Best Way to Convert Sony HDR-CX900 XAVC S to Prores HQ for Final Cut Pro

In this XAVC S to Prores conversion guide, you will learn the fast and best solution to convert CX900 XAVC S video to Prores 422 HQ codec with best XAVC S Video Converter.

The black Sony HDR-CX900 Full HD Handycam Camcorder brings broadcast-quality HD video to the palm of your hand. The 1" Exmor R CMOS sensor is approximately 8x larger than that of typical camcorders, allowing you to capture cinematic images with shallow depth-of-field for defocused backgrounds. The HDR-CX900 is a versatile camcorder that lets you capture Full HD 1920x1080 video in XAVC S (up to 50mpbs), AVCHD, or web-optimized MP4. You can also capture high-quality 20MP still images.



XAVC S has been created as an open format, supplying a license plan for other makers inside the broadcast and production market to create their very own good quality and higher frame price solutions. While enjoying the stunning videos recorded of HD image quality,users will have problems when trying to edit Sony HDR-CX900 XAVC S footage in FCP (includes FCP 6/7). Wanna edit your Sony CX900 XAVC S video in FCP with a simple way?

Since the XAVC S footage is a peripheral non-standard format which is not supported by FCP 6/7. In order to import Sony Sony HDR-CX900 XAVC footage into FCP for smoothly editing, we can render to the third-party software to help convert XAVC S to Apple ProRes 422 MOV– native format for Final Cut Pro. Besides, it is also a best way to help the users of Sony HDR-CX900 to edit XAVC X in FCP 6/7/X smoothly.

To achieve our goal, the quickest and easiest way is to use the easy-to-use yet professional software called Pavtube XAVC Converter for mac , with which we can effortlessly and flawlessly transcode Sony XAVC S footage to ProRes MOV for Final Cut Pro. It is safe to install and easy to use. Below will show you how to transcode Sony PMW-F55 XAVC footage to ProRes MOV in details.

Convert/Import Sony HDR-CX900 XAVC S to Final Cut Pro for editing smoothly with Apple ProRes Codec on Mac

Step 1. Free Download the Mac Sony XAVC S Transcoder for FCP. Install and run it. It's excellent Sony video converter which can convert nearly all canon cameras' videos to any formats you need, such as Apple Prores 422 MOV, Apple InterMediate Codec MOV, QuickTime MOV, etc.



Step 2. Click format bar to choose output format for use in FCP 6/7 or FCP X. Choose Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422(HQ) (*.mov) as best video format for editing Sony XAVC in Final Cut Pro as well as good video quality.



Tip: 

• To keep original video quality for editing in FCP, select “Apple ProRes 422”; 
• For SD levels – 480i/p and 576i/p and offline workflows, select “Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy)”; 
• To edit and finish 4:4:4 material, choose “Apple ProRes 4444″. 

Step 3. Adjust output settings and edit the video. (Optional) 

Settings: You are allowed to change the parameters of video and audio, such as Size, Bitrate, Frame Rate, etc. 

Step 4. Click "Convert" button to start the conversion from Sony HDR-CX900 XAVC S footage to FCP Apple ProRes MOV on Mac OS.

After the workflow, you can go to the output folder to find the converted video files. Now you are free to log and transfer or import/edit Sony HDR-CX900 XAVC S videos in Final Cut Pro 6/7 or FCP X under Mac without problems.

Further Reading:

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• H.265 vs XAVC vs H.264 high profile output
• How to Store and Stream Movies with Plex for Beginners?

Convert Sony FDR-AX100 4K XAVC S to ProRes MOV for FCP X

This article will guide you the way editing XVAC-S Footage from Sony FDR-AX100 in FCP X smoothly. Keep reading for a brief how-to instruction.

Sony FDR-AX10000:

At this year's CES, the Ultra-HD Sony FDR-AX100 Handycam has been announced. It will also shoot Full HD footage, with Sony claiming that it was supersample down from 4K to improve video quality, something we're interested to test for ourselves. Full HD footage can also be shot in the XAVC-S format at 60fps (as well as 30 and 24fps), or you can opt for more traditional AVCHD at this resolution.

Question: Sony AX10000 editing workflow in FCP X ——

I have just recieved a fully maxed out new Mac Pro 6.1 ordered on December 18th. My main use for the 12-core model will be editing and exporting 4K video productions. I plan to purchase the Sony FDR-AX100 4K camcorder that was just announced at the CES last week. Sony has had a consumer camcorder on the market since last September (the Sony FDR-AX1) which uses the same XAVC-S codec as the not yet released Sony FDR-AX100.

