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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Sony RX100 and Pinnacle Studio workflow-convert RX100 60p AVCHD footage to MPEG-2 Video

Have shot some magnificent footage with your Sony DSCRX100 AVCHD Camera and wanna to import them to Pinnacle Studio for editing? Well you’d better convert RX100 AVCHD footage to MPEG2 first then, because AVCHD footage is not really well-supported by Pinnacle Studio. What is the best software for this conversion? Give a shoot with AVCHD Video Converter and you’ll find it is quite easy to edit AVCHD files in Pinnacle Studio. Below is a short guide telling you how to convert or shrink Sony RX100 AVCHD files to Pinnacle Studio friendly formats.

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AVCHD Video Converter is a converter program designed for transcoding AVCHD media, including camera and camcorder video files to whatever format you need with best video and audio sync program. It supported camera brands include Canon, Sony, JVC, Nikon, Panasonic, Fujifilm, Pentax, Red, Blackmagic, Sanyo, and so on. with this little tool, you are able to create editable files for NLEs like iMovie, Final Cut Express, FCP X, FCP 6/7, Avid MC, DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro CS 6, Sony Vegas, etc. and export playable files for iOS devices, Android devices, HD Media Players, Game consoles and more.



Sony RX100 and Pinnacle Studio workflow-convert RX100 60p AVCHD footage to MPEG-2 Video

Step 1. Install and launch AVCHD Video Converter, add the Sony RX100 AVCHD video you want to convert. Press the “Add Video” button to load the RX100 AVCHD file that you’d like to convert. Besides Sony RX100 AVCHD MTS and M2TS format, the program also supports TS, M2TS, TP, TRP, DV, RM, RMVB, MP4, MKV, MOV, WMA, VOB, H.264, 3G2, AAC etc.



Step 2. Set output video format for your video conversion. Click the “Format” bar and move to “HD Video” and then select a 1080p HD video format from drop-down list. Basically, MPEG-2 HD Video (*.mpg) format is recommended, since MPEG-2 encoded videos are friendly to Pinnacle Studio. Finally, click the file icon beside output bar, and choose a destination folder for saving output files.



Step 3. Click “Convert” button to start converting Sony RX100 AVCHD into Pinnacle-optimized videos. Then you could click “Open” button to find the converted MPEG video in destination folder. In this way Sony RX100 AVCHD footage can be successfully loaded to Pinnacle Studio for editing and authoring.

Tips:
1. To join or split AVCHD clips, you can combine files together by checking “Merge into one file”. To split video and trim off unwanted segments, you may click “Edit” menu, switch to “Trim” tab, and set starting and ending time to include the part you want to keep only, and then leave the split work to AVCHD Video Converter.

2. To cut down file size, you can click “Settings” and set a smaller video bitrate. In “Settings” panel you can also set video resolution (1920×1080, 1440×1080, 1280×720, etc).

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Nikon D3300 and FCP workflow-Convert D3300 MOV file to ProRes for FCP editing on Mac

According to the company, The black Nikon D3300 DSLR Camera is a compact and versatile camera featuring a DX-format 24.2 megapixel CMOS sensor and EXPEED 4 image processor. The sensor and processor combine to realize high-resolution imaging, notable low-light sensitivity to an expandable ISO 25600, continuous shooting to 5 fps, and full HD 1080p video recording capabilities. We can get 1080p H.264 QuickTime MOV via Nikon D3300.

The point here, many users are facing issues and find it a painful experience to import Nikon D3300 footage into Final Cut (which includes the FCP X, FCP 7, FCP 6 or the former), How to solve the crashing problem and avoid rendering? Here, I am looking at how to bring Nikon D3300 recordings into Final Cut Pro on Mac. Fortunately, there is an easy way to fix the issue. Since Final Cut Pro is designed to work best in ProRes 422 codec, the easy workaround is to use 3rd-party software to convert Nikon D3300 H.264 MOV to ProRes MOV for FCP 6, FCP 7, and FCP X.

HD Video Converter for Mac here is highly recommended as the best application for Mac users to convert Nikon D3300 footage to ProRes MOV with ease. In addition to ProRes, it can also convert Nikon D3300 h.264 MOV to other popular video formats like MP4, AVI, WMV, MKV, FLV, 3GP, VOB and more. The applied leading acceleration technology guarantees fast conversion speed and high output video quality. Get it now and follow the steps below to convert your Nikon D3300 MOV movies.

