Downscaling Panasonic GH4 UHD 4K to 1080p mov video for editing in iMovie

Here is a tutorial shows you how to downscale Panasonic GH4 UHD 4K to 1080p mov format for easier editing in iMovie on Mac.

The GH4 is powerful 4k camera in a small package. It features a 16.05-megapixel Digital Live MOS sensor and a 4-CPU Venus Engine, capable of capturing high-resolution JPEG and RAW stills, as well as UHD 4K 3840x2160 30p/24p and cinematic DCI 4K 4096x2160 video at 24p. The GH4 delivers video quality surpassing many professional video cameras, but for some reason, the HD or super HD 4K experience also brings import issues while importing or ingesting Lumix DMC-GH4 4K files to iMovie for basic editing.

The majority of editing work is still being finished in 1080p. In most cases, we still need to downscale most of the Ultra HD 4K to 1080p or 2K properly with a more a more editing-friendly format, such an iMovie's Apple InterMediate Codec. Now with this HD Video Converter for Mac from Pavtube, the editing process with Panasonic GH4 UHD 4K video in iMovie can be surprisingly easy and smooth.

Somtimes, it is necessary for us to downsize our videos as suitable, no matter for editing or watching, right? For example, from 1080p to 1080i? All these changes can bring us the nice effect.

Overall, this lets you downscale and convert GH4 4K AVCHD/MP4/MOV to 1080p AIC encoded MOV for working with iMovie 8/9/11 seamlessly with fast speed. Besides, the program also adds many other various professinal encoders ProRes, DNxHD, MPEG-2, etc. allowing you to convert video to seamlessly fit Final Cut Pro, Avid, Adobe Premiere Pro, etc. If you want to trim or crop your Ultra HD 4K video, this Video Converter for mac can give you a hand. And for Windows users, you can convert GH4 video to Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas Pro, Windows Movie Maker supported video with Pavtube HD Video Converter.

Guide: Downscaling Panasonic GH4 UHD 4K to 1080p mov video for editing in iMovie

Step 1: Run Pavtube 4K Video Converter for Mac and load 4K AVCHD/MP4/MOV video clips from GH4 to it. You can click either "Add Video" button or "Add from folder" button to load source 4K files.

 

Tips: If you want to combine the loaded 4K footage into one file, simply tick off the checkbox before "Merge into one file".

Step 2: Select "Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)" as target format

In order to convert Panasonic GH4 4K recordings to AIC for use in iMovie, simply hit "Format" menu and follow "iMovie and Final Cut Express" > "Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)".

Want to convert some 4K XAVC S files to ProRes MOV for FCP X? Choose "Apple Prores 422 (*.mov)" files under "Final Cut Pro".



Profile Settings:
Before conversion, you can click the "Settings" icon to customize the video/audio settings including the Bitrate of Video and Audio, Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc for iMovie 8/9/11. To down-convert ultra HD 4K to 1080p, do remember adjusting video size to 1920*1080. That is the exact 1080p.



Step 3: Start 4K video to AIC Conversion.

Click the big button "Convert" to start GH4 4K to AIC MOV for iMovie immediately. As soon as the conversion is completed, you are able to click "Open" button to get the generated AIC MOV files. Check the generated 1080p video, you will certainly be satisfied with its final video quality.

Step 4: Import converted Panasonic GH4 4K shootings to iMovie

Launch iMovie 8/9/11, and then choose File > Import > Movies to import the converted Panasonic GH4 UHD 4K to iMovie for further editing.

Then it would be easier for you to edit your Panasonic GH4 4K clips in iMovie 8/9/11. Enjoy your editing workflow. And get more solutions for editing and playing 4K video on Mac.

Export MP4 Video from Sony HX50V to Premiere Elements 13 or 12

This tutorial will teach you how to convert Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX50V MP4 to Premiere Elements 13 or 12 for editing without no sound/video problem.

