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Téma:	How to load Panasonic Lumix AVCHD Lite to Avid MC 5 on Mac
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Vincent121:
How to load Panasonic Lumix AVCHD Lite to Avid MC 5 on Mac
In addition to Motion JPEG images, the Panasonic Lumix series cameras can record high-definition motion images in AVCHD Lite. It features almost doubling the recording time in HD quality compared with the conventional Motion JPEG format. In movie recording, the Panasonic Lumix goes further than simply recording HD movies. A host of creative options including Creative Movie Mode, My Color Mode and Film Mode are available for more extended expression not only in photography but also in videography. 
 
&quot;I want to edit the AVCHD Lite recordings from Panasonic Lumix camera in Avid MC 5. But I couldn't successfully importing the videos to MC with AMA. Any idea? &quot; 
 
According our multi-testing, Avid doesn't do Panasonic Lumix AVCHD Lite well. You can't edit Panasonic Lumix AVCHD Lite clips in Avid Media Composer directly. 
 
Solution: How to import Panasonic Lumix AVCHD Lite to Avid MC on Mac for easier editing 
Since Avid Media Composer natively supported video format is Avid DNxHD, thus, you should transcode Panasonic Lumix AVCHD Lite to Avid DNxHD with this professional Mac AVCHD Lite to MOV Converter. The AVCHD Lite to Avid Converter for Mac comes with an optimized format preset for Avid editing software, which enables users to convert Panasonic Lumix AVCHD Lite to DNxHD MOV for using in Avid Media Composer directly. 
 
Step 1: Launch the recommended Pavtube Panasonic AVCHD Lite to MOV Converter for Mac program and then click the adding button to import your Panasonic Lumix files to it. 
 
 
 
Step 2: Click Format on the main interface and choose Avid Media Composer &gt; Avid DNxHD(*.mov) as output format. 
 
 
 
Step 3: Tap the Settings icon, and you can adjust codec, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel in the Profile Setting to get the output in best quality. 
 
 
 
Step 4: All the settings have been done; you can start the Panasonic Lumix AVCHD Lite to DNxHD MOV conversion for Avid Media Composer by clicking the &quot;Convert&quot; button. Then you can get the converted DNxHD (*.mov) files for editing in Avid MC by clicking the &quot;Open&quot; button. 
 
From the steps above, you will kow how to convert Panasonic Lumix AVCHD Lite to Avid Media Composer on Mac. Besides this application, you can also use Pavtube DVD Creator for Mac to burn AVCHD Lite videos to DVD disc or ISO files for backup or playback. Now in the Pavtube Christmas Promotion activity, if you buy any converter product, you can get DVD Creator for free, just download and take a try! 
 
 
Read more:
 
Convert AVCHD Lite to Apple ProRes for FCP
 
Import AVCHD Lite to iMovie/FCE on Mac
 
Convert AVCHD Lite to QuickTime MOV 
 
Transcode AVCHD Lite MTS to MPEG-4 MP4 and H.264 MP4 formats
 
PS. If you have any problem, pls contact with macsupport@pavtube.com to get more information. You also can leave a message on Pavtube Community or Pavtube Facebook, we will answer your questions as soon as possilble.
