Convert Sony AX53 XAVC S/AVCHD footage for editing on Final Cut Pro

Summary: Below article mainly talks about the way to transfer Sony FDR-AX53 XAVC S/AVCHD footage into FCP X/7/6. If you have the intention to get your FCP ingest XAVC S/AVCHD files smoothly, keep reading...



Sony FDR-AX53 is a 4K Ultra HD Handycam Camcorder that just comes to the market, this new camcorder is released by Sony at the begin of this year. It offers a new Exmore CMOS sensor with approximately 1.6 times the pixel size for better low light capture. The built-in microphone is also new, now capable of recording 5.1 audio as standard. What's more, this new handycam camcorder also has excellent recording ability, you can use it to record 4K and HD movies in the XAVC S MP4 format, or you can also choose to record HD in AVCHD MTS format, the videos recorded by XAVC S and AVCHD are all in high quality.

You may have got the Sony AX53 camcorder and used it recorded some stunning videos, after recording footage, are you want to edit the 4K/HD footage with Final Cut Pro? While it seems that no matter FCP 6, FCP 7 or even FCP X doesn't work well with XAVC S, AVCHD and some MP4 files mainly because of the ultra high video resolution and the format compatibility problems. In light of this, it is quite necessary to convert Sony FDR-AX53 4K XAVC S/AVCHD MTS video to Apple ProRes.mov, which ensures the maximum editing efficiency and quality when working with FCP X/7/6.

To get the work done, you can take Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac. With its help, you can effortlessly convert 4K XAVC S/AVCHD .mts files from Sony AX53 to FCP X/7/6 Apple ProRes codec, with fast spped and stunning output quality. The all-in-one toolkit can also convert virtually all popular video format like AVI, MKV, VOB, WMV, FLV, etc. for conveniet editing and playing on Mac OS X (Yosemite and El Capitan included). Besides, this program also supports some practical video editing functions. With these function, you can crop the frame size, add watermark, load subtitle, merge several videos into one file, etc. If you work XAVC S/AVCHD files from Sony AX53 in Final Cut Pro on Windows PC, please get Brorsoft Video Converter to solve the issues.

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Convert files from Sony AX53 to FCP X Apple ProRes

Step 1: Add Sony FDR-AX53 footage

Install and launch the Sony Handycam 4K video converter and load source AX53 video clips(not matter in 1080p, 4K) to it.



Step 2: Choose FCP compatible format

Go to "Format" bar and choose "Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as output format for editing XAVC S footage in Final Cut Pro X or FCP 7.



Tips: Adjust video, audio settings

Click the "Settings" button and customize proper video/audio parameters including Video size, bitrate and fame rate and more. Usually 1920*1080 video size and 30fps video frame rate are recommended for FCP editing. Well, if you prefer to work with 4K video, you can keep the original 4K resolution.



Step 3: Start encoding Sony FDR-AX53 videos

Click “Convert” button to start transcoding Sony AX53 XAVC S/AVCHD/MP4 video to ProRes.mov for importing to FCP X/7/6.

When the conversion task is finished, click “Open” button to get the exported files and then import the converted Sony AX53 video files into Final Cut Pro To do further editing flawlessly.

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Best workflow of Importing & Editing Canon C300 Mark II 4K onto Final Cut Pro

Summary: This article mainly talks about how to convert/compress 4K footage from Canon C300 Mark II to ProRes.mov, so that you can have a smooth editing workflow with Final Cut Pro.

Thanks to its execllent hardware equipment, Canon C300 Mark II has attracted great attention since it released. Featured with a Super 35mm CMOS sensor, you are allowed to record 4K, 1920*1080 60/50i, 23.98/25p True 24p videos. Along with its XF AVC Codec - an H.264 format wrapped by the widely-supported MXF format, making the integration of both 4K and 2K/Full HD footage into workflows effortless, while maintaining the highest image quality. After shooting some amazing 4K videos with the Canon EOS C300 Mark II camcorder, chances are you want to edit those Canon 4K MXF footage with Final Cut Pro before uploading to Twitter or posting on Facebook, then you are likely to encounter some problems as below:

"I've got a ton of Canon EOS C300 Mark II footage that I'm trying to import the EOS C300 Mark II 4K MXF files to FCP X for further editing. Since the files come out natively as MXF, FCP X couldn't recognize these files at all, let alone do the polishing work. What should I do?"

