How to Import MTS/M2TS Files from AVCHD Camcorders into FCE?
 
How to Import MTS/M2TS Files from AVCHD Camcorders into FCE?
If you have an AVCHD camcorder like Canon HF S11/HF 21, Panasonic AVCHD, or Sony HDR SR 12E AVCHD camcorders, you might suffered from tring to import MTS files extension into Final Cut Express. Generally, it seems the problem occurred without reason or couldn’t be explained in a proper method. How come we couldn’t import MTS/M2TS directly into FCE while Apple states that Final Cut Express can accept AVCHD videos?

 
About AVCHD files
As we know, AVCHD utilizes MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video compression codec and Dolby AC-3 audio compression codec. Users usually transfer AVCHD recordings to Computer by connecting their camcorders via an USB cable. Actually many camcorders today record to removable media such as SDHC, Memory Stick cards and DVD discs which can be read on Computer directly. Therefore, it is much faster to add files from those camcoeders having removable media than from those tape-based camcorders limiting their transfer speed by the real time playback.
 
The special relationship between AVCHD and FCE
AVCHD is only supported on Intel-based Macs, while FCE 4 now supports for the latest camcorders and allows mixing of standard and high-definition content on a single timeline, including the ability to import iMoves ’08 projects and the access to lots of complicated FxPlug cinematic effects and filters.
 
The possible situation we may encounter when connected camcorders to FCE.
After connecting our camcorder and choosing our camcorder in the Finder window, we expect that the MTS/M2TS can be imported into FCE. However, an error message that says AVCHD includes unsupported media or has an invaid directory structure, and please select a folder whose directory structure matched supported media pops up.
The reason is that your system has not installed some necessary codecs needed to recognize MTS/M2TS for FCE.
 
The easiest and fastest way to import MTS/M2TS to Final Cut Express(FCE)—a professional program, Like Moyea Video Converter for Mac.

 
Step 1. Add the MTS/M2TS/TS files into this program after downloading and installing Moyea Video Converter for Mac.
Step 2. Set the output format and the destination folder.
Step 3 Set advanced settings
Moyea Video Converter for Mac offers a strong built-in codec pack which includes all the codecs needed in various projects. For its built-in codecs, it will never cause a burden on the original system. Moreover, it can convert among almost video and audio formats with high fast conversion speed and the excellent output quality, like converting MTS/M2TS/TS(AVCHD) to DV/MPEG-4 workable to FCE.

 
In addition, Moyea Video Converter for Mac offers the function to tune the video resolution, bit rate, frame rate and so on, so that you can adjust the parameters to get the most desired result.
 
step 4. Start conversion by clicking the “Start” button.
All in all, just a few mouse clicks, we can achieve the whole process to convert MTS/M2TS/TS to DV/MPEG-4 and then import the converted videos into FCE with ease.
 
Hope it helps!

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