The Sony Cyber-shot HX50V is the World's smallest and lightest compact camera with a 30x optical zoom range. It has four movie quality modes encoded using the AVCHD format. If you switch from AVCHD to MP4 encoding the options become 1440x1080, 720x1080 and 640x480 all at 25fps (or 30fps in NTSC regions).

Have you import your MP4 files from Sony HX50V in Premiere Elements 13 or 12, but it says it’s a video file and the audio is the only information available for editing? Is this a codec problem? If you don’t want to spend time and effort to understand these complicated codecs and download them for video editing in Adobe PE, the effective solution is to transcode Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX50V MP4 to the codec that compatible well with Premiere Elements 13 or 12 at first.

Here Mac MP4 Converter for Premiere Elements provides customers with several simple editing functions, including cropping, trimming, deinterlacing, watermarking, adding special effects, and audio replacing, which help you do a fast and necessary editing on your footage before importing them to Premiere Elements 13 or 12. It also supports versatile output options for iPad, Android tablets and main stream editing software.

How to Convert Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX50V MP4 to Premiere Elements 13 or 12

Step 1. Run the MP4 to Premiere Elements Converter, and add your MP4 footage from Sony HX50V into this program.



Step 2. Click on "Format" bar and select output format from drop-down list. Here I suggest you follow "Adobe Premiere Pro/Sony Vegas" to select "MPEG-2 (*.mpg)" or "WMV (VC-1) (*.wmv)" format.

You can also choose "Format -> HD Video -> MPEG-2 HD Video(*.mpg)" as out format for Premiere Elements 13 or 12.

It is so easy to render HD MP4 video to AVI format, edit MP4 in Premiere Pro CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6 and insert MP4 into PowerPoint for playing.



Step 3. You can control output video quality by setting resolution, bitrate and frame rate in "Settings". For preserving 5.1 channels surround sound, set audio channels to "5.1 channels" instead of Stereo. To keep 1080p full HD high quality, you can set video bitrate up and Size to 1920x1080.

Step 4. Click on the "Convert" button to start converting Sony HX50V mp4 video files to Premiere Elements supported MPEG-2 format. By ticking off the checkbox before "Merge into one file" option, you can combine all the checked videos into one file.

When conversion is completed, you can click "Open" to get the Premiere Elements MPEG files from its default output folder. Now open up Premiere Elements 13 or 12 and you're ready to import to Premiere for post-production~

Find everything about iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on Pavtube Special Topic

Pavtube Studio released iPhone 6/6 Plus topic page to share with Apple newbie and would-be users about everything you need know about these two high-end phones which were unveiled by Apple on September 19.

To Help the Apple fans find a place to look for useful information about iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus and share interests with each other, Pavtube assemble the important information of iPhone 6/6 Plus on a page so that they can find useful stuff easily.

On this topic page, Apple fans can find hot news, useful tips, unique features, popular apps and almost everything related to the new iPhone 6/6 Plus in order to get familiar with these two devices. More importantly, it is possible to transfer movies, watch videos, and share joys on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus with the help of this Pavtube specia page.

“The 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus with a complete redesign and a much larger screen size than any iPhone that came before catch people’s eyes at the moment Apple announced their release. Even with a slightly larger screen, the iPhone remains comfortable to hold. With fast performance, a great display, an elegant new design and a much-needed software update, it's one of the best smartphones you can buy right now,” said Anna Qian, brand manager of Pavtube.

“With this topic page on Pavtube, Apple fans and newbie of iPhone 6/iPhone 6 Plus would learn more about these two devices, like hot news, useful tips, popular apps, etc. Later users would obtain much fun from iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus and fall in love with them.”

Find everything about iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on iPhone 6 Column.

How to Import Video into Avid Media Composer?

This article outlines the recommended workflow for importing all kinds of videos and codecs into your Avid Media Composer.  

