Solution to Import Sony Alpha 7R MTS to FCP X

Sony Alpha 7R users often meet the problem that they cannot edit AVCHD MTS files in FCP X. The following will tell how to use FCP X to edit Sony Alpha 7R AVCHD MTS, which is not a Mac friendly format.

Sony a7R Full-Frame Camera is the world's lightest interchangeable lens full-frame camera, and it can capture Full 1920 x 1080 HD uncompressed clean-screen video files to external recording devices via an HDMI connection in 60p and 60i frame-rates. Selectable in-camera AVCHD codec frames rates include super-smooth 60p, standard 60i or cinematic 24p.



But there is some problem in importing these AVCHD MTS files into your FCP X for editing because it is not a Mac friendly format for editing in FCP X. It is known that Apple ProRes codec is well compatible to FCP. Now you need a program help you to transcode Sony Alpha 7R AVCHD MTS to FCP X.

Here, Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac is the best tool you need to help you convert Sony Alpha 7R MTS to ProRes 422 for FCP X editing. It does not only convert AVCHD to Apple ProRes for FCP X editing on Mac, but also convert AVCHD MTS to iMovie, FCE, Avid, Premiere Pro, Aperture 3, Kdenlive, After Effects CS6, DaVinci Resolve etc. compatible format/codec on Mac (Mavericks included).

What's more, with Pavtube MTS to FCP Converter, you can also add *.srt, *.ass, *.ssa subtitle to a video/movie files. Here I share a guide of how to add subtitles and some free subtitle files download website:

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Here is the step-by-step guide for you to convert and import Sony Alpha 7R AVCHD MTS to Final Cut Pro X on iMac/MacBook Pro with Mac OS X like Mavericks, Lion, Snow Leopard.

Download Pavtube AVCHD MTS to ProRes Converter, install it on Mac.

Step 1. Load Sony a7R MTS files from SD card.

Connect your a7R to your Mac with USB2.0. Run Pavtube MTS to ProRes Converter and then click "Add video" button to load 1080p MTS files from Sony Alpha 7R AVCHD camcorder to the Mac program. You can tick the box in front of the file you want to convert.



Tip: If you have multiple MTS/M2TS files, you can select the "Merge into one file" box to merge/combine MTS files, so that you can import these files to FCP X without interruption.

Step 2. Set MOV as output format.

Click the "Format" option, and choose "Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as output format, the output video will be kept as high definition 1920×1080.



Tip 1: You can also choose "Apple ProRes 422(HQ) (*.mov)" as output format for FCP X. The Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) codec offers the utmost possible quality for 4:2:2 or 4:2:0 sources (without an alpha channel) and provides the following:

• Target data rate of approximately 220 Mbps (1920 x 1080 at 60i) 
• Higher quality than Apple ProRes 422 

Tip 2: If you prefer smaller file size, please choose "Apple ProRes 422 (LT) (*.mov)" instead.

Tip 3: You can set the output folder by clicking "Browse" icon as you need.

Step 3: Add effect or Subtitle for your footage.

If necessary, click "Edit" icon to start video editing with your mts files, such as adding effect as well as adding watermark, trim your videos and so on.

You can also click "Subtitles" option, add srt, ass, ssa suntitle you want.

Step 4: Convert Sony a7R AVCHD MTS to Apple ProRes MOV for Final Cut Pro X.

Click the "Convert" button under the preview window, the Mac MTS to ProRes Converter starts converting Sony Alpha 7R AVCHD MTS to ProRes MOV, and joining the MTS files for editing in FCP X.

After converting and merging the MTS files, just import the output ProRes MOV files to FCP X and the video is in HD 1920×1080. You can also import the output ProRes videos to Final Cut Pro X, iMovie or Premiere Pro,etc for editing.

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How to import AVCHD video from Panasonic HDC-MDH1 to iMovie 11 on Mavericks 10.9

Follow this article to learn how to edit Panasonic HDC-MDH1 AVCHD in iMovie 11 on Mac. The latest Mavericks is also supported!