Download Mac HD Video Converter



How to convert Nikon D3300 H.264 MOV to ProRes MOV on Mac

Step 1. Add Nikon D3300 Video files
After downloading, click the PKG file and follow the wizard to install the program. click "Add Video" button to import H.264 mov shoorings captured by your Nikon D3300 camera, you are allowed to load directly from a camera or from a card reader, or from a folder on your HDD that stores your source media.



Step 2. Choose Apple ProRes format
From the Format bar, click "Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as output format, This is the best profile for importing video into FCP X. for getting ProRes 444 video, you need to choose "Apple ProRes 444 (*.mov)".

Step 3. Profile Setting
If you like, you can Click "Settings" button to adjust the resolution, bitrate, etc. Just customize the parameters to meet your need. If you want to trim, crop Nikon D3300 video via this program, just clicking on "Edit" icon. By the way, batch conversion is also supported by the Nikon D3300 to FCP Converter tool.



Step 4. Start converting Nikon D3300 video
Once all the settings are OK, you can click on the Convert button to start converting your Nikon D3300 H.264 MOD files to ProRes MOV format. When the conversion ends, you are free to import your converted videos to FCP and other portable device, editing software or even share them with others on Facebook, YouTube and other sites.

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Convert/edit DVR-MS video to AIC MOV for FCE on Mac

DVR-MS (Microsoft Digital Video Recording) is a proprietary video and audio file container format, developed by Microsoft used for storing TV content recorded by Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows Vista and Windows 7. Multiple data streams (audio and video) are wrapped in an ASF container with the extension DVR-MS. Video is encoded using the MPEG-2 standard and audio using MPEG-1 Layer II or Dolby Digital AC-3 (ATSC A/52).

Final Cut Express was a video editing software suite, now discontinued, created by Apple Inc. It was the consumer version of Final Cut Pro and was designed for advanced editing of digital video as well as high-definition video, which was used by many amateur and professional videographers. Final Cut Express was considered a step above FCE in terms of capabilities, but a step underneath Final Cut Pro and its suite of applications. As of June 21, 2011, Final Cut Express was discontinued, in favor of Final Cut Pro X.

Are you frustrated when you can not open the DVR-MS files on your Mac? Do you want to change the DVR-MS video files into MOV files so that you can edit them in FCE?

In order to work with DVR-MS videos in FCE, you need to convert the dvr-ms files to Apple InterMediateCodec (AIC) .MOV, which are naturally supported by FCE, iMovie.

Here Mac DVR-MS to FCE Converter is highly recommended as the best DVR-MS to Final Cut Express converter to convert .dvr-ms and .wtv files to Final Cut Express compatible videos with ultra-fast conversion speed and lossless video quality so that you can add the video to FCE for editing. It provides the video preset for FCE so you don’t need to worry about the compatibility. In addition, output formats like MTS, XAVC, MOV, MP4, AVI, WMV, MKV, FLV, etc. are provided and 150+ video presets for portable devices like iPhone 6, iPad 4, iPod, etc. are offered for your choice. Just download it and follow the steps to get your work done.

Download DVR-MS to FCE Converter



How to convert and import DVR-MS file to Final Cut Express

Step 1. Add DVR-MS Videos
Install and run Mac DVR-MS Video Converter, The software interface is as below. you can either click “Add Video” to import the DVR-MS Video files you want to convert for FCE.



Step 2. Select AIC MOV as output format
Click the “Format” list and select Apple InterMediateCodec (AIC)(*.mov) from “iMovie/FCE” as the output video format. As you see, you can also convert Add DVR-MS to iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Avid, QuickTime, FCP X/6/7 etc.

Step 3. Start convert DVR-MS video to FCE
OK, now let’s go to the last step: click the “Convert” button to start converting the added DVR-MS video to FCE. The conversion will finish soon if your videos are not too large. After the conversion, the destination folder will open automatically. Then start FCE and click File > Import > Files to import the converted DVR-MS video files to FCE.



