Take Canon Vixia HV30 as a gift

Like what we saw happen to VHS technology when the DVD became popular, MiniDV tapes are gradually becoming a technology of the past. Most camcorder manufacturers are turning to tapeless storage media, such as a hard drive, memory card or DVD storage. Despite this trend, Mac users still encounter compatibility issues with tapeless camcorders, which is why we feel it’s important to continue reviewing MiniDV camcorders, like Canon’s new Vixia HV30. Canon’s camcorder is a fine choice for die-hard MiniDV users, offering superb video quality and a bunch of nifty features. The HV30 proves you can still have a sophisticated product, even if it's using older technology.

The HV30 is a good camera. It captures really good images for its category. And, even though it isn't tiny, it will fit nicely in a small bag or even an oversized coat pocket.
It uses the trusty Mini DV tape. This makes it a bit bigger than some of its cousins, but it also makes the playback quality better as well. Let's face it: AVCHD cameras still don't pump as much information through to their Flash cards and hard drives as good old HDV cameras do to tape.
The HV30 is a slightly updated version of last year's HV20, and Canon deserves kudos for keeping its HDV line healthy. There are good reasons why many users prefer to stick to tape.

Performance:

Video shooting becomes a boon with this camera. The noise control works perfectly and the videos and pictures taken in low-light are also quite good. While shooting still photographs the images are captured with absolute sharpness and excellent color quality. The focus control works perfectly in all light conditions. The 10x zoom lens works perfectly without any stabilization issues.

The Good:

The stylish hardware design is very good and the video quality is definitely excellent. Most of the important controls could be controlled manually. Inbuilt software serve quite useful.

The Bad:

There Catch-22 diopter controls is a bit hard to use. The eye-level view finder also should be modified so that it could be moved easily. Apart from this menus could get confusing sometimes.

The Bottom Line:

Canon Vixia HV30 is a wonderful camera having excellent color reproduction, and advanced noise reduction technology. If the hardware is modified a little bit canon Vixia HV30 would be rated perfect.

Additional features:

Super-Range Optical Image Stabilization technology is used in this computer which helps in adjusting the setting based on the outputs gained from the image processor in the computer. The still images are captured with utmost sharpness and the color contrast is also acceptable.

Related reading:
AVCHD Converter for Mac can Convert AVCHD video on mac , you can import canon vixia video to iMovie.

How to solve the problem of importing MOD files to iMovie

MOD is a computer file format used primarily to represent music, and was the first module file format. MOD files use the “.MOD” file extension, except on the Amiga where the original trackers instead use a “mod.” prefix scheme, e.g. “mod.echoing”[citation needed]. A MOD file contains a set of instruments in the form of samples, a number of patterns indicating how and when the samples are to be played, and a list of what patterns to play in what order.

For Mac users, iMovie is a great video editing tool, but it does not support MOD files. Therefore, to successfully import MOD to iMovie, you will have to convert MOD files to iMovie supported formats. Doremisoft Mac MOD Converter is the perfect application to convert MOD files to iMovie formats so you can edit MOD in iMovie. It has preset iMovie profiles so you won't even have to research on what formats are supported by iMovie. With Doremisoft Mac MOD Converter, you can not only convert MOD to iMovie but also convert MOD to iPod, iPhone, PSP and a lot more mobile player gadgets. And many friends bought their new Mac and are using iMovie11 now, so you import AVCHD to iMovie11 now.

It will can you convert the any MOD or TOD files like JVC Everio/Canon FS/Panasonic models to iMovie MOV easily and quickly. Following is the guide on it:
Step 1: Add MOD files
Click the "Add File" button to add the MOD files you want to import to iMovie from your Mac hard disc. Then double click a file or select a file and click on "Open" to add it.

Step 2: Select the output format
On the Profile field, you will see a small arrow at the very right, click on it to open the Profile drop-up list, move your mouse cursor to "iMovie Video" and click on the "iMovie MOV" profile. Then check the "Apply to all" option so you can convert all added MOD files into selected format.