Panasonic's HDC-MDH1 AVCHD Camcorder (PAL) is a shoulder-mount HD camera with a pro-style form factor that gives you added comfort and stability during long handheld shoots. Capable of capturing full HD 1920 x 1080 or downconverted standard-definition 576i video, the camera provides the versatility and convenience necessary for getting your shots the way you want them.

I bought this camera for using it with 2 other professional cameras to edit a life recording of a concert, musical or theatre performance. Regarding the camcorder Panasonic HDC-MDH1 AVCHD Camcorder PAL, I wonder if it allows me import mts video from my my camcorder easily into iMovie 11 on Mavericks 10.9 to do editing for post-productionnly. Can anyone to answer this please, because I plan to buy it. Thanks for your answer!
Best Answer:
AVCHD format is not well supported by iMovie 11 on Mac OS X 10.9. As we all know, iMovie favorable video format is Apple Intermediate Code(AIC). If you want to edit Panasonic HDC-MDH1 AVCHD in iMovie 11, you need to convert MTS to iMovie best supported AIC .mov format.

In that case, a third party AVCHD to AIC Converter is needed. And Pavtube MTS to AIC Converter for Mac comes to help you out. You can follow the steps below and learn how to transcode Panasonic HDC-MDH1 MTS videos to AIC codec for iMovie 11 on Mac OS X 10.9 for editing smoothly.

How to handle your Panasonic HDC-MDH1 AVCHD in iMovie 11 effortlessly

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1. Keep your HDC-MDH1 on and connect it to Mac, your camcorder will show as a hard drive on desktop which means your mac recognized it now.

Launch this MTS to iMovie Converter.

Click top left icon “Add videos” to load individual mts files, or try the second one “Add from folder” to load the entire folder.



2. You can find many presets in “Format” drop-down list. Choose “iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC)(*.mov)” as the output video format.



3. Click “Settings”, you can find some other settings such as Size, Bitrate, Frame Rate and son on. The video quality is corresponding to bitrate, the higher bitrate you choose the better video quality you will get. You can check the file size easily here.

4. Start converting Panasonic HDC-MDH1 AVCHD to AIC for iMovie 11

Click the red convert icon at right bottom and start to convert Panasonic HDC-MDH1 AVCHD to AIC MOV for iMovie 11. You can check Shut down computer after conversion if you are doing a batch conversion and do not want to wait on the front of computer.

Wait for some time, now you get the converted videos for importing/editing in iMovie.

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Pavtube Released 2014 World's Best iOS Data Recovery Software

Summary: Pavtube iOS Data Recovery is newly released for iOS Device users to recover lost data from iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and iTunes Backup files.

Pavtube iOS Data Recovery 1.0.0 (Windows Version) is newly released for the new coming year. iOS Device users with any generations of iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch can now recover lost data either directly from iOS device or from iTunes Backup file on Windows or Mac.
  Price: $59.95

iOS remains more popular than Android for holiday shopping in the US according to MacRumors. And iOS attracts Apple lovers of all over the world with its stability, no crapware, well-designed & intuitive user-interface, etc. But one still may encounter data loss by false configuration, device stolen, water damage, factory settings restoration, failure to update or jailbreak, etc. which are all frustrating. Pavtube developers found solution to help people who want to recover lost contacts, photos, videos, call history, SMS, iMessage, notes, reminders, and more.

"I have many friends using iPhone and other iOS devices. Some of them asked me for help when they deleted data unexpectedly," said Anda Wu, the software developer, "After some research, I finally found that the deleted data are actually stored in other ways on the device and in iTunes Backup files and can be recovered. And then it comes to my mind that we can develop an easy tool to recover lost data and help those who felt depressed on this."
Pavtube iOS Data Recovery is thus developed and released at a special point of time to help users in the fresh new year of 2014.

"It not only recovers 7 types of data, like lost contacts, notes, call history, and Safari bookmark directly from the device, but also recovers 11 types of data including images and videos from iTunes Backup files," continued by Anda. "And we minimized the process into only three steps: connect (or choose iTunes Backup file), scan, and recover."

"Pavtube iOS Data Recovery will be a wonderful saving for iOS device users to recover or backup data. And we are preparing for future updates to make it be able to recover more data." concluded Anda.

