FDR-AX100/B and FCP 6/7/X-Transcode XAVC S form Sony AX100 to Final Cut Pro

Sony Handycam FDR-AX100/B 4K Ultra HD Camcorder
The Sony Handycam FDR-AX100/B can record Full 4K footage at 24p, and 30p. It can also record Full HD at 60p, 24p, and 30p. And it uses the new highly efficient XAVC-S 4K compression format (60Mbps bit rate) to record 4K @ 30p, or (50Mbps bit rate) to record 1080p video at 60p. The codec is so efficient, that it can hold 1 hour of 4K video on a standard 32GB Class 10 SDHC/SDXC memory card. Most other 4K camcorders require exotic storage or multiple cards to record to.

Sony FDR-AX100’s XAVC S codec is a new one, and is not widely supported. As far as I know FCP 6/7 and even FCP X can’t support XAVC S 4K & HD perfectly. So, how to solve it?

To get rid of the issues, you need to transcode Sony XAVC S to ProRes- a more "edit" friendly codec with a video app like Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac.

It is the best Sony XAVC S video converter tool for you. The program comes with several optimized format for FCP as well as iMovie, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro. It enables you to transcode Sony AX100 XAVC S to ProRes 422, ProRes 4444 for using in Final Cut Pro directly without any codec problems. What’s more, this 4K Video Converter Mac also provides an access to touch up TiVo videos, which including trimming, cropping, appending artistic effects and more. Just download it and follow the tutorial below to get the work done.

Convert/Import Sony FDR-AX100 4K files to Final Cut Pro

Step 1. Launch the XAVC S to ProRes Converter and click "Add File" button to locate the XAVC S file(s) you want to add.



Tips:
1) Check the “Merge into one file” box, you can join several video clips together if necessary.
2) If you are also a FCP X user, before you try to do the conversion, don’t forget to make sure that you have installed the Apple ProRes Codec manually since the FCP X asks users to install it by themselves.

Step 2. Choose FCP preferred format. Click “Format” pull down list to select Final Cut Pro> Apple PreRes 422(*.mov) as output format. This format is specially designed for FCP, so that you can edit 4K video in Final Cut Pro perfectly.



Step 3. Click "Settings" to fix the frame rate, bitrate, video size, etc to your needs. To have a smooth editing with Final Cut Pro, you need create the files with the appropriate resolution and frame rate that matches your source footage.

Step 4. Click the big "Convert" button at the bottom right corner to finish encoding XAVC S from Sony FDR-AX100 to ProRes for Final Cut Pro 6/7 or FCP X.

After the conversion, you can find the output files by clicking "Open" button on the main interface, then you can transfer the encoded XAVC S files to FCP to play and edit without any issue.

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FDR-AX100/B and FCP 6/7/X-Transcode XAVC S form Sony AX100 to Final Cut Pro

Sony Handycam FDR-AX100/B 4K Ultra HD Camcorder
The Sony Handycam FDR-AX100/B can record Full 4K footage at 24p, and 30p. It can also record Full HD at 60p, 24p, and 30p. And it uses the new highly efficient XAVC-S 4K compression format (60Mbps bit rate) to record 4K @ 30p, or (50Mbps bit rate) to record 1080p video at 60p. The codec is so efficient, that it can hold 1 hour of 4K video on a standard 32GB Class 10 SDHC/SDXC memory card. Most other 4K camcorders require exotic storage or multiple cards to record to.

Sony FDR-AX100’s XAVC S codec is a new one, and is not widely supported. As far as I know FCP 6/7 and even FCP X can’t support XAVC S 4K & HD perfectly. So, how to solve it?

To get rid of the issues, you need to transcode Sony XAVC S to ProRes- a more "edit" friendly codec with a video app like Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac.

It is the best Sony XAVC S video converter tool for you. The program comes with several optimized format for FCP as well as iMovie, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro. It enables you to transcode Sony AX100 XAVC S to ProRes 422, ProRes 4444 for using in Final Cut Pro directly without any codec problems. What’s more, this 4K Video Converter Mac also provides an access to touch up TiVo videos, which including trimming, cropping, appending artistic effects and more. Just download it and follow the tutorial below to get the work done.

Convert/Import Sony FDR-AX100 4K files to Final Cut Pro

Step 1. Launch the XAVC S to ProRes Converter and click "Add File" button to locate the XAVC S file(s) you want to add.



Tips:
1) Check the “Merge into one file” box, you can join several video clips together if necessary.
2) If you are also a FCP X user, before you try to do the conversion, don’t forget to make sure that you have installed the Apple ProRes Codec manually since the FCP X asks users to install it by themselves.

