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How to Convert AVCHD Files

Do you have a lot of AVCHD video recordings from camcorder that you would like to edit? An AVCHD Converter like the Aimersoft Video Converter Ultimate has multiple functions that will allow you to carry out edit, convert and do other things with your video recordings.

When you use AVCHD digital camcorder to record video footage, the captured footage might carry TS, M2TS or MTS extension that most video editing programs and media players cannot recognize. So, you have to convert them to more common formats like MP4 if you want to play them on Mac or Windows, edit them, share then online or play them again on the go.

If you are not a professional, it might seem like a difficult task to convert AVCHD files to MP4 and other formats. Fortunately, the AVCHD video converter will take all the hassles out of the conversion process when you need to transform AVCHD files to portable devices, applications and players. It’s as easy as one click of a button. You only have to connect your camcorder to the computer, select the format to change to and the program will do the rest.

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Since AVCHD video has high definition, there are some misgivings when it comes to the converted video files quality. Thankfully, the best AVCHD converter will take care of any problem that you might encounter when converting the files. It is for the reason that the video converter will help to change the AVCHD files to MP4 HD format without compressing the original quality of the video and the output files.

In addition, the AVCHD video converter can edit your videos so there is no need to search for other tools. It will allow you to enjoy much better visuals after cropping the frame size, trimming play time, adding watermark, adjusting visual effects, loading subtitles and so on.

How to Convert AVCHD files step by step

In the tutorial below, you will learn how to convert AVCHD video files to various formats with ease in Windows (Windows 8) by using Aimersoft Video Converter Ultimate. Mac users who are looking for a Mac AVCHD Converter can try Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac OS X (Mountain Lion and Mavericks). Just make use you’ve download the suitable version for your computer.

1 Load AVCH files to the video converter

Run the AVCHD video converter and drag and drop the files you want to convert into the main window of this program. By clicking the Add Files button you can also import the AVCHD files you need. If you want to join all loaded videos into one file, just tick the Merge all video into one file option.

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2 Select an output format

Before launching the conversion, you need to designate an output format. There are various formats that you can choose from. If you want to convert AVCHD to play with Windows Media Player, WMV is the best choice. To edit AVCHD with Final Cut Pro or iMovie, MOV is the one that highly recommended. If you want to open AVCHD files on your iPhone or Microsoft Surface, there are also the format presets for them.

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3 Begin the conversion with a simple click

Now, all you need to do is to click the Convert button to begin the conversion and wait for completion. So far, that’s all the steps to convert AVCHD files.

This is definitely a versatile AVCHD file converter tool for editing and converting videos in MTS, MOD, M2TS format to almost all the popular video formats, including AVI, WMV, MPEG-I & II, MP4, MPEG-4, 3GP, SWF, FLV, MKV, and more. Using this tool will allow you to share videos that were filmed with JVC, Panasonic, Canon, Sony, camcorders/camera on iPod, PSP, iPhone, PS3, Apply TV, Zune, Xbox, mobile phone and others with your friends and family.

Below is the video tutorial on how to convert AVCHD format with ease:

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What is AVCHD

Advanced Video Coding High Definition or AVCHD is a file format used for the digital recording as well as playback of videos with high-definition. This format for high-definition camcorder video is developed jointly by Sony and Panasonic. AVCHD is a type of video compression that enables the large data files which are created by recording from HD video to be captured and stored on digital media like flash memory cards and hard disk drives.

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