In fact, the XF-AVC as a new codec, it isn't natively supported by most editing software including Final Cut Pro. Although Canon provides Canon XF Utility of XF-AVC, this does not enable us to import or transcode the files for use in FCP X/7/6. So if you stick to importing Canon C300 Mark II recordings to FCP X/7/6 flawlessly, you'd better transcode Canon 4K/2K/1080P video to a more editable format for Final Cut Pro X/7/6, such as Apple's ProRes. Granted that there are many MXF Converter programs on market, but few of them can support converting videos with fast speed and zero quality loss. After multiple testing, I find Brorsoft MXF Video Converter for Mac is the best choice!

Overall, it is capable of converting Canon XF as well as Sony XDCAM and Panasonic P2 MXF to Apple ProRes, DNxHD, MPEG-2, AIC, etc on Mac OS X for smoothly importing and editing in various non-linear editing systems (NLE), including Final Cut Pro X/7/6, Avid Media Composer 5.5/6.0/6.5, Adobe Premiere Pro, iMovie and more.For Windows users, please get MXF Converter for Windows. Below is how. Just take a look at the brief guide below.

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Converting Canon C300 MKII 4K footage for FCP X, FCP 7 (El Capitan)

Step 1. Load C300 Mark II footage

Launch the program and click “Add ” button to import the Canon C300 MKII 4K MXF files to the top MXF to ProRes Converter Mac. Batch conversion is supported.



Step 2. Specify output format

Click on the “Format” bar and get the dropdown menu, then move your pointer to choose “Final Cut Pro> Apple PreRes 422” as the output format.



Tip: Click “Settings” button if you’d like to customize advanced audio and video parameters like Video Codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, Audio codec, sample rate, audio channels.

Step 3. Start the conversion

Click the “Convert” icon under the preview window, and the Mac MXF to FCP Converter will start transcoding C300 MK II footage to Prores MOV for FCP X on Mac.

After the conversion, click the “Open” button to locate converted files, then load ProRes .MOV files in FCP (X). Now you can successfully and easily import Canon C300 Mark II 4K MXF files to FCP 6/7 or FCP X for editing with best quality.

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4K Workflow with Final Cut Pro X/7/6

Summary: Can 4K video be edited with Final Cut Pro? This is a tutorial about how to import and edit 4K video in Final Cut Pro X/7/6.

Once upon a time, someone has predicted that we are stepping into the times of 4K. It may sounded like kind of exaggeration before, while today with the continually emerging of 4K products such as 4K camcorders(Sony PMW-F5/F55, Red Epic, Blackmagic 4K, Panasonic GH4, etc) and 4K YouTube channel, we have to admit 4K has become a reality. However, format compatibility issue is quite common in the video world, which is also true to the stunning 4K. In this article, we will talk about the 4K and FCP compatibility. If you're planning to import 4K video to Final Cut Pro X/7/6 for editing, read on to find something you need.

According to Apple official site, we know that Final Cut Pro(FCP X 10.1.) has been updated for the next-generation architecture in the new Mac Pro, providing unprecedented performance when editing and monitoring 4K video. Final Cut Pro X natively supports 4K ProRes, Sony XAVC and REDCODE RAW. However, the old version FCP X or Final Cut Pro 6/7 like many editors use 1080p as primary delivery format and will continue to do so for a long time. If you want to have a smooth 4K video and FCP workflow, you are advised to convert 4K video to ProRes for further editing in FCP 6/7 and Final Cut Pro X.

Different from 720p/1080p videos, the conversion of 4K video is in a higher standard, a professional 4K Video Converter is what you need. Featured with the most advanced converting technology, Brorsoft 4K Video Converter for Mac is now providing the most reliable and professional 4K solutions to all format issues including 4K XAVC/XAVC S, 4K MP4, 4K MOV, 4K MXF and more. With it, you can convert 4K for FCP without any quality loss. It comes with hundreds of output format presets for 4K videos, such as Apple ProRes for Final Cut Pro, DNxHD for Avid, Apple InterMediate Codec for iMovie, MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere. Besides, this 4K converter is also available to customize the output resolutions to any size like 1080p, 2K, 4K as users want. Just download it and follow the tutorial below to get the work done.

