updates and stuff all over again, and in the end, the mp4 thing still may not work. Before I try the reinstall, I was just wondering if anything else can be done about the format.
Any ideas, friends? Thanks in advance!

Q2: I recorded using camera app in Windows 8. It names the files as mp4 but Adobe Premier Pro CS4 wasn't able to import it. Try rename to mpg, m4v doesn't work, converting using Free Make Video Converter to WMV, MP4, MPG also doesn't work.

Q3: When I attempt to import XDCAM EX clips or MP4 files into Adobe Premiere Pro CS5, I receive the error message "Unsupported format or damaged file." Every time I try, all I get are codes/words and I'm having trouble. Please help?

MP4 files are compressed using h.264 codec which is a final delivery codec not use for editing, while Adobe Premiere Pro CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6 lets you edit faster with true native format support. Therefore you may have problems when importing MP4 footage into Premiere Pro. For smoothly editing .MP4 files in Premiere Pro CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6, you first need to convert MP4 to a more editing-friendly format with Premiere Pro, such MPEG-2/WMV.

To get the work done, a third-party software is needed. Here HD Video Converter for Mac and Pavtube HD Video Converter is highly recommended. They are professional and powerful high-quality Windows/Mac video converter and editor. With it, you can effortlessly transcode 720p/1080p MP4 files to MPEG-2/WMV format for Premiere Pro  CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6 editing. Just download it and follow the tutorials.

Guide: Transcoding MP4 to Premiere Pro CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6 for editing and importing

Step 1: Add mp4 footage from MP4 file folder to MP4 Converter for Premiere Pro. You can directly drag and drop .mp4 video files to this software.

Step 2: Choose Premiere Pro CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6 best editing codec.

Select to rewrap your mp4 files to" Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas --> MPEG-2 (*.mpg) or WMV (VC-1) (*.wmv)." which work fine with Premiere Pro.



Step 3: Hit "Convert" button to carry out the MP4 to Premiere Conversion process.

When the conversion ends, you can run the Premiere Pro CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6 and click File --> Import --> Files to import the resulted files in Premiere Pro.

From the steps above, I think you got the point to convert MP4 files to MPEG-2/WMV for Premiere Pro editing, please have a try, this software will solve you MP4 files conversion and editing problems, and then you can easily import and use your MP4 files in Premiere Pro  CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6 without any problems.

Read More:

• Windows Movie Maker Not Support to Import MP4 Files? Solved!
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• Best solution for solving “MP4 to Premiere Pro CC 2017” issue
• Transcode MP4 to Sony Vegas Pro friendly format for editing
• Solve can't Edit MP4 video with VirtualDub
• 3 Tools to Convert MP4 to MP3 on Mac

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Top 5 Free Online MTS to MOV Converter

In this article, I will show you the top 5 free online mts to mov converter and a desktop video converter, choose the best one to help you achieve the video conversion process.

Do you want to enjoy MTS with QuickTime Players and import in your Windows editor for editing? But you will find your AVCHD (MTS/M2TS/TS) video usually can not be accepted by media players and editing programs easily? Then finding a suitable MTS to MOV converter and an excellent conversion tool for Windows users is a necessity.

Of course, there are really some free video converters, but they often can not accept AVCHD format or not contain MOV output format, some just video editor software, may not convert video clear or sync video and audio. To convert mts to mov perfectly and quickly, I suggest you to choose the desktop video converter to do conversion.

• Top 5 Free Online MTS to MOV Converter

1. Apowersoft Video Converter

Apowersoft Free Online Video Converter is a great video converter application, which helps you convert videos from hard disk to other compatible video or audio formats for your iPhone, iPad, PSP, DVD or VCD. It supports converting videos to MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, WEBM, ASF, MKV, MPG, 3GP, DV, SWF, FLV, VOB (video formats) and MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, RA (audio formats).

2. BenderConverter

Bender Converter is an easy-to-use online application for converting audio and video files. It supports the following formats: MP3, Avi, Mpeg, Flash video, iPod / iPhone, iPad, Gif, Jpeg and other popular formats.

This free online mts to mov converter lets you convert videos less than 100 MB. If your mts file is beyond the limitation, you will need to register it to get more benefits. Then the max file size would be 500 MB. Or if you don't want to, you can just turn to the other 5 converters.

3. Convertfiles

Convertfiles lets you use a free and simple online file converter that works with a wide range of file types, ant it's capable of processing files up to 250 MB. You can convert larger video files at http://www.videotoolbox.com - another premium file conversion service brought to you by the ConvertFiles team.



4. Cellsea Video Converter

Cellsea video converter lets you convert videos to AVI, MOV, MPG, VOB, and etc. You can upload the music from your PC or website url. The maximum file size is 25MB.