If anyone has had any experience editing this format in Final Cut Pro X, I would be pleased to learn of their experience and the specs of the computer they are using. I am hopeful that editing XVAC-S footage on the new Mac Pro will be possible without the large file sizes produced by transcoding. Thanks in advance for responding.

From: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5786566?tstart=0

Final Cut Pro X allows users to log and transfer video onto a hard drive (internal or external), where it can be edited, processed, and output to a wide variety of formats. At this time I go to my Final Cut Pro X which does not support Sony AX100 XAVC/S files directly.

The solution is a $35 program called Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac which can be used to convert the Sony AX100 XAVC/S files to FCP friendly Prores codec MOV format, which is intermediate format that features high performance and quality, being less processor-intensive to work with on Mac OS X. With it you are able to edit XAVC and XAVC/S files in FCP X smoothly and then share a better video with friends or post the edited videos to blog.

One hint – if you do convert to ProRes you can eventually delete your original camera files to save space, or better yet save them off to another drive as your field backups. The ProRes files lose nothing over the camera originals. They're just bigger because they're no longer Long GOP. Now follow me to learn how to convert Sony FDR-AX100 XAVC/S videos to Apple Prores 422 for FCP X editing on Mac OS X.

You are free to download the XAVC/S to FCP Converter and install on your Mac. Then go to the guide here:

1. Load XAVC/S to the Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac.

Tips: You can joint multiple XAVC/S files on to one output file by checking Merge into one file on the interface.



2. Select Apple Prores MOV format for FCP X.

Many output format here and you are recommended to select "Apple Prores 422 (*.mov)" files under "Final Cut Pro" because it best compatible format for FCP X.

Tip:

• To keep original video quality for editing in FCP, select “Apple ProRes 422”;
• For SD levels – 480i/p and 576i/p and offline workflows, select “Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy)”;
• To edit and finish 4:4:4 material, choose “Apple ProRes 4444″.

3. Adjust output settings and edit the video. (Optional)

Settings: You are allowed to change the parameters of video and audio, such as Size, Bitrate, Frame Rate, etc.



Edit: Here you are able to edit the video before conversion. You can cut off the unnecessary part of the video in Trim, crop the video, add watermark or 3D effect, attach subtitle and so on.

4. Convert Sony AX100 XAVC/S video to FCP X.

Click "Convert" button to start conversion and then click "Open" button to locate the generated files for FCP X.



Lanunch Final Cut Pro, choose File > Import > Files……, and browse to where you save the converted Sony FDR-AX100 XAVC-S video clips to. Choose the Apple Prores MOV file that you'd like to import.

What's more, this converter is capable of converting both various HD videos and latest DVD/Blu-ray. You are also allowed to 1:1 backup the whole discs for further playback or editing. Just give a try.

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Workaround for converting Canon 60D/70D H.264 MOV to ProRes 422 MOV for Adobe Premiere Pro

The article shows you the best workaround for editing Canon 60D/70D mov videos in Adobe Premiere Pro by transcoding Canon H.264 .mov to Premiere native editing format - Apple Prores 422 Codec.

The EOS 70D is a middle range SLR for the photographer. It appears to be a good upgrade for the EOS 60D, but it basically has the same design and build. On the video mode, you can record in full HD 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976, or 60 and 50fps in 720p) with 60D and 70D. Both are all great for us to take high quality images and record vivid full HD videos.

 

If you have got the Canon 60D and 70D and often use it to record full HD video in H.264 MOV format, you may find this format can't be well accepted by Adobe Premiere Pro. This is because the HD MOV clips are encoded in H.264 codec, a most advanced codec that compresses video in highest compression ratio which is not fit for editing. In this case, the following passage will guide you how to convert Canon EOS 60D/70D MOV footages to Premiere Pro MOV for editing.

Software Requirement 

Mac Canon MOV Video Converter from Pavtube

The software does a good job in converting Canon EOS H.264 .mov files to Prores, MOV formats for editing in Premiere Pro and not loose much quality. Also supports MOV to AIC transcoding for iMovie and FCE. Becides, it allows you to join the Canon 60D/70D clips together, and add audio track to the video as background music.

Step 1. Load Canon EOS 60D/70D .mov footage to Canon H.264 MOV Converter.

Transfer h.264 encoded .mov files from Canon 60D/70D to computer via USB cable.

