Friday, October 4, 2013

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.

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

How do I import .mov file from Canon T4i/650D into Avid Media Composer

After learning this following guide, you will know how to import and convert Canon T4i/650D H.264 MOV footages to Avid Media Composer on Mac OS X and edit the 1080p mov video with DNxHD codec easily.


The Canon EOS Rebel T4i Digital Camera is an ideal camera for any level photographer. T4i features incredible image quality with an 18 Megapixel CMOS (APS-C) sensor, Canon DIGIC 5 Image Processor that helps capture all the action with high-speed continuous shooting of up to five frames per second and an extended ISO range of 100-12800 (expandable to 25600 in H mode) that gives digital photographers the opportunities to take the Canon EOS Rebel T4i into more shooting situations than ever before.

Canon T4i uses the same workflow as the Canon EOS series of cameras which includes the 550D (T2i), 600D (T3i), and 1000D (XS), because it records in the same H.264 MOV format. Although the tools for importing the footage have been updated by Canon, it seems not working well when ingesting T4i footage to Avid Media Composer. Below, I will throw a quick tutorial up on how to import videos from Canon T4i/650D into Avid MC without the EOS Movie Plugin-E1.

As H.264 codec is not good for editing, the H.264 compression format requires that files be transcoded into a format better suited to editing, effects, and color grading. To successfully put your Canon T4i footage into Avid Media Composer for smoothly editing on Mac, you're suggested to transcode Canon T4i mov to DNxHD, which perfectly supported by Avid software. Along with some help from a third-party software.

Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac is a well known professional converter which can deal nearly all kinds of MOV videos, it can convert Canon T4i H.264 MOV files to DNxHD codec MOV natively for Avid Media Composer on Mac, and then you can edit Canon T4i MOV files natively in Avid MC.
Just download a free trial and take a look at the brief guide below.

Transcoding/Importing Canon T4i H.264 footage to Avid Media Composer


1. Run the top Mac Canon H.264 MOV Converter and load T4i H.264 MOV clips to the program.  You can click either “Add Video” button or “Add from folder” button to load source MOV files.


P.S. If you want to combine the loaded MOV clips into one file, simply tick off the checkbox before “Merge into one file”.

2. Click “Format” bar to determine output format.

You are recommended to choose Avid Media Composer -> Avid DNxHD (*.mov), this format is best for Avid MC editing.



Tip: By clicking “Settings” button, you are able to enter the “Profile Settings” panel to adjust video and audio parameters for your Canon T4i MOV source files, including video size, bit rate, frame rate and more.  (Optional)

3. Click “Convert” to start.

The best H264 to DNxHD Converter can help you to convert Canon T4i MOV video to Avid Media Composer natively for editing. Once the process completes, you are able to import/ingest Canon T4i footage to Avid Media Composer for further editing on Mac as you want.

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Sunday, September 29, 2013

Sony Announces New PXW-Z100 4K Camcorder

Sony has just unveiled the new PXW-Z100, a compact 1/2″ single sensor 4K camcorder with a fixed 20x lens. Utilizing the same XAVC codec first introduced with the PMW-F5 & PMW-F55, the PXW-Z100 can record HD, QFHD (3840×2160) and full 4K (4096×2160) up to 60 FPS. XAVC is a versatile 10-bit 4:2:2 intraframe codec with a manageable data rate of 240Mbps at 4K 24FPS, but a future firmware update will also bring a long GOP XAVC-S mode as well as the standard AVCHD codec option. Dual XQD card slots provide a relay recording option for continuous shooting.




In addition to the standard composite and HD-SDI output, the PXW-Z100 will be one of the first devices to support the newly introduced HDMI 2.0 spec, which means you’ll be able to monitor 4K 60fps over a single HDMI cable. The included WiFi module will provide focus, iris, zoom, and start/stop control via any internet browser, which makes the compact PXW-Z100 a great 4K option for mounting on a jib or tight spaces.

The camera is expected to ship by late 2013 and will have a suggested list price of less than $6,500. You can find more information directly from Sony, but stay tuned for more details and for an in-depth look in the near future!

See XAVC video tips: 

Import Sony F5/F55 XAVC file to Avid MC on Mac

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Fluid Workflow For Editing Sony HDR-TD10 3D mts/m2ts footage in Premiere Pro and FCP X

This article will talk about how to import Sony HDR-TD10 AVCHD MTS/M2TS files in FCP and Premiere Pro for editing smoothly on Mac with the best 3D AVCHD Converter for Mac. 


I'm working on a Mac but have a Sony HDR-TD10 camera that can shoot .mts/.m2ts 3D videos. I'm trying to figure out how to get this 3D footage onto my Mac so I can edit using either Premiere Pro or FCP X in 3D. Does any software support this directly on the Mac or do I have to use some converting program on the Mac to do this?

Sony HDR-TD10 camcorder allows you to easily switch between recording in 3D and 2D,1920x1080 Full HD 60p/24p recording. If you shoot 3D AVCHD video in .mts or .m2ts format with TD10, you will find the 3D AVCHD is not easy to use on Mac as it's not well supported by many editing software, such as the Premiere Pro and FCP X, you may encounter many problems as above.

In order to edit your Sony HDR-TD10 3D MTS in Premiere Pro and FCP X natively and to keep the HD video quality and avoid rendering, you'd better use the Apple ProRes codec which is best accepted by Premiere Pro and FCP X to convert Sony TD10 3D AVCHD mts/m2ts files for importing.

To accomplish you goal, Pavtube MTS/M2TS converter for Mac can do this with ease. It is the tool that I have used for about one year, I rewrap and transcode Sony TD10 3D AVCHD mts/m2ts files footage to Prores .mov for editing in Premiere Pro and FCP X on Mac, this software can deal nearly all kinds of MTS videos. Free downlad it and  take a look at the brief guide below.

Convert Sony TD10 3D MTS/M2TS to Prores .MOV for editing in Premiere Pro and FCP X

Step 1: Install and launch the best 3D AVCHD Converter for Mac. Once its main interface appears, you can import 3d .mts or .m2ts media into the program from "Add video" or "Add from folder" icon.


Step 2: Click format column and choose the output format. You are recommended to choose  Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422(HQ) (*.mov) as the best codec for editing Sony TD10 3D AVCHD in Premiere Pro and FCP X.

Notes: If you want to output 3D video, you can also chooce “MOV Side-by-Side 3D Video/MOV Anaglyph 3D Video/MOV Top-Bottom 3D Video (*.mov)” format from “3D Video” option, this H.264 MOV format is also supported by Premiere Pro and FCP X.



Step 3: Click settings button to adjust the output video's parameters, such as bitrate, resolution, etc.

Step 4: Start converting Sony HDR-TD10 3D AVCHD videos to Apple ProRes .MOV for  Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro X .

As soon as the conversion process finished, you can click "Open" button to get the generated file that is ready for editing with Premiere Pro/Final Cut Pro X.
  • Start up Premiere Pro, choose File > Import…, and navigate to the source folder to import files. 



  • Launch Final Cut Pro X, choose File > Import > Files…, and browse to where you save the converted AVCHD clips to. Choose the videos that you’d like to add. 
 

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Convert Canon XF105 multi-track MXF to ProRes 422 MOV to edit in Premiere Pro CS6

If you encountered problems with importing XF105 multi-track MXF to PPro on Mac, please follow this post to effortlessly convert Canon XF105 MXF to Prores MOV for Premiere Pro CS6 with keeping multi audio channels.


The XF105 utilizes Canon's XF Codec – a file-based MPEG-2 compression with an MXF File Wrapper. The XF105 supports the highest HD quality with Full HD 1920*1080 resolution, up to a 50Mbps bit rate and 4:2:2 color sampling. However, some Canon users find that it is hard to import Canon XF105 HD MXF files into Premiere Pro CS6?

My Canon XF105 .mxf files won't import into Adobe Premier Pro 6.0.3...  Keep getting a "generic error".... and I've tried everything! I've downloaded the Canon utilitiy, tried merging the clips, tried isolating the .mxf files, tried not touching the clip structure at all..... 

Now I want convert them into any format that Premiere Pro adopts. The key point is I don't want to loss any of the audio channels that I recorded with two microphones. Is that any work flow for this?

The Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 isn't well compatible with the tough ""MXF"" file format. In the case, convert MXF file from XF105 to Premiere Pro well compatible file format like Prores .mov can be an effective way, and it will make the editing work much smooth and easier. But how to keep the original multi audio channels?