Step 2. Choose FCP preferred format. Click “Format” pull down list to select Final Cut Pro> Apple PreRes 422(*.mov) as output format. This format is specially designed for FCP, so that you can edit 4K video in Final Cut Pro perfectly.



Step 3. Click "Settings" to fix the frame rate, bitrate, video size, etc to your needs. To have a smooth editing with Final Cut Pro, you need create the files with the appropriate resolution and frame rate that matches your source footage.

Step 4. Click the big "Convert" button at the bottom right corner to finish encoding XAVC S from Sony FDR-AX100 to ProRes for Final Cut Pro 6/7 or FCP X.

After the conversion, you can find the output files by clicking "Open" button on the main interface, then you can transfer the encoded XAVC S files to FCP to play and edit without any issue.

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Sony A7s video conversion for Mac-Import/Edit Sony a7s 4k XAVC S file in FCP/FCE/iMovie

How to edit Sony A7s 4K XAVC video in Apple softwares like FCP, FCE, iMovie? You need to convert Sony XAVC to ProRes MOV for Mac FCP/iMovie better importing and editing? So XAVC Video Converter is your best choice to convert XAVC video on Mac and Windows.It does feel initially like the new A7s could be a serious contender for the Panasonic GH4… what do you think?

I will be shooting with both of these cameras this year. I am super excited to own both of them. I’ve already shot for a week with a pre-production GH4 and loved the images. For me the pair of them each have their own purpose. Speaking personally for my own filmmaking work, the GH4 has the advantage of small size and stealth as it doesn’t need an external monitor or recorder for 4K recording and it has a sensor size compatible with my Cooke PL mount lenses. This will be useful for on-location situations that call for high image quality but discrete filming, to capture a natural mood and non-staged moments as a documentary shooter.

The A7S I will use for low light shooting mostly or when I specifically want a full frame look for a locked down shot. Overall I am expecting the image to be most exciting from the A7S. Full frame – love it. Low light – love it. No internal codec – don’t love it!


While, if you want to edit the XAVC S videos from Sony a7S, you may find the high quality XAVC S files are not recognized by most editing software like iMovie, Final Cut Pro, FCE, etc. So, how to import Sony XAVC S clips from Sony a7S to iMovie, FCP, FCE correctly?

The basic reason why we can’t work XVAC S videos on Mac easily is that XAVC S codec is a new one, and is not widely supported. In order to make the XAVC S videos from Sony A7s compatible with iMovie/FCE/FCP, a workable way is to convert Sony a7S XAVC S to iMovie/FCP/FCE compatible format. Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is the solid tool to help users make the XAVC S transcoding on Mac OS X.

With it, you can effortlessly encode/re-encode XAVC S intra footage shot from Sony A7S for smoothly importing and editing in various non-linear editing systems (NLE), including Final Cut Pro 6/7, FCP X, iMovie, Final Cut Express, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer and more. And there is no need to worry about the quality loss.

Below is the simple guide about how to convert Sony A7s XAVC S footage into FCP, iMovie, FCE

STEP 1: You need to download, install and run the smart XAVC S Converter Mac and transfer your XAVC S recordings to the program from the Sony A7s. Join videos clips via checking the “Merge into one” box.



STEP 2: Click on the “Format” bar and choose a best editable format.

a. To edit Sony A7s XAVC S in FCP X/7/6, please select Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) as the output format.



b. For iMovie or Final Cut Express, choose iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov) as output format.



PS: You also can click “Settings” to set video frame rate, video size and Video Bitrate as you want.

STEP 3: As soon as all things are finished, please click “Convert” button to start the Sony XAVC S video conversion on Mac OS X.

Once the conversion is 100% completed, you can smoothly copy the converted files to FCP/Movie/FCE.

Additional Tips:

This powerful Mac XAVC S Converter not only can help you to convert XAVC S files, but also can help you convert AVCHD to Final Cut Pro, Adobe PP, Avid MC, iMovie compatible format that you recorded from Sony Alpha 7s. In other words, this video app can aid you to resolve all the importing incompatible issues on Mac OS X.

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Disney Blu-ray Backup:How to digitize Disney Blu-rays to Mac Hard drvie

Summary: This articles is about how to copy popular protected Disney Blu-ray movies on Mac OS X(Mavericks) for easier organizing, storing and playing. Just get some tips from this article.



As we know, Disney Blu-ray has copy protection, it is usually not easy to be backed up or directly played on media devices. When you collect some Disney Blu-ray discs, you would probably seek for some methods to make copy of your Disney Blu-ray movies. But how? In this article, I will share my way to copy Disney Blu-ray on Mac OS X(Mavericks included). Learn details.