Step 3: Start to convert MOD to iMovie 
Now, you can click on the big round Start button to start the conversion. You can see the time it will take to finish the conversion on the conversion window. And then you can how you can relax during the conversion time, a cup of tea, or a nice meal, and then come back for the converted files.

Why Sony Cyber-Shot AVCHD files can not import to iMovie11

Do you have a Cyber-shot HD camcorder? Do you want to edit your AVCHD video on mac iMovie, fcp? Have you ever meet problem like this:
“How to upload my sony cyber shot videos to my computer?
I just took a video on my sony cyber-shot and I opened up the folder that has all the pictures on it in it, and the video doesn't show up. I can see it when i go through my camera, but I can't find it through my computer. Help?”

Sony Cyber-Shot recording full HD 1080/60p with dual record of stills and movies, the modes including Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9 , Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX100V, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10, To convert these AVCHD models 1080p or 1080i recording to Mac MOV, MP4, DV, MPEG, we will use Mac Sony Cyber-shot DSC AVCHD Converter which is specially designed to transfer Cyber-shot DSC AVCHD to Mac compatible MOV, MP4, DV, MPEG etc. formats for editing on FCP(X) and iMovie. And the converting progress is easy and quick.

Tutorial on convert Sony Cyber-shot DSC AVCHD to Mac friendly formats (Lion included):

Step One: Import Sony Cyber-shot DSC Video to Mac AVCHD Converter
Firstly, you need to copy your Sony Cyber-shot DSC video to Mac and launch AVCHD Converter for Mac, then click "Add File" to upload your AVCHD MTS files to the program.

Step Two: Set Output Video Format for Mac
Click "Profile" to open the Profile drop-up list to select MOV, or MP4, DV, MPEG as output video format for Mac OS.

Step Three: Convert Sony Cyber-shot DSC AVCHD Video to iMovie11.
Click "Start" button to convert Canon AVCHD MTS files for Mac. After conversion finished, you can edit your converted MTS, M2TS files with iMovie(11), FCP(x), FCE, iDVD, etc as you like.

What do you think about iPad 2 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2

Apple iPad 2 - 241.2x185.7x8.8mm, 607g

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 - 193.7x122.4x10.5mm, 344g

Samsung's re-invented Galaxy Tab isn't much of a re-invention, at least, as far as external design is concerned because it appears to use a very similar and neatly shaped body shell with a brushed aluminium back panel.

We deliberately say similar because it's not exactly the same. The dimensions are slightly different as Samsung has made the new Galaxy Tab 2 ever-so-slightly taller, wider and 1.5mm thinner than its predecessor, while shaving off around 36g in weight.

As with the original Galaxy Tab, we find the section of bodywork around the screen a little large for our tastes, at least from a visual standpoint, though, we suppose it does give you some space to grip without touching the screen inadvertently.

Apple's iPad 2 is the larger of the devices and it's a good deal heavier, too, at 607g compared with the Samsung's 344g but it does have the edge when it comes to thickness being only 8.8mm compared with the Galaxy Tab 2's 10.5mm waistline.

Generally we think the iPad 2 boasts nicer proportions and a sharper look than the Galaxy Tab 2, which looks a little too soft to us.

Display
The Galaxy Tab 2 is topped with a 7-inch piece of capacitive PLS LCD touchscreen glass that clocks a 1024x600 pixel resolution and a pixel density of 170 pixels-per-inch (ppi).

The iPad 2 doesn't continue Apple's tradition of extremely sharp displays normally found on its smaller iPhone devices - there's no fancy Retina stuff going on here, you'll have to wait for the iPad 3 for that, allegedly.

Instead, what you do get is 9.7-inches of LED-backlit IPS TFT capacitive touchscreen at 1024x768 pixels and 132ppi.

Neither setup is particularly awe-inspiring but they're not that bad either. Samsung's display has the higher pixel density but Apple's LED-backlit IPS technology should result in a better image quality overall.

Storage
Samsung's device has three storage variants: either 8GB, 16GB or 32GB, depending on how much cash you're willing to splash, but any one you pick will come with a micro SD slot for a further 32GB. You also get 1GB of RAM.

Apple's iPad 2 storage capability starts higher up the chain with 16GB coming in as the lowest capacity followed by 32GB and 64GB models.

The iPad 2 has half the RAM of its rival at 512MB but this doesn't seem to affect performance due to Apple's clever optimisation. Of course, as usual, the iPad 2 doesn't feature a microSD slot so there's no possibility of expanding its memory.

We reckon this is a draw. The iPad 2 has more in-built storage in its top-end choice but between the Galaxy Tab's top-tier option and its micro SD support you can achieve the same storage total.

The Samsung has more RAM but Apple is pretty confident it doesn't need this much and we're inclined to agree.

Camera
Cameras on both these devices aren't the most spectacular you'll encounter. The iPad 2 has a 0.7-megapixel primary camera at 960x720 pixels and a VGA front-facer for Facetime video calling. Video capture is 720p.

Samsung's Galaxy Tab 2 is slightly better equipped with a 3.15-megapixel primary at 2048x1536 pixels and capable of 1080p video capture with geo-tagging and smile detection. The secondary camera is VGA.

The Galaxy Tab 2 has a preferable setup here but if you're after an amazing camera you should looks elsewhere and probably not at a tablet either, if we're honest.

Operating System
Apple's tablet runs the latest build of the company's own iOS platform, iOS 5, while Samsung's revamped Galaxy Tab runs the most recent Android release, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.

This is, of course, that old chestnut of personal preference on whether you want the ‘walled garden' of iOS, which works more or less flawlessly but can have a slightly clinical feel, or Android's extreme freedom, which can come at a cost of stability and cohesiveness.

Ice Cream Sandwich is one of the most polished version of Android to date with some very intuitive tweaks to existing features from the previous build, Honeycomb 3.2.

For example, the quick app switching tab has returned but with the welcome addition of swiping running apps away to close them. It's things like this which make it much easier to use than its predecessors.

Overall iOS 5 is a very comprehensive platform but compared with previous versions it has been somewhat on the buggy side. Admittedly, most users haven't had any trouble and have been able to enjoy Apple's plethora of new enhancements, but if you're unlucky it can be a bit of a pain.

Fromhttp://www.knowyourmobile.com/comparisons/1246569/ipad_2_vs_samsung_galaxy_tab_2.html

Convert Canon Vixia HF AVCHD Video To Mac Compatible Format

As Cannon's highly-regarded reputation and people's high demand on video quality, more and more people like Cannon video. At the same time, various problems to connect Canon VIXIA camcorder with Mac and to import VIXIA video to iMovie are emerging.

Canon VIXIA Camcorder has a good reputation for its small size, recording video in full HD quality, lightweight, etc. Just like popular Canon FS series camcorder, Canon VIXIA HF series Camcorder is a large family including VIXIA HF R-series like VIXIA HF R10, VIXIA HF R11, VIXIA HF R100; VIXIA HF M-series such as VIXIA HF M30, VIXIA HF M31, VIXIA HF M300; VIXIA HF S-series like VIXIA HF S10, VIXIA HF S20, VIXIA HF S21, VIXIA HF S200, and some other popular VIXIA types such as VIXIA HF10, VIXIA HF100, VIXIA HF20, VIXIA HF200, VIXIA HG21, VIXIA HG20, etc.

Canon Vixia HG21, Canon Vixia HF S100, Canon HF100, Canon HD camcorder HG10 store their videos in *.mts files. And output videos of Vixia series are mainly MPEG4-AVC/H.264 video and they store videos as mts and other formats.

These Canon videos can't be played on Mac because these camcorder video codec is different from video codec of Mac series software. An ideal solution is to convert them to .mp4 or .mov on Mac OS X, which is compatible with Mac .If you would like to manage them easily on your Mac OS X (Snow Leopard, Lion included), AVCHD Converter for Mac will help you a lot, which will resolve the key problem of format capability of Mac.