Here, Pavtube iMixMXF can exactly do this for you. It is a great MXF Mixer and Converter that enables you to convert multi-track MXF from Canon XF105 to Prores for Premiere Pro preserving all the audio channels without quality loss, but also can make it easy for merging multiple video clips.  

Overall, it is a wonderful tool to preserve all the audio and subtitle tracks from original MXF file when converting multi-track MXF files to multi-track MKV, MP4, MOV for playing back on iDevices and Android tablets; as well as multi-track Apple ProRes for FCP, Premiere Pro and Apple Aperture 3 editing. Besides selecting multiple tracks you need, you can also mix the multiple audio tracks into one for output. Below is a brief guide:

Preparation for XF105 to Premiere Pro CS6 Conversion:

Free download this Multi-track MXF Converter for Mac and follow these steps to easily convert multiple audio channel MXF to ProRes for Premiere Pro CS6.

1. Connect your XF105 to Mac and keep it on; get this multi-track MXF to Premiere Converter installed. Now follow the top left two icons to load individual mxf or in batch.

 

2. Click "Format" and choose Multi-track Video>Multi-track Apple ProRes 422(*.mov) as the most compatible codec for Premiere Pro CS6 editing.



3. Click "Settings" to free select needed video/audio tracks.

Check the tracks you need and left others unchecked, thus you can get Multi-track MOV with your needed audio streams. Note there’s a mix into one track icon on the bottom, it will combine all your checked audio tracks into single one.



With this Pavtube iMixMXF program, you can also add some personal subtitles in it like this which makes the play backing much easier:



4. Click the red "Convert" to start to convert Canon XF105 multi-track MXF to ProRes 422 MOV.

After the conversion is finished, just run Premiere Pro CS6 and import the .mov files for editing. You will find the output video work perfectly on Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.

P.S.

Pavtube also have a Mac MXF to FCP converter program for users that do not need to deal with multi-track video/audio files; only $29 is needed atm. Refer to here to quick look this MXF Converter for Mac.

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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Best 3D MTS Converter- How to Convert 3D AVCHD MTS files to 3D AVI format

With a top 3D AVCHD Converter, you can easily convert 3D AVCHD MTS files to playable and editable AVI format for Windows or Mac.


Nowadays, more and more people will prefer a 3D camcorder to record vivid 3D images. It's great to have a 3D camcorder like Sony HDR-TD10/DEV-5, JVC Everio GS-TD1/GY-HMZ1U, Panasonic HDC-SDT750/AG-3DA1 which will give us unprecedented 3D video enjoyment.

If you have got a 3D camcorder and recorded lots of 3D MTS files, you may want to watch the recorded 3D videos on HD TV, portable devices or just want to import these 3D AVCHD files in Adobe Premiere, Sony Vegas, Pinnacle Stuido for editing. However, the 3D AVCHD MTS footage is not that easy to handle, you will have problem when editing and playing them.

To find a easier way to get 3D AVCHD MTS footage editable and playable, you need to seek help from the best 3D AVCHD Converter to Windows/Mac compatible AVI format.

Here Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate and iMedia Converter for Mac is the ideal conversion tool that not only freely and easily converts 3d MTS files to 3d AVI with perfect quality and fast conversion speed, but also offers several editing functions like cropping video dimension, trimming file length, adjust playing effects, etc. The converted AVI videos are well supported by mobile phones, different portable devices and many editng programs.  Batch conversion features supported by the software will definitely make the conversion easier and faster.

Becides 3D AVI format, this 3D AVCHD Converter for Mac has added other 3D profiles in Format menu. (Side-by-Side, Top-Bottom, or Anaglyph 3D in MKV/MP4/MOV/WMV). Now download and install it and follow the steps to start the conversion of 3D MTS to 3D AVI. (Here provides the Mac workflow, if you are a Windows user, the process is as the same)

Step 1: Import the 3D MTS file.

Run Pavtube 3D AVCHD Converter for Mac as the best Mac 3D MTS to 3d AVI Converter. Click "Add Video" icon to load 3d .mts video clips.



Step 2. Choose 3D AVI as the output format

Choose " AVI Side-by-Side 3D Video" or "AVI Anaglyph 3D Video" or "AVI Top-Bottom 3D Video(*.avi)" as target format from "3D Video" option.



