The Canon 5D Mark III is capable of fast continuous shooting of up to six fps, beating the speed of the EOS 5D Mk II by more than 50 percent. Canon’s new camera, which incidentally has been released on the 25th anniversary of its popular EOS camera system, also comes with improved weather resistance, which is certain to catch the eye of serious sports and wildlife photographers.



That Canon users will be bothered by one problem. Canon 5D Mark III recorded videos are in H.264 MOV format, but iMovie’s most compatible editing codec is AIC(*.mov) instead of H.264 (*.mov). So, when we wanna try to import Canon 5D Mark III H.264 MOV to iMovie for further editing, we need to transcode 5D Mark III H.264 MOV to Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) first. Here Brorsoft Canon EOS 5D Mk III MOV to AIC iMovie converter can make it possible.

Next, please follow the full guide listed below to convert Canon 5D Mark III H.264 MOV to iMovie AIC on Mac.

Step 1: Assume you’ve download and install the best H.264 MOV to AIC Converter for iMovie; run the program and you can import 5D Mark III recorded 1080p videos to it.
Tip: You can select the “Merge into one” box to merge multiple MOV files for easy editing in iMovie.

Step 2: Click on the “Format” and you will get a dropdown menu. We recommend you select iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov), which is the best format for iMovie with the proper video codec.
Note: To get a perfect output video for editing in iMovie, please click the Setting icon to do some audio/video settings. Here you’d better set the video frame rate as 30fps, video size as 1920*1080 and keep 5.1 channels to keep the best quality.

Step 3: Click Convert button to start the Canon 5D Mark III to iMovie conversion.



After the conversion, you can get the output AIC .mov files for iMovie by clicking on “Open” button effortlessly. Now, it’s time for you to transfer and edit Canon 5D Mark III MOV in iMovie without rendering.

Tip: This H.264 MOV to AIC Converter also allows you to transcode Canon H.264 MOV to AIC for FCE on Mac. You can link to Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac to learn more.

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Edit AVCHD, MTS, M2TS, MXF, MOV and other HD Videos in FCP/FCE/iMovie/Avid on Mac 

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More and more cameras and camcorders coming into the market at the spring of this year, you may have bought a camera or camcorder to record the beautiful spring. Nowadays, nearly all cameras and camcorders support HD video recording, most high-end cameras and camcorders can record full HD 1080P video, that's wonderful. 

But, different cameras and camcorders record different format files, cameras and camcorders often record formats include AVCHD, MTS, M2TS, MOV, MXF, TOD, MOD, etc. these HD video formats are not easy to use, for example, we can't import AVCHD/MTS/M2TS/MXF to FCP X, Premiere and other editing software, nor we can play AVCHD/XF/MOV on iPad 2/3 or Android Tablet and other portable devices. 

The best way is to convert AVCHD/MTS/M2TS/MXF files to editing software and Mobile devices supported formats, like convert AVCHD/MXF to ProRes 422 for [b]FCP[/b] X, or convert [b]MTS/M2TS [/b]to WMV for Premiere, or just convert AVCHD MTS/M2TS files to MP4 for playback or upload to YouTube and Vimeo. 

Part I: Software Requirement: 

Pavtube HD Video Converter ([b]Windows[/b] or [b]Mac[/b]) is mainly to convert [b]Canon[/b], Nikon, Olympus, Sony camera or camcorder recorded HD videos to FCP, FCP X, iMovie, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, iPhoto 8/9/11, CyberLink PowerDirector, Sony Vegas, Pinnacle Studio, Windows Movie Maker, etc. 

Simple guide to convert AVCHD, MTS, M2TS, MXF, MOV and other HD Videos on Mac. 

Here is the main interface of the HD Video Converter for Mac. 

 

1.Download and install best HD Video Converter for Mac, or [b]Video Converter for Mac[/b]. This best HD Video Converter will help you convert any HD files, besides it supports rich formats for output. 
  

2.Import the HD files to the AVCHD/MTS/M2TS/MOV/MXF Converter. 

3.Click format column to choose the output format as you want. 

For example, 

Editing in FCP you can choose Apple prores 422 codec MOV format; 

For editing in imovie, you can choose apple intermediate codec (AIC) MOV format; 

For editing in Avid, you can pick DNxHD codec MOV format, etc. 

 

4.You can click settings button to customize the output parameters. 

5.You can do easy editing to the HD video before conversion, like Trim, Crop, add watermark, etc. 

6.Click convert button to start. 

Pavtube HD Video Converter will help you convert HD files with the best quality and less time. The Windows process is as the same. 

Tips. How to import video any editing software guide: 

Video to FCP7 | FCP X 

How to import Media Files to Premiere Pro on Mac 

How to load video files or projects to iMovie 8/9/11 on Mac? 

Adding media files to Avid Media Composer 

Part II: Canon, Nikon,Olympus, Sony Camera/Camcorder and MOV, MP4 video tips: 

1. Canon 

Canon 5D Mark III | Canon T2i/T3i/T4i/T5i | Canon EOS M | Canon 60D | Canon Powershot S95 

Guides: 

Canon DSLR to FCP 7 

Canon EOS Video Converter for iMovie 

2. Nikon 

Nikon D7000 | Nikon D3200 | Nikon S800C | Nikon D600 | Nikon 1J1,1J2 | Nikon D800,D800E 

Guides: 

Nikon MOV to FCP 7/X 

Edit Nikon MOV in iMovie 

3. Olympus 

Olympus E-PL1 | Olympus E-M5 | Olympus E-M1 

Guides: 

Olympus Video Converter for Final Cut Pro 

4. Sony 

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200 | Sony Cyber-shot W730 

Part III: Other realated software for you to take as reference: 

Pavtube MXF Converter (Windows or Mac) | Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter (Windows or Mac) 

Pavtube DVD Creator for (Windows or Mac) 

Pavtube Media Magician (Windows or Mac) 

All-in-one Converter for you to choose: 

Blu-ray Video Converter Ultimate | iMedia Converter for Mac 

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