Why using mts as a video format and how to import mts to imovie

Why sony, panasonic and canon using mts file as camera recorde video format? The fact that the file type can record high-definition video without taking up large amounts of storage space - requiring only approximately 10 gigabytes per hour of video footage as opposed to several times that for other types of video files - is one of the strongest advantages in using a digital video camera that produces .MTS files.

.MTS files reside within a specific folder structure that is often required for the file to be used. This highly structured system of folders tells the appropriate software on the computer exactly what the file contains and how to best utilize it. Fortunately, most video editing and viewing software allows the user to bypass this complex folder structure by importing the .MTS file directly into the program. When attempting to copy .MTS files directly to the desktop, though, it is important to retain the folder structure in which they are contained.

iMovie is a proprietary video editing software application sold by Apple Inc. iMovie imports video footage to the Mac using either the FireWire interface on most MiniDV format digital video cameras or the computer's USB port. It can also import video and photo files from a hard drive. From there, the user can edit the photos and video clips and add titles, music, and effects, including basic color correction and video enhancement tools and transitions such as fades and slides.

Users can record their own footage, import other footage from outside iMovie, or bring pictures in for a still movie. Once there is footage to manipulate, users can add transitions, edit the clips, add effects, and tie music or voiceover to the footage.

Imovie is a great tool to organize,edit and share clips from camcorders and videos on your Mac. However you can't import mts files to imovie directly. The main reason is that imovie can't recognized the mts files. But how to edit MTS files with iMovie on Mac is still a trouble for many Mac users.

In order to import mts to imovie successfully, The first step what you should do is convert mts to the format which imovie support.

Doremisoft video Converter for Mac is designed for you to convert M2TS, MTS files to iMovie MP4, and allow you to transfer AVCHD M2TS, MTS to MOV mac, M4V, AVI, MPEG-4, 3GP, FLV etc. Then you can import  MTS to iMovie on Mac OS for editing.

You can convert mts to imovie as follow steps:

Step 1: Add MTS videos

Click the “Add File” button to browse your Mac hard disc and select the MTS videos you want to edit in iMovie.

Step 2: Select an iMovie video format as the output format

On the lower part of the interface, you can find the Profile field. Click the Arrow to the very right of the Profile field to open the Profile down-up list. From the opened list, move your mouse cursor to iMovie, and select an iMovie video format you prefer from the iMovie profiles.

Step 3: Convert MTS to iMovie

Click on the green Start button on the lower part of the application window to start the conversion of MTS to iMovie.