Download HD Video Converter for Mac from Pavtube and run the software as the best Canon MOV converter. Click the "Add Video" icon to load .mov videos from 60D/70D.

Step 2. Set MOV format as output format for editing.

Click format bar to choose the format for output. Select "Final Cut Pro >Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" for MOV to Premiere importing. If you prefer smaller file size, choose "Apple ProRes 422 (LT) (*.mov)" instead. 

Learn more Apple ProRes, please refer to Types of Apple ProRes Codecs 
You can also choose "MOV (AVC)(*.mov)" under Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas for editing in Adobe Premiere Pro.

Step 3. Adjust video and audio settings to keep 1080p HD quality

Click "Settings" button, then you will be able to adjust audio and video parameters on the popup window to customize the output file quality, these adjustable parameters include codec name, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channel.

To maintain original HD quality, you may set "original" in the fields of "Size", "Bitrate" and "Frame rate".

To downsize the Canon 60D/70D .mov files, just set a smaller bitrate.

Step 4. Click "Convert" button to convert Canon 60D/70D MOV files to Premiere Pro.

Once the conversion is finished by Canon MOV to Premiere Converter, you can click "Open" button to get the output files effortlessly. Now you have got it right, just import and edit Canon 60D/70D MOV files in Adobe Premiere Pro without rending time.

FYI:

1. To get Canon 60D/70D MOV work for FCP, pls refer to the guide transcoding Canon 60D/70D MOV files to FCP.

2. Click here to learn: How to import Media Files to Premiere Pro on Mac. 

3. This iMedia Converter for Mac is not only able to convert Canon MOV files to Premiere, but also able to convert various camcorder footage to compatible formats for iPad/iPhone, Android devices, editing program such as FCP, iMovie, Avid MC other Adobe editing software and so on. 

See also:

• Import Canon Rebel T4i (EOS 650D) MOV to iMovie for editing
• Convert Canon 5D Mark III MOV to FCP X with Apple ProRes codec

Batch transcode Tivo shows to Adobe Premiere Elements 10 without commercials

A guide to show how to remove Tivo TV show commercials and batch convert them to MPEG-2, so that we can edit in Adobe Premiere Elements 10.

Q: I have TIVO and I have downloaded some programs, using TIVO Desktop, onto my computer. The thing is, I want to be able to import these programs onto my Adobe Premiere Elements 10, but always got an error said file format not supported. I have the Media Access key and can play them on Tivo box. So what's the next step?

Yes Tivo files cannot be playback unless you have the Media Access Key which should be on the back of your Tivo box; but it's not all. Tivo recordings are embedded in unique codecs so that you cannot load them into editing programs like Adobe Premiere as the latter doesn't include a proper decoder to unblock this.

Moreover, it's so annoying to have the commercials in Tivo recordings while most popular TV show or TV play have many episodes, like The Big Bang Theory, Grey's Anatomy, Revenge, Teen Wolf, etc. so we have many ads in TV head and end.

I was so confused with all the tasks but finally found out a workflow to finish all of them: the Pavtube Tivo Video Converter. (Mac version is available here: Tivo Video Converter for Mac)

Pavtube Video Converter, which works as a prefect Tivo to Premiere Elements 10 Converter, can help you batch convert Tivo recordings to Adobe Premiere Elements 10 acceptable format without commercials, so that you can edit the trimmed videos smoothly.

How to batch convert Tivo to MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere Elements 10?

Step 1. Load TiVo files.

You can directly drag and drop the TiVo files to the software, or click "Add" button to locate and import the TiVo files into the TiVo converter.

Tip: When first loading, this TiVo Converter will ask you to input your Media Access Key. Enter your Media Access Key, and click "OK" to confirm.



Step 2. Choose Premiere preferred format

Click "Format" pull down list to select Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as the best video format for Adobe Premiere Elements 10. WMV, MOV formats are the good choice as well.



Tips: If the default settings do not fit you requirement, you can click "Settings" icon to and enter "Profile Settings" panel to adjust video size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channels.

Step 3. Remove Tivo commercials

Click "Edit" on the top to enter video editor window. Follow the "Trim" tab to choose the i/o point; click OK to confirm the trimming.

Step 4. Start Conversion

Click "Convert" button to start encoding TiVo to MPEG-2 for Premiere Elements 10; it will convert all the files in queue. When the conversion task is completed, click "Open" button to get the exported files quickly. Now load these videos to Premiere Elements 10 for editing.

