Summary: This guide will show you how to ingest mp4 movies and edit them in iMovie quickly and easily on Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks. I don't know if you have ever met such similar questions, if you did, why not take the following article as a reference for enjoying editing MP4 files in iMovie? 
iMovie is the fastest and easiest way to turn home movies into dazzling Hollywood-style hits. It is a video editing software sold by Apple Inc., and a part of iLife suite of Macintosh applications. It allows users to edit their own family movie. When iMovie firstly appear it is popular with simplification, and most of the work is finished by simple clicking and dragging. Due to this cause, sometimes iMovie is not so simple to let us to edit 4K videos, MXF files, etc. So here do you wanna get a further learning of iMovie AVI? Technically, iMovie does import MP4 video. However, iMovie only import MP4 files that are encoded with MPEG4/AAC or H.264/AAC data. And yet, MP4 is a video container format that may contain various audio and video codec (and sometimes even subtitle streams included). If the MP4 file is not encoded with iMovie support codec, iMovie will refuse to import this kind of MP4 video. Therefore, you can firstly convert MP4 to iMovie supported video formats to make it easy for you to import MP4 files into iMovie. iMovie is not so that picky on formats but it prefers AIC(Advanced Intermediate codec) in editing. Is there any quick and easy way to do this? Pavtube MP4 to imovie Converter (Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac) can give you easy but effective solution for importing MP4 footages into iMovie for editing on Mac (including Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks). With the assistance of the Mavericks HD Video Converter, you can effortlessly transcode MP4 file to iMovie acceptable AIC .mov. Then, what you need is just to import the converted file into iMovie for editing. Just follow the steps below to transcode MP4 to AIC for importing to imovie for editing on Mavericks. Preparation: 1. Install and launch the Mac Mavericks HD Video Converter. You can directly drag and drop mp4 video files to this software. 
2. Click Format bar to choose the output format. Click and choose iMovie and Final Cut Express>Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov). 
4.You can click "Settings" to customize the output parameters, adjust the resolution, bitrate as you want. 
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Receive XAVC S footage from the newest Sony FDR-AX100 camcorder? After editing your XAVC files in PowerDirector 13, both H.265 and H.264 codec videos you can get as output. but how to convert them freely to each other has become an important task. 
'Last sunday I made my first shot with FDR-AX100. Then I edit the video with PowerDirector13 Ultra. I create 2 exports: One 4K-to-1080p H264 codec and One 4K-to-1080p H265 codec. Both videos are MP4 conteiners. In order to freely transcode the H.265 and H.264 to each other no matter for editing in NELs or playing on media players, I'm looking for a professional video converter that can work the issues well. Any good suggestions?' Pavtube Video Converter - Best H.264/H.265 converter for us! From H.264 to H.265, we can fully take advantage of the higher quality and smaller size. While from H.265 to H.264, it can help us edit or play H.265 videos on NELs and players much more eaisly. That's the truth! So here we strongly recommend the Pavtube Video Converter for you, with the newest version 4.8.2.0, it can support the H.265/HEVC videos encode and decode well. Let's see the great changes of this H.65 Video Converter (Upgraded details) How to Encode Sony AX100 XAVC S videos to H.265 video for playing?[b]
[b]Step 1. When you download and install this program in according to its instructions, open the main interface, drag your files with 'Add video' or 'Add from folder', we can easily let the source files in. The latest version 4.8.2.0 can support the H.265/HEVC videos for importing well. 
Step 2. Next, let's come to the output list for more details, there are some main changes we should know better in this new version. Such as the added item 'H.264 Baseline/Main/High' three standards we can choose as we want. Usually, for some older devices, we can choose the baseline for the best, but for new, we always choose the 'High' to get the best quality. 
What's more, we can see the added 'HD Video>>H.265 HD Video(*/mp4)', here we can transcode our video to H.265 codec. With the smallest body of H.265 videos, I'm afraid it will take us a lot of time. So if you are free, why not have a try to presume the higher video quality? As mentioned above, we can choose this one for editing in PowerDirector for a nice editing. 
