Importing Sony Handycam MTS files to Windows Movie Maker

Summary: Have got a Sony Handycam camcorder and want to import/edit Sony Handycam .mts footages in Windows Movie Maker without issues; check out the guide to learn how to convert Sony Handycam MTS files to WMM compatible video.



Like to keep your family memories in videos? Have taken lots of video files with a Sony HandyCam camcorder? If so, ever consider how to import Sony Handycam video to Windows Movie Maker or other Non-Linear Editing systems with a smooth editing workflow? Now just follow this article to transfer and convert Sony HandyCam to Windows Movie Maker with ease.

By multiple testing with Sony Handycam video clips, what I learn is that it’s difficult to play and edit Sony Handycam AVCHD videos with Windows Movie Maker due to its high rate compression and special codec. In order to make the AVCHD videos from Sony Handycam compatible with Windows Movie Maker, the easy workaround is to convert Sony Handycam files (from Sony HDR-CX360V, HDR-CX220, HDR-PJ230, HDR-PJ380, HDR-PJ650V, HDR-PJ790V, etc) to Windows Movie Maker most likely format like .wmv with a 3rd party video app. Below is how.

1. First, connect Sony Handycam to PC via usb cable, firewire, or a/v cable, turn on the camcorder and copy video files from Sony Handycam to hard disk.

2. Download and install Brorsoft MTS/M2TS Converter

It works as a best Sony Handycam MTS Converter. Applying it, you can transcode AVCHD .mts to Windows (Live) Movie Maker supported WMV, AVI, etc. with high output video quality. Plus, it can also help you to convert MTS/M2TS to MP4, MOV, FLV, AVI, MKV, MPG, etc. videos for different uses. Download it now and follow the steps to convert your MTS videos from Sony Handycam to Windows Movie Maker for editing.

3. Launch Sony Handycan MTS Converter and click add button to import 1080p Handycam video to the program.



4. Click “Format” bar to choose the output format. For editing Sony Handycam video in Windows Movie Maker, you can select HD Video –>WMV HD(*.wmv) on the dropdown menu as output format. Besides, you can also choose Divx HD(*.avi) as output if you have not installed the .wmv codec.



5. Hit the Convert button to start the conversion; it will convert Sony Handycam 1080p AVCHD to Windows Movie Maker friendly format on Windows 8/7/Vista/XP.

After the conversion, you can get the converted Sony Handycam MTS files from output folder for further editing with Windows Movie Maker without trouble.

Additional Tips:
The versatile Sony Handycam Video Converter is not only designed for converting MTS files for Windows Movie Maker. It is also professional in making AVCHD files editable in Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Premiere Elements, Avid Media Composer, Sony Vegas Pro, After Effects, Magix Movie Editor Pro, Pinnacle Studio, CyberLink PowerDirector, etc to meet your different needs.