AVCHD Converter for Mac is help you to convert Canon VIXIA HF video to mac MOV, MP4, AVI, 3GP, MPEG-4 for Mac so that you can import these AVCHD MTS/M2TS files to iMovie, iTunes, iDVD, FCP, FCE etc for editing. Besides, this Canon VIXIA Video Converter for Mac also has powerful editing function that provides powerful functions to edit your video files. You can trim video length, crop video area, set video brightness, contrast, and saturation, and customize video/audio output settings.

Easy tutorial for you to transfer video from canon vixia to mac:

1: Import Canon VIXIA HF Video to Mac AVCHD Converter

Firstly, you need to copy your Canon VIXIA video to Mac and launch AVCHD Converter for Mac, then you can click "Add File" to upload your AVCHD MTS files on Mac.

2: Set Output Video Format for Mac

Click "Profile" to open the Profile drop-up list to select MOV, or MP4 as output video format for Mac OS.

3: Convert Canon VIXIA hd to Mac

Click "Start" button to convert Canon AVCHD MTS files for Mac. After conversion finished, you can edit your converted MTS, M2TS files with iMovie, FCP, FCE, iDVD, etc as you like.

Quickly To Convert Canon Vixia HF M2TS to Mac For Backup

"Video on canon vixia hf100 to mac (imovie version 8)?

Can someone please, please help me. I need a detailed (and simple) explanation on how to get my video on my canon to my mac and imovie. I've tried plugging it in and following all the directions but it shows up as a harddrive on my desktop (title: NO NAME) and imovie doesn't recognize the format when I try to import it.

Do i have to convert what I shot on my video camera to import it to imovie? What is the best program to do so?"

"Import with a Canon Vixia HF10 on a Mac?

Well, my friend and I are working on a project for video class. She says she plugs the camera into the mac, opens up iMovie '08, and then iMovie "unexpectedly quits." I had a look at the camera, and there are these .MTS files that do not open up. Can someone help us import our footage? What can we do to keep iMovie from quitting?"

For Mac guys, most Vixia camcorders record in HD M2TS file which is not supported by Mac player and editor. I.e. iMovie'11 doesn't support Canon HF M2TS for video stabilization or Mac with an Intel-based Core Duo processor limitation.

When you finish photography, the first thing you should do is transfer the Canon Camcorder MTS video to Mac for backup or playback. Follow the tips to easily backup your shooting.

1: Turn on your camcorder and make sure your camcorder is set to the right mode to import videos or photos.

2: Connect camcorder to Mac with USB cable(a 6 pin or 4 pin cable), insert smaller four-pin end of the FireWire cable into the the FireWire port of the camcorder and the the larger six pin end, and insert it into the FireWire port of your Mac.

3: Your Mac will automatically launch iMovie, So you can review your video or select "Import All", and make sure your camcorder is set to "Automatic".

Notes: Not all the models of Canon Vixia camcorder can be recognized by iMovie. Some of them are partially supported with Video stabilization limitations or jittery playback. Anyway, if you can not import to iMovie, there is a professional program designed for Canon Vixia camcorder users to transfer Canon Vixia M2TS video to mac.

Mac Canon Vixia Video Converter is assuredly the easiest and quickest way for Canon camcorder owner to convert M2TS or MTS to Mac-compatible formats like MOV, MPEG4, etc. Meanwhile, it has various optimized presets for editing applications like Final Cut Express, FCP or iMovie; portable devices like iPad, iPhone 4, iPod Classic, iTouch, BlackBerry, Zune, Creative Zen, iRiver, etc.

Besides, Canon Vixia Video Converter for mac is also an easy HD video editor to edit HD video on Mac by cropping HD video to remove unwanted sides or area, trimming HD video length to capture clips from your HD video files, editing video effects such as brightness and contrast, applying special effects etc.

