Tutorial of Getting Sony FDR-AX33 4K XAVC S Footage into Avid Media Composer

How can you convert Sony FDR-AX33 XAVC S files to Avid DNxHD mov file for Avid Media Composer? Come here to find the solution. Let's start!

Sony FDR-AX33 has the ability to record 4K video in XAVC S format, which may take up a big occupy on the camcorder market in the future. However, the problem that filmmaker considered is that how to make these outstanding 4K XAVC S videos into Avid or other NLEs for editing smoothly. Follow on, this article will give you right direction.

XAVC S (*.mp4) format is efficient, but simply isn't engineered to maintain quality during complex post production effects processing. Uncompressed HD format delivers superior image quality, but data rates and file sizes can stop a workflow dead in its tracks. On the contrary, Avid DNxHD MOV format delivers both efficiency and quality without compromises. So, before editing Sony FDR-AX33 XAVC S in Avid, you'd better convert XAVC S to Avid DNxHD MOV with a powerful third party program.



After testing countless freeware and commercial software, I highly recommend Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac to you which is the best XAVC (S) Converter for you to encode Sony FDR-AX33 XAVC S files for Avid smooth editing on Mac (Yosemite included). In addition, the program is capable of converting common videos into other professional codecs like MPEG-2 , Apple ProRes, AIC, etc on Mac OS X for smoothly importing and editing in various non-linear editing systems (NLE), including Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, iMovie/FCE and more. If you're using a PC, please turn to its equivalent Windows version BrorsoftVideo Converter. Now, download the software on computer and follow the steps below to start conversion.

(Note: Click here for OS X 10.5)

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How to Import Sony FDR-AX33 XAVC S files to Avid

Step One: Run the top-rated Sony XAVC Converter in Mac. Click "Add" button to load the source Sony FDR-AX33 XAVC S files.



Step Two: Go to format column to choose "Avid Media Composer" > "Avid DNxHD(*.mov)" as output format for Avid.



Tips: If you'd like to customize advanced audio and video parameters like Video Codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, Audio codec, sample rate, audio channels, pls turn to "Settings" page.

Step Three: Hit the convert button, it will start converting XAVC S from Sony FDR-AX33 for importing to Avid. Soon after the conversion, just click "Open" button to get the generated files for natively editing in Avid perfectly.

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