Follow the detailed instructions to get started importing all your media files into Avid Media Composer. (Whether you're new to Avid's popular non-linear editor, or are a seasoned digital video professional, you're sure to enjoy this free tutorial)

How to Import video into Avid Media Composer 

First, make sure the right bin or folder is selected, otherwise the ‘Import…’ option might be greyed out. Then, go to File > Import…. You will be prompted to select the video or stills you want to import. You must choose a transcode format if you are using this method. I recommend DNxHD while you’re in Avid:





These files are found in the ‘Avid MediaFiles’ folder. There is also a *.pmr file which lists all the online media files.

However, many would prefer to use AMA to avoid transcoding to any intermediary codec. In this case, you must first open AMA by going to File > AMA Link…:




Only the codecs you have installed individually will show up. Avid puts this down to the ease with which they can update plug-ins when necessary, but that’s just them being lazy. I think they should consider your convenience above their own.

Once you select the video file, it will show up in the selected bin, in its native format and wrapper. You can also create a new Import setting by going to your Project panel and choosing Settings. Right click on Import and select Duplicate. You can customize this import setting and use that to drag and drop files into bins directly. Import processes can be automated to make life faster.

While importing, it is a good idea to keep the Console panel open. It will show you if there are any errors while importing, and is great for troubleshooting problems:




Avid Supported Codecs

There are many codecs and container options out there. Just when you think you have a handle on things, a new codec is announced. It’s a way of life, which is unlikely to be ‘corrected’ soon.

H.264

H.264 is the ubiquitous codec, and it looks like it will stay for quite some time. AvidMedia Composer supports H.264 natively, via AMA as mentioned above. TheQuicktime plug-ins are installed by default. For MXF plugins, use this link.

AVCHD

AVCHD is a ‘version’ of the MPEG-4 AVC specification, or H.264, and Avid Media Composer supports AVCHD natively with the default plug-in (only in the MOV wrapper), via AMA as mentioned above. Avid says you’ll need to perform a one-time-only free activation of the Dolby AC-3 codec to use the plug-in, which happens in the background if you have an active Internet connection.

For AVCHD not in MOV wrappers, you’ll need to download the specific plug-in here.

XDCAM

Avid Media Composer treats XDCAM with kid gloves, so to speak. XDCAM and XDCAM HD follow the MXF OP1a standard, and need to be converted to MXF OP Atom. Similarly, XDCAM EX is MP4, and needs to be converted to the same. Use this link to download the XDCAM plug-ins.

The utility that can do this is Sony Content Browser (The manual incorrectly still recommends the XDCAM viewer, which has been phased out).

XDCAM codecs are supported at native resolutions only. For videos on the XDCAM and Avid Media Composerworkflow, click here. For a detailed workflow guide, click here (PDF).

XAVC

At the time of this writing, there isn’t a plug-in for 4K XAVC, though XAVC Intra 100 is supported within Media Composer.

CANON XF (MXF)

This applies to files from both the XF series cameras as well as the Cinema EOS line (Cxxx). You’ll need to install the Canon XF and MXF plug-in from this link.

Once that is installed, restart Avid Media Composer. You can then import it natively via AMA as mentioned above.

HDV and DV

HDV is still supported natively, in both transport stream form as well as wrapped as MOV, etc. The video file is rewrapped as MXF, but is used natively.

Of course, you can also Capture HDV from a camera or tape deck directly. For DV and HDV, this method is preferable over Import… since you will also get important metadata and timecode this way (if the camera supplies it).

MPEG-4

Like H.264, Avid Media Composer supports MPEG-4 natively, via AMA as mentioned above. The Quicktime plug-ins are installed by default. For MXF plugins, use this link.

X.264

X.264 is not supported by Avid Media Composer unless you rewrap it into a MOV container.

The Quicktime plug-ins are installed by default.

PRORES

Prores works natively via the Quicktime plug-ins. If you use the AMA method, you can edit natively in MOV wrappers. If you want to use the other Import method, Avid rewraps the video into an MXF wrapper (codec is still Prores).

Here’s a good video that explains how to get your Prores workflow going:

DNxHD

This is Avid’s baby. All kinds of DNxHD are supported natively via either of the import methods mentioned above.

Now have a clear idea of how to import video into Avid Media Composer, right?

Still have issues? How to edit video from a camera that Avid Media Composer doesn’t recognize ?

As most of the video codecs, formats are not natively supported by Avid, plug-in is always needed. However, it would be a complex process to download, install a pile of video codecs and plug-ins. So here offers some easy and fast way to turn your unsupported videos to formats that Avid MC likes.

a.  Convert AVCHD video files into Avid Media Composer native DNxHD .mov.

b. Encode P2 MXF files and Avid MXF to Avid Media Composer for editing.

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

d. Futhermore, you can transcode your MOV, XAVC and XDCAM video to DNxHD .mov before importing to Avid Media Composer.

Workaround to import Sony XDCAM MXF to After Effects CC by format transcoding

Read this awesome guide to learn how to convert and transcode Sony XDCAM MXF file for further editing with After Effects CC without hassle.

After Effects allows users to animate, alter and composite media in 2D and 3D space with various built-in tools and third party plug-ins. But for beginners, using .mxf footage from Sony XDCAM camcorder in After Effects CC is not as easy as we think.

Why? From Adobe official website, Adobe After effects CC can render to the part of MXF format, but it can’t handle all raw MXF files, that depends on what's inside the MXF, which is capable of holding a great variety of audio and video types. And Sony XDCAM can record a lot of different formats into an MXF container that can't be added into AE CC for working with.

Solution: To import other type Sony XDCAM MXF files to After Effects CC for editing smoothly, a better way is to transcode MXF files from Sony XDCAM to MPEG-2/WMV/MOV at first, which is a standard format for AE CC.

See also: Adobe After Effects CS6: Sony XDCAM EX Readability Glitch

Right app tool: And to perform this format shifting, a professional Mac MXF to After Effects Converter tool- Pavtube iMixMXF is the best choice for you.

Overall, it can not only transcode Sony XDCAM MXF files to After Effects editable format, but also generates best editing format/codec for filmmakers and video enthusiasts to use in different NLE apps, such as Adobe Premiere Pro CS4/CS5/CS6, iMovie, Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro 6/7/X, and more, which means it can solve all the MXF incompatibility issues on Mac OS X. For Windows user, please turn to MXF MultiMixer.

Step 1. Install and run this MXF to AE Converter. Just copy the MXF files from Sony XDCAM right to your hard drive, import the XDCAM MXF files to the software.

Step 2. Click “Format” bar to choose the output format. You can choose “Format > Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas > MPEG-2 Video (*.mpg)” as output format for editing Sony XDCAM MXF files in Adobe After Effects CC.



Step 3. You can click “Settings” button to adjust the parameters, such as resolution, bitrate, etc.

For example, To get a perfect video for editing in After Effects CC, you’d better press the Settings icon to set the video size as 1920*1080, frame rate as 30fps in the Profiles Settings panel.

Step 4. Click “Convert” button to start converting Sony XDCAM MXF to MPG for importing to After Effects CC on Mac. The Mac MXF Converter for AE will convert Sony XDCAM MXF videos to MPG with the original video resolution.

After the conversion is finished, just run Adobe After Effects CC and import the .mpg for editing. You will find the output video work perfectly on Adobe After Effects CC.

Click Edit button and you can trim, crop or adjust the video with the built-in video editor to get the very part and effect of the DVD movie you want.

Additional editing features of the MXF to After Effects Converter: 

• Combine files together- check the files to be merged in file list and check ‘Merge into one’ box beside ‘Settings’ button. 
• Deinterlace- click ‘Editor’, switch to ‘Effect’ tab, find ‘Deinterlacing’ box, and check it to eliminate interlacing lines. 
• Thumbnail- click ‘Snapshoot’ button when previewing the video. Click ‘Option’ to set the image format of screenshots. 
• Trim a section of the movie- click ‘Editor’, switch to ‘Trim’ tab, and input time point in start and end box. 

