A quick way to import Fraps recorded .avi files into Pinnacle Studio

If you have issues with importing Fraps footage in Pinnacle Studio, you can follow this article to get the best solution to edit Fraps Video in Pinnacle with its compatable format. 

Q1: When importing Eve fraps footage into Pinnacle studio 8 i have a slight problem. The footage is working fine in the preview box, however when u place it into a movie it simply appears blank (black background, music continuing in the background etc.). Anyone any idea as to why this is happening? I have fraps version 2.0.

Q2: Hello, I have the bought version of fraps and Pinnacle studio ultimate HD. The problem is, I can record at full size just fine and everything. But when I throw the videos into pinnacle, the video becomes just horrible. You can't even see whats going on. I have used virtual dub to try and convert the videos using xvid codec and so on but when I put it into pinnacle it's still horrible quality. Thanks in advance for any replies.

Q3: I'm having some trouble with Pinnacle. Perhaps you can give some advice.I made a short videoclip using Fraps 2.9.1 and then tried to edit it with Pinnacle Studio 10.5. If I have understood correctly you should do the editing with the "raw material", which in this case is the large avi. file Fraps produces. The problem is that I can't see the avi.file in Pinnacle's edit mode. Do you have any idea what could be wrong here?

Fraps is a type of program called a "hook". It works by accessing the DirectX frame buffers and copying the front buffer to an AVI stream. However, when you import or load the .avi files that recorded with fraps you will have troubles as above.

Although Pinnacle Studio 12.0 and higher can import AVI format as it official claimed, Pinnacle Studio will not accept the .avi files captured by Fraps. As Fraps AVI video is not supported well by Pinnacle, you have to transcode Fraps AVI files to a Pinnacle more friendly MPEG-2 format to solve the importing issues.

Pavtube Fraps Video Converter is just the ideal Fraps Video Converter to help you. It can not only easily compress Fraps video into much smaller file size with almost no loss of video quality, but also convert Fraps video to Pinnacle frienly MPEG-2  format with ease. Besides, this Fraps Converter for Windows can transcode Fraps video for smoothly importing and editing in various non-linear editing systems (NLE), including Avid MC, Adobe Premiere, Sony Vegas, Windows Movie Maker and Cyberlink and more. Free download it and follow the guide as below.

Step by Step Guide for Converting Fraps footage to Pinnacle editable MPEG-2 format

Make Preparation: Launch Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac

Step 1 Add Fraps video to Fraps Converter

Click “Add Video” button to add Fraps video files to the Fraps video Converter. It supports drag-drop and batch conversion, so you can import and convert several multimedia files at a time.

Step 2 Set desired output video format

Click the “Format” drop-down list to select “MPEG-2 (*.mpg) ” from “Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas” Category.




Step 3 Edit Fraps files before converting (Optional)

Click Effect button, you can realize editing fraps videos like trim video, crop video, rotate video; add subtitle/effects/watermark and more.



Step 4. Finish to convert Fraps video for Pinnacle Studio.

Click “Convert” button to start converting Fraps footage to Pinnacle friendly MPEG-2 format, it will finished in few minutes with high output video quality.

Now you can successfuuly use the Fraps recordings in editing programs Pinnacle Studio, and then you can upload Frpas recorded real-time gameplay videos to Youtube immediately.

P.S. 

If you want to run this software on Mac OS, you can get to install the Fraps Converter for Mac, which can transcode Fraps footages to Mac editing software like FCP, iMovie, FCE, Avid Media Composer, etc.

How to transfer mvi file to edit in Pinnacle Studio 12

Just get a video file with MVI format like MVI_xxx.avi, MVI_xxx.mov or xxx.mvi?The article will show you the easy way to transfer mvi file to edit in Pinnacle Studio 12.

 

What's MVI?

MVI stands for Musical Video Interactive, also a DVD-based means of packing audio, video and interactive visual content onto one disk, and the audio content is provided in multiple formats, including a high-definition version and and MP3 version for copying to portable audio players. The video content is compatible with DVD video, and can also optionally include high-definition video. 

How to transfer mvi file to Pinnacle Studio 12

Some digital video cameras like Canon Powershot will save the movie in MVI format; however, you will some codec problem for editing MVI file in Pinnacle Studio as the version of Pinnacle Studio 12 can not support this MVI format. And this is the reason why you need to convert MVI to Pinnacle Studio 12 supported format.

According to the Pinnacle Studio website, Pinnacle Studio 12 can read AVI format best. So to get full use of this MVI file on Windows applications, you can get help with this professional MVI Converter from Pavtube, which can convert MVI to Pinnacle Studio readable AVI with perfect quality and fast conversion speed.

What's more, it is the ideal conversion tool that offers several editing functions like cropping video dimension, trimming file length, adjust playing effects, etc. If you also wanna make your MVI footages editable in Winsdows Movie Maker, Sony Vegas Pro, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere etc. I also strongly suggest you to try this , you'll make it!

Part I: Transcode MVI to Pinnacle Studio readable AVI format for editing

1. Load MVI files.

Run Pavtube Video Converter as the best Mac MVI to AVI Converter. Click "Add Video" or "Add from folder" icon to load MVI media files.

2. Select output format for video editing software.

Click "Format" menu and choose "AVI HD Video (*.avi)" as target format from "HD Video" option for editing natively in Pinnacle Studio 12.

3. Edit loaded MVI files.

Click "Edit" button and you are allowed to trim, crop, add text/image/video watermark or some effect to your output video for making it perfect. Here the function of adding subtitles to output files will contribute to make your own videos. You can use free software Subtitle Edit to edit your subtitle content then add it to output videos.



Tips: Click "Settings" on the interface and you can adjust the parameters including size, bitrate, frame rate, etc. to get a high quality of output files. And keep the settings the same as original video recordings will provide you the least loss of video quality.

4. Start conversion.

Click the "Convert" button to start conversion. When it completed, click the "Open" button to get the generated videos for Pinnacle Studio 12.

Part II: Import converted HD AVI for editing in Pinnacle Studio 12

Launch Pinnacle Studio 12 and follow "Import"> "IMPORT FROM"> "Other devices"> "the folder stored the converted AVI files"> "Start Import”,import or transfer your hd .avi files to edit in Pinnacle Studio 12. 

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How to convert XAVC video for editing Pinnacle, Cyberlink, Sorenson Squeeze and Windows Movie Maker

In this article, you will know details about XAVC  format, and the best way to edit Sony 2K/4K XAVC on Windows editors like Pinnacle, Cyberlink, Sorenson Squeeze, Windows Movie Maker, etc.

XAVC format ——
XAVC is a brand new recording format introduced by the famous Japanese camera manufacturer Sony on October 30, 2012. XAVC is usually a video format that was introduced by Sony and extensively exist in Sony PMW-F55 and Sony PMW-F5. XAVC will be used by more and more popular HD camcorders with features of level 5.2 of H.264/MPEG-4 AVC which is the highest level supported by that video standard. XAVC can support 4K resolution (4096 × 2160 and 3840 × 2160) at up to 60 frames per second (fps).

XAVC to Windows Editor Solution ——
Since XAVC is quite new a format that most of the editing application and programs such as Pinnacle, Cyberlink, Sorenson Squeeze, Windows Movie Maker, and more, cannot run such footages. In this case, you need to transcode the the unfriendly 2K or 4K XAVC footages to other kind of popular video formats like MPEG-2, WMV, AVI, MOV, etc. for better compatibility by using the best XAVC Video Converter.

Pavtube HD Video Converer for Windows is particularly designed with future-proof technology to solve all the format compatibility issues of the new Sony XAVC files. It can help all Windows users losslessly convert the 2K/4K XAVC footages to most popular video formats as well as importing XAVC to Pinnacle, Cyberlink, Sorenson Squeeze, Windows Movie Maker, etc. for editing. Besides, this smart converting program also provides users with useful editing functions and new features such as converting 2D videos to 3D, etc.

How to edit XAVC files smoothly in Pinnacle, Cyberlink, Sorenson Squeeze and Windows Movie Maker

To use XAVC footages on Windows smoothly, the best way is to transcode Sony XAVC to Windows PC best supported codec. Now you can follow the easy steps below to convert XAVC to MPEG-2, WMV, AVI, MOV for editing with Pinnacle, Cyberlink, Sorenson Squeeze and Windows Movie Maker.

1. Download Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate, follow the prompts to install the program. Click "Add" to load XAVC video files or directly drag the files into file list.

2. Click "Format" bar to determine output format. This software has many presets for editing software, you just need to choose in the profile column.

For editing with Pinnacle, Cyberlink, Sorenson Squeeze and Windows Movie Maker, you can choose "WMV (VC-1) (*.wmv)" , "MPEG-2 HD Video (*.mpg)" or "MOV(AVC) (*.mov)" from "Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas" option.

