Sony Handycam camcorders like HDR-CX160, HDR-CX210, HDR-CX190, HDR-CX200, HDR-CX580, HDR-PJ380, etc. are very popular among professional and amateur users because of the low price and excellent video quality. However, many people encounter problems when they want to import Sony Handycam recorded AVCHD videos to Windows Movie Maker for some editing. This article will help users to solve these problems and use Sony Handycam videos in Windows Movie Maker easily.

Mostly, the videos captured by Sony Handycam are in MTS format. And MTS, which is a high-definition MPEG Transport Steam video format that commonly used by Sony, Panasonic, and other HD camcorders, is not in the supported video format list of Windows Movie Maker. Then how to get Windows Movie Maker working perfectly with Sony Handycam AVCHD MTS footage? The easy workaround is to convert MTS files to WMV, the best format for Windows Movie Maker.

To transcode Sony Handycam to Windows Movie Maker, EaseFab Video Converter is an ideal choice. It supports creating high quality WMV video for your Windows Movie Maker, no matter what's the format of your source video files. It can convert almost any video to WMV so you can import your video to Windows Movie Maker for editing. Download it now and follow the steps to convert your MTS videos from Sony Handycam to Windows Movie Maker for editing.

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Guide: How to convert Sony Handycam MTS to WMV for Windows Movie Maker

Step 1: After installing the video converter, launch it and click Add Video button to import the MTS files from your Sony Handycam camcorder you want to edit in Windows Movie Maker. You can also directly drag the video files into the program directly.

Step 2: Hit the "Profile" box and select "HD Video" > "WMV HD" on the dropdown menu as output format. Besides, you can also choose AVI HD as output if you have not installed the .wmv codec.

Step 3: Now, 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.

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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.