How to View Blu-ray movies (ISO image files) on projector via WDTV with 3D effect

This article aims to help projector users to look for an easily and quickly way to play Blu-ray movies in projector via WDTV with 3D effect.

Questions:

“Hi, I’ve got a couple of latest 3D Blu-ray movies that I wanted to transfer to my projector via WDTV. Is there a program or a way that I can do this?”

“I have already backup my Blu-ray disc to ISO files, and wished to continue with ripping to them for playing on my projector with 3D effect for a better enjoyment and my iPad mini when traveling. Any suggestions for the best Blu-ray Ripping software which is simplicity in GUI with reasonable price?”

Answer:
According to new figures released from survey, there is a increasing number that people prefer to enjoy movies at home in projector. You just need three things to be able to watch 3D at home on a TV or video projector:



1. A 3D-enabled Television or 3D-enabled Video Projector:

This includes LCD, Plasma, and DLP Televisions, as well as DLP and LCD-type video projectors. All 3D-enabled Televisions and Projectors will be able to work with the 3D standards now approved for Blu-ray and over-the-air, Cable, and Satellite transmission.

2. 3D Content
Since you have had many 3D Blu-ray discs in hand, how can it be playable in projector? The only thing need to be solved now is find a good blu-ray ripper that can convert Blu-ray discs to projector supported format and preserve the 3D effect at the same time. After searching term blu-ray ripper review, Pavtube BDMagic comes up. I try it for free that was the catcher right there and I liked the ease and simple select and convert and done.

Tip:

• The windows version is Pavrtube BDMagic
• The mac version is Pavtube BDMagic for Mac

3D effect on converted video is added by program; it may not be exactly the same as your original 3D blu-ray disc, But it do not influence the watching effect.

If you want to backup your blu-ray movies with keeping multiple audio tracks and subtitles, try to use Pavtube ByteCopy.

Tutorial: Convert Blu-ray movies (IFO files) to SBS MKV for playing on projector

Step 1: Run this Pavtube BDMagic, load Blu-ray discs, Blu-ray folder, Blu-ray ISO image files.

This program will help you analysis ISO files automatically so that there’s no need to run virtual drive to mount ISO image files any more.



Step 2: Click the “Format” menu, here you are suggested to choose “MKV Side-by-Side 3D Video (*.mkv)”




Step 3: If you like, modify profile settings such as video size, bitrate, frame rate, etc to get optimized video and audio playback.

Step 4: Return to the BDMagic main interface, and hit the “Convert” button to start encoding ISO image files from Blu-ray to mkv format. Once it finshes, open output folder, locate the created mkv file and you can transfer to your projector via WDTV.

3. 3D Glasses
Yes, you will need to wear glasses to watch 3D. The glasses that will be used is mostly likely be one of two types: Passive or Active.

Passive Polarized glasses look and wear much like sunglasses and have enough front space to place over existing eyeglasses for those than need to.

Active Shutter glasses are slightly bulky, since they have batteries and a transmitter that synchs that rapidly moving shutters for each eye with the onscreen display rate.

Depending on which brand and model TV or video projector you buy will determine which type of glasses you will be enquired for use with that TV or video projector.

Everything is done! Just have a fun of your 3D Blu-ray discs movies on your projector.

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Workflow for Ingesting Canon 7D mov Media files Into FCP X

Here it mainly shows you an easy way to import and edit Canon EOS 7D mov files in Final Cut Pro X on Mac by transcoding mov to Apple ProRes Codec.

The 7D is a joy to shoot and never gets in the way. Images, as expected, look great. All of these are great, till you find it is a problem importing the recorded H.264 MOV footages to Final Cut Pro for X editing.

Q1: I'm hoping some folks can help me here as I'm stumped. I shot around 60 minutes of last evening with my Canon 7D. But FCPX doesn't like them, won't import them and, in fact, I delete them. Not sure what use they were but they are of no use in FCPX now. 

Q2: Hi, I know this is a pretty basic question, but I don't feel like spending a lot of time on google. The way I thought was set it to 60fps and shutter at 125 in camera...then slow it by 50% in FCPX, but I'm not real happy with the results. Also, I saw a tutorial that used "Retiming" in Final Cut but I didn't have any luck with that. Best way to get smooth 7d Slow-Motion in FCP X? Thanks!

