How to edit Sony TG5V AVCHD in FCE/iMovie-Convert AVCHD to AIC
 
Many of you may have the habit to cut/edit video footages recorded with HD camcorder like Sony HDR-TG5V. However, editing Sony TG5V video footage on Mac is not as easy as we thought. The reason lies on the AVCHD video format used in HD camcorders.
 
Although Final Cut Express 4.0 and iMovie 11 is said to support AVCHD videos for input, however it's not always true. Many people explained that there always many problems when editing AVCHD footage on FCE/iMovie. Anyway, edit native AVCHD videos on FCE/iMovie is not that smooth. According to the test, the AIC videos are compatible for being editing on FCE/iMovie.
 
Pavtube Video Converter for Mac is really a perfect Sony TG5V AVCHD to FCE/iMovie Mac converter which aims to help make Sony HDR-TG5V HD camcorder video footage editable on FCE/iMovie. Besides, it is also a powerful AVCHD to AIC converter on Mac which helps people convert AVCHD videos to AIC on Mac for editing/playing on Mac computer.

 
Question:
How to Import and Edit Sony HDR-TG5V AVCHD videos in FCE or iMovie on Mac OS X Lion?
 
Answer:
Convert Sony HDR-TG5V AVCHD footages to AIC mov on Mac
 
Step 1. Import Sony TG5V AVCHD files to Pavtube Video Converter for Mac.
Click the add button to import the AVCHD resource files to the Pavtube AVCHD to AIC converter on Mac. Then the files will be listed on the file list tab, you can choose to check the properties of the video or preview it.

 
Step 2. Choose suitable output format for the TG5V AVCHD to AIC conversion.
Click the format bar, and there will be many output formats on the format list. You are recommended to choose FCE/iMovie > Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov).

 
Step 3. Convert TG5V AVCHD video footages to FCE/iMovie.
Click the "Convert" button and start transcode TG5V AVCHD footage to AIC for FCE/iMovie will begin at once.
 
When the conversion finished, you can directly import the output AIC MOV files to Final Cut Express or iMovie for editing and make your movies. The importing needn't any rendering because the AIC MOV is one of the compatible video formats on Mac OS X Lion.

 
Tip:
Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac can convert 1080p camcorders footages to editable HD video formats for non-linear editing software like iMovie, Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, Avid, Adobe Premiere etc. The HD footage can be compressed to SD video clips for storage when you wanna save storage space. The Mac iMedia Converter is also able to extract audios from Blu-ray discs, DVDs and videos for media players with high quality and fast conversion speed.