The upgraded version has already fixed the bug of the crash when importing MXF in XAVC codec in for working. Additionally, the original 'Settings' and 'Edit' functions they have preserved well. Tips: For now, the two versions are only available for Windows, the upgraded Mac version will release as soon as possible. So if you have already got this H.265 video converter, just click the 'Help'>>'Update'to the latest version for more enjoyment. Now, are you still worrying about how o deal with the H.264/H.265 videos after edited from PowerDirrector 13? Related:
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Summary: Here are several best upgraded H.265/HEVC video converters offered especially for those Windows users who wanna work with their H.265/HEVC recordings. In a word, as the newest H.265/HEVC codec has become more and more popular in our video codec area. What brought to us was the related questions. What's the true meaning of H.265/HEVC? How could we edit or play H.265/HEVC codec videos? Is there any best methods provided for us to handle the H.265 encode and decode workflow well for other common or h.265 media devices? Why we need this H.265/HEVC instead of H.264? In a word, in order to compress our videos to smaller size and higher quality for a nice enjoyment, we sometimes wanna do some changes with this new codec. The new H.265 video format brings one huge benefit, which is the ability to stream high-quality video at half the bitrate that's normally required with H.264. While H.264 has become extremely popular during the past recent years, the ICU says that H.265 will be relevant for at least the next decade, and it could made 4K streaming less of a burden on bandwidth. See also: Comparison between H.265 (HEVC) and H.264 (AVC) 
Pavtube Video Converter - 2015 Best H.265/HEVC Encoder and Converter Several days ago, Pavtube Studio, which is a famous video transcode studio announced that their upgraded Windows products can support the H.265/HEVC encode and decode job. I s that cool? With this good news, we won't worry about the H.265/HEVC recordings from some advanced 4K camcorders. Let's learn more information here. Key features after upgraded: 1. Acting as the H.265 Encoder, Pavtube Video Converter enables to encode all variety of video files including MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, ASF, MPG, MKV, VOB, FLV, AVCHD, MXF, MOD, TOD, R3D, TS, RMVB, WTV and etc. to H.265(HEVC) format. 
2. Acting as the H.265 Decoder, it supports decoding H.265 to other video format like MP4, AVI or directly convert H.265 video to audio format like MP3, WAV, AAC, WMA, AIFF, FLAC, RA, AU, DTS and etc. 3. Acting as the H.265 Player, Pavtube H.265 Converter can directly play H.265 video files without format conversion in the preview window after loaded in. 4. Acting as the H.265 Editor, it can edit H.265 like merge H.265 files into one, crop H.265, trim H.265, rotate H.265 video, add subtitles/watermark to HEVC, adjust the H.265 parameter like bitrates, frame rate, aspect ratio, audio volume and etc. Main H.265/HEVC Conversion guide you should know as follows: When you download the three H.265/HEVC converters we mentioned above, launch it and on the main interface you will see the 'Add video' and 'Add from folder' to make a favor in importing H.265 source files. Then on the output list, any one you can choose as you favorite if you need. For example, from H.265 to H.264, let's come to the 'Common Video' to select the 'H.264 Baseline/Main/High profile(*.mp4)' as the best. Just like the screen shot showed to you. See also: H.265 vs XAVC vs H.264 high profile output 
Before you start to work this H.265/HEVC conversion job, some extra functional items you can take a close looking. Such as the 'Settings' 'Edit' or 'Options' etc. With a high conversion speed, it will not take much more time to wait for the result. In all, it will be much easier to handle your H.265/HEVC videos in some popular Windows programs. Good luck! Free download the best H.265/HEVC Video Converter - Pavtube Video Converter for Windows users, install and launch it, the following interface will pop up. Simple guide on how to encode your H.265/HEVC Videos for editing, playing, burning and sharing etc.: http://www.video-pedia.com/2014/12/31/best-h265-hevc-video-encoder-decoder/ See Also: Convert H.264, MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, FLV to H.265 video Convert Samsung NX1 H.265 videos to H.265 or H.264 MP4 video Workflow: Samsung NX1 4K H.265 to Sony Movie Studio 13 Import Samsung NX1 H.265 Recordings to Avid MC for Editing Cinemartin Cinec Alternative: Export to H.265/HEVC video format FFmpeg Alternatives: Encode H.265/HEVC Videos on Windows 8.1/8/7/XP Two Assistants: Encode H.265/HEVC Videos on Windows 8.1/8/7/XP Never miss to get Saving up to $44.1, MXF/MTS/M2TS/MKV/FLV/MOV Converter.etc at Pavtube Bundles Deals!
Summary: In order to make the Samsung NX1 4K H.265 recordings friendly with Sony Movie Studio, this following article can offer you some effective ways. Hello guys! It's not a bad idea if you are enjoying the 4K recordings with your Samsung NX1 camera! Cause this kind of 4K camera has shot the footage encoded by H.265 codec, which is the newest codec standard that not be fully spread in this video codec area. So editing your NX1 4K H.265 recordings to Sony Movie Studio 13 must trouble you a lot, right? 
Comparing with the H.264, what advantages can H.265 bring to us? In general, H.265 has several big advantages over H.264, including better compression, delicate image and bandwidth saving. Small size, higher quality, that's the highlight h.265 codec brings to us. For more detailed differences, please read H.265 vs H.264 comparison table. 