To learn more about Pavtube iOS Data Recovery, please visit

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Transcode Nikon D5300 to ProRes 422 LT for FCP 6/7 on Mac Mavericks

If you want to edit Nikon D5300 footage in Final Cut Pro 6/7, read the guide to learn the effective way to achieve it by converting Nikon H.264 MOV to FCP native ProRes 422 LT on Mac Mavericks.

As Nikon's advanced beginner'DSLR, the D5300 takes the D5200's place between the entry-level D3200 and the enthusiast-targeted D5300 in the company's APS-C lineup. The D5300 also offers a beefed-up video mode, which is now capable of true 1080/60p HD video, unlike Canon Rebel T5i's 1080 30p video. 

 

Is there any news about support of the new Nikon D5300 in FCP 6/7? I work on iMac, Mac OS X (Mavericks 10.9) 

MOV video format came from Nikon D5300 is a long GOP format that is highly compressed, it is not a good editing format.When you attempt to import Nikon D5300 videos to Final Cut Pro 6 or FCP 7 for some editing, you may find Final Cut Pro can not handle the H.264 MOV files natively.

To solve the problem, the key point is to convert Nikon D5300 MOV footage to FCP format- ProRes 422 for importing on Mac OS X. Well, here is the quick guide about how to transcode Nikon D5300 H.264 files to FCP 6/7 most compatible format Apple ProRes 422 in high quality. 

At first, a piece of third-party software is needed to do the job. For the sake of quality, Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac is highly recommended. This program is known as the best Nikon H.264 MOV Converter for Mac which is good at encoding camera shootings in different formats (H.264 MOV, MTS/M2TS, MXF, etc.) to video editing software compatible file types, i.e. ProRes for FCP, AIC for iMoive, and DNxHD for Avid Media Composer, making the experience of editing Nikon D5300 HD Video footage with Final Cut Pro 6/7 on Mac Mavericks as fast and seamless as possible. Just download a free trial here and follow the guide below. 

Transcoding Nikon D5300 H.264 footage to Apple Prores for Final Cut Pro 6/7

Step 1: Install and launch this Mac Nikon H.264 MOV Converter and load D5300 H.264 MOV clips to the program. You can click either “Add Video” button or “Add from folder” button to load source MOV files. 

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

Step 2:   Click the format bar, and move mouse cursor to “Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422(LT) (*.mov)” as output format. 


  
The Apple ProRes 422 (LT) codec provides the following: 

• Roughly 70 percent of the data rate of Apple ProRes 422 (thus, smaller file sizes than Apple ProRes 422) 
• Higher quality than Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy) 

Tip: 

1. To get high quality, please choose “Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) (*.mov)” instead. The Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) codec offers the utmost possible quality for 4:2:2 or 4:2:0 sources (without an alpha channel) and provides the following: 

• Target data rate of approximately 220 Mbps (1920 x 1080 at 60i) 
• Higher quality than Apple ProRes 422 

2. By clicking “Settings” button, you are able to enter the “Profile Settings” panel to adjust video and audio parameters for your Nikon MOV source files, including video size, bit rate, frame rate and more. 

Step 3: Click “Convert” button to start transcoding Nikon D5300 mov footage to Apple ProRes Codec for Final Cut Pro 6/7. 

Once the process completes, you are able to ingest your Nikon D5300 mov footage to FCP 6/7 for further editing on Mac Mavericks without any incompatibility issues. 

Learn more: 

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XDCAM Converter-How Can I Convert PMW-500 XDCAM HD422 MXF to iMovie/FCE?

If you have any problem when importing and editing Sony PMW-500 XDCAM MXF recordings in iMovie or FCE, you can just follow this tutorial to transcode XDCAM MXF to AIC MOV for iMovie/FCE.

The PMW-500 is a new XDCAM EX model that’s capable of 50 mb/s acquisition, making it the first of Sony’s cameras recording to solid-state memory to fulfill broadcasters’ minimum HD requirements.



With the PMW-500, you can record full-HD 422 50-Mbps MXF based on highly developed MPEG-2 Long GOP compression technology.While, if you want to edit the MXF videos Sony PMW-500 recorded, you may find the high quality MXF files are not recognized by most editing software like iMovie or Final Cut Express.

