Tutorial: How to convert Sony FDR-X1000 4K XAVC S for editing in FCP 7/X

Can't import and edit Sony FDR X1000 4K XAVC S video in Final Cut Pro? Don't worry about this. After reading the following pages, you will edit FDR X1000 video in FCP X, FCP 7 and FCP 6 easily and without rendering.

The Sony FDR-X1000 is small, lightweight and slash proof, but shipping with a case that is fully waterproofed. The wide angle Zeiss lens provides up to 170° FOV (field of view), shooting onto microSDs and powered by a removable battery. It records in 4K up to 30, 1080p up to 120fps and 720p up to 420fps. About the same as the GoPro Hero 4, right? The sting in the tail is the implementation of Sonys XAVC S codec, far more robust than GoPro’s H.264 options.

If you recorded some videos by Sony FDR X1000, you may like editing the 4K or 1080P HD video on Mac. Of course, Final Cut Pro is your best choice. With this professional Mac editing software, you can do anything as you want. But, we can't import the XAVC S MP4 videos from Sony FDR X1000 to FCP directly.

As we all know, Final Cut Pro works best with clips in the ProRes MOV format, the easy workaround is, get a Mac ProRes Converter for FCP and convert Sony FDR-X1000 XAVC S to Apple ProRes, which will save you both time and trouble, and all you need is to drag the result videos for prompt editing.



To make the task more convenient to achieve, a professional Converter-Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is highly recommended to you. With it, you can effortlessly transcode Sony FDR-X1000 XAVC S files to Apple ProRes - ensuring maximum editing quality and efficiency when working with Final Cut Pro (no matter Final Cut Pro X, FCP 6 or FCP 7). The conversion is darn easy to be finished with only three clicks without loss of video quality. Click the Download button below to get the program and check out the easy steps to convert and import Sony FDR-X1000 XAVC S videos to Final Cut Pro without any troubles.

Download Sony FDR-X1000 XAVC S Video Converter on Mac

(Note: Click here for OS X 10.5)

How to Convert Sony FDR-X1000 XAVC S footage for Editing in FCP

Step 1: Install and launch the mac Video Converter and load the 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.



Tips: (Optional) 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. To deinterlace, crop, trim Sony FDR-AX1 XAVC S videos, click "Edit" menu.

Step 3: Press "Convert" button to start transcoding Sony FDR-X1000 XAVC S 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 FDR-X1000 XAVC S footage in Final Cut Pro without any issue.

Additional Tips:

If you also wanna convert Sony FDR-X1000 XAVC S video files on Edius, Sony Vegas Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro , iMovie, FCP... you can apply this professional all-in-one tool Brorsoft iMedia Converter for Mac or Brorsoft Video Converter Ultimate for Windows.

If you have problems when importing or editing your Canon, Sony, Panasonic etc, camera video files, you can check out “Brorsoft Camcorder/Camera Importing Tips" or "FCE, FCP, iMovie Column"to get your solutions.

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Work Panasonic Lumix TZ70/ZS50 AVCHD with Sony Movie Studio 10/11/12/13

Sincerely hope this paper can do you a favor about how to import Panasonic Lumix TZ70/ZS50 AVCHD files to Sony Movie Studio for editing. Read on.

Unveiled at CES 2015, Panasonic Lumix TZ70 of ZS50 is a super zoom camera which you can fit into your coat pocket. The shooting mode is of course AVCHD, which is a file-based format for the digital recording and playback of high-definition video. For many NLEs like Sony Movie Studio, this AVCHD may not such friendly one. So is there any solution to import TZ70/ZS50 AVCHD to Sony Movie Stuido 10/11/12/13for editing?



Based on our experience, the best method to work Panasonic Lumix TZ70 MTS videos in Sony Movie Studio is to transcode MTS footage into Movie Studio most compatible format like MPEG-2. To finish the task, you can get help from Brorsoft MTS/M2TS Converter. It is a highly-recommended video converting tool for you to convert MTS files to Sony Movie Studio compatible format without loosing quality. It features optimal formats for Adobe Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas Pro, Windows Movie Maker, Avid Media Composer and more editing apps, resulting files with great image and sound quality without audio delay issues. Download the program and you can edit MTS in Sony Movie Studio 10/11/12/13 smoothly as you wish.

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Download AVCHD MTS Converter:



Convert Panasonic Lumix TZ70 MTS to MPEG-2 for Sony Movie Studio editing

Step 1. Import MTS to the converter

Run the MTS to Sony Movie Studio converter and click the Add Files button to import the MTS videos to be converted. The converter supports converting multiple files at a time.



Step 2. Choose target format

Click "Format" bar and choose "Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas > MPEG-2 (*.mpg)" as output format on the drop-down menu.



Tip: 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.

Step 3. Start MTS conversion with a click

Simply click the "Convert" button to start converting MTS for Sony Movie Studio and everything else will be automated.

When the conversion is finished, you can click "Open" button to get the generated MPG files effortlessly. Now, it's much easy for you to import Panasonic TZ70 MTS files to Sony Movie Studio 10/11/12/13 for further editing.

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