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Sony Alpha iMovie workflow-Convert Alpha A7 AVCHD MTS to iMovie

Summary: This topic convers how to convert and import Sony Alpha AVCHD footage to your Mac and how to solve the import issues while loading AVCHD MTS clips into iMovie.

Sony Alpha series are a list of popular digital cameras. The best selling ones include Sony Alpha A7, Sony Alpha A7R, Sony Alpha A7S, Sony Alpha A99, Sony Alpha A77/A7/A65/A3000, Sony Alpha NEX-3N/NEX-7/NEX-6/NEX-5 etc and more models. With high definition recording capacity, most of the camcorders in this series enables users capture AVCHD (.mts/.m2ts) video clips with excellent visual effect.

After recording the nice footage, do you have the same frustration as the person here: I’ve got a Sony Alpha A7R camera, however, the AVCHD files can’t be recognized by iMovie. Really need to figure this out for work. Well, the most commonly used video codecs by iMovie are DV, MPEG-4, H.264 and AIC. If you want to import Sony Alpha AVCHD to iMovie for editing, you’d better convert the MTS/M2TS files to one of the codecs mentioned above.

How to Convert Sony Alpha AVCHD (.mts/.m2ts) to iMovie Format?

What you need is a conversion program that can help you convert the Sony Alpha AVCHD files while preserving the original HD video quality. Sony AVCHD Converter for Mac can help you finish the conversion quickly. It enables users to convert Sony Alpha MTS/M2TS to iMovie format in simply three steps. This software is the best Sony AVCHD to iMovie converer. You can customize the output video’s encoder, resolution, bit rate and frame rate as you need.



Firstly, transfer the video clips you recorded from your Sony Alpha cameras to computer by USB cable connection or firewire. After you launch the Mac converter, click add video icon to load the Sony Alpha recordings into Sony AVCHD Converter. You can add several videos for conversion each time.



Second, select “iMovie -> Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC)” as the output format from the drop down menu of “Format”.

You can click “Settings” button, and you will be able to change the output video’s settings.



At last, begin the Sony Alpha AVCHD MTS to iMovie conversion by hitting the convert button. The converted files will be in the output folder when the conversion finishes.

Tip: If you want to import and edit Sony Alpha AVCHD video in Final Cut Pro, this Sony AVCHD Converter provided you the best profile for FCP X, FCP 7 and FCP 6 users.

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How to Convert/Import Sony Alpha AVCHD footage in Premiere Pro

Summary: If you are looking for the best workflow between Sony Alpha cameras and Premiere Pro, you may come to the right place. This article convers the topic of how to convert Sony Alpha AVCHD footage to MPEG for Premiere Pro.

Sony Alpha A7, Alpha A7R, Alpha A7S, are all very popular sellers in the Sony Alpha series, and also in the photography market. All of the three DSLR cameras can record full 1080p AVCHD videos in MTS format. While enjoying the stunning HD image quality, many folks may find it a painful experience to import Sony Alpha A7/A7R/A7S .mts files into Premiere Pro for further editing.

Well, a bit frustrating. The Sony Alpha AVCHD highly compressed files are still not well supported by Premiere Pro including the latest CS6, CC7, as you may encounter many audio and video problems. And I know that Premiere Pro can't handle raw AVCHD videos encode in H.264, so there is no doubt that it will take more time on rendering while ingesting the files. Back to the piont, if you're attempting to edit Alpha A7/A7R/A7S .MTS clips with Premiere Pro, what's the available workaround?

Fortunately, there is an easy way to fix the issues. To get the work done, the H.264 compression format requires that files be transcoded into a format better suited to editing, effects, and color grading; this would usually be .mpg or .wmv files. So the easy option to get Premiere Pro work with AVCHD footage beautifully is to rewrap and convert Sony Alpha AVCHD to MPG or WMV via Sony AVCHD Converter. This will help you import the file correctly and saving the rendering time.

To fulfill your task, you can just get Sony Alpha AVCHD Converter for Mac, a powerful video converter, editor and player. It offers an optimized presets for Premiere Pro for easy access. Besides transcoding MOV to Premiere supported videos with optimized settings while keeping the video quality, the all-in-one and easy-to-use toolkit can convert all other popular video formats like AVI, MXF, MP4, WMV, MKV, FLV, ASF, M2TS, VOB, etc. to Premiere Pro, iMovie, FCP, FCE, Avid MC and more NLEs natively supported video formats on Mac OS X (Mavericks and Mountain Lion included) with fast encoding speed. See how below about converting AVCHD to MPG/WMV format.