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Convert 4K video to ProRes for editing in Final Cut Pro 6/7/X

1. Load 4K files

Install the 4K Video Converter program on Mac and run it. Drag the 4K XAVC, XAVC S or other 4K files to the software. It supports batch conversion and joining multiple video clips into one file.



2. Choose ProRes as output format

Click the "Format" bar and select Final Cut Pro> Apple PreRes 422(*.mov) as output format.



3. Adjust video, audio settings

Click the "Settings" button and customize proper video/audio parameters including Video size, bitrate and fame rate and mroe. Usually 1920*1080 video size and 30fps video frame rate are recommended for FCP editing. Well, if you prefer to work with 4K video, you can adjust video size to get 4K ProRes for FCP.

4. Start conversion

After all necessary settings, hit the convert button to start the 4K video to ProRes conversion on Mac OS X. Once the conversion process shows in 100%, click Open to get the output videos. Create a project and start editing 4K video in FCP 6/7/X with light speed.

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How to Import and Edit MP4 files on Final Cut Pro?

Summary: Have troubled of importing MP4 files to Final Cut Pro? No worry, this article aims for showing a smooth workflow of editing MP4 video files on FCP 6, FCP 7 and FCP X.

Nowadays, MP4 is very popular and widely used for saving media data, there is big chance you can handle with kinds of MP4 video files in daily life, like from YouTube, iTunes, digital camcorders, etc. In order to get better videos or more wonderful video files, chances are you want to adopt Final Cut Pro to edit MP4 videos. However, sometimes you may find it a painful experience as not all MP4 video files work well with Final Cut Pro just like below:

"I am trying to edit some lengthy gameplay I have previously recorded. I used eye TV 3 and a HD PVR to capture the video and then converted the videos to mp4. When using iMovie everything works fine and importing the mp4 video to edit has no issues. But when I import the same mp4 file to Final Cut Pro X the video is extremely chopping and a green frame pops into the picture on playbacks every few seconds. I am lost and any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks."

Actually, Final Cut Pro 7 and Final Cut Pro X have updated to import MP4 video although, it only support MP4 encoded with H.264. If the MP4 is encoded with other video codecs, Final Cut Pro X/7 will still fail to import MP4. So in order to enable all kinds of MP4 files work with FCP without hassles, the recommended suggestion is to change the file extentsion from ".mp4" to "a codec" that FCP can read more easily (without rendering basically) like Apple ProRes, which ensures maximum editing quality and efficiency when working with Final Cut Pro.

To convert MP4 files to ProRes MOV, Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is definitely the one of the best choices. It can easily convert all kinds of MP4 videos whatever recorded from cameras/camcorders or downloaded from website like YouTube, or from other sources to FCP, FCP X, FCE supported Apple ProRes. Besides MP4, it can also transcode more video file formats like MTS, MXF, M4V, AVI, MKV to Final Cut Pro as well as Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, iMovie, etc NLEs without any quality loss. If you are facing with issues of FCP won't import MP4 files, chances are you have downloaded this excellent utility. If not, don't hesitate to download here.

Free download MP4 to ProRes Converter Mac:

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How to Convert MP4 and Import MP4 to Final Cut Pro X/7/6

Step 1: Load MP4 files to the program

Launch the MP4 to FCP X Converter and click "Add File" button to locate the .mp4 file(s) you want to add. Check the "Merge into one file" box, you can join several .mp4 clips together if necessary.



Step 2: Select output format

When it comes to choosing the output format for these target videos, you directly one choose "Final Cut Pro" preset. For compression, Apple ProRes 422 will do fine for keeping the original MP4 quality the same and creating a Final Cut friendly file format. Apple has made a few variations to the ProRes family - use ProRes 422(Proxy) or (LT) for smaller file sizes(Applied to FCP 7 and above version).



Step 3 (optional): Adjust the video, audio settings

Click "Settings" to fix the frame rate, bitrate, video size, etc to your needs. If you want to edit in Final Cut without having to render the clips while editing, all the frame sizes must be the same as the sequence settings. You can save a lot of render time by making all the clips the same size with this Mac MP4 converter.



