Transcoding AVCHD files for using in Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5

Summary: Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, Premiere Pro CC are designed to work with AVCHD format natively to help improve the workflow, but there are still many issues while editing AVCHD files in Adobe Premiere Pro. This page will give some tech support for you.



AVCHD footage is a format used with many of the professional and consumer camcorders on the market today. If you’re working with AVCHD files in Adobe Premiere Pro then these helpful tips should assist with any kinks in your workflow. Actually, importing your AVCHD into Adobe Premiere Pro is not so simple as you image.

AVCHD footage comes in a complex file structure that contains much more information than is typically found in video clips. There are still many potential symptoms while playing, editing AVCHD media in Premiere Pro: unsupported file format, no audio track, video choppy, video freezes up or audio stops…

First of all, we suggest you to always use the Media Browser in Adobe Premiere Pro to import the footage. If it still can’t help you to bring MTS AVCHD to Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5/CS4 correctly, get the transcoding tips below. To make AVCHD more compatible with Adobe PP, you can try to convert AVCHD to Adobe Premiere Pro most compatible format like MPEG-2.

To get more options and power for converting your AVCHD .MTS files then you can’t do much better than Brorsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac which will batch convert or re-wrap your AVCHD files at great speed. I’ve used it for a long time and I’ve never had a problem. As long as get this app, you can fast transcode AVCHD to Premiere Pro edit-friendly format with least quality loss.

AVCHD footage to Adobe Premiere Pro Encoding

1. Once run the Mac AVCHD converter, you can click "Add Video" button to load AVCHD MTS source files. Convert supports batch conversion, so you are allowed to add multiple files to convert at a time.



2. Click "Format" drop-down bar to select a proper video format. To edit AVCHD videos in Adobe Premiere, then Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas > MPEG-2 (*.mpg) is the suitable one.



3.(optional) The Mac AVCHD to Premiere Pro Converter enables users to adjust audio and video settings before transcoding AVCHD files to MPEG-2. Click "Settings" button, then you will enter the following interface, on which you are allowed to customize size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channel to your required ones.

4. Click the "Convert" button to start transcoding MTS AVCHD to MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere Pro.

When the conversion is finished, you can click "Open" button to get the generated MPG files effortlessly. Now you can import the converted AVCHD files in Adobe Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5/CS4 for editing.

Additional Tips: This powerful Mac AVCHD to Premiere Pro Converter also have the ability to transcode AVCHD MTS video to Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Avid Media Composer, etc with the optimal presets Apple ProRes, Apple InterMediate Codec, DNxHD and more.

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