{"id":74551,"date":"2019-09-11T03:49:04","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T03:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/?p=74551"},"modified":"2020-07-24T03:01:56","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T03:01:56","slug":"avchd-to-windows-movie-maker-1395","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/avchd-to-windows-movie-maker-1395.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Import AVCHD to Windows Movie Maker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows Movie Maker is a popular program  for video enthusiasts to make customized video clips. As a part of the Windows  Essentials software suite, Windows Movie Maker allows its users to create and  edit videos, and then publish them on OneDrive, Facebook, Vimeo, YouTube,  Flickr and other platforms. Generally speaking, Windows Movie Maker has a  pretty good compatibility and is able to handle most of the mainstream video  formats. However, when it comes to AVCHD videos, there is not much that Windows  Movie Maker can do. AVCHD videos are usually high-resolution camcorder  footages. Because it&rsquo;s not like other mainstream video formats, in order to  edit this kind of video with Windows Movie Maker, you have to convert AVCHD to  Windows Movie Maker supported formats and then import it into the  program. But as a video format that is not very commonly seen, AVCHD is not  widely supported by most of the video converter programs. So it&rsquo;s not easy to  convert AVCHD  to Windows Movie Maker. If you are bothered by the question of How to import  AVCHD to Windows Movie Maker, then you are in the right place. Because  in today&rsquo;s article, we are going to introduce some best AVCHD to Windows Movie Maker  converters and how to import AVCHD to Windows Movie Maker easily.<\/p>\n<div class=\"anchor-list-dark\" >\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"#part1\">Part 1: About AVCHD and Windows Movie Maker<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#part2\">Part 2: Import AVCHD to Windows Movie Maker with Leawo Video Converter<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#part3\">Part 3: Import AVCHD to Windows Movie Maker with online video converter<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#part4\">Part 4: Import AVCHD to Windows Movie Maker with Windows Movie Maker Code Pack<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part1\">Part 1: About AVCHD and Windows Movie Maker<\/h2>\n<p>Before we start talking about how to import  AVCHD to Windows Movie Maker, let&rsquo;s have a better understanding of the  video format and the video editor program.<\/p>\n<p>AVCHD is short for Advanced Video Coding  High Definition. It is a format for digital camcorders to save recorded  footages. Developed by Sony and Panasonic, the format was initially released to  save high definition video footages in 2006. So, if you have a Sony or  Panasonic camcorder, then it&rsquo;s very likely that the high definition video  footages that come out of the camcorder is stored in the AVCHD format. Because  AVCHD has different purpose and file structures, many video players or video  editors can&rsquo;t accept and process AVCHD files.<\/p>\n<p>If you are reading this, you are probably  familiar with Windows Movie Maker. As mentioned above, Windows Movie Maker is a  popular video editor tool developed by Microsoft. The accepted formats for  Windows Movie Maker import are WMV\/ASF, MPG (MPEG-1), AVI (DV-AVI), WMA, WAV,  and MP3. As you can see, AVCHD is not one of them. Although there are many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/5-best-windows-movie-maker-alternatives-1389.html\">Windows  Movie Maker alternatives<\/a>, many people still love the simple and easy-to-use  video editor tool. So in order to import AVCHD to Windows Movie Maker, you  have to first convert the AVCHD file.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part2\">Part 2: Import AVCHD to Windows Movie Maker with Leawo Video Converter<\/h2>\n<p>The first method to import AVCHD to Windows Movie  Maker is using a professional video converter to convert AVCHD to  Windows Movie Maker supported format. Among all of the video converter  program that supports AVCHD format input, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/video-converter\/\">Leawo Video Converter<\/a> is the  most recommended one and also my personal favorite.<br \/>\nLeawo Video Converter is a professional  video converter program that supports more than 180 video formats as input and  output. When you convert your AVCHD video with Leawo Video Converter, you will  have the original high resolution and high quality of your AVCHD retained in  the output result, and still have a high converting speed at the same time.  Leawo Video Converter also has a video editor built-in, allowing you to do some  pre-editing before you convert your AVCHD and import AVCHD to Windows Movie Maker. <\/p>\n<p>What I like about Leawo Video Converter is  that the program has a simple user interface design. Anyone can convert a video  to Windows Movie Maker supported format within minutes. In case you want to  know more about how to convert AVCHD to Windows Movie Maker with Leawo Video  Converter, here is a detailed guide for you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/video-converter.html\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/images\/icon\/Trial_win1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/video-converter-mac.