Efficient way of converting H.265 to MPG to make it suitable for Sony Movie Studio 13. Among all available H.265 video converters in the market, not all video converting tools can hold the new H.265 codec videos well. Fortunately, the famous Pavtube Studio has claimed that their upgraded versionhas claimed the Pavtube Video Converter(version 4.8.2.0) can support the H.265 codec well. Let's get more details on how to work it well: 
How to Convert Samsung NX1 H.265 videos for working with Sony Movie Studio 13? Step 1. Load your NX1 H.265 recordings. Download, install and launch the NX1 H.265 Video Converter and open the main interface, normally, we can click the 'Add video' and 'Add from folder' to add the source recordings. Of course we can also drag the files in this program. Batch conversion is also available. 
Step 2.Choose suitable output for Sony Movie Studio 13 Then we are going to come to the top important step, select the best output one for Sony Movie Studio 13. Tap the 'Format' bar on left of the preview window, drop down the output list, nearly on the bottom of the list, we suggest to find the 'Adobe Premiere Pro/Sony Vegas'>>'MPEG-2 (*,mpg)' as the best. Also, MOV and WMV you can have a try. 
Tips: Encode other videos to H.265? Let me show you the way. Choose the 'HD Video' on the output list, could you see the 'H.265 HD Video (*.mp4)' there. That's what you want. What I need to mention you is H.265 codec on one hand brings the higher quality and smaller size, on the other hand, it also need much more time to wait for the conversion result. Step 3. Optional function for advanced users Still Pavtube studio keeps the 'Settings' item down for those who wanna more adjustments on their output videos. To adjust the video codec, video size, bitrates or frame rate or some audio channels, why not take around of this function? 
At the end of the page, if you have finished the preparation work, go back to the main interface, hit the big red button 'Convert' on the main interface, it's time to get our job started. More details about this upgraded version you can take this article review for a reference. Related articles:
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Summary: Have issues with importing 60p AVCHD MTS footage to Sony Vegas Pro on your Windows 8.1 or 8? Just follow the steps below to convert 60p MTS to Sony Vegas Pro compatible format(MPEG-2 format) to sovle it. Nowadays, more and more cameras and camcorders can give high-definition 1080 60p shootings. But we usually meet the problems while importing the 1080 60p AVCHD to Sony Vegas Pro (latest version 13 included) for postproduction. See also: Top 5 Video Editors Review - It is never hard for you to edit mts or m2ts files! Why does this happens? The reason behind that you can't edit 60p AVCHD MTS files in Sony Vegas Pro smoothly is due to the format and codec. AVCHD MTS is a delivery codec rather than editing codec and the 1080 60p is a non-standard format for NLE such as Sony Vegas Pro. 
It is really bad news for Windows users. Is there any good way to make it though? Since Sony Vegas will not load 60p mts files directly, perhaps we can do it with the help of third-party software which helps to these 60p AVCHD clips to Sony Vegas Pro supported video formats like WMV format, making it possible for us to edit the 60p mts videos in Sony Vegas Pro smoothly. Among so much software on the market, it is strongly suggested using Pavtube 60p AVCHD Video Converter. I tried the trial and it worked so i bought it right away I have no complain, the program works fine in 60p mts to wmv conversion for editing in Sony Vegas Pro. Moreover, it allows you to do simple editing to the videos such as cropping, altering video dimension, adding special effect, and adjusting video or audio parameters like Video Resolution/Frame Rate or Audio Sample Rate freely as you like. It has never disappointed any users in due to its splendid performance and easy-to-use operation which goes as below:(P.S. If you only want to deal with AVCHD MTS footages on Windows Editors: Sony Vegas, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, Windows Movie Maker and Pinnacle Studio, etc, just try PavtubeMTS/M2TS Converter) Firstly, download and install this converter. Step 1. Click "Add" to load 60p mts video files or directly drag the files into file list. 
Step 2. Click "Format" bar to determine output format. For smoothly editing in Vegas, you are recommended to choose Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas -> WMV (VC-1) (*.wmv), this format is best for Sony Vegas Pro editing. 
Step 3. If you would like to customize the video and audio parameters, you can click "settings", adjust the parameters as you want, like Video Codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, Audio codec, sampling rate, bit rate, channels. (Optional) Step 4. Click "Convert" to start to convert 60p MTS to Sony Vegas Pro. With this MTS to Vegas Converter, it becomes easy for you to convert your 60p mts video to Sony Vegas Pro smoothly for editing. Related articles:
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