3. If you would like to customize the video and audio parameters, you can click "settings", adjust the parameters as you want, like Video Codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, Audio codec, sampling rate, bit rate, channels.

4. Click "Convert" to start to convert XAVC to Windows editing software.

With this Ultimate XAVC Video Converter, it becomes easy for you to convert Sony XAVC video to Windows editing software compatible file formats for editing in Pinnacle, Cyberlink, Sorenson Squeeze and Windows Movie Maker, so you are recommended to take a try.

For Mac software, like Final Cut Pro (X), FCE, iMovie and Avid Media Composer, you can convert XAVC to MOV for editing with the professional Mac XAVC Converter.

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• Sony XDCAM EX Footage to Windows Editor
• Edit Canon AVCHD on Windows PC

Make Sony CX550V AVCHD video workable with Avid, Premiere, Sony Vegas Pro, Windows Movie Maker, Pinnacle

If you are Facing the problem with importing Sony CX550V MTS to Windows PC in Avid, Premiere, Sony Vegas Pro, Windows Movie Maker, Pinnacle, you can fix the issues via transcoding AVCHD video to Windows compatible format first.

Sony's flagship 2010 model, the HDR-CX550V, is a larger camcorder than its predecessor. With a $1049 price tag, the CX550 is also one of the cheaper high-end models on the market and it marks the first instance of Sony offering a 24Mbps bitrate for recording AVCHD video on a consumer camcorder.

Sony CX550V Windows solutions:

"I have just bought a CX550V camcorder, this device records AVCHD.MTS video format, now I would like to import these projects to my computer. What I want is to edit my 1920 * 1080, 24Mbps AVCHD video files smoothly without codec problems, what video codec should I use on Windows platform? Can you recommend some software which can help me import and convert Sony CX550V AVCHD videos for editing smoothly?"

As above, editing Sony CX550V MTS files on Windows PC is not an easy job as we thought. As Windows editing software like Avid, Premiere, Sony Vegas Pro, Windows Movie Maker and Pinnacle are not friendly with AVCHD format and did not handle large AVCHD videos with great stability. Plus, there are so many limits you are facing like the System Requirements: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66 gHz or higher required for 1920x1080 AVCHD editing, 2GB system memory required for AVCHD and more.

To make Sony CX550V AVCHD MTS/M2TS video workable with  Avid, Premiere, Sony Vegas Pro, Windows Movie Maker and Pinnacle, you only need to convert MTS to AVI/WMV/MPEG-2, the most suitable video format for editing.

Software Requirement:

Sony AVCHD MTS Converter is mainly used to transcode Sony CX550V AVCHD MTS/M2TS files for editing in Avid, Premiere, Sony Vegas Pro, Windows Movie Maker and Pinnacle.

  

Features: 

• Helping you to convert Sony AVCHD MTS files to AVI/WMV/MPEG-2 with original quality. Also it supports other popular used format like MP4, DV, FLV, 3GP etc for playing back.
• Thanks to its adoption of NVIDIA CUDA & AMD APP(ATI Stream) acceleration technology, the conversion process has been accelerated up to 5 times the speed of other converters.
• With this MTS Converter, you can edit the video clips with trimming videos, deinterlacing 1080i videos, adding text/image/video as watermarks to your original files, replacing audios, adjusting brightness/contast/saturation of the imported files, etc. 

Guide to edit Sony CX550V MTS files in Pinnacle Studio, Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere

Step 1: Free download the best MTS to Windows PC Converter and run it to add the AVCHD footages from Sony CX550V.



Step 2: Hit the Format box and select “HD Video” option on the dropdown menu and you can choose “AVI/WMV/MPEG-2” as output format for editing with Avid, Premiere, Sony Vegas Pro, Windows Movie Maker and Pinnacle . Besides, you can also choose “H.264 HD Video (*.mp4) “for playing back.



Step 3: 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., by clicking the “Settings” button on the main interface for getting the best quality.

Step 4: Click the “Convert” button on the main interface to start transcoding Sony AVCHD footages to AVI/WMV/MPEG-2 for editing in Avid, Premiere, Sony Vegas Pro, Windows Movie Maker and Pinnacle.

When the conversion is completed, click “Open” in the main interface and get the converted files for importing and further editing.

With this Pavtube Sony MTS Converter, it becomes easy for you to convert Sony CX550V MTS video to Windows editing software compatible file formats. Now transferring and editing Sony CX550V AVCHD in  Avid, Premiere, Sony Vegas Pro, Windows Movie Maker and Pinnacle is smooth and without any problem.