Transcoding Sony PXW-X200 XAVC to ProRes for FCP X, FCP 7

Summary: Follow the guide below and you will know how to import Sony PXW-X200 XAVC to Final Cut Pro without any problems on Mac OS X(Yosemite, Mavericks and Mountain Lion included).



The successor to the PMW-200, the Sony PXW-X200 features an improved 1/2 inch-type 3CMOS sensor that gives you full HD (1920x1080) movie capture. The PXW-X200 compresses Full HD footage using MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, and will record to XAVC using 4:2:2 10-bit sampling. While, there are a few issues when it comes to viewing, loading and editing XAVC files recorded by Sony PXW-X200 in your non-linear editing software, especially Apple’s Final Cut Pro. Don’t worry. Some tips and tricks for importing Sony PXW-X200 XAVC to Final Cut Pro are listed below.

As you see, Sony PXW-X200 uses XAVC recording format. At present XVAC, a new codec introduced by Sony, does not appear to be supported by Final Cut Pro yet. To edit Sony PMW-X200 XAVC footage in FCP X or FCP 7 smoothly, a workaround is to use Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac to transcode XAVC to ProRes, which is a friendly format supported by FCP.

Overall, the program is an easy-to-use yet professional Sony XAVC Converter for Mac. It's able to convert XAVC files from Sony PXW-X200 to Final Cut Pro fully compatible format and keep original quality at the mean while. Besides ProRes, this software can export Apple InterMedaite Codec(AIC) for iMovie/FCE, DNxHD for Avid Media Composer, MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere Pro and more NLE systems for native editing. Download the program, let’s start the conversion process.

How to Convert Sony PXW-200 footage for Editing in FCP

Step 1: Install and launch the Mac Video Converter and load the XAVC recordings to it. If you want to merge several clips, just need to check the "Merge into one" box.



Step 2: Tap the Format bar and select Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov), which is the best format for FCP.



Step 3: This XAVC to ProRes Converter allows you to choose "Settings" to set video resolution. (1920 x 1080/1440 x 1080/1280 x 720/720 x 480), bitrate(from 1Mbps to 20Mbps), frame rate (24p/30p) as you like.

Step 4: Press "Convert" button to start transcoding Sony PXW-X200 XAVC to ProRes 422 for Final Cut Pro.

When the conversion process shows in 100%, you can easily and effortlessly locate the converted ProRes .mov files by clicking the "Open" button in the main interface. Then, you can bring and edit Sony PXW-X200 XAVC footage in Final Cut Pro X or FCP 7 without any issue.

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Importing Sony PXW-FS7 XAVC Intra to Adobe Premiere Pro

Summary: In this page, we will offer a simple solution to importing and editing Sony PXW-FS7 XAVC-I files in Adobe Premiere Pro.



Sony PXW-FS7, a brilliant camera! Many videographers love it as a great all around tool. Compared to Sony F55, Sony PXW-Z100, etc, Sony PXW-FS7 offers more choices for recording formats: XAVC-I( XVAC INTRA) and XAVC-L(XVAC Long). When you got some Sony PXW-FS7 XAVC-I(or XAVC-L) videos, how to import these XAVC files from Sony PXW-FS7 to Adobe Premiere Pro for editing? Well, this article will give you the answer.

As far as I know, Media Browser is a helpful tool for users to import XAVC files to Premiere, though it has a high requirement against computer configuration, operating environment and editing software version. I’ve tried it, but it didn’t help me move my Sony PXW-FS7 XAVC-I videos to Adobe Premiere smoothly. Since the highest picture resolution and frame rate video compression codec is much more than a video format that Premiere can support, the best workaround to transfer Sony PXW-FS7 XAVC Intra footage to Adobe Premiere is to convert XAVC-I to MPEG-2, the most compatible video format for Adobe Premiere (no matter Premiere Pro CC, CS6, CS5, or CS4). Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is highly recommended here.

The program is an easy-to-use yet professional Sony XAVC Converter for Mac. It’s able to convert XAVC files from Sony PXW-FS7 to Adobe Premiere Pro more compatible MPEG-2 video. With it, you may also encode XAVC-I/XAVC-L to Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, FCE, iMovie and more NLE programs highly compatible formats for editing. If you meet the XAVC codec issues in Adobe Premiere on Windows PC, please get Brorsoft Video Converter to solve the problem.

Transcoding Sony PXW-FS7 XAVC-I to Adobe Premiere Pro

Step 1: Run the XAVC file converter program you just set up. Drag and drop XAVC files to the Converter. You can also hit Add files button to import videos to the app.



Step 2: Click "Format" pull down list to select Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as the best video format for Premiere Pro. WMV, MOV formats are the good choice as well.



Tip: This XAVC to MPEG-2 Converter also allows you to customize audio and video parameters like Video Codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, Audio codec, sample rate, audio channels.

Step 3: When you finish all settings, hit “Convert” button to start XAVC to .mpg conversion on Mac OS X. You can follow the conversion process from the pop-up windows.

When the conversion finished, you can import the converted XAVC-Intra file to Adobe Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5/CS4 smoothly with superior speed and the best quality.

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