As a Canon Vixia HF R21 user, we always met troubles in transferring Canon HF R21 AVCHD to iMovie editing as the different codecs between Canon R21 and iMovie. The codec of recordings from Canon Vixia HF R21 is MPEG-4-AVC/H.264, the AVCHD is highly compressed and not the iMovie friendly video format, but Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) is the most compatible codec for iMovie. So if we want to edit AVCHD clips from Canon R21 in iMovie, a powerful third party conversion software is necessary.
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If we have the best Canon Vixia HF R21 MTS conveter, it is easy for us to transcode MTS videos to AIC for iMovie. I used Brorsoft AVCHD to AIC for iMovie Converter, it is really a very easy-to-use tool for me.
Below is the simple steps for you to transcode Canon Vixia HF R21 AVCHD footages to iMovie without quality loss.
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Step 1: Find the best Canon HF R21 MTS Converter for mac to install on your mac. Run it and transfer the 1080i footages from Canon R21 to the converter.
Step 2: Click "format" bar to choose the compatible output format for iMovie.
Click and choose "iMovie and Final Cut Express--> Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC)(*.mov)"
Step 3: You can click "settings" to customize the output parameters, adjust the resolution, bitrate as you want. Set video size as 1920*1080, video frame rate as 30fps is better (If the original recordings are 1080 50i, pls set 25fps)
Step 4: Click convert button to start converting Canon Vixia HF R21 1080i AVCHD to AIC (.MOV) for iMovie on Mac OS X.
After Canon Vixia HF R21 AVCHD 60i conversion finished , you can click “open” to find the output file to iMovie for editing easily.
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Canon HF R21 AVCHD MTS to iMovie AIC smoothly Importing
If we have the best Canon Vixia HF R21 MTS conveter, it is easy for us to transcode MTS videos to AIC for iMovie. I used Brorsoft AVCHD to AIC for iMovie Converter, it is really a very easy-to-use tool for me.
Below is the simple steps for you to transcode Canon Vixia HF R21 AVCHD footages to iMovie without quality loss.
Step 1: Find the best Canon HF R21 MTS Converter for mac to install on your mac. Run it and transfer the 1080i footages from Canon R21 to the converter.
Step 2: Click "format" bar to choose the compatible output format for iMovie.
Click and choose "iMovie and Final Cut Express--> Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC)(*.mov)"
Step 3: You can click "settings" to customize the output parameters, adjust the resolution, bitrate as you want. Set video size as 1920*1080, video frame rate as 30fps is better (If the original recordings are 1080 50i, pls set 25fps)
Step 4: Click convert button to start converting Canon Vixia HF R21 1080i AVCHD to AIC (.MOV) for iMovie on Mac OS X.
After Canon Vixia HF R21 AVCHD 60i conversion finished , you can click “open” to find the output file to iMovie for editing easily.
Related guides:
Transcode/Convert Canon XF100 1080p MXF files to AIC for iMovie
Import Canon Vixia HF S10 AVCHD to Adobe Premiere Pro on Mac
Deinterlace Canon Legria HF M306 1080/50i AVCHD on Mac
Transcode Sony NEX-VG30 AVCHD to ProRes for FCP 7 editing
Canon HF R21 AVCHD MTS to iMovie AIC smoothly Importing