Summary: Have a lot of Sony HDV files at hands? Before uploading them to Vimeo for sharing with others, do you want to polish Sony HDV files with the help of FCP 7? Move on to find out how to edit Sony HDV files in FCP 7.
HDV is a format for recording of high-definition video on DV cassette tape. The format was originally developed by JVC and supported by Sony, Canon, and Sharp. Conceived as an affordable high definition format for digital camcorders, HDV quickly caught on with many amateur and professional videographers due to its low cost, portability, and image quality acceptable for many professional productions. It is also possible to record M2TS file to any media that offers enough capacity, like a DVD, external HDD drive or a memory card.As default editing software on Mac, FCP must be the first choice. It’s suitable for both amateur and professional videographers. On the other hand, problems have shown up: “Hi, all, I’m trying to import Sony HDV files to FCP 7 for editing. Unfortunately, FCP 7 seems not to recognize my Sony HDV files as import. I’ve visited Apple’s website, but couldn’t find a remedy for my issue. ”From online technical datas, we know that FCP supported file formats are as follows:Video Formats: Apple Animation codec, Apple Intermediate codec, Apple ProRes(all versions), AVC-intra, AVCHD (including AVCCAM, AVCHD Lite, and NXCAM), DV (including DVCAM, DVCPRO, and DVCPRO50), DVCPRO HD, H.264, HDV, iFrame, Motion JPEG(OpenDML only), MPEG IMX(D-10), REDCODE RAW (R3D), Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2, Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2, XAVC, XDCAM HD/EX/HD422, QuickTime formats.Audio Formats: AAC, AIFF, BWF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAVContainer Format: 3GP, AVI, MP4, MXF, QuickTimeIt’s obviously that HDV is in the video formats that supported by FCP. However, we couldn’t get clear the container format of your original Sony HDV files. Only the container format and the video format are both supported by FCP can you edit files in FCP 7 smoothly.Generally, we can use Log and Transfer or Log and Capture to import Sony HDV files to FCP 7 for editing, but don’t expect it to result in top quality. From Apple official website or the information we mentioned above, you will know that FCP best supported video codec is Apple ProRes codec, which is native codec for Final Cut Pro editing on Mac. So we could depend on Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac. The one used here can meet your demands with its simple interface but rich functions.
How to edit Sony HDV files in FCP 7?Step 1: Import Sony HDV files to Mac MTS Converter. Run it as the best Mac MTS Converter, and click the “Add video” button to load your original files. You may also directly drag and drop files to application UI for importing files.
Step 2: Click the “Format” option and navigate the mouse cursor to “Final Cut Pro>>Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” as output format.
Step 3: Click “Settings” button to customize the output video and audio settings by yourself. But if you are not good at it, you’d better use the default parameters, they will ensure you a good balance between file size and image quality basically. You can change the resolution, bit rate, frame rate as you need.Step 4: When everything is ready, click “Convert” to start converting Sony HDV to ProRes. This Mac MTS/M2TS Converter supports batch conversion so you may load multiple files and convert them at one time.Conclusion: Now, you can edit Sony HDV files in FCP 7 freely. After polishing, you can uploading them to Vimeo for sharing.Further Reading:
Summary: FFmpeg is a free refined piece of conversion tool for Windows and Linux and it is a command-line tool that allows you to convert virtually any video and audio formats to another format.
How does this “FFmpeg” work?
The good news for Linux users is that the H.265 codec is available in the popular encoding suite “ffmpeg”. Although “ffmpeg” probably exists in your distro’s repositories, it might be out of date or it might not have support for H.265 compiled in. Download either the 32-bit or 64-bit .tar.xz file. If you are unsure which one to download, then use the 32-bit one. In the directory where you downloaded the file, run the following command to unpack the archive file. Although it is realizable to convert video to M3U8 with FFmpeg, the whole process is a bit difficult for our green hands.
Another popular video converter- works well on Windows operation.