What's more, to get more fun, just add your MXF files to VLC Player for viewing, to Premiere Pro CS6 or FCP for further editing.

Read More:

• MXF & FCP X Workflow: Help Importing MXF into FCP X
• Video Solution: Edit XDCAM MXF in Adobe Premiere Pro CC
• Import Panasonic HVX2000A MXF Files to Avid MC for Editing
• Import Canon C300 Mark II 4K MXF to iMovie on Mac
• Convert Panasonic AJ-HPX2700 P2 MXF to Avid/Premiere/Sony Vegas Pro
• How to Convert Camcorders MXF to any formats on Mac (macOS 10.12 Sierra included)
• How to Convert and Compress 4K MXF for Windows Movie Maker Editing?
• Can LG Ultra HD 4K TV say yes to 4K .MXF shootings?

How to Convert Video on Mac Yosemite and Mavericks Easy as Can Be

Here is a Yosemite and Mavericks tutorial which offers you a best video converter for converting all kinds of video to any formats and gadgets on Mac Yosemite and Mavericks in a Breeze.

As promised, Mac OS has a new look on June 2, 2014 and this fall is the time for Mac users to upgrade to the latest Mac OS Yosemite, which is unveiled at Apple's 2014 WWDC.  However, compatibility problems with video playback on Mac OS X 10.10 will be confused like the previous Mavericks,for example:

• 1. Your videos are still out of reach of mobile devices like iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android tablets,Xbox 360, PSP, etc, and even cannot be played by PC directly if there’s no proper player or codec installed;
• 2. Your video file is somewhat "heavy" for storing/saving, transferring and sharing;
• 3. Some old HD videos are not compatible with our new Mac OS anymore, such as Mavericks and Yosemite.

Of course a suggested video converter for Mac OS X 10.10 and Mavericks to solve issues with converting on your new system is needed.To be honest, I tried several softwares online and I can tell you that NO ONE comes even close to the simpleness and great quality that Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac delivers. (Read Top 5 Best HD Video Converter for Mac Review) It is such a extremely powerful app which are sure to meet just about every one of your video conversion needs. When it comes to Apple's new operating system Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite and Mavericks, this converter software makes quick response to it and ensures full compatibility with the latest platform. Below is how to convert hd video on Mac Yosemite and Mavericks with simple clicks.

How to convert HD Videos on Mac Yosemite and Mavericks

Step 1. Run the Pavtube Video Converter for Yosemite/Mavericks, drag and drop source video to the program.



Step 2. Click on “Format” bar, and Choose Mac Yosemite and Mavericks compatible format for playing.

From "Format" dropdown list, you can go to "Common Video" option to find what you like. I think H.264 Video(*.mp4) format is better for Mac Yosemite and Mavericks.



Tips:

1. For some advances users, you can go to adjust video and audio parameters like bitrate, resolution, channels, etc. Click "Settings" button you can go to check and change them as you like.

2. The "Edit" button on the main interface of this program is also available for you to trim your recordings, crop them to suit your device's screen, add watermark and even plug in SRT subtitle to MP4 video to make your video understandable.



Step 3. Press on “Convert” to start encoding HD videos (like MKV, VOB, AVI, MPG, Tivo, WMV, Flash, etc.) to Yosemite/Mavericks compatible video.

Step 4. When conversion completes, press on “Open” to locate converted videos and just enjoy your videos on Mac Yosemite and Mavericks and transfer to your mobile devices for watching wherever you are. 

See also:

• Best MKV Video Converter for Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
• How Can I Install QuickTime 7 Pro For OS X Yosemite 
• Can I import RMVB into iMovie on Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks 

Transcode Canon MXF footage for importing to Davinci Resolve on Mac

This article shares the way to import Canon MXF files into Davinci Resolve for film-making by converting MXF to Davinci native DNxHD mov video. 