To get a good visual effect and smooth workflow for editing PMW-500 XDCAM HD422 MXF in iMovie/FCE, here is an easy workaround to fix this problem. That is to convert XDCAM files to AIC.mov for iMovie/FCE.

Now give a shot to this powerful Sony PMW-500 XDCAM Converter for Mac. With intuitive interface, you can easily and fast convert your MXF footages to AIC for iMovie/FCE on mac with the help of this professional MXF to AIC Converter. And the latest Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 and Mavericks 10.9 is supported; just feel free to try it!

How to convert Sony PMW-500 XDCAM MXF footage to AIC for iMovie/FCE on mac 

Step 1. Connect your Sony PMW-500 camera to Mac with USB cable or use card reader to transfer the MXF files to Apple hard drive disk.

Step 2. Install and launch this Mac XDCAM MXF Converter, import MXF footages from PMW-500 to the software.

 

Step 2. Click the "Format" option, select "iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC)(*mov)" for editing Sony PMW-500 XDCAM MXF in iMovie/FCE.

 

Step 3. When above steps finished, you can click "Convert" button to start converting Sony PMW-500 XDCAM MXF to AIC MOV for iMovie/FCE with a super fast speed.

With the excellent MXF to AIC Converter, you can also deal with Sony PMW-500 XDCAM MXF footage in iMovie/FCE on Mac with best video and audio quality as you want.

Tips: 

1. This Pavtube MXF Converter for Mac could also convert Sony MXF footages to various formats for nonlinear editing programs such as FCP, iMovie/FCE, Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, etc.

2. Get more step-by-step guide of how to work with Sony footages, MXF videos on Mac and FCP.

3. Futhermore, if your MXF files have 2 audio tracks or more, here is a new program named iMixMXF with multi-track preserving and mixing features. You can download the trial version for evaluation!

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How to Edit MXF Videos in Foto Magico with multi-track Instead of Adobe Premiere CS5?

Summary: Follow this article you will know how to edit MXF in Foto Magico with its native format instead of Adobe Premiere CS5 remaining multiple audio tracks from original MXF files. 

Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 is a popular timeline-based video editing software application working on both Windows and Mac. But for common camcorder users, Adobe Premiere seems not the best choice to do editing works as they just want to add simple effects on the videos or just cut or split the videos. And it is so complicated to finish editing works and take much memory space. 

As a wedding photographer, you may want to make great pictures that tug at the bride and groom's emotions. And fotoMagico allows you to flow those pictures freely into a slideshow and to mix them with movies to impress the newlyweds and their families. So Foto Magic becomes a satisfying editing tool with its easy to use interface for both beginner and old users. 

The big problem is Foto Magico does not support to read MXF files unless you convert MXF files to Foto Magico compatible formats, such as MOV. For converting MXF to MOV wihoutnot losing any tracks, here multi-track MXF Converter is strongly recommend for its reliable work efficiency.

It is a professional MXF Converter and Mixer tool for helping converting MXF videos to any other video and audio formats for playback or further editing. And meanwhile it supports saving output video with the preservation of multiple audio tracks of original MXF videos. Other than multi-track preserving features, it is also capable of mixing several audio tracks into one track. 

Follow this guide, you can finish your MXF to Multi-trak MOV converting job retaining Multi audio channel for editing in Foto Magico within a few clicks; just simple as that! 

• More choices: Best Multi-track MXF Converter Review 

Step 1. Add MXF files to Pavtube MXF MultiMixer. 

Connect you camcorder to Mac and keep it on until it show as a hard drive on desktop. 

Install and run MXF multi-track Converter. 

Click top left icon to load you footages. You can choose "Add videos" or "Add from folder" directly. 

Tips: "Merge into one file" can help you to convert several MXF videos into one video. Just select the tasks you need and then check "Merge into one file", you will get one combination of those videos. 

 

Step 2. Choose output format. 

Click "Format" menu to find "Multi-track Video", choose "Multi-track MOV (*.mov)" for output as it's the preferred codec for Foto Magico. 

 

Step 3. Set multiple audio tracks for MOV video. 