Contour ContourHD 1080p Full HD Helmet Camera review

The good folks at Contour bring us a successor to the ContourHD, named the ContourHD 1080p Full HD Helmet Camera. That's right - a full 1920 x 1080p camcorder for recording all your adventures on land, in the air, on the side of a mountain.... pretty much wherever you feel the need to explore. The ContourHD 1080p not only records in 1080p, but also offers up 4 other resolution choices depending on your needs: 1280 x 960p at 30fps, 1280 x 720p at 60fps, 1280 x 720p at 30fps, and standard definition 848 x 480 at 60fps. Record whatever your heart desires with this extremely lightweight and easy to use 5MP camcorder.
If your computer is more than a couple of years old then you will be better off choosing the original ContourHD 720p camera which still gives superb video quality and is more than adequate for the average user.
Because of the file sizes that are created when recording 1080p video you might want to consider purchasing a higher capacity memory card. The 2gb card supplied with the ContourHD 1080p will only hold 1/2 an hour at it's highest quality setting.
Highlights of the ContourHD 1080p:
Full HD - 1080p (1920x1080) @ 30 fps
Tall HD - 960p (1280x960) @ 30 fps
Action HD - 720p (1280x720) @ 60 fps
Contour HD - 720p (1280x720) @ 30fps
Fast SD - WVGA (848x480) @ 60fps
135-degree wide angle lens
5 Megapixel Sensor
Internal microphone (Adjustable)
Quicktime H.264 MOV with AAC Audio
MicroSD/SDHC up to 16GB (2GB included) - Up to 8 Hours of HD video
Rechargable Lithium Ion Battery - Up to 3 hours per charge
iPod(USB) Charge Compatible
Adjustable Contrast, Light Metering, Exposure and Mic Sensitivity
Fits VholdR TRailTM mount system
Easy EditTM and Share software
Related software:
DVD Maker for Mac can help you burn QuickTime MOV to DVD, you also can burn iMovie edited movies to DVD.

Avid media composer video editor software

Media Composer, frequently referred to as "Avid", is a type of computer software application known as a Non-linear editing system (NLE). It is the flagship product of Avid Technology. It was released in 1989 on the Macintosh II as an offline editing system.

Professional editors and producers like you around the world have told us what you need to succeed. More efficient and easy-to-use video editing tools. An open platform that enables you to work with everything you want and integrate into any workflow. More power to eliminate bottlenecks, so you can work faster than ever. We listened. We took notes. We made it happen.

Introducing Media Composer 6—the fastest, most versatile tool for professional video editing.

The Current version of Media Composer (MCSoft) has the following features

Animatte

3D Warp

Paint

Live Matte Key

Tracker / Stabilizer

Timewarps with motion estimation (FluidMotion)

SpectraMatte (high quality chroma keyer)

Color Correction toolset (with Natural Match)

ScriptSync (with Nexidia phonetic indexing and sync)

Stereoscopic editing abilities (expanded in MC v6)

AMA - Avid Media Access, the ability to link to and edit with P2, XDCAM, R3D, Quicktime and AVCHD native material directly without capture or transcoding.

Mix and Match - put clips of any frame rate, compression, scan mode or video format on the same timeline

SmartTools - drag and drop style editing on timeline, can be selectively adjusted to the types of actions that the user wants to use when clicking on timeline.

RTAS - (RealTime AudioSuite), support for realtime track-based audio plug-ins on the timeline.

PhraseFind - analyzes clips and indexes all dialog phonetically allowing text search of spoken words. (with Nexidia phonetic indexing and search)

5.1 and 7.1 Surround Sound audio mixing, compatible with ProTools (MC v6)