DaVinci Resolve is the world's most advanced color grading system. With an incredible range of digital film cameras available, Resolve includes more native camera file support. According to Blackmagicdesign official website, it can support Cineform, Cineform 3D, Phantom, GoPro, Canon C300, C500 and 1D, 5D, 7D and Sony F65/F55/F5 RAW. (Learn DaVinci Resolve Workflows- Tutorial on how to use Resolve 9)

As you can see, the MXF files is not listed as a supported media. And you may always encounter problems when ingesting MXF footage to DaVinci Resolve. Then how to get DaVinci Resolve to recognize Canon recorded MXF files?

Rejoice, mates, Rejoice. For there’s finally being a solution that does what it says it’s supposed to do. Come and meet Pavtube iMixMXF which would be a vital part of your workflow. It can transcode Canon MXF shootings to easily adapted to DaVinci Resolve. What's more, it can do some little editing some simple editing features, such as merging several videos into one file, deinterlacing the original footages, cropping video size, trimming video clips, adding special effects and text/image/video watermarks to output videos.

And if you are also interested in how to convert Canon .mxf files into DaVinci Resolve preferred video on Windows PC, Pavtube MXF MultiMixer if you best choice. Guys, follow this link to order a license directly, or free download a trial version.

How to import Canon MXF video to DaVinci Resolve for editing without rendering?

Step 1: Connect your Canon MXF camcorder to your Apple with USB2.0.

Free Download the best Mac MXF to DaVinci Resolve Converter. Install and run it on you Mac. Click “Add videos” to load individual videos, or click “Add from folder” to load the whole folder.

Tips:

1. If your MXF files have already been transferred to your Apple hard drive, you can easily drag them to the best MXF to DaVinci Resolve Converter.

2. If you have multiple mxf files, you can select the “Merge into one file” box to merge the mxf files into one single file for DaVinci Resolve so that you can play these files without interruption.

Step 2. Click on the “Format” and get the dropdown menu, then move you pointer to “Avid Media Composer”. Here we recommend the Avid DNxHD (*.mov)” for as best video format for editing Canon MXF footage in DaVinci Resolve. Then you can set the output folder by clicking “Browse” icon.



What's more, the most important feature of Pavtube iMixMXF is that it allows you to preserve multiple audio tracks by outputting multi-track formats. Just follow the “Multi-track Video” and choose what you want.



Step 3. Click the “Settings” icon and you will go into a new interface named “Profile Settings”. You’d better set the video frame rate as 30fps, video size as 1920*1080 to keep the best quality for editing in DaVinci Resolve . If you want to have a smaller file size but keep the good quality, you can change the video size to 1440*1080.

Step 4: Click the “Convert” button; it will convert Canon MXF to DNxHD for DaVinci Resolve editing on Mac immediately.

3..2..1..Bingo! After the workflow, you can go to the output folder to find the converted video files. Now you are free to import the DNxHD MOV to DaVinci Resolve under Mac without rendering.

Also also learn how to rip feature documentary footage, convert Avid MXF and other video files like MKV/MTS/AVI/MP4/FLV in DaVinci Resolve.

Read More:

• MXF & FCP X Workflow: Help Importing MXF into FCP X
• Video Solution: Edit XDCAM MXF in Adobe Premiere Pro CC
• Import Panasonic HVX2000A MXF Files to Avid MC for Editing
• Import Canon C300 Mark II 4K MXF to iMovie on Mac
• Convert Panasonic AJ-HPX2700 P2 MXF to Avid/Premiere/Sony Vegas Pro
• How to Convert Camcorders MXF to any formats on Mac (macOS 10.12 Sierra included)
• How to Convert and Compress 4K MXF for Windows Movie Maker Editing?
• Can LG Ultra HD 4K TV say yes to 4K .MXF shootings?