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“If I check the storage volume myself and go into the BDMV/STREAMS

directory, I can see all my .MTS files; the Sonyexample clip is also there.

They all seem to play fine (e.g. in VLC) but they can’t be used in FCPX

directly. Now I know I can repackage this file into a file that FCPX can

import, but surely it must be possible for FCPX to import the files

directly? Am I missing something?”

I use Sony HD cams in various flavors.I always convertconvertconvertconvert MTSMTSMTSMTS filesfilesfilesfiles withwithwithwith

FoxrealFoxrealFoxrealFoxreal VideoVideoVideoVideo ConverterConverterConverterConverter forforforforMacMacMacMac. To my understanding you cannot use

MTS directly in FCP X. FoxrealFoxrealFoxrealFoxreal VideoVideoVideoVideo ConverterConverterConverterConverter forforforfor MacMacMacMac is fast and

produces very high quality video in AICAICAICAIC conversionconversionconversionconversion modemodemodemode. I have a ton

of MTS files that I bring into FCP X this way and it works great. Sony

Vegas Pro works directly with MTS files, but not a lot of other NLEs do.

StepStepStepStep 1:1:1:1: Run FoxrealFoxrealFoxrealFoxreal VideoVideoVideoVideo ConverterConverterConverterConverter forforforfor MacMacMacMac as the perfect MTSMTSMTSMTS totototo

AICAICAICAIC ConverterConverterConverterConverter and add the AVCHD .mts files from your Sony HD

Camera into this program.

StepStepStepStep 2:2:2:2: Choose Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) format to export for

FCPX.

Click on the “Format” option, you could easily select “QuickTimeQuickTimeQuickTimeQuickTime

MovieMovieMovieMovie FormatFormatFormatFormat <<<< AppleAppleAppleApple IntermediateIntermediateIntermediateIntermediate CodecCodecCodecCodec (AIC)(AIC)(AIC)(AIC) (*.mov)(*.mov)(*.mov)(*.mov)” as the

output format.

StepStepStepStep 3:3:3:3: Start convertingconvertingconvertingconverting AVCHDAVCHDAVCHDAVCHD totototo AppleAppleAppleApple IntermediateIntermediateIntermediateIntermediate CodecCodecCodecCodec (AIC)(AIC)(AIC)(AIC)

formatformatformatformat forforforforFCPXFCPXFCPXFCPXby clicking on the “Convert” button.

Once the AVCHD conversion is done, you are able to transfer and import

AVCHD footage to FCPX for edting withoutwithoutwithoutwithout renderingrenderingrenderingrendering.

That’s all! Hope the article will be of great help for you to export MTS to

Apple Intermediate Codec for FCPX in a simple way.