Glance at Olympus PEN E-P3

                                  
Although it looks very similar to its previous PEN-series flagships externally, the Olympus E-P3 includes several significant changes.
Key among these is a new brand-new autofocus system, branded 'Frequency Acceleration Sensor Technology', or FAST for short. Olympus showed supreme confidence in choosing the name, and it wasn't misplaced: the E-P3's AF performance actually rivals that of many SLRs. The P3 also includes a new touchscreen interface, and a built-in popup flash that addresses one of the main concerns with its predecessor.
Tweaks in its imaging pipeline are more subtle, however; the sensor design seems little-changed from that used by its predecessor two years earlier. Are the improvements in other areas enough to compete in today's mirrorless camera market, given how competitive it's become?
Source:http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2012/01/24/olympus-pen-e-p3-review-posted
Video Capture
Movie Mode:Yes
Movie Resolution:1920x1080, 1280x720, 1280x720, 640x480
Movie Frame Rate:60i (20Mbps/17Mbps), 60p (17Mbps/13Mbps), 30p, 30p
Movie Audio:Yes
Movie File Format:AVCHD, Motion JPEG
Related article:
AVCHD Converter for Mac is devoted to be the better and better AVCHD Video Converter and progresses with the every-day progressing AVCHD camera market. So you can Convert AVCHD video on mac.

Import Panasonic SDR-S series video to iMovie by converting MOD to iMovie

"Convert Panasonic SDR-S10 MOD movies?
Problem: Connecting the Panasonic SDR-S10 camcorder via USB works fine on the Mac, but you can't use the MOD files in QuickTime Player or in iMovie HD by default."
"Got a panasonic camcorder sdr-s7. Won't work with iMovie? only copies stills but no videos? can you help?"
The common solution is to rename MOD to AVI or MPG files for it can be better compatible with Mac program. I have test it but found the renamed .avi or .mpg video has bad quality effect. So how to convert MOD to the target video format with satisfying result becomes a common issue. Anyway, there is Panasonic SDR MOD Converter for Mac which makes you transcodeMOD into iMovie, FCE or FCP supported video format like DV, of course, a wide range of multimedia output formats are acceptable: MOV,FLV, H.264,M4V,etc. Therefore, the MOD Video Converter for mac should be your best choice to hackle the format incompatibility.
The program can be applied in the most of Panasonic SD camcorders:
Panasonic SDR series MOD camcorders: Panasonic SDR-S100, Panasonic SDR-S150, Panasonic SDR-S10, SDR-H18, SDR-H200, SDR-H20, SDR-H60, SDR-S7, SDR-SW20, SDR-SW21, SDR-S26,SDR-S50, SD-T50P, SDR-T55P and SDR-H85P and more.
Other Key functions of MOD Video Converter for Panonsonic SDR camcorders:
1. Convert MOD to almost any multimedia formats:
SD Video format: 3GP, 3G2, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, FLV, SWF, MKV, DV, RMVB/RM, AVI, DIVX, WMV, M4V, MOV, AMV, MTV, SMV
HD Video: MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MOV, WMV, AVI
Audio files: MP3, WAV, AAC, AC3, AMR, MP2, Flac, OGG, AIFF;
2. Export MOD to vaious popular handy devices:
iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, Creative Zen, Zune, BlackBerry, Gphone, iRiver, Palm, Walkman, etc.
3. Import MOD to Mac-friendly applications
iMovie, iDVD, iTunes, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express, etc.
4. Personalize MOD clips
clipping MOD, Merging several MOD clips into one, edit MOD video effects, alter video parameteres and more.
You can convert Panasonic SDR MOD video to iMovie as follows:
1. Load Panasonic MOD video
On the top left corner to click "Add File" to load your Panasonic MOD files to the app.
2. Select iMovie friendly formats as output format
Move your mouse icon to "Profile" to open the drop-up list to select MOV, MPEG4 or DV as output video format.

3. Start Conversion
Hit "Start" button to convert Panasonic SDR-S MOD video into iMovie. After the conversion is finished, you can edit your converted Panasonic MOD videos in iMovie freely.