Q3: I cant seem to figure out how to import converted h.264 files to prores 4444 using compressor into FCPX. It doesnt seem to read the files? or if i import the h.264 file straight into FCP X and make an optimized media copy so that its 422 it doesn't read it in FCPX?
Generally the H.264 is a delivery codec rather than editing code. To get those Canon 7D mov videos work flawlessly in Final Cut Pro X without rendering time, you need to transcode the video to a format more friendly for FCP, for instance, Apple ProRes codec.

If you’re looking for ease of use yet professional tool, I’ve had success using Pavtube’s HD Video Converter for Mac to convert Canon 7D mov to FCP X native Apple ProRes. If you’re interested in doing likewise, check out the Mac MOV to ProRes Transcoder for Final Cut Pro X.

In short, the program is an easy-to-use and intuitive Mac tool for camcorder users. It is good at converting *.tod, *.mod, *.mov, *.mts, *.m2t, *.m2ts, *.mxf recordings shot by Panasonic, Sony, and Canon camcorders and cameras to formats compatible with your video editing software like iMovie, Final Cut Pro (X), Final Cut Express, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, and more. Below is a brief guide for you.

If you have the same problem about importing Canon 7D mox video into FCP X for editing, you may follow the step-by-step guide.

Step 1. Assuming you have downloaded the Mac Canon H.264 Video Converter to your Mac, the first step is to load your recordings.



Click ‘Add’ button, browse to the footages and load them to the converter. The converter supports batch conversion, so you can add multiple files into it to convert at a time. If you wanna combine several 7D videos into a single file, you can put a checkmark in the checkbox “Merge into one file”.

Step 2. Click on ‘Format’ bar to set a FCP friendly format in Final Cut Pro template. Basically, “Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” is the best format for converting 7D footage to FCP. If you prefer smaller file size, choose “Apple ProRes 422 (LT) (*.mov)” instead.

• Learn more Apple ProRes, please refer to Types of Apple ProRes Codecs

Tips – You can click “settings” to customize the output parameters, adjust the resolution, bitrate as you want.

Step 3. Click convert button to start transcoding Canon 7D mov video to Apple ProRes for FCP X on Mac.

Once the conversion completes, you can transfer the result ProRes videos to FCP X. So there you have it. Now you may have gotta known how to convert/import Canon 7D  video to Final Cut Pro X for editing smoothly.

Canon related guide:
How do I import .mov file from Canon T4i/650D into Avid MC

Sony F5 XAVC codec and Avid Media Composer Workflow

If you fail to import Sony F5 XAVC videos to Avid Media Composer, you can refer to the following guide to easily convert XAVC to Avid DNxHD codec for native editing.

Sony developed XAVC to handle the higher data rates of high-speed and 4k. Thus, many experienced Avid users may wonder about the XAVC codec and Avid Media Composer workflow:

I'm a producer and editor. We do a lot of broadcast programming for a sports network, I shoot some videos from Sony F5 to record the opening sequences for a few college football games. But I'm hoping to find out the way to edit the F5 in Avid Media Composer.

Did a google search for my issue and Sony XAVC Converter for Avid came up. It is easy to use and pretty fast as well. This program can transcode Sony F5 XAVC files to Avid DNxHD files, including converting the frame rate keeping the XAVC orginal quality. It did sort of choke when more than 2 streams were working at once, so as long as I kept it set for 2, it was good.  Besides Avid, this software can also export Prores for FCP, AIC for iMovie and FCE, MOV for Adobe Premiere and more NLE systems for native editing. 

How to import and edit Sony F5 XAVC file with Avid Media Composer

Step 1. Install and launch this Sony XAVC Converter for Mac, click top left two icons to load individual videos or load the entire folder from Sony F5 camcorder.



Step 2. Click Format and choose Avid Media Composer >Avid DNxHD (*.mov) as the best video format for editing in Avid Media Composer on Mac.



Click Settings to change the video bitrate, frame rate, size, etc. all according to your needs.

Step 3. Click the big red circle at the bottom right to start converting Sony F5 XAVC footage to Avid Media Composer on mac. Wait for a while; you can load the fresh hot converted video to AMC now.

Tip:

You can trim out a few clips before converting XAVC to Avid.

Now click the pencil-like icon (Edit) and locate the Trim icon. Drag the small triangle icons to locate the opening and ending

See also:

• Get Sony 4K XAVC in Premiere Pro
• Convert Sony FDR-AX100 4K XAVC S to FCP X
• Play Sony AX1 4K XAVC S Videos on QuickTime