Convert CX160 1080/60P, 1080/60i AVCHD to Adobe Premiere CS5.5

Slow motion (or slow mo for short) is a ubiquitous effect in film-making whereby time appears to be slowed down and it has been adopted by a diverse range of directors to achieve various effects.

Sony HDR-CX160 is the latest addition to Sony’s ultra-compact, entry-level suite. The Sony HDR-CX160 HD Flash Memory Camcorder puts full 1920 x 1080p high def recording and 16GB of internal memory right in the palm of your hand. 1920 x 1080 high definition resolution lets you record your memories in exceptional Sony full high definition quality.

Adobe Premiere CS5.5 is the latest Video edit software, Which can edit 24p MOV files perfectly. Howere, MTS files captured by the Sony HDR-CX160 is not compatible with the Adobe Premiere CS 5.5.

How to transcode CX160 1080/60P, 1080/60i AVCHD MTS to 24p MOV to get slow motion? The easiest way, according to the definition is to change the original Frame Rate to a relative slower one, which is a rather complex process.

The top CX160 AVCHD to Adobe Premiere CS5.5 Converter is the Brorsoft MTS Converter. Which can help you convert HDR-CX160 1080/60P, 1080/60i AVCHD to 24p MOV compatible with the Adobe Premiere CS5.5, via which you can get the magical slow motion effect.

Preparation:
1. Free download Brorsoft CX160 AVCHD to Adobe Premiere CS5.5 Converter.
2. Connect the Sony HDR-CX160 to your and transfer the H.264 MTS footages into hard drive by following the camera folder AVCHD > BDMV > STREAM.

Step 1：Import HDR-CX160 1080/60P, 1080/60i AVCHD to the best Sony CX160 AVCHD to Adobe Premiere CS5.5 Converter.
Launch the best Sony CX160 AVCHD to Adobe Premiere Converter. Click the button for adding to import HDR-CX160 1080/60P, 1080/60i AVCHD to the best Sony CX160 AVCHD to Adobe Premiere Converter. You can tick the box in front of the file you want to convert. If it is necessary, you can double click the each file to have a preview.
Tip: If you have multiple MTS/M2TS video files, you can tick the “Merge into one” box to combine the multiple video files into one single file so that you can play these files without interruption.

Step 2: Select the output format which is specialize for Adobe and set the output folder.
Click the format box and you will get a drop-down list in which the last but one is what you need: Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MOV (AVC) (*.mov). Then you can set the output folder by clicking “Browse” icon as you prefer.


Step 3: Click “Settings” to adjust audio and video parameters.
Click the “Settings” icon and you will get a new interface named “Profile Settings”. You can change the default codec, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel according to your needs and optimize the output file quality.
Note: You’d better set the video frame rate as 24fps, video size as 1920*1080 if you attach great importance to high quality and keep 5.1 channels to keep the best quality for editing in Adobe Premiere.


Tip: If the frame rate of your MTS files is 60p, you’d better remove the default setting “Deinterlacing” in the “Effect”. Otherwise the converted files will be a little jerky.


Step 4: Start converting your CX160 1080/60P, 1080/60i AVCHD MTS to MOV 24p for Adobe Premiere CS5.5
Click the “Convert” button; it will transfer the CX160 1080/60P, 1080/60i AVCHD MTS to 24p MOV for Adobe Premiere CS5.5. You can find the process in the “Conversion” interface.

After converting the MTS file, you can click the “Open” button and add the MOV 24p file to Adobe Premiere without any problem. Then you should turn to the frame hold window, check (or click) on the frame blending and reverse the clip according to the wise manual: Clip-->Filter-->Reverse.

TIP:
1. There is another much easier way you should have a try: Right click on clip -> Speed -> -100%! But the -100% trick may mess up the field order! (Result will be jerky video). But for digital at least, maybe it should be avoided. The Reverse-filter is safer. Another point you need to pay attention to is there is also the Windows version of the Brorsoft MTS Converter and the Adobe Premiere CS5.5. The procedure to get the slow motion is the same as that of the version.

2. If you meet other troubles when you use Sony video camera, you can link to Sony Video Camera Tips and Tricks.