Convert/Import/Transcode Sony CX550V AVCHD to Avid DNxHD(*.MOV) for Avid Media Composer for Editing on Mac

Convert/Import/Transcode Sony CX550V AVCHD to Avid DNxHD(*.MOV) for Avid Media Composer for Editing on Mac
Sony's flagship 2010 model, the HDR-CX550V, is a larger camcorder than its predecessor. With a $1049 price tag, the CX550 is also one of the cheaper high-end models on the market. The HDR-CX550V uses AVCHD compression for recording HD video. This model marks the first instance of Sony offering a 24Mbps bitrate for recording AVCHD video on a consumer camcorder.
For many mac users, loading 1920 * 1080, 24Mbps AVCHD videos to Avid Media Composer is just an easy job as Avid advertises it. Based on my personal experience, importing AVCHD videos generated by Sony CX550V to Avid Media Composer 5.0.3 creates strange artifacts. An ideal alternative for editing AVCHD directly on Avid is to find a tool for transcoding AVCHD mts/m2ts files to Avid DNxHD codec developed by Avid Technology. In this case, converted videos don’t have to be rendered any more which could save a huge of time.
Avid DNxHD, which stands for "Digital Nonlinear Extensible High Definition", is a lossy high-definition video post-production codec engineered for multi-generation compositing with reduced storage and bandwidth requirements. It is an implementation of SMPTE VC-3 standard and is comparable with Apple's ProRes 422 which uses similar bit rates and has the same purpose.
Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac is the best Mac AVCHD to Avid DNxHD (*.MOV) Converter which can convert Sony CX550V 1080i to Avid DNxHD (*.MOV) for further smooth editing in Avid Media Composer. This Mac AVCHD to Avid Converter keeps the best quality and 5.1-channel audio for editing in Avid editing software.

If you have any problems editing Sony CX550V AVCHD files in Avid MC or Xpress Pro on Mac, just follow the guide below to make your camcorder AVCHD editable.
Step 1. Download Sony CX550V AVCHD files to Computer.
Connect your Sony CX500V camcorder to Apple computer via USB cable, find the .mts files by following the camera folder PRIVATE > AVCHD > BDMV > STREAM. Then copy and transfer the .mts files from camera to the Apple hard drive disk.
Step 2. Import MTS files to Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac.
Run Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac, the best AVCHD to Avid DNxHD Converting software, and click "Add" button to load Sony CX550V 1080i AVCHD .mts videos to the program. You may also directly drag and drop AVCHD videos to the application.
Step 3. Choose Quicktime Movie Format - Avid DNxHD (*.MOV) output format.
Click the "Format" option and navigate the mouse cursor to Quicktime Movie Format > Avid DNxHD (*.mov) as output format. The Mac MTS to Avid Converter will convert Sony CX550V 1080i AVCHD MTS to Avid DNxHD MOV with high quality.
Tip: The Avid DNxHD *.mov formats under Quicktime Movie Format output profile is only available when your Avid is installed on Mac .

Step 4. Convert Sony CX550V MTS videos to Avid DNxHD (*.MOV) for Avid MC
Click the convert button under the preview window, and the Mac MTS to Avid Converter will start the conversion from CX550 1080i AVCHD to Avid DNxHD MOV for Avid MC or Xpress Pro.
After the conversion, you can easily import Sony CX550 merged Avid DNxHD (*.mov) to Avid without rendering for editing.
Tips:
If you would like to edit AVCHD MTS/M2TS with FCP, FCE/iMovie, etc, you can transcode MTS/M2TS to Apple ProRes (*.mov) for FCP, convert MTS/M2TS to Mac itself bring format like Apple Intermediate Codec, DV PAL/NTSC, DVCPRO NTSC/PAL, DVCPRO50 PAL/NTSC (*.MOV) for FCE and iMovie on Mac.