Step4: Start MP4 to ProRes conversion on Mac

Click the big "Convert" button at the bottom right corner to finish transcoding MP4 to ProRes for FCP.

When the conversion is done, you can find the output files by clicking "Open" button on the main interface, then you can transfer the encoded MP4 files to your Final Cut Pro, FCP 7 or 6 to edit with ease. Once you've got your video edited, you can export to any codec/container that you'd like for playing and sharing.

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Enable Dxtory AVI recordings work with Final Cut Pro 6/7/X beautifully

Summary: Facing problems when importing a Dxtory AVI file to Final Cut Pro for editing? You can easily fix the problem by transcoding Dxtory AVI to Final Cut Pro editing-friendly format like ProRes. Here is the simple how-to.

I am recording a playing game with DXTory and I feel no lag at all when recording from the game. The videos are saved as .avi and play fine in VLC. But when I’m trying to get DXTory AVI to Final Cut Pro for further editing, it seems to crash FCP almost every time! I tried to include as much info as I can and finally got some clues.

Actually, Dxtory is fine for capture videos with AVI file extension, but it has always been a problematic format to edit on NLEs. In other words, the Dxtory AVI videos are not ideal for editing in Final Cut Pro (FCP X included). To fix the problem, I have googled the Dxtory AVI to Final Cut Pro issues online, the universal suggestions of these guys from related forums is to convert Dxtory AVI to Apple's ProRes.mov, which ensures the maximum editing efficiency and quality when working with FCP 6/7/X.

In order to finish this task, a friend of mine recommended a professional video converter called Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac to me, which turned out to be a great choice. It's easy to use yet features with high quality and amazing function. Applying it, there's no need to set the codec by yourself: the program has different optimized ProRes presets for FCP. Besides Dxtory AVI videos, the fabulous video converter grants you transcode virtually any video formats including MP4, MKV, MOV, MXF, MTS, etc to Final Cut Pro as well as Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, iMovie and more editing software with fast encoding speed while keeping excellent video quality. Below is how to do it.



How to Convert Dxtory AVI for Editing in Final Cut Pro X/7/6

Step 1. Add Dxtory AVI files

Run the best Dxtory AVI to Final Cut Pro Converter, and click the "Add" button to load .avi videos. If you want to merge multiple clips just need to check the "Merge into one" box.



Step 2. Choose ProRes as output format

Click the "Format" bar and select Final Cut Pro> Apple PreRes 422(*.mov) as output format.



Tip: Video/Audio quality settings

Adjust video and audio parameters, including the Bitrate of Video and Audio, the Codec of Video and Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., in the Profile Settings.

Step 3. Start conversion

Click "Convert" button to finish the Dxtory AVI to ProRes for Final Cut Pro conversion.

Once the conversion completes, you can click "Open" button to get the output files effortlessly. Now you have got it right, just to import and edit Dxtory AVI files with FCP X/7/6 flawlessly.

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How to import TS files to Final Cut Pro X/7/6

Summary: Learn a simple guide on how to convert TS files to Final Cut Pro X/7/6 compatible format so that FCP X/7/6 will surely accept it.

"I'm importing some transport stream files (.ts) into final cut pro x. All files were captured from the same device which captures from a satelliete. Some files import fine, while others may either not import at all or import with only half of the audio. Is there anything I might be missing in regards to these types of clips?"

Normally, we can get TS files from HD camcorders such as Sony, Panasonic and cannon. But TS video cannot be played on many media players and portable devices because of incompatibility. Sometimes if you try to load TS files to Final Cut Pro X/7/6 for editing and customization, you will encounter problems mentioned above. If you are in such situation, just follow the guide and find out the reason and solution below here.

In fact, that's a common problem. The reason for that is the FCP just support DV, HDV, AVCHD, etc. but no TS files, so if you wanna edit TS files with FCP, you should convert TS files to FCP compatible formats and then import TS files into FCP. To convert TS files to FCP, a professional TS file converter is needed indeed. Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac can be the great help in this task.