If you do not need all audio tracks for output, click "Settings" button you are allowed to uncheck the audio tracks you do not want for output. And you can choose to keep default settings or adjust parameters, like codec, bitrate, channels, etc, according to your different requirements. 

 

Tips: If you need to mix multiple audio tracks into one track, go to check "Mix into one track" on the lower left. Conversely uncheck it you will get multiple audio tracks separately. 

Step 4. Start converting MXF for Foto Magico

Now click the big red circle at right bottom, wait for moments till the conversion complete. You can click "Open" to locate the converted video directly. Just import and edit converted mov videos in Foto Magico with multiple audio tracks. 

Tips: 

For users don’t need to deal with multi-track thing, just simple want to convert MXF videos to any convert MXF to other formats, the MXF Converter (only $29) is highly recommended.

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How to edit JVC GY-HM650U MXF, MOV, AVCHD, MP4 on Mac?

Here is the quick tutorial for you that will show you the simplicity of JVC GY-HM650U workflow for importing MXF, MOV, AVCHD, MP4 files in FCP, iMovie, Premiere Pro, Avid for editing by transcoding JVC MTS to Mac editable format (Mavericks 10.9 included). 

Mobile Newsgathering is now faster and better then ever with the introduction of JVC's GY-HM650. It supports

Multiple encoding formats:

HD MPEG2 (35/25/19Mbps)
AVCHD 1920x1080 60i
SD H.264
480x270 H.264 (web)
960x540 H.264 mode

—NEW! (eff. May 2013)

Wide media format compatibility:

.MXF with rich Metadata (optimized for asset management)
.MOV (Final Cut Pro)
.MP4 (XDCAM EX™)
AVCHD with additional lower bitrate AVCHD modes

—IMPROVED! (eff. May 2013)

JVC GY-HM650U is good enough to most photographers, however, using the HM650U MXF/MOV/AVCHD/MP4 footage on Mac is not an easy job without some other apps’ help.

As a Mac user, to easily play JVC GY-HM650U video files on QuickTime and edit these  MXF/MOV/AVCHD/MP4 footage in FCP, FCE, iMovie, Avid MC and Premiere Pro on Mac, here, I will recommend you a smart JVC Video Converter for Mac- Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac to help you get it done.

It will not only transcode JVC GY-HM650U video to MOV for native editing and playing on Mac, but also keeping audio and video synchronization on Windows and Mac (including Mountain Lion/Mavericks). Overall, With the program, you can transcode MXF/MOV/AVCHD/MP4 files at 1080i, 1080p, and 720p to proper format for:

• Editing on FCP, iMovie, FCE, Avid, Premiere, iPhoto and more;
• Playing on portable devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod, Nexus 4, Nexus 7, Galaxy S4, S3, Tab 3, Tab 2, HTC One and so on); or Media Players (QuickTime, VLC Player)

What's more, the Ultimate Converter for Win/Mac supports adding .srt, .ass, .ssa subtitle to your videos or movies.

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At first, you can download a free trail version of this iMedia Converter for Mac.

Step 1. Add MXF, MOV, AVCHD, MP4 files to the converter.

Launch the Mac JVC Video Converter. Click "Add Video" or "Add from folder" button to load your source clips from JVC GY-HM650U.

Tip: If you want lossless merge multiple video files, pleas check the "Merge into one file" box.

Step 2. Choose Mac native foramt as output.

You can choose Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov), this codec is optimized for FCP editing;

 

You can also choose Avid Media Composer -> Avid DNxHD (*.mov), it's for Avid editing;


For playback, you can choose HD Video -> QuickTime MOV;

For sharing on website like YouTube or portable devices, you can choose MP4 format for output.

P.S. If you wanna edit the video/audio parameters, you need to go to "Settings" window.

Click the "Convert" button under the preview window, and the best JVC Video Converter will start converting JVC GY-HM650U MXF, MOV, AVCHD, MP4 clips to Mac compatible mov format.

When the conversion is done, you will be directed to open the folder where you saved the converted files, and then you can import output video files for editing and playing on Mac. Please take a try now, hope it will do a great favor for you.

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