5. Clipconverter

Clip Converter is a free online media conversion application, which allows you to reocord, convert and download nearly any audio or video URL to common formats. Currently supported services: Direct Download, YouTube (HQ and HD), Dailymotion (HQ) and many more. This free and fast converter allows you to watch your favorite YouTube videos on your cell phone, PSP, iPhone or nearly any other device.

Its main feature lies in that you can set the beginning and end of your video to be converted. It means that it supports converting a part of the mts instead of the whole video file.

 

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With Pavtube Free Video DVD Converter Ultimate - the best MTS to MOV converter, you can convert MTS to Prores/AIC/H.264/QuickTime with super fast speed and best video quailty.

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Convert .mts files from JVC Everio GZ-HM330SAA in iMovie/FCE/FCP/Avid MC

Here is the quick tutorial for you that will show you the simplicity of JVC Everio GZ-HM330SAA workflow for importing MTS files in FCP, iMovie, Premiere Pro, Avid for editing by transcoding JVC MTS to Mac editable format (Mavericks 10.9 included).

I work at at CyberNet Evolution, and below is a question from one of my friends: 

I purchased a JVC Video recorder, the model is GZ-HM330SAA and I shot some footage about my kids basketball games. I am not sure I just converted the video and gave it to my daughter who edited it on her Apple Mac for me. Just keeping the videos as a record. But I find I couldn’t convert the software to copy to a DVD. I made a mistake purchasing this camera not realisied how difficult it was. I contacted JVC and they were no help at all. 

So I took his camera to my local Tech guy and I couldn’t help much at all either but I start to surf the net and see if I could find something. While searching for solutions, I find some plug-in for Mac can do some work. But the importing way is a tedious process, which needs you patience. Fortunately, I found Pavtube web site and its software, and there is an alternative easy way to fix the issue. 

The easy workaround is to convert JVC Everio GZ-HM330SAA mts files to Mac native editable format along with some help from a third-party tool. Well, if you make the recordings editable before taking to the program, the incompatible error won’t happen any more. Keep reading for a brief how-to below. 

Convert JVC Everio GZ-HM330SAA MTS files for editing in Avid, FCP (X), iMovie, Premiere 

Now go to find Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac. Lots of users are impressed by this converter since it is powerful enough to convert camcorder videos to multiple video formats for iOS/Android/Windows Tablets & Phones and HD Media Players as well as video editing software including Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro (X), iMovie, Premiere and more. And you can enjoy the powerful edit function, like trim, crop, watermark for text, image and video, subtitles and so on. 

The following guide will show you how to transcode/convert JVC HM330SAA mts files for editing on Mac. Download it and follow below steps. 

Step 1. Load HM330SAA MTS files. 

You can choose "add video" directly to add the mts files. 

Step 2. Select output format for video editing software. 

Click "Format" menu you will find various video formats listed by different devices. Choosing the editing software option directly will help you to take less time to find a more preferable video format. 

You can choose Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov), this codec is optimized for FCP editing; 

 

For Avid Media Composer, choose "Avid Media Composer -> Avid DNxHD 1080p (*.mov)"; 

For iMovie, choose "iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple intermediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)"; 

For Adobe Premiere, just choose "Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas > WMV (VC-1) (*.wmv)". 

Step 3. Edit loaded JVC HM330SAA MTS video files. 

Click "Edit" button and you are allowed to trim, crop, add text/image/video watermark or some effect to your output video for making it perfect. Here the function of adding subtitles to output files will contribute to make your own videos. You can use free software Subtitle Edit to edit your subtitle content then add it to output videos. 

Tips: Click "Settings" on the interface and you can adjust the parameters including size, bitrate, frame rate, etc. to get a high quality of output files. And keep the settings the same as original video recordings will provide you the least loss of video quality. 

Step 4. Start conversion. 

Click the "Convert" button to start conversion. When it completed, click the "Open" button to get the generated videos for your editing software. 

More features about it: 

1. Rip and convert Blu-ray and DVD including 1:1 backup Blu-ray/DVD movies to Mac hard device for future needs. 

2. Directly Copy feature will save 100% intact .M2TS main movie from original BD disc. 

It is an integration of BDMagic for Mac, DVDAidfor Mac and Video Converter for Mac and it will meet almost all your requirements about converting videos. 

Now get ready for importing and editing JVC Everio GZ-HM330SAA AVCHD mts videos in FCP/iMovie/Avid MC for editing easily without any problem. Enjoy your editing workflow! 

Learn more JVC video tips: 

Get mts Videos from JVC Everio GZ-HM330SAA into FCP
Transcode GZ-R70 mts clips to iMovie/FCE
How to edit JVC GY-HM650U MXF, MOV, AVCHD, MP4 on Mac?