GH2 Video MTS files & Mac

Since posting this i have started to use clipwrap which seems to allow me to use imovies with the MTS files.

I have recently purchased a GH2 & Macbook Pro.

Just back from a trip to the Solomons and i am having difficultly using the video files.

The video is HD, MTS files (MPEG2). I can view using VLC software.

I have been manually copying the MTS file directly from the SD card to my hard drive.

I would now like to edit & upload some files to Youtube.

I have tried using imovie but i cannot import the files. Do i need to convert the MTS files and if so what software should i use.

Would appreciate any tips

Also i use Aperture to download my photos from my SD cards. Unfortunately it does not appear to download the movie files. On one occasion i downloaded my photos from my SD card then formatted the card, ready for the next days diving. I forgot to manually copy the movie files. Therefore i lost all the video from that dive day.

I have Mac, aperture & photoshop CS5 and VLC. What is the best work flow to download,view ,edit photos & movie files.

Thanks in advance

You need to import the media from the SD directly with iMovie 2010 or later.

MPEG Streamclip is a free and downloadable app that hasn't any bugs that I know of and will transcode to whatever codec you want. Try it, you'll like it.

Steve