Convert your MOD video to iMovie to edit MOD video on mac

Q1:How do I convert .MOD files from my PC to a file that is compatible with my iMac?
I got an iMac for Christmas but can't seem to figure out a way to bring my movie files over to work with iMovie/iDVD. I also cant take any files off of my camera as they are also .MOD files. Please Help!
Q2:How do I convert JVC Enverio videos to videos compatible with iMovie/QuickTime?
Actually, I can get the videos to play on Quicktime by simply changing .mod to .mpeg, but I don't get any audio. Any tips for me?
For JVC Everio, Canon FS and Panasonic SDR users, MOD camera is their resource of happiness while MOD files may be their headache. Less app are able to play and edit MOD files directly. Even our all-in-one Adobe Premiere Pro app. Since no good edit software is offered for MOD files, so we directly aiming at the most popular and professional iMovie. And especially the latest iMovie'11.
Most of us know that, the Apple's iMovie is part of the iLife suite of software products, That comes free with every Mac. iMovie can support .mp4, .dv, etc format videos, so such as these format videos we can import into imovie directly, but when you want to import mod video into imovie, which video comes from your JVC Camcorder, you will find we failed. Because iMovie can not support .mod format, so we can't import mod to imovie, how do we solve it?
Doremisoft mod converter for mac is the perfect application to convert MOD files to iMovie'11 formats so you can import MOD into iMovie'11 without problem. It has preset iMovie profiles so you won't even have to research on what formats are supported by iMovie. With Doremisoft Mac MOD Converter, you can not only convert MOD to iMovie but also convert MOD to iPhone5, iPhone4, PSP and a lot more mobile player gadgets.
There are only three easy steps to convert MOD to iMovie'11:
1: Add MOD files
Click the "Add File" button to add the MOD files you want to import to iMovie from your Mac hard disc. Then double click a file or select a file and click on "Open" to add it.
2: Select the output format for iMovie'11.
On the Profile field, you will see a small arrow at the very right, click on it to open the Profile drop-up list, move your mouse cursor to "iMovie Video" and click on the "iMovie MOV" profile. Then check the "Apply to all" option so you can convert all added MOD files into selected format.

3: Start to convert MOD to iMovie'11.
Now, you can click on the big round Start button to start the conversion. You can see the time it will take to finish the conversion on the conversion window. And then you can how you can relax during the conversion time, a cup of tea, or a nice meal, and then come back for the converted files.
Note:MOD video can be watch on a computer with a player that is capable of reproducing MPEG-2 video. This video can be easily authored for watching on a DVD player without recompression, as it is fully complaint with DVD-video standard.

Avidemux a free video editor help to edit video

Avidemux is a free and open-source video editing program designed for video editing and video processing. It is written in C++, and uses either the GTK+ or Qt.

Avidemux still employs the same simple, easy-to-use interface. You simply set A and B markers, then cut out what you don't want. Most pertinent options are on the main page so you don't have to go hunting. You can also append files. As long as they're the same type, no re-encoding is performed, though you may have to use Smart Copy when you save (which makes sure navigation information is correct).

Avidemux supports one stream only. You can't layer or merge tracks as with some of the more advanced for-pay editors. It's also a bit technical, so be prepared to do your homework on video formats and editing if you want to use the more granular settings. However, if you're willing to go old-school and work without a storyboard or the ability to insert a video into the middle of another video, it'll get the job done and then some. For quick-and-dirty video trimming, it can't be beat.

Multithreading has been implemented in the following areas of Avidemux (some partially through libavcodec):
Encoding
H.264/MPEG-4 AVC (using x264)
MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 (using libavcodec)
MPEG-4 Part 2 (SP/ASP, using libavcodec or Xvid)
Xvid requires the latest version from the CVS
Decoding
MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 (using libavcodec)
MPEG-4 Part 2 (SP/ASP, using libavcodec)

