Burn TX10 AVCHD Files to DVD on Mac with Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac and iDVD

Mac AVCHD Joiner/Converter-Join Sony AVCHD files and burn TX10 AVCHD to DVD disc on Mac without Picture Motion Browser

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10, with the 16.2 megapixel "Exmor R" CMOS image sensor, is the waterproof, dustproof compact camera. It is easy to shoot live life in HD video and even 3D still image with TX10. To shoot HD videos, the files could be saved as AVCHD at1920x1080/60i with 24Mbps (FX) or 17Mbps (FH).

However, the Sony Picture Motion Browser is only for Windows, and iDVD does not support this kind of file format for burning AVCHD to DVD disc. If you would like to merge the MTS files and burn to DVD-Video disc for watching on TV, a Mac AVCHD Joiner/Converter is needed. Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac is the first choice for you to make AVCHD compatible to iDVD for DVD player.

Below is the quick guide for you to join Sony AVCHD files and burn to DVD disc on Mac without Picture Motion Browser.

Step 1. Import Sony TX10 MTS files to Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac.
You can capture videos from camcorder to Mac, or import videos from external hard drive. To capture videos from camcorder, just connect the HDcam to iMac/MacBook Pro via USB cable, and the Mac Sony AVCHD files joiner will pop up with camcorder wizard for you to choose mts files directly. To import videos from hard drive, just click the Add Path button and browse the folder with .mts files listed.

Step 2. Join Sony MTS files into one movie.
Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac supports two kinds of joining processes: one for lossless output, and the other for conversion. Here we need to convert MTS to MOV, so just click the drop-down button of the "Create a New Movie" button, choose "For Conversion". Then drag and drop the files from camcorder tab or resource tab to the new movie ID to merge and combine the clips.


Step 3. Export the merged AVCHD files to QuickTime movie for iDVD.
Click the "Export" button, and go to the "Common Formats" button. Choose HD Video > H.2264 HD Video(*.mov) as output format. Then click OK button to start merging/combining AVCHD file to MOV.


Step 4. Burn Sony TX10 video to DVD with iDVD.
After joining the TX10 video clips into one file, just run iDVD, create a project and import the output movie for burning to DVD disc.

When the processing is finished, the DVD disc could be viewed on standalone DVD player. Hope you enjoy burning Sony TX10 AVCHD files to DVD on Mac with Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac and iDVD.

Tips:
For other cameras or camcorders like Sony DSC-TX100/TX100V, DSC-WX10, HDR-XR160, VG10 and CX700, you can refer to the Aunsoft Sony Camcorder Column.

Import/Convert Canon HV30 HDV/AVCHD to AIC MOV for FCE/iMovie/FCP without rendering

The Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) is a video codec designed by Apple, Inc to be an intermediate format in an HDV workflow. It features high performance and quality, being less processor intensive to work with than other editing formats. AIC does not use temporal compression, enabling every frame to be decoded immediately without decoding other frames. All Mac OS X software which makes use of the QuickTime codec libraries - primarily Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Express, and iMovie can use the Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC).

HDV, AVCHD (MTS/M2TS) files produced by HDV or AVCHD camcorder like Panasonic HDC-TM700, HDC-HS700, HDC-SD700/SD600, Sony CX350, Sony CX550, Canon HF200, Canon HV30, etc are not the preferred formats by FCE, iMovie, FCP, etc. Even you will have problem for transferring and logging these HDV, AVCHD (MTS, M2TS) videos.

So the program you need is a great Mac HDV/AVCHD to AIC MOV Converter. With it, you can convert any HDV, AVCHD camcorder 1080 60p/50p, 1080i, 720p HDV or MTS/M2TS files to Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov) for editing with Final Cut Express, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Pro 7 on Mac.

Below is the step-by-step guide for you to quickly convert HDV/AVCHD to Apple Intermediate Codec (*.mov) for editing in FCE, iMovie, Final Cut Pro on Mac

Step 1. Download HDV, AVCHD (MTS/M2TS) files to Apple computer.
Connect your HDV or AVCHD camcorder c to Apple computer via USB cable, find recodings from the camera. Then copy and transfer the files from camera to the Apple hard drive disk.

Step 2. Import HDV, AVCHD (MTS/M2TS) files to Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac.
Run Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac as the best HDV/AVCHD to Mac AIC Converting software, and click the "Add" button to load HDV or AVCHD videos. You may also directly drag and drop the HDV/AVCHD video to application UI for importing files.

Step 3. Choose Quicktime Movie Format - Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov) output format.
Click the "Format" option and navigate the mouse cursor to Quicktime Movie Format > Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov) as output format. The Mac HDV/AVCHD to MOV Converter will convert HDV/AVCHD to AIC MOV with high quality.

Step 4. Convert HDV/AVCHD video to Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) (*.MOV) for FCE/iMovie/FCP.
Click the convert button under the preview window, and the Mac HDV/AVCHD to AIC MOV Converter will start the conversion from HDV/AVCHD to Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) MOV for Final Cut, iMovie.

After the conversion, you can easily import Apple Intermediate Codec MOV to FCE/FCP/iMovie without rendering for editing.

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