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<\/p>\nIf you have a Camcorder and you want to import the camcorder video into iMovie for editing, you can follow this step by step guide to add your Camcorder AVCHD video to iMovie. This tutorial is easy to understand, even you are Mac newbie can handle with it.<\/p>\n
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In order to upload your AVCHD files onto iMovie, you can either plug-in your camcorder using the USB cable provided or slot in your memory card with a card reader. Alternatively, you can also transfer your files through the FireWire port. Once again, not all Mac PCs comes with it. If you do, you can easily identify it with the \u2018Y\u2019 icon stamped on the port. However, the recently bought Macs should have both the USB and FireWire port with them.\u00a0The latest iMovie \u201911 doesn\u2019t seem to support or are able to import video files directly. Depending on the version of iMovie that you have installed on your Mac, the list of supported or compatible camcorders might differ.<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s also recommended to update your iMovie to the latest version so you\u2019ll be given more options to upload the range of file formats (i.e. MPEG-2, MPEG-4 or AVCHD).If it\u2019s not supported, try to drag the file into QuickTime and then export it as an MOV file type. The poor export quality after conversion is noticeable, and hence it\u2019s might not come across as the best option around.\u00a0The other alternative is to convert your AVCHD files to an iMovie supported file types for editing with a mac video converter. You can probably try this Mac Video Converter<\/a>, so you can retain the original quality of your video for further editing purposes. Now, let’s start the guide.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Step1. Connect Camcorder to Mac through Cable<\/strong><\/p>\n After you install the Mac Video Converter, simply plug-in your camcorder with the USB cable. The video converter will automatically scan and fetch all of your files.<\/p>\n Step2.\u00a0Load the AVCHD video from Camcorder<\/strong><\/p>\n Your files will be neatly displayed with a pre-tick on Select All. If you wish to select the files for uploading manually, simply untick the Select All. Once you have chosen the files that you wanted to edit with iMovie, all you have to do is click on Load.<\/p>\n