Convert HD video to final cut pro with HD converter for mac

High-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition (SD) video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels (720p) or 1,920×1,080 pixels (1080i/1080p).
Final Cut Pro has native support for HD formats such as HDV, DVCPRO HD, and XDCAM HD. For other HD formats, you need an appropriate third-party capture interface and hard disks with sufficient speed and capacity. HD formats are often defined by their vertical resolutions (number of lines), scanning method (interlaced versus progressive), and frame or field rate. For example, 1080i60 HD video has 1080 lines per frame, uses interlaced scanning (indicated by the i), and scans 60 fields per second.
Not all the camera HD videos can be imported to Final Cut pro, most of Cannon, Sony, JVC, Nikon, Sharp camcorders create MPEG-2, AVI, M2TS, MOD, TOD, etc video format. But if you can convert video to QuickTime MOV, DV, MPEG-4, H.264, 3GP videos, that means you could do further editing in Final Cut Pro.
AVCHD is one popular HD format used by HD digital camcorders to record their footage. Brand digital camcorders Sony and Panasonic were first to release their AVCHD camcorders and then followed by Canon and JVC. Clips from AVCHD camcorder such as Sony HDR, Canoon HF, Panasonic, JVC are in AVCHD MTS/M2TS format.
The fact comes out that they often meet with much difficulty to import HD Video to FCP because some AVCHD camcorder videos are not supported by FCP.
Therefore, they have to convert AVCHD to MOV, as Final Cut Pro accept QuickTime format. And Doremisoft Mac HD Camcorder Video Converter is often selected to deal with such AVCHD to MOV Conversion on Mac OS. This software application usually acts especially well to convert HD video for FCP from Sony HDR, Canoon HF, Panasonic, JVC.
Learn How to convert HD Video to FCP:
Step 1: Add HD videos
Click the "Add File" button to add HD videos you want to edit in Final Cut Pro to Mac HD Video Converter

Step 2: Select a Final Cut Pro supported output format
FCP supports formats including MOV, MPEG-4, MPEG-1, DV etc. So you need to select one of these formats to convert your HD video. Click to open the "Profile" drop-up list, move your mouse pointer to "HD Video", and you will see all the preset HD formats from the right menu. And you can click on the "HD MOV" to select MOV as the output video format to import hd to FCP.

Step3: Convert HD to FCP
After the conversion, the folder where the converted files are saved will be opened automatically. Then you can import them to FCP and start to edit HD in FCP.

Convert sony handycam to mac by using sony handycam video converter for mac

Handycam is a Sony brand used to market its camcorder range, including HDR-FX1000, HDR-XR520V, HDR-CX520V, HDR-XR500V, HDR-CX100/R, HDR-FX7, HDR-XR200V, HDR-CX500V, HDR-TG5V, HDR-XR100, GVH-D700, DCR-DVD850, DCR-DVD650, DCR-HC52, etc.
Sony Handycam records High Definition video in MPEG4 AVC/H.264, HDV(MPEG2), Standard Definition video in MPEG2, and common video in DV(AVI).
Additionally, Mac new FCPX and iMovie'11 software comes out, so to edit the Sony Handycam MTS on them has been a new necessary and popular trend.
How do you convert Sony Handycam so that they can be imported into iMovie, FCP?
To smoothly convert Sony Handycam MTS to FCPX, iMovie'11, DoremisoftAVCHD Converter for mac give a way to smoothly import sony handycam to mac. Doremisoft Mac AVCHD Converter convert M2TS, MTS, etc videos to most popular formats, such as MOV, MP4, AVI, 3GP, FLV, MPEG-4, MP3, etc. It help to play virtually any type of video file that allows you to watch high definition movies in 1280x720 (720p) resolutions on your personal computer, iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, iPod, PSP, BlackBerry, Zune, Mobile Phone and other devices. which can convert M2TS, MTS, etc videos to most popular formats, such as MOV, MP4, AVI, 3GP, FLV, MPEG-4, MP3, etc. And then you can import converted AVCHD MTS or M2TS files to Mac applications, like iMovie, FCP, FCE, iDVD and more for editing as you like.
For Mac users, they are no longer worried that Sony Handycam AVCHD Video cannot be compatible on Mac with a best AVCHD Converter for Mac, you can import sony handycam to mac, which can convert M2TS, MTS, etc videos to most popular formats, such as MOV, MP4, AVI, 3GP, FLV, MPEG-4, MP3, etc. And then you can import converted AVCHD MTS or M2TS files to Mac applications, like MTS to iMovie, FCP, FCE, iDVD and more for editing as you like.
Besides, with this you can edit video before converting, you can shink file size, remove unnoticable details, join file pieces, modify video effect, capture still picture from movies, rotate video and more features that you need.