Supported camera models:
Sony Alpha A7, Sony Alpha A7R, Sony Alpha A7S, Sony Alpha A99, Sony Alpha A77, Sony Alpha A7, Sony Alpha A65, Sony Alpha A3000, Sony Alpha NEX-3N, Sony Alpha NEX-7, Sony Alpha NEX-6, Sony Alpha NEX-5.

How to Convert Sony Alpha AVCHD (.mts/.m2ts) for Premiere Pro?

Step 1. After downloading, install and run this AVCHD Converter for Premiere Pro, just copy the AVCHD files from your camera to your hard drive. Import the files to the software for converting.



Step 2. Click "Format" bar to choose the output format. click "Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas", you will see several profiles. The MOV (AVC) (*.mov) is recommended for its good video quality and perfect video/audio sync settings.



Step 3. Click "Settings" button, you can adjust the video and audio parameters, including the Bitrate of Video&Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the Settings button on the main interface for getting the best quality.

Step 4. Click the arrow button to start transcoding Alpha AVCHD to MPG(MPEG-2) for Adobe Premiere Pro.

After the process completes, click "Open" button to find the generated videos, and then you can transfer the recordings to Adobe Premiere easily and quickly. In this way, you can edit your Sony Alpha A7/A7R/A7S AVCHD .mts files in Premiere Pro smoothly.

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Sony F55 and Premiere workflow - convert sony f55 xavc to premiere

With every new camera, comes many new questions about workflow. The term ‘workflow’ can be fairly broad, but today I am looking at importing F5 footage into various non-linear editing systems (NLE). The F55 uses the same workflow as the Sony 4K Digital Motion Picture Cameras (which includes the F5 and F55), because it records in the same format. However, the tools for importing the footage have been updated by Sony. Below, I outline how to import Sony F55  XAVC footage into Premiere. Keep reading for a brief how-to on each process.

"Trying to get 1080p XAVC footage from an F55 to work in Pr CS6 (Mac). It imports, but when I try to do anything with it, it crashes. Apparently I need a plug in. Does anyone know what I can possibly do???"

Theoretically, Premiere CS5 and Premiere CS6 supports both of these two format footages as it's said in adobe.com. In fact, Premiere does not prefer to work with .mts and .mxf for that it appreciates MOV (H.264 codec), MPG (MPEG-2 codec) amd WMV (WMV3 codec) files. So, if you find it doesn't work and you don't want to bother so much about the further setting of Premiere, you can take my advice into consideration. That is, you can use some third-party software to convert your Sony F5 XAVC footages to MOV or WMV, the best supported formats for Premiere. If you want to try, use Sony F55 Video Converter for Mac. It has excellent quality of videos as it applies advanced audio and video sync technology, which is a native format for Premiere CS5, CS5.5 and CS6.

Free download Mac Sony F55 Video Converter

  

How to import Sony F55 XAVC to Premiere via F5 video converter?

Step 1: Download and run Sony F55 Video Converter for Mac, When the main interface pops up, click "Add Video" button to import XAVC shootings captured by Sony PMW F55. you can load directly from a camera or from a card reader, or from a folder on your HDD that contains you media data.



Step 2: Choose Premiere supported format
Click "Format" and choose "Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas", you will see several profiles. The MOV (AVC) (*.mov) is recommended for its good video quality and perfect video/audio sync settings.

Tips: If you like, you can click "Settings" to customize output video size, bitrate, frame rate and other settings at your needs. You are allowed to adjust output video and video parameters. However, if you have no idea about profile setting, keep it as original recordings will provide you the files with less quality loss, and keep default settings is also a good choice for your to get a high quality files.

Step 3: Press on the big "Convert" button to transcode Sony F55 XAVC footage to Adobe Premiere format. When conversion completes you can find converted video by clicking "Open" button. After being converted to video editing program compatible format the Sony PMW-F55 XAVC footage can be imported to Adobe Premiere CS5, CS5.5 and CS6.

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