Edit Sony FDR-AX100 XAVC S and AVCHD in FCP X/7/6

The article shows you the best way to import Sony FDR-AX100 XAVC S and AVCHD fotoage into FCP X, FCP 7 or Final Cut Pro 6 or for smooth editing.

The Handycam AX100 uses a newly-developed ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T lens with 12x optical zoom that's been fine-tuned for 4K shooting. Definition is 'finespun' into the corner of the frame, thanks to the 11 group/17 element lens that incorporates AA (advanced aspherical) and ED lens elements. In another 4K Handycam first, Dual Video Recording lets you simultaneously record high quality movie clips and ready-to-share MP4 files. You can capture movies in XAVC S (at up to 4K/60 Mbps or HD/50Mbps) or AVCHD formats

Import and edit Sony FDR-AX100 XAVC S/AVCHD in FCP


While searching for solutions to import and editing Sony FDR-AX100 4K MP4 in Final Cut Pