The Sony PXW-X180, as the newest addition to the Sony XDCAM Series, offering high quality content creation in the HD domain. In addition to XAVC, MPEG HD 422, MPEG HD 420, AVCHD and DV are also supported, making it ideal for a wide range of applications from education/videography to news and broadcast production. However, if we want to import the XAVC videos from Sony PXW-X180 to FCP X/7/6 for editing, you may find the high quality XAVC files are not recognized by FCP. So how can we sucessfully import XAVC footage recorded from [url-=http://www.brorsoft.com/how-to/import-sony-pxw-x180-xavc-to-fcp-avid-premiere.html]Sony PXW-X180 to Final Cut Pro[/url] for editig? Read on this article, you will get the hints.
The basic reason why we can't work XVAC videos in Final Cut Pro smoothly is that XAVC codec is a new one, and is not widely supported. In order to make the XAVC videos from Sony PXW-X180 compatible with FCP X/7/6, a available way is to convert Sony PXW-X180 XAVC to Final Cut Pro compatible format like Apple ProRes MOV. Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is the solid tool to help users make the XAVC transcoding under Mac OS X(EI Capitan included).
Applying it, you are capable of converting XAVC to Apple ProRes format with lossless quality at faster speed so that you can edit Sony PXW-X180 XAVC in FCP X/7/6 without any problem. Besides, the program is developed with some useful editing features, including merging several clips into one for easy importing,downsizing the files for editing and storage, triming your video or extracting your favorite scene, adding subtitles, replacing original audio tracks, etc. Just download it and follow the tutorial below to get the work done.
Editor's Note: If you're using FCP 7 or FCP 6, you may have to transcode the XAVC files. If you you're using Final Cut Pro X, you get Sony XAVC/XDCAM Plug-in for Final Cut Pro X to have a try. This this Sony Camera Import Plug-in that provides support for XDCAM / XDCAM EX / XAVC files shot on Sony SxS card, allowing viewing and editing capability in Final Cut Pro X. This is the latest plugin for FCP X, added support for XAVC (4K & HD) files. The plugin is free but you will usually encounter rendering or crashing problems. So the best bet is to convert the XAVC to ProRes with the following steps.
How to Convert PXW-X180 XAVC to ProRes for FCP
Step 1. Launch the Sony XAVC Converter for Mac and click add button to import XAVC clips to the program for converting.
Step 2. Click on the "Format" bar and choose a best editable format. Select Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) as the output format for Final Cut Pro.
Step 3. Hit the Convert button to start the conversion; it will transcode Sony XAVC to Final Cut Pro friendly format on Mac OS X.
After the conversion, you can get the converted Sony PXW-X180 videos for editing with Final Cut Pro X or FCP 7/6 smoothly
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