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/images\/icon\/Trial_mac1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Download and launch Leawo Video Converter. When you&rsquo;re at the homepage of the  program, click on &ldquo;Video Converter&rdquo; to enter the &ldquo;Video Converter&rdquo; function  module. To import the source video file, simply drag and drop the video into  the center of the program interface, or click the &ldquo;Add Video&rdquo; button and find  your source video file manually.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/AVCHD-to-movie-maker-leawo-import-01.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"leawo-import-01\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/AVCHD-to-movie-maker-leawo-import-01.png\" alt=\"leawo-import-01\" width=\"600\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Step 2: <\/strong>After you have imported the  original video file, you have to set an output format for the conversion. In  order to make sure that your converted file can be accepted by Windows Movie  Maker, it suggested that you use MP4 as the output format as it&rsquo;s one of the  most compatible digital video formats nowadays. As you can see from the area  next to the green &ldquo;Convert&rdquo; button, the default output video format in Leawo  Video Converter is &ldquo;MP4 Video&rdquo;. So if that&rsquo;s what you want, you can just keep  it default and do nothing about it. If you want to change the output format to  something else, just click the &ldquo;MP4 Video&rdquo; and then click &ldquo;Change&rdquo; to go to the  format selection page. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/AVCHD-to-movie-maker-leawo-change-format-02.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"leawo-change-format-02\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/AVCHD-to-movie-maker-leawo-change-format-02.png\" alt=\"leawo-change-format-02\" width=\"600\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Leawo Video Converter provides  various video editing options. If you click the &ldquo;Edit&rdquo; button at the right side  of the imported video, you will be brought to a video edit panel, On the panel,  you can see various edit options provided by Leawo Video Converter listed at  the left bar. Click on edit option and you will have detailed parameters on the  right. Once you are done editing the video, just click &ldquo;OK&rdquo; to confirm the  adjustments and go back to the main video list window to proceed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/AVCHD-to-movie-maker-leawo-edit-button-03png.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"leawo-edit-button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/AVCHD-to-movie-maker-leawo-edit-button-03png.png\" alt=\"leawo-edit-button\" width=\"600\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Step 4: <\/strong>Once you have done all the  settings and adjustments you need, you can proceed to begin the conversion. Click  the green &ldquo;Convert&rdquo; button to call out the convert settings panel. On the  panel, you have to set an output directory, and then click the &ldquo;Convert&rdquo; icon below  to start the conversion task. When the conversion is finished, you should be  able to import  AVCHD to Windows Movie Maker successfully because it has been converted  to a Windows Movie Maker supported format.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/AVCHD-to-movie-maker-leawo-convert-button-04.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"leawo-convert-button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/AVCHD-to-movie-maker-leawo-convert-button-04.png\" alt=\"leawo-convert-button\" width=\"600\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part3\">Part 3: Import AVCHD to Windows Movie Maker with online video converter<\/h2>\n<p>A professional video converter like Leawo  Video Converter can help you convert and import AVCHD to Windows Movie Maker  effectively. However, if you don&rsquo;t have a video converter program on your  computer and you don&rsquo;t intend to install one, you can also convert AVCHD to  Windows Movie Maker without a converter program, but using one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/top-5-free-online-video-converters.html\">online  video converter tools<\/a>. Comparing to professional video converter programs,  online converters might have a lot of restrictions on many aspects, but they  are indeed useful and handy if your video is small in size.<\/p>\n<p>Converting AVCHD to Windows Movie Maker  online is not hard. All you need to do is finding an online converter tool that  supports AVCHD input. There are not many online converters that support AVCHD  input. But luckily, we have handpicked an online converter that can definitely  help you. Now let&rsquo;s take a look at how to convert AVCHD to Windows Movie Maker  with the online AVCHD converter Onlineconverterfree.com. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: <\/strong>Go to the homepage of OnlineConverterFree.  OnlineConverterFree is an excellent online converter tool for converting  videos, audios, documents and so on. What&rsquo;s good about this online converter  is, it supports converting AVCHD files to various target file formats.<br \/>\n  <strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Click the blue &ldquo;CHOOSE FILE&rdquo;  button to choose a file from your computer for uploading.<br \/>\n  <strong>Step 3: <\/strong>Once your AVCHD file is  selected, there will be a dropdown box for you to choose output format. As  mentioned above, it&rsquo;s still recommended that you convert your AVCHD to MP4  because it&rsquo;s generally more compatible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4: <\/strong>Finally,  click the &ldquo;CONVERT&rdquo; button to start the AVCHD to MP4 conversion. When the  conversion task is done, you will be able to download the file back to your  computer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/AVCHD-to-movie-maker-OnlineConverterFree-05.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"OnlineConverterFree-05\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/AVCHD-to-movie-maker-OnlineConverterFree-05.png\" alt=\"OnlineConverterFree-05\" width=\"600\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part4\">Part 4: Import AVCHD to Windows Movie Maker with Windows Movie Maker Code Pack<\/h2>\n<p>Converting AVCHD to Windows Movie Maker  supported format is a simple way to import AVCHD to Windows Movie Maker, but  it&rsquo;s not the only way. Another way to fix this problem is to update the Windows  Movie Maker codec pack. Windows Movie Maker doesn't include native support for  formats like AVCHD, but you can download codec updates so that the program can  open and save these formats. Although Windows Movie Maker can automatically  install codecs when the auto update feature is turned on, it doesn&rsquo;t work  nowadays because Microsoft has ceased the support for Windows Movie Maker. So  in order to install a complete codec support, it&rsquo;s better that you download a  third-party codec pack manually for your Windows Movie Maker and install it  yourself. Here is how you can do it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: <\/strong>Search for a &ldquo;Windows Codec  Pack&rdquo; to download. You should download a codec pack that fits your operating  system. For example, if you are using Windows 7, then you should download  &ldquo;Windows7 Codec Pack&rdquo;.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Double click the downloaded file  to open the setup guide. You can choose &ldquo;Easy Installation &ldquo;for a simpler  processor &ldquo;Expert Installation&rdquo; for a better control over the installation  process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/AVCHD-to-movie-maker-codec-pack-06.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"VCHD-to-movie-maker-codec-pack\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/AVCHD-to-movie-maker-codec-pack-06.png\" alt=\"VCHD-to-movie-maker-codec-pack\" width=\"600\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Step 3: <\/strong>Accept the term offered in the  installation guide and click &ldquo;Next&rdquo;. The Windows 7 Codec Pack will successfully  be installed on your computer after the installation is finished.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/AVCHD-to-movie-maker-installing-codec-pack-07.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"AVCHD-to-movie-maker-installing-codec-pack\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/AVCHD-to-movie-maker-installing-codec-pack-07.png\" alt=\"AVCHD-to-movie-maker-installing-codec-pack\" width=\"600\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Try the video you couldn&rsquo;t open  before. If you still can&rsquo;t open it, reboot your computer and try again. If the  video still doesn&rsquo;t open, you can search for another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/top-3-best-codec-packs-for-windows-1373.html\">codec  pack for Windows<\/a> and install it. There are many third-party codec packs  that are very powerful and inclusive. Install one and try again. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows Movie Maker is a popular program for video enthusiasts to make customized video clips. As a part of the Windows Essentials software suite, Windows Movie Maker allows its users to create and edit videos, and then publish them on &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/avchd-to-windows-movie-maker-1395.html\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[335,220],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-74551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-convert-video","category-converter-alternatives","tag-video-converter"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":4296,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74551\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}