The Sony A7S is a 12MP full-frame mirrorless camera designed for both stills and video. Beyond the standard AVCHD format, the Sony A7S also supports the XAVC S codec (rewrapped in MP4 format), previously found only in Sony's high-end Handycam professional camcorders, with this excellent device you can get uncompressed 4:2:2 full HD in XAVC S format.
For Final Cut Pro 7 users, it will be very painful when you fail to import the 4K XAVC S video footage captured with your newly purchased Sony A7S to Final Cut Pro 7 for some professional post-production workflow. Perhaps you can move onto FCP X, which has upgraded with native support for both XAVC and XAVC X format, however, that will cost you a lot of money. To save your time and money, here I introduce you a more easier workaround - to convert XAVC S to ProRes codec, which ensuring the maximum editing efficiency and quality when working with Final Cut Pro. In this article, I will take the Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac as example to fast walk you through the workflow of converting Sony A7S XAVC S footages to ProRes Codec.
By running it, there's no need to set the codec by yourself: the Mac program has optimized presets (Apple ProRes)for FCP. Besides, its also exports advanced encoders like Apple Intermediate Codec, DNxHD, etc. allowing you to convert video to seamlessly fit iMovie, iDVD, Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer, etc. Just download the program and follow the steps on converting XAVC S to ProRes for Final Cut Pro 7.
Guide: Converting Sony A7S XAVC S to Final Cut Pro 7
Step 1. Launch the XAVC S to ProRes Converter on your Mac, then click the adding button to import your XAVC S flies from HD drive or your camcorder directly.
Step 2. Click the Format bar to get the drop-down menu and you can get the Apple ProRes codecs, including ProRes 422 (HQ), ProRes 422, ProRes 422 (LT), ProRes 422 (Proxy) and ProRes 4444. Choose the proper one you want.
Step 3. Press the “Settings” icon and you’d better set the video frame rate as 30fps, video size as 1920*1080 for editing Sony HDR-AS100V footages in FCP 7 with best quality.
Step 4. Hit the Convert button in the main interface to start the XAVC S to FCP ProRes conversion on Mac OS X.
For Final Cut Pro 7 users, it will be very painful when you fail to import the 4K XAVC S video footage captured with your newly purchased Sony A7S to Final Cut Pro 7 for some professional post-production workflow. Perhaps you can move onto FCP X, which has upgraded with native support for both XAVC and XAVC X format, however, that will cost you a lot of money. To save your time and money, here I introduce you a more easier workaround - to convert XAVC S to ProRes codec, which ensuring the maximum editing efficiency and quality when working with Final Cut Pro. In this article, I will take the Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac as example to fast walk you through the workflow of converting Sony A7S XAVC S footages to ProRes Codec.
By running it, there's no need to set the codec by yourself: the Mac program has optimized presets (Apple ProRes)for FCP. Besides, its also exports advanced encoders like Apple Intermediate Codec, DNxHD, etc. allowing you to convert video to seamlessly fit iMovie, iDVD, Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer, etc. Just download the program and follow the steps on converting XAVC S to ProRes for Final Cut Pro 7.
Guide: Converting Sony A7S XAVC S to Final Cut Pro 7
Step 1. Launch the XAVC S to ProRes Converter on your Mac, then click the adding button to import your XAVC S flies from HD drive or your camcorder directly.
Step 2. Click the Format bar to get the drop-down menu and you can get the Apple ProRes codecs, including ProRes 422 (HQ), ProRes 422, ProRes 422 (LT), ProRes 422 (Proxy) and ProRes 4444. Choose the proper one you want.
Step 3. Press the “Settings” icon and you’d better set the video frame rate as 30fps, video size as 1920*1080 for editing Sony HDR-AS100V footages in FCP 7 with best quality.
Step 4. Hit the Convert button in the main interface to start the XAVC S to FCP ProRes conversion on Mac OS X.
After the conversion, you can run the Final Cut Pro and click File --> Import --> Files to import the converted files and edit them in FCP without any rendering or unrecognizable problem.
P.S. If you want to make your Sony Alpha 7S XAVC S files editable in iMovie, FCE, Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer, etc. the Mac XAVC S Converter will also be a great choice for you. Choose a proper output format like “iMovie and Final Cut
Express-Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC)(*.mov)” for iMovie in the second step.
P.S. If you want to make your Sony Alpha 7S XAVC S files editable in iMovie, FCE, Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer, etc. the Mac XAVC S Converter will also be a great choice for you. Choose a proper output format like “iMovie and Final Cut
Express-Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC)(*.mov)” for iMovie in the second step.
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