Since Disney Blu-rays are copy-protected, the freeware like Handbrake can’t help you to digitize your Disney BD collections. To backup Disney Blu-ray on Mac quickly and efficiently, what you need is a more professional Mac Blu-ray ripping tool. Here Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac is highly recommended to you.

This Blu-ray Ripping software for Mac prefers to bypass the encryption immediately after it appears, stripping the protection before playback software recognizes the disc, and it can always catch up with the latest Blu ray copy protection variant. With the tool, you can easily copy Disney Blu-ray whole content or just backup main movie from Disney Blu-ray with its provided copying features. Plus, it provides kinds of presets for hot tablets and smartphones including iPad, HTC, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Galaxy S3/S4, Nook HD, Kindle Fire HD(X), Google Nexus 10/7 and more, making the conversion much easier and efficient.

How to Copy Disney Blu-ray movies on Mac

Solution 1: Backup Disney Blu-ray full disc on Mac

Step 1. Launch the Mac Blu-ray copying software. Click the BD disc button to load your Blu-ray movies. The Blu-ray titles and chapters will be listed on the program within a few seconds.



Step 2. Click “Browse” button to select a destination folder for the output files.

Step 3. Click “Copy the entire disc” button in the main interface to starts copying the Disney Bluray disc on Mac OS X(Mavericks) maintaining the original structure menu.

As soon as the copying task finished, you can click “Open” button to locate the Blu-ray directory. The decrypted Blu-ray folder contains all information and contents in the original disc.

Solution 2: Backup Disney Blu-ray main movie on Mac

Launch the Disney Blu-ray Copying software Mac. Click the BD disc button to load your Blu-ray content.



2. Click “Format” bar, choose “Copy” > “Directly Copy” from the Format menu and then specify a folder to save the M2TS files from Blu-ray disc.



3. Hit “Convert” button to start copying M2TS streams from your Disney Blu-ray Disc to hard drive.

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Sony TD30V/B in Avid MC-Way to load 3D AVCHD .mts from Sony HDR-TD30V/B into Avid Media Composer 6.5/7

Learn from this article, you can easily convert and import Sony TD30V/B 3D AVCHD footage into Avid Media Composer for further editing on Mac (OS X 10.9 Mavericks included).
The new HDR-TD30V/B camcorder features two wide-angle Sony G Lenses, two Exmor R™ CMOS sensor, two BIONZ image processors and more to make your special moments even better the second time round.

*Double Exmor R CMOS Sensor
*Double Sony Lens G & BIONZ sensor
*20.4M Still Picture
*10x Optical zoom (in 2D/3D) (17x in 2D extended zoom, 120x in 2D digital zoom)
*Optical SteadyShot (Active Mode)
*3.5" Wide Fine Glass-Free 3D LCD

While you got Sony HDR-TD30V/B Camcorder, you will find that 3D files are exported with the 2 sides (L&R) together. It’s not so easy to handle 3D video files on Mac I use Mac and prefer the new Avid Media Composer 7, but importing 3D MTS to Avid Composer is not so easy as I thought, so change Sony 3D MTS videos to a Mac acceptable format is a have-to-do step if you intend to import and edit Sony 3D AVCHD in Avid MC, iMovie, FCE, FCP, etc Mac tools.Below is a How-To guide for us.

[How to] Convert Sony HDR-TD30V/B AVCHD footage to Avid Media Composer

The quick workaround is to use the easy-to-use yet professional app called Brorosft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac which can be used as a Sony AVCHD MTS Converter under OS X Leopard (10.5), Snow Leopard (10.6), Lion (10.7), Mountain Lion (10.8). It is free, clean and safe to install and use. With it, you can effortlessly transfer and ingest TD30V/B MTS footage to Avid MC for further editing, and it works well and converts flawlessly.

Step 1: Intall, and launch the Avid MTS Converter Mac, and then "Add" to load Sony TD30V/B MTS video files or directly drag the files into file list.



Step 2: Click "Format" bar to choose Avid Media Composer -> Avid DNXHD (*.mov), this format is best presetted for Avid Media Composer editing.



Tips: Click "Settings" button in the main interface is very useful for you to customize the Video Codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, Audio codec, sampling rate, bit rate, channels.

Step 3: After above steps, you can click "Convert" to start to transcode Sony MTS to Avid DNXHD codec for native editing.

After the conversion, click the “Open” button to locate converted files, then load DNxHD .MOV files in AMC. Now you can successfully and easily import Sony TD30V/B 1080 MTS footage to Avid Media Composer 6/5/6.5/HD for editing with best quality.

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