Pavtube Video Converter (version 4.8.6.2), which also named as the M3U8 Converter that specially designed for M3U8. In this upgraded version, we will find several obvious changes there, such as supporting M3U8 output and etc. With M3U8 output, it’s fast to drag the video. There is no extra datas and no need for buffering. In other words, you can drag the video to any point for smoothly playing immediately. What’s more? The original supporting effect is good. You can know more about M3U8 upgrade news from Pavtube official website. It’s better than FFmpeg because several steps are enough for this program. It’s indeed easy to use!
Tips: Convert video to M3U8 with FFmpeg Alternatives for Mac OS X
How to convert video to M3U8 for smoothly and immediately playing?
Step 1: Download and install the program. Click “Add video” on the main interface to load your files to the program. You can also drag the files to the program’s window list directly. This program can also support the batch video clips.
Step 2: Click the “Format” bar to get the drop-down menu and you can get “HLS Streaming (m3u8)”. Choose “ipad m3u8 streaming” or “iphone m3u8 streaming” as best output format. Any media player supporting TS format are all available for playing M3U8 format files.
Step 3: Click “Settings” button to customize the output video and audio settings by yourself. Video codec is the default H.264 and audio codec is the default AAC. You can change the resolution, bit rate, frame rate as you need. But if you are not good at it, you’d better use the default parameters, they will ensure you a good balance between file size and image quality basically.
Step 4: When everything is done, you can take a preview by hitting “Play” button. If you are satisfied with the final result, you can click “Convert” button to finish the conversion work.
Conclusion: From the two measures we mentioned above, I don’t know which one you will like as the best. But frankly speaking, if you are not familiar with video to M3U8 conversion, I suggest you to choose the easiest one. Pavtube Video Converter can do you a big favor. Such an easy operation that all of us can do well.
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Summary: With the Phantom 2 Vision+, you can records MP4 formats, but most users may find a problem when converting DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ MP4 to iMovie for editing. These MP4 files are clunky to edit requiring much rendering when in an iMovie timeline.
The Phantom 2 Vision+ Quadcopter with Gimbal-Stabilized 14MP, 1080p Camera from DJI is based on the same air frame as the Phantom 2 and Phantom 2 Vision. Unlike its siblings, however, it features a 14 MP camera that is stabilized and controlled with an integrated 3-axis gimbal. Gimbal stabilization makes the Phantom 2 Vision+ ideal for shooting aerial footage and photos. The camera can take 14 MP, Adobe DNG RAW photos, and can record video in 1080p Full HD at 30 fps or 720p at 60 fps for creating slow motion effects.As we know, MP4 is widely used for saving media datum. And it can be found in lots of places, such as camcorders (GoPro/Sony or other camcorders), websites (YouTube/Fox or other Video websites) and even the newly aerial apparatus like DJI Phantom 2 Vision+. It is a common video format for users to share.Although MP4 is in the supported file formats of iMovie, sometimes, you will find it's not easy to import MP4 to iMovie for editing. There are some video or audio codec problems when you try to use a MP4 file in iMovie. Actually, this is due to the MP4 files codec. While, MP4 is a container format which hold various video and audio codecs and that's why you will encounter problems when you attempt to edit MP4 videos in iMovie.Some main formats that iMovie supported are allowed below:
List of iMovie exported video formats:
Afterwards, when you got a pile of DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ H.264 MP4 videos, there’s no luck iMovie can support all of your MP4 media. If you are not a technical guy and have no idea about what to do temporarily, you can take H.264 MP4 to AIC MOV, iMovie best accepted format, into consideration. The conversion is darn easy to be finished with only several clicks without loss of video quality. On this occasion, to achieve that, you are highly recommended to ask a professional program for help- Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac. It has a built-in preset for iMovie so that users can directly select it to get iMovie files. How to import DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ Video to iMovie for editing?Step 1: Download and have a quick installation. The trial version will have a watermark on your converted files. Except for that, there are no time limitation, no virus, and no unnecessary bundle apps while downloading. After that, click “Add Video” button to load DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ H.264 MP4 videos. You can load several files at once thanks to “Add from folder” button.
Step 2: Here, you need to choose what you want the output to be. Click “Format” drop-down list, and then select “iMovie and Final Cut Express>>Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)” as the best output format.
