How to Import Sony A7S XAVC S/AVCHD footage to FCP X/6/7

Sony has just released A7S camera,the camera is quite adept in regard to recording video. It is able to output uncompressed 4:2:2 UHD 4K video to an optional external recorder over HDMI, as well as record full HD 1080p video in the high-quality XAVC S format at 50 Mbps in multiple frame rates.

Sony A7S can record full-HD XAVC S and AVCHD format video files, have you used the camera recorded some vivid footages? The A7S camera is easy to take, so it’s great for taking photos and recording. As more and more users got the A7S camera, video importing and editing problems occurred. Many people have got problems when they want to import Sony A7S XAVC S or AVCHD to Final Cut Pro X/7/6 for editing, now in this article we will share the best way to load Sony A7S video to FCP X/7/6 and edit with native codec.

Why FCP X/7/6 can’t support Sony A7S recordings?

From Apple Final Cut Pro official page you will get the information that FCP best supported video codec is Apple ProRes codec, only videos in this codec can be imported and edited natively. As we know, Sony A7S recordings are in XAVC S and AVCHD MTS format, this format can’t be supported by Final Cut Pro X/7/6, so you cannot import the footages to Final Cut Pro X/7/6 for editing directly?

What’s the best way to load Sony A7S AVCHD MTS to Final Cut Pro X/7/6?

As FCP X/7/6 best supported video codec is Apple ProRes codec, the best way to import and edit Sony A7S XAVC S and AVCHD in FCP is to convert Sony A7 Video footage to Apple ProRes codec, and then you can import the videos to FCP and edit natively, besides you don’t need to render anymore.

Our Sony A7S Video Converter for Mac is top video converter for Sony A7S, with it you can easily convert Sony A7S XAVC S and AVCHD MTS to Apple ProRes codec or other formats, like MKV, MOV, MP4, AVI, DiVx, etc. now you can follow the steps below.

Download Mac Sony A7S Video Converter



Step 1. Load Sony A7S videos
Install and run Sony A7S Video Converter for Mac, and import your Sony A7S recordings to the program, you can just drag and drop the footages.



Step 2. Choose output format
Click “Format” bar and choose “Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov), it’s best codec for FCP X/6/7 editing.

Step 3. Profile setting
If you want to customize the output parameters, you can click settings button on the main interface and adjust the resolution, bitrate or others as you want. You can also keep them as default.



Step 4. Start conversion
When ready, click ‘Convert’ button under preview window to export Apple ProRes 422 MOV files for using in FCP X/6/7. When the conversion finished. click ‘Open’ button to get the generated ProRes QuickTime files for importing and editing within Final Cut Pro X or version 6 and 7.

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