Step 3: Settings (Optional)
  
You can click "Settings" button and enter "Profile Settings" panel to adjust video and audio settings if necessary. Users are free to reset codec, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channels.

Step 4.  Click “Convert” button to start transcoding 3D MTS files to 3D AVI fomat.

The Mac 3D MTS to 3D AVI Converter can help you convert recorded 3D mts video files with high video quality, video and audio synchronization are perfectly guaranteed. Just have a try now!

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Sunday, September 22, 2013

MP4 to AVI Converter- Convert/Render HD MP4 video to AVI format

The following tips tell you how to easily convert HD MP4 videos to AVI on Windows with Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate- the best HD MP4 to AVI Converter.



You may got kinds of HD MP4 video files on you PC and want to any video editing software for editing or media player for playback; it will end in fail in most cases as below:

Hello, I just shot my first few clips on the Hero2 HD camera. My issue is this. I need to 'down' convert the HD mp4 clips to SD size for editing on an SD edit platform. Ideally I need to convert the clips to a lossless AVI - but not HD. Just wondering if anyone can suggest a good software that will do it?  I tried CineForm but it seems to output AVI's in the same frame size as the source clip. Any assistance would help. I did have a quick search on the forum but couldn't see anything that helped. Many thanks.

I think I am almost there! Can I/Should I render MPEG 4 footage out to AVI? I ask because I may render 1-2 times before final project completion. When I shot SD, I could render 1-2 times to AVI without losing quality. If not AVI is there a different "wrapper" that will allow me to accomplish this? I assumed if I rendered 1-2 times to MPEG 4 I would lose quality with each render?  I understand there are many ways to ingest and edit, but I would like to initially stick with my workflow as I experiment with other NLE's, etc. I am so close I can taste it.......

Input: 1280x720 MP4 (80MB). Output: 720x404 AVI (200MB)! How can this be? I know that MP4 has better compression, but the downscaling from HD to SD should make the sizes about even. Why did it increase so dramatically?

The HD video in MP4 format with MPEG-4/H.264 encoding keeps the quality high , but there is a question when playing & editing HD mp4 files on Windows PC. Nowadays many program didn't accept HD MP4 files, that is why you cannot import and play HD MP4 video smoothly. So to get HD MP4 well supported on Windows, you need to convert HD MP4 to AVI format which is adopt by most movie editor and media players, like Windows Movie Maker, any version of Sony Vegas, VirtualDub, etc.

Software you need: Pavtube HD Video Converter

This software will help you can convert HD MP4 to 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. The converted AVI videos are well supported by mobile phones, different portable devices, media players and editing programs. It can deal with variety of hd video, blu-ray, and dvd movies. CUDA acceleration will give you faster conversion speed.  Following is our workflow. 

Step-by-step guide of converting HD MP4 to AVI format with the best MP4 to AVI Video Converter.

Step1: Load HD MP4 files in MP4 to AVI video converter.

Install and run the best HD MP4 to AVI video converter. Click the "Add video" button to import your HD MP4 files for later converting and editing. You may load more than one file, for the HD MP4 to AVI video converter will merge them in one by clicking the small pane before “Merge into one file”.


Step2. Choose AVI format for output.

Click format column and choose best video format for output. To convert MXF to AVI format, if you want to get common AVI files for playback, you can choose Common Video -> AVI MSMPEG-4-V3 (*.avi); if you want to get HD AVI files to use, you can choose HD Video -> AVI HD Video (*.avi).



Step 3. Edit the HD MP4 files.

Click "Edit"button to start the editing. In the editing box, you can crop the black edges, trim the videos, add the text, images, videos you want in the original videos, adjust the effect. After finish these editing, click “OK”.


Step 4. Convert HD MP4 to AVI format.

Look at the big "Convert" button and click it to start HD MP4 to AVI conversion. With the CUDA technology, you can transcode HD MP4 files to AVI at a fast speed. After conversion, you can use HD MP4 files as you want.

After conversion, launch Windows Movie Maker, Adobe Premiere Pro, and other applications, import your .avi files into them and or transfer them to your portable devices or media players for watching. This is our workflow on rewrapping HD MP4 to AVI, hope this helps.

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