Monday, December 1, 2014

Ingest Panasonic PX270 AVC-LongG MXF to Adobe After Effects CC/CS6

Receive MXF footage from Panasonic PX270 AVC-LongG camera? In this article, you can find the methods of how to edit them in Adobe After Effects CC/CS6.

Summary: Panasonic PX270 AVC-LongG camera--- a big surprise for Sony fans! With so many attractive features, this kind of camera has been popular since it released. However, sometimes we may meet some troubles in importing Panasonic PX270 AVC-LongG MXF footage to some popular editing tools, Adobe After Effects CC is the typical example. While at the same time. Adobe AE is not suitable with MTS files, MP4 files, etc.


I don’t know if you have met this kind trouble when editing your recorded videos.’ I recently got an AJ-PX270 and love so many features of this camera. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find a way to use my AVC-LongG footage in After Effects CC. When I try to import it, the clips show up in the Media Import Window as Unix Executable Files which won't play or show thumbnails.’

Actually, there are different causes that can make something wrong, incompatible formats or codec, special MXF format structure, etc. So for those people who are not so familiar with MXF files, is it cool if they got a professional assistant which can handle MXF files well? Yes! Pavtube MXF Converter for Mac can work this job well.

It is not only a MXF to After Effects Converter, but also for other popular editing software when working your MXF files. Download and install it correctly on your computer, I will show you how easily and nicely we can move this job on. 

Launch the program and load your files in with the ‘Add video’ item. Then it’s time to choose the correct output formats. Just for Adobe After Effects CC, we suggest to select the ‘Adobe Premiere Pro’>>’MPEG-2 (*.mpg)’ as the best one. What’s more, you can find other useful output choices for FCP, iMovie, FCE, etc.


For those advanced users, here we can introduce the ‘Edit’ function for you. To decide your video length with ‘Trim’, Drop off your unwanted video edges with ‘Crop’, Add some explanation into video with ‘Subtitles’, All these we can have a try by ourselves there.


Easily import our Panasonic PX270 AVC-LongG MXF files to Adobe After Effects CC or CS6 for a further dispose, this MXF converter will not make you disappointed. More questions or suggestions you can leave as comments below. At the end, it's time to go back to the main interface to tap the 'Convert' button to start your work! 

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Workflow: Import Sony PMW-300K1 MXF to Avid Media Composer

Can’t smoothly go through the workflow: import Sony PMW-300K1 MXF to Avid Media Composer for nice editing? Just be a good reader and the following article will teach your how to convert your MXF footage to MOV for Avid MC.


Have you got any XDCAM camcorders? Or have you ever found the highly compressed Full-HD MXF/XAVC files recorded by Sony PMW-300K1, it is hard to edit them in NLE applications like Avid Media Composer. Cause Avid MC has its own supported formats, they cannot accept some other incompatibe recordings such as 4K MP4, MXF files, etc. 

Since we have known how to smoothly work our MXF files with Avid, do you know why we can’t directly drag our MXF files in Avid? Someone may have some interests here, right? Something wrong that appeared on your screen when importing MXF files are usually caused by incomplete folder or different video codec. To change the situation with other methods, we here highly introduce you the Pavtube MXF Converter for Mac, which is a professional MXF to Avid converter that also can handle MXF with other NLE applications with ease.

Download Sony PMW-300K1 to FCP X converter from our website and install it on your Mac computer. Besides Mac version, this software also has Windows version which can help you to convert Sony PMW-300K1 MXF files on Windows PC. ‘Add video’ or ‘Add from folder’ could both be your assistants to load your files in. Only for Avid? We can easily find it when we drop down the output list, ‘Avid Media Composer’>>’DNxHD MOV’.


Before you click the ‘Convert’ to wait for your conversion result, could I show you around the ‘Editor’ interface there? Maybe here you can do some simple editing adjustments. ‘Trim’ to decide the video length, ‘Crop’ to drop off the unwanted clips, etc. More details are waiting here for you.


Finally, just go back to the main interface to hit the red big button 'Convert' as the last step! With a 6X faster speed of covnersion, you can just be relaxed here! Work Sony PMW-300K1 footage with Avid MC which means transcode MXF to DNxHD MOV, right? 
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Thursday, November 27, 2014

Natively Move Files From QuickTime to Avid Media Composer ?

Why can’t I import my files from QuickTime to Avid Media Composer so natively? Could you explain something to me?

As different editing tools differ from each other, so have you ever got the trouble of moving files from one to another? Here we got a typical one, troubled in transferring QuickTime videos to Avid Media Composer? Just follow the steps to know how and why.

Frankly speaking, in some ways, QuickTime and Avid Media Composer have the common supported video codec, DNxHD .mov. While for incompatible one, some troubles you may -on your screen, let’s see the example which shows the questions between QuickTime and Avid.



‘The problem I am having is that any time I try to bring in any type of Quicktime file into my timeline, it imports the audio but the video is just blackness. There is a video aspect that appears on the timeline, so it's not like it's only importing audio...in a way. There is video along with it, it is just nothing but black. This goes for .mov, .mp4, and any other Quicktime file type.’

In a word, the easiest and effective method of importing files from QuickTime to Avid is converting the original videos to DNxHD .mov for Avid. Searched online, you may find Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac can handle this job well. With only one screen shot, I’m sure you can learn the main conversion steps well. Additionally, for other incompatible video formats to Avid MC, such as the MXF in Avid, XAVC files in Avid, AVCHD MTS to Avid, etc, you can all take a reference.

Here we can also take the introduction of some main conversion steps from above. Download and install the program according to its instructions, ‘Add video’ and ‘Add from folder’ can help you load your files successfully. On the output list, just find the item’ Avid Media Composer’>>’DNxHD mov’ for the best one. For the next step, why not get the ‘Settings’ to adjust your video size, bitrates, frame rate or something else on your own?



 Finally, ‘Convert’ on the main interface is waiting for you to end your preparation work. If you are the first time to work woth Avid, why not take the following transferring article to learn more? With this multiple functional video converter, we can easily move files from QuickTime to Avid MC. Yu won't miss it!

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

MXF Not Friendly with Premiere Pro CC? How to Solve it?

It is common if you find your MXF files cannot be imported in Premiere Pro CC, this paper can tell you why and how to handle well with your MXF footage.


‘I am relatively new to Premiere from FCP and I've been cutting with it for a few months. I started out with CS6 because I had Snow Leopard. Just recently upgraded to Mavericks and then was able to download Premiere Pro CC. I have a project that I started in CS6 and am now having trouble with it in CC. All my MXF clips are messed up and all playback shows a white screen. How did it happen?’

Although Adobe PP CC offers much better native MXF support than its predecessor, Avid capture MXF files, P2 MXF in P2 card PROXY, etc MXF footages still can’t be supported by Premiere Pro CC. Searched online, you will find some similar questions. 

If you want to import and edit MXF files in Premiere Pro CC in a flawless way, the reliable workaround I've found so far is to transcode MXF to MPEG-2 or WMV, the most edit-friendly format for Adobe(any version). So a professional MXF to Premiere converter is necessary. Why not take the Pavtube iMixMXF for a try? Only works with MXF files, you can enjoy a lot with its good reputation.

Step 1.Load your files and choose the right output.
Free download and install the program, click "Add Video" button to import .MXF files. Note that you should find the MXF video from one MXF whole structure folder. Drop down the output list, for suitable output ones, let’s find the item ‘Adobe Premiere Pro/Sony Vegas’>>’MPEG-2(*.mpg)’ as the best one.


Step 2. (Optional function)In case the default settings do not fit your requirement, you can click "Settings" button and enter "Profile Settings" panel to adjust video size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channels. 


Finally, if you are sure you have done all the preparation you want, just go back to the main interface and click the 'Convert' to start your work! So for those MXF users, this article may become hot, right? Still no ideas of transferring files into Premiere Pro CC? Here we go ! 

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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Good Solutions to Import MKV to iDVD and Burn DVD on Mac?

Do you  have any hobbies of burning MKV videos to DVD with your iDVD? Before we start to burn these videos, how to import our MKV files to iDVD on Mac has become the top point because we all know that iDVD could not accept all the video formats, the container format MKV is the typical one. 


MKV, as a special container format, they are very efficient in size and performance, but the problem with MKV files is that they can be quite difficult to run on specific programs. Popular video software like iDVD or Xbox does not actually support MKV files, other popular media players are included too, such as QuickTime, Apple TV, etc because it’s not a traditional file format that it recognizes or can work with. So how to smoothly import MKV files in could be a hard task for you, right?

Fortunately, we here would like to show some details on how to solve the trouble above and in other ways, we can also learn how to burn MKV videos to DVD on Mac with the ripper iDVD. For a first step, just download the MKV to iDVD Video Converter for Mac, which can be a loyal assistant to give you a big favor.

Add video ‘or ‘Add from folder’ to load your original MKV source in, then, we recommend you the ‘Common Video’>>’MOV-QuickTime (*.mov)’ as the best output one. 


Tips: You can also adjust resolution, frame rate, encoder, bitrate for audio, bitrate for video, sample rate, and channels to optimize the output file in ‘Settings’ on the main interface.


Click the ‘Convert’ and then you can just wait for your output MOV videos, such an easy operation program that can be accepted by everyone, right? Additionally, since the upgraded version 4.8.2.0 has released out, the Windows MKV converter can support the H.265/HEVC videos input and output well, do you wanna a try?

 Then we come to the part 2, let’s see how to burn MKV to DVD with iDVD. 
  • Open iDVD and click the Create a New Project button. (Note: If you had previously created an iDVD project, iDVD will open it. Once your old project opens, go to the File menu and choose New to open a new project.)
  • Enter a title and choose a location, then select an aspect ratio (for either standard or widescreen TV). Click Create.
  • Once in project mode, drag the converted MKV files to the iDVD project window or click the "File > Import > Video..." to navigate and import the converted MKV movies.
  • When you've finished your project in iDVD, click the Burn button and insert a recordable DVD disc to burn MKV to DVD disc with this iDVD app.

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Play iMovie Video in Windows Media Player or Edit in Windows Movie Maker

Any ideas of playing iMovie videos in Windows Media Player or editing in Windows Movie Maker? Here you may find some solutions.


Generally speaking, this guide is designed for those Windows users, if you have the needs to export iMovie to WMV for sharing with Windows-based friends like play iMovie in Windows Media Player, or edit iMovie in Windows Movie Maker etc. But in reality iMovie can not directly export WMV for Windows Movie Maker and Windows Media player. So for further learning of the mosr compatible iMovie AVI,  let's move on the steps. 

Today here we won’t talk about the third-party tools which are especially designed for iMovie, as you all know, they are not so stable to handle the job well. On the other hand, there is a professional iMovie to WMV Converter which is so suitable for Windows users. Various kinds of output formats you can choose for your needs. 

Guide on how to work iMovie files in Windows Media Player and Windows Movie Maker:

 When you install the program correctly on your computer, two buttons there you can load your original files in. ‘Add video’ or ‘Add from folder’ are both available. On the output list, you can easily find the ‘Common Video’>>’WMV3(WMV9)(*.wmv)’, which we designed for Windows Media Player and Windows Movie Maker. Up to now, you may find the secrets on how to make some incompatible videos such as MTS, MXF, etc accepted by iMovie also with this video converter.


Wanna more adjustments in ‘Settings’ button? Usually, we all need to make some dispose with our videos, such as the video size, bitrates or the frame rate. Audio channel here is also available. Then you can click the ‘Conversion’ to start your work.


Tips: ‘Acceleration’ here you may not know much. If you get into the ‘Options’ item you may find the ‘Acceleration; icon. If there is an NVIDIA/AMD graphics card that supports CPU en-decoding acceleration installed on your computer, you may enjoy watching or editing iMove files on Windows Media Player or Windows Movie Maker!

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Upload Sony HXR-NX3/VG1 AVCHD MTS Files to Youtube/Vimeo?

Would you like to enjoy yourown shootings online? Such as sharing on YouTube and Vimeo? The following guide can tell you how to upload your Sony HXR-NX3/VG1 AVCHD MTS recordings to YouTube or Vimeo.


‘Hello there, I have a dog and his name is Nick, we have been together for 3years. Each time when I took him out for playing I will shoot some videos with my favorite Sony HXR-NX3/VG1 camera. Actually, I’m a professional phtotgrapher. After collecting so many video clips with Nick, I recently got an idea of uploading these MTS footage online for sharing with some other friends. Some trouble got during the process, could you do me a favor? Either YouTube or Vimeo is okay!’

It doesn’t matter you don’t know that both YouTube and Vimeo are not suitable for all video formats, of course the AVCHD MTS footage shot by Sony HXR-NX3/VG1 is not accepted too. So why not make some changes? Is that will be possible if we convert the MTS to FLV for YouTube or AVI for Vimeo, which is the best one for two guys. With the stable converting capacity and easy operation, Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac/Windows can do this well.

 Related questions asked there: How can I upload 4K movies to YouTube or download YouTube videos to TV for a playback? These are all similar questions which asked on YouTube forum. Do you have any better solutions?

Tips: Whatever the camera output the MTS files, it can work well even on the latest operation Window10 and Mac OS X 10.10(Yosemite).

Some specific steps of conversion are allowed here for you:
When you load your files in this program with the ‘Add’ button, tick on the clips what you want on the list. On the output list, you can choose the ‘Flash Video’>>’FLV H.264 (*.flv)’ for YouTube like this:


For Vimeo, you should select this item, ‘HD Video’>>’AVI HD Video(*.avi)’ as the most compatible one.



Want to make them more beautiful on YouTube or Vimeo? On the main interface, ‘Edit’ is waiting for you. ‘Trim’ to decide where to start and where to end, ‘Crop’ to cut some unwanted clips, ‘Subtitles’ to add some explanations to your audience.


With the 6X faster conversion speed you won’t wait for a long time. Click the ‘Convert’ button, you can finish your preparation and start your job. After that, is that cool to enjoy your Sony MTS recordings on YouTube or Vimeo with the high quality? 

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