Monthly Archives: June 2014


How to import Canon XA25 NTSC/PAL 1080-60p AVCHD to iMovie?

Summary: Is it possible to directly bring the Canon XA251080-60p AVCHD footage into iMovie’11 for basic editing? No, it isn’t. iMovie doesn’t natively support XA25 NTSC/PAL 1080-60p footage at all. In this case, you will need to transcode XA25 60p AVCHD to Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC), the best suited editing […]


Canon XA20 NTSC 1080-60p/PAL 1080-50p AVCHD MTS to iMovie

Summary: If you intend to import Canon XA20 NTSC 1080-60p/PAL 1080-50p AVCHD to iMovie’11 for basic editing, you may find iMovie doesn’t support the XA20 60p/50p MTS clips at all. In that case, you will need to transcode XA20 60p/50p AVCHD to Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC), iMovie’s favorite editing codec […]