The app has a ton of functionality built in and it's absolutely great for a pro user. However, although I as an occasional user appreciate the many the options, I wish the output settings were a little more consumer friendly. For instance, I'm using the converter to import files into Apple Photos. I want full quality 1080p. What does "Rewrap MOV" mean. How About "AVF Mov PCM?" And then there are all the possible audio and clip formats. There's no way to import my clips in full quality and know I'm doing it correctly without digging deeply into the information about each format. And since this is an app I don't use every day, I'd literally have to consult the manual every time I use it. So I'm using it very much seat of the pants...suggestions for the developer: info bubbles for format, recommmended settings for input into apple photos, indications of which outputs are highest quality....

The avchd file I had from my PC was just one file, but within it that file there are multiple files. I tried to just drag the whole avchd file and convert, but it kept crashing. I did a search for avchd on my computer and found the indivual files —not sure yet how that worked, and was then able to convert small batches at a time. So… in short, the ins and outs of how it works still doesn’t make sense to me, and yet I’m still able to convert the files and get it to do what I want. Which is 5 stars for a free app. I might update this if I figure more out.

I have an archive of AVCHD files from several years ago. At the time (5+ years ago) I would edit the files in iMovie and keep the original AVCHD files. Eventually I moved to the simplicity of the iPhone for video and moved away from the AVCHD format and gear. Recently (late 2018) I tried to reach back and pull some video from the AVCHD files and found the version of iMovie seemed to be struggling with the files. I searched for a simpler way to convert from AVCHD to MOV and found "AVCHD to Mov Lite" and never looked back. I completed the conversion project and I can say that this app made the task much easier. My process- Drag-and-drop the AVCHD file —> AVCHD to Mov Lite which creates the MOV files and places them in the Movie Destination folder. Automator script would rename each file using the original “shoot date" in the new filename.Move the MOV files to a new working folder for editing.Store (or delete) the original AVCHD files to an external disk.Thanks for “AVCHD to MOV Lite.”

It works for me on my Mac. Wish I didn't have to deal with these files, but my back-up cam, Panasonics AVCHD is the highest quality file. Use to have to go through a double process, which this App helps smooth out the workflow but I'm sure Panasonic has discontinued with this amateur junk, "best for watching on TV codec”.Still using. Though I did buy the full version, which handles more codecs up front. I still use AVCHD lite for my AVCHD files. I’m guessing it does this one thing and it does it better than the full version.