Sony Cyber-shot Video Converter for Mac convert avchd video on mac

Many friends have one in hand or is having one, as soon as they get one, how to import Sony Cyber-Shot footage to Mac, edit Cyber-Shot footage on Mac, Upload Cyber-Shot footage to YouTube, Hulu has been a import question for any a new AVCHD camcorder user as well as a fresh Mac user.

Firstly figure out which Sony Cyber-Shot mode you are using:
Modes support 1080p/i
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V:AVCHD (.MTS); MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (.MP4)
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V:AVCHD (.MTS); MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (.MP4)
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX100V:AVCHD (.MTS); MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (.MP4)
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9:AVCHD (.MTS); MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (.MP4)
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10:AVCHD (.MTS); MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (.MP4)
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX100V:AVCHD/MP4
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10:AVCHD/MP4

Modes support 720p

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570:MPEG-4 (.MP4)
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560:MPEG-4 (.MP4)
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T110:MPEG-4 (.MP4)

Here we only refer to Sony Cyber-Shot series recording AVCHD/MP4 format, AVI MPEG Motion(Cyber-shot DSC-W530) isn't in the issue. You can easily find your Cyber-Shot mode and know clearly what format it recording and whether it support AVCHD and MP4 both. Supposed you have an iMac version 10.6.8 & you're trying to transfer HD videos to iPhoto but it doesn't even recognize that there are any. You've searched around but can't find any solid answers. From the above you know your Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX9V shot video in the .mts format which is not supported/recognized by iPhoto/iMovie/QuickTime. So you just need a good Sony Cyber-Shot to Mac Converter to convert the .mts video to the Mac supported .mov format.

Tutorial on convert Sony Cyber-Shot Video to Mac (Lion included):

Step One: Import Cyber-Shot Video to Sony Cyber-Shot to Mac Converter.
Firstly, you need to copy your AVCHD to Mac Hard Drive and launch Sony Cyber-Shot to Mac Converter, then click "Add File" to upload your AVCHD files to the program. Any AVCHD files from AVCHD camcorders are supported.

Step Two: Set Output Video Format for Mac.

Step Three: Convert Sony Cyber-Shot Video to Mac. Click "Start" button to transfer Cyber-Shot AVCHD files to Mac.

After conversion finished, you are able to play Cyber-Shot on QuickTime, iTunes; import to iMovie, FCP(X), iDVD for editing; upload and share on YouTube, Hulu, FaceBook quickly and easily.