By running it, there's no need to set the codec yourself: the program has optimized presets for Final Cut Pro (FCP X included). With it, you can do batch conversion from TS to FCP X/7/6 compatible video formats ProRes MOV without quality loss. Plus, it also allows you to convert TS to AIC for iMovie, DNxHD for Avid Media Composer, MPEG-2 for Premeire Pro etc to meet your diverse editing demands. By the way, if you're on Windows, please get the Windows version. Now download the right program and follow the tutorial below to get the work done.

Download TS video converter:

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Guide: Converting TS videos to edit in Final Cut Pro X/7/6

Step 1. Click Add button to load the TS files you want to convert for FCP. Or simply drag your videos to the left item bar for converting. Batch conversion is supported so you can add many files at a time to save the conversion time.



Step 2: Click on "Format" bar and set a FCP friendly format in dropdown-list. You are advised to "Follow Final Cut Pro" template and "Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" format.



Step 3: Click the "Settings" button and customize proper video/audio parameters if necessary. Video size, bitrate and fame rate are flexible and can be adjusted as you like. Usually 1920*1080 video size and 30fps video frame rate are recommended for FCP editing.



Step 4. Click the convert button to start transcoding TS for Final Cut Pro X/7/6.

After the process completes, click “Open” button to find the generated videos, and then you can transfer the TS recordings to Final Cut Pro X/7/6 easily and quickly.

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How to Convert and Import WMV to Final Cut Pro for further Editing

Summary: This guide will show you how to effortlessly convert WMV to Final Cut Pro supported video formats on Mac (El Capitan) so you can edit WMV files in FCP X/7/6 smoothly.

The .wmv (Windows Media Video) is the main format used in all videos processed and saved using the Windows system and its video tools such as Windows Movie Maker. Since .wmv videos are native to windows, some Mac users may inevitable to encounter problems when trying to import videos in the .wmv format for editing in Apple's Final Cut Pro.

"I've got hours and hours of video clips and they come in WMV format. I want to put these WMV file to FCP 7 for editing but FCP 7 isn't letting me do that, saying something about they can't be imported. I don't know what to do. Can you help me! Thanks in advanced!"

"I have tried a couple of different conversion programs to convert a .wmv file to .mov or .mp4, and all seem to result in a viewable mp4, but when I import into FCP and try to put the footage into my sequence, it won't render. The sound renders, but the video remains 'unrendered'. Does anyone know why this is happening and how can I import WMV to FCP X?"

As far as I know, Final Cut Pro (FCP X included) does not natively support WMV import on the Mac. To import WMV files to Final Cut Pro on Mac OS X, more than one suggest to download and install Flip4Mac. You should give a try! If you've installed Flip4Mac Pro but still can't import, there is another way to to easily solve your problem. You can convert WMV to other Final Cut Pro friendly movie format like Apple's ProRes, which ensures the maximum editing quality and efficiency when working with Final Cut Pro X/7/6.

Actually, it's not as difficult as you imagine. What's need is a just a common video converter like Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac. This program features high efficiency and seamless conversion. With it, you can do batch conversion from WMV, AVI, MTS, MP4, and more to Final Cut Pro highly compatible video formats on Mac OS X (El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks and Mountain Lion included). Plus, it's very easy to use and the process is straightforward. Just download it and follow the step-by-step guide to convert and import WMV files to Final Cut Pro on Mac without any trouble.

Free download the Mac WMV to Final Cut Pro Converter trial version:

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Transcoding WMV to ProRes MOV for Final Cut Pro X

First, Launch the Mac ProRes Conversion program; click "Add" button from main menu to browse your computer hard drive and select the files you want to convert. Or you can easily drag-and-drop files into this application for converting.



Tip: You can check the "Merge into one" box to merge several video files together for easier editing.

Secondly, Click "format" bar and choose "Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as Final Cut Pro X compatible codec for editing WMV files in FCP X smoothly. ProRes 422(HQ), Pro Res 422(LT), Pro Res 444, Pro Res 422(Proxy) are all the proper choice.



Thirdly, Tap "settings" to customize the output parameters- adjust the video size, bitrate, frame rate, audio sample rate, audio channel, etc to get a decent video for editing in Final Cut Pro.



Finally, Click the "Convert" button to start encoding WMV to ProRes MOV for FCP X right away. This conversion process will finish soon. Afterwards, click the Open button to locate the output files and import to FCP X for editing smoothly.

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