Step 3: Click “Settings” button to customize the output video and audio settings by yourself. But if you are not good at it, you’d better use the default parameters, they will ensure you a good balance between file size and image quality basically. You can change the resolution, bit rate, frame rate as you need.Step 4: When everything is done, you can take a preview by hitting “Play” button. If you are satisfied with the final result, you can click “Convert” button to finish the conversion work.Conclusion: Once the conversion process is complete, you can click “Open Folder” button to get the generated files for editing DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ H.264 MP4 video in iMovie with optimum performance. Let’s have a try!Read More:
Summary: In mention of iMovie, we all know that it makes viewing and working with video as simple as organizing your photos. Importing MP4 to iMovie is not a strange thing for most Mac users, and we can easily edit MP4 in iMovie in most cases. What’s the matter on earth that iMovie doesn’t allow you to select the MP4 file sometimes?
“iMovie won't import MP4, why? Sometimes, I can edit MP4 file in it successfully, but it also happens MP4 cannot added into iMovie. What's the solution?”iMovie is one of the best video editing tools for Mac. With it, you can beautify your videos simply by cutting, cropping, merging, adding effects etc. to them. It works stable on Mac computer, so it's loved by millions of users. On the official site, it says iMovie 11 can support DV, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MOV and M4V file types. According to this, you are enabled to import MP4 to iMovie. Thus, why iMovie 11 fails to recognize some MP4 videos? You'd better to know the reason clearly in order to avoid stumbling upon the same trouble repeatedly.First and foremost, I wanna tell you that iMovie only accepts MP4 file which contains MPEG-4 and H.264 codecs. While, the audio, subtitle or other media source that embed in MP4 might have different codecs. In this case, we cannot judge the video format by examining the file extension name only. So it is impossible for the MP4 file to determine the type of streams in an MPEG-4 file based on its filename extension alone. Therefore, you may have some clues that why people using Mac always meet difficulty in importing MP4 to iMovie.All in all, to smoothly import MP4 files to iMovie, you'd better to convert these MP4 files to iMovie totally compatible formats as we searched above. To get the job well done, we need to use an all-in-one program-Pavtube Video Converter for Mac. Besides converting MP4 files to iMovie, it can also convert other video formats including AVI, WMV, MPEG, VOB, MOV, AVCHD, MTS, M2T, M2TS, TOD, MOD, XAVC, FLV, MKV, SWF, 3GP, MVI, ASF and etc to iMovie video format. A simple guide about how to import MP4 files to iMovie:Step 1: Download and have a quick installation. The trial version will have a watermark on your converted files. Except for that, there are no time limitation, no virus, and no unnecessary bundle apps while downloading. After that, click “Add Video” button to load MP4 files. You can load several files at once thanks to “Add from folder” button.
Step 2: Click the “Format” bar to get the drop-down menu and you can get “iMovie and Final Cut Express”. Choose “Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)” as best output format.Step 3: Click “Settings” button to customize the output video and audio settings by yourself. But if you are not good at it, you’d better use the default parameters, they will ensure you a good balance between file size and image quality basically. You can change the resolution, bit rate, frame rate as you need.Step 4: When everything is done, you can take a preview by hitting “Play” button. If you are satisfied with the final result, you can click “Convert” button to finish the conversion work.Conclusion: When the conversion is done, you can click “Open” to get your generated files. Now, you can edit MP4 files in iMovie without any hassles.Further Reading:
Summary: “Has anyone worked with AVCHD MTS files from the Sony Alpha 77 Mark II camera? Looking for some tips regarding post workflow and getting the recorded AVCHD to FCP X for further editing. I have 1080p AVCHD of the footage which doesn’t always get along with FCP X. Any and all advice is welcome and appreciated.”
The Sony Alpha 77 Mark II is an extraordinary high spec enthusiast / semi-pro digital SLR camera. Designed to ensure you never miss the moment in also has 12fps continuous shooting for amazing action sequences, and 79 AF points for a very sophisticated and accurate focus. The BIONZ X image processor makes sure even with all this information the camera never gets flustered.
Sony Alpha 77 Mark II captures spectacular HD movies in your choice of super-smooth 60p, standard 60i or cinematic 24p, all at Full HD 1920*1080 resolution. AVCHD codec delivers stunning picture quality. MP4 codec offers smaller files for easier upload to the web. But the HD experience also brings a problem to the users who want to edit Sony A77 Mark II AVCHD MTS footages in FCP X as we mentioned at the very beginning.
Here recommended the best Sony A77 Mark II 1080/60p AVCHD MTS to FCP X Converter- Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac. It can not only do the conversion from Sony A77 Mark II 1080/60p AVCHD MTS to Apple ProRes, native supported by FCP X, but also is equipped with some simple editing features, such as merging several Sony Alpha 77 Mark II 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, thus it will be on the top of your list. If you have the same problem about editing Sony A77 Mark II AVCHD MTS in FCP X, check out the brief guide below.
How to edit Alpha 77 Mark II AVCHD MTS in FCP X?
Step 1: Connect your Sony Alpha 77 Mark II camcorder to Mac via USB cable and find the AVCHD MTS files from the camera folder. Then copy and transfer the AVCHD MTS files from Alpha 77 Mark II to the Apple hard drive disk.
Step 2: Import Alpha 77 Mark II AVCHD MTS files to Mac MTS Converter. Run it as the best Mac MTS Converter, and click the “Add video” button to load AVCHD MTS files. You may also directly drag and drop AVCHD MTS videos to application UI for importing files.
Step 3: Click the “Format” option and navigate the mouse cursor to “Final Cut Pro>>Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” as output format.
Step 4: When everything is ready, click “Convert” to start converting Alpha 77 Mark II AVCHD MTS to ProRes. This Mac MTS/M2TS Converter supports batch conversion so you may load multiple files and convert them at one time.
Conclusion: Now, you can edit Alpha 77 Mark II AVCHD MTS files in FCP X freely. Good news! During May 29th to June 1st, you can get our part products 40% off. Why not take a close look at our event and have a try? Happy weekend!
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Summary: Meet troubles when importing XAVC-L MXF to Avid MC 8 on Mac? This article I’ll concentrate on how to encode/decode X70 XAVC-L MXF to Avid MC. If you are planning to add some XAVC-L MXF clips to Avid MC 8 for further editing on Mac, just read on.
Whatever for Mac users or Windows users, some popular editing software may be taken as good assistants if you are a professional video editor. As Windows users have Windows Movie Maker, Mac users always take the Final Cut Pro X/7/6 as their favorite. For Avid Media Composer, it’s suitable for both Windows users and Mac users. With hundreds of features worthy of listing, some problems or unwanted gaps may appear when editing. For example, Sony PXW-X70 XAVC-L MXF files to Avid MC 8 importing issues.To be frank, recently on some recording forums there are a few of Sony PXW-X70 users complained that Avid Media Composer can’t recognize X70 recorded XAVC-L MXF files: “Just got the Sony PXW-X70 and I can’t seem to open its XAVC-L MXF or even successfully transcode the video files into something that can be read by Avid MC. I downloaded Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac and the Acrok Video Converters and neither of them works. Very frustrated here, any advice?” “I have purchased Sony PXW-X70 camcorder last week. I have recorded several 1080p videos with Sony PXW-X70 and the recordings are in two video formats. One is XAVC-L and another is AVCHD, when I try to import the XAVC-L MXF files to Avid MC 8, it says the video formats are not supported to import.”Tips: Avid Media Composer Supported Video FormatsMany users of Sony PXW-X70 camera may all face these problems once or twice, which is the video shot under the XAVC-L code can’t be natively imported to Avid MC 8. Or the raw video X70 XAVC-L MXF can’t be well used on Mac. You got the most fascinating high definition videos recorded by your camera but you can’t do anything on them.Since DNxHD is friendly with Avid MC, after searching high and low, I got a really easy way to resolve the issue. In fact, this XAVC-L from X70 is wrapped in an MXF file that won’t be imported to Avid MC. To edit XAVC-L MXF in Avid MC 8, a suggestion is to use Pavtube MXF Converter for Mac (Review) to convert XAVC-L MXF to DNxHD MOV- ensuring maximum editing quality and efficiency when working with Avid MC 8. It's the best Mac MXF Converter on the market. In our MXF Converter for Mac review process, the Pavtube Mac MXF Converter can convert all the MXF video files we have, including Panasonic P2 MXF, Sony XDCAM MXF, Canon XF MXF, JVC MXF, BlackMagic MXF, 4K XAVC MXF, etc. are all well supported. Latest popular MXF camcorders are also supported, such as Canon XC10, Sony PXW-X70, Sony PXW-Z100, Sony PXW-X180, Sony PMW-F55, Canon XF200, XF205, etc. Some specific steps of converting XAVC-L MXF to compatible ones of Avid MC 8 on Mac are allowed here:Step 1: When you download and install the MXF Mac Converter, open the main interface and choose the “Add video” to load you files in. For the multiple video clips we can hit the “Add from folder” button.
Step 2: Click the “Format” drop-down list, and choose “Avid Media Composer>>Avid DNxHD (*.mov)” as output format.
Step 3: Most of you guys must have the desire of a further editing with your output videos, right? 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.Step 4: Click the “Convert” button under the preview window and the MXF Mac Converter starts converting.Conclusion: After converting, you can click the “Open” button to find your converted files. Now, you can edit X70 XAVC-L MXF in Avid MC 8 on Mac without any worries! What are you waiting for? Just go ahead and have a try! Enjoy it!Further Reading:
Summary: Have no idea of importing WX500 XAVC S to DaVinci Resolve Lite for advanced editing? This post intends to elaborate how to convert XAVC S to Avid DNxHD for working in DaVinci Resolve Lite with optimal performance.
Q1: Why our users love Sony WX500 camera so much?
Like the HX90, the WX500 is designed to meet the requirements of novice photographers and offers a collection of automatic shooting options, but there are also exposure modes to suit more experienced photographers: shutter priority, aperture priority and manual. Videos, however, can be shot in Full-HD at 8 bit and 4:2:0 at up to 50Mbps in AVCHD, MP4 or the new XAVC S format at 50/60p.
Q2: Causes of XAVC S files cannot be suitable for DaVinci Resolve Lite?
Granted, DaVinci Resolve Lite can handle (usually) 4K XAVC S files without much problem, but it is extremely hardware intensive. Thankfully you probably don’t have to buy a new computer, but you do need to convert XAVC S to DaVinci Resolve Lite using Avid DNxHD as primary delivery format. As same as the issues appeared in other NLEs like FCP, or iMovie/FCE, so let’s find the solutions below.
Q3: Any good professional converting tools can offered to us?
For me, of course, I don’t like convert my source videos, because the quality loss (even you can’t tell from your eyes), but if you have been driven crazy by this problem, then you may like to have a try. What I’ve tried is to convert XAVC S to Avid DNxHD for DaVinci Resolve Lite with the help of Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac. For Windows users, Pavtube HD Video Converter is the alternative choice. Since Mac version has upgraded to 4.8.5.1, it can also encode/decode H.265/HEVC videos so nicely.
Step-by-step on how to import Sony WX500 XAVC S to DaVinci Resolve Lite for editing:
Step 1: Download, install and launch the smart Mac HD Video Converter. Click “Add video” or “Add from folder” button to load XAVC S clips from Sony WX500 to the program. You can also directly drag the files to the main interface.
Step 2: Here, you need to choose what you want the output to be. Click “Format” drop-down list, and then select “Avid Media Composer>>Avid DNxHD (*.mov)” as output format for editing in DaVinci Resolve Lite.
Step 3: It’s optional to edit video files before converting. If you want to do some edit work, just hit the clip first, and then click “Edit selected task” button. As it’s shown to us, the edit function is sufficient for you to make your videos wonderful.
Step 4: Now everything has been settled, and don’t forget to set the file location. Click “Convert” button to start the conversion work and click “Open” when you finish your conversion to check your converted files.
Conclusion: Video and audio qualities are both guaranteed by this WX500 XAVC S converter. When the conversion is finished, you can import converted videos to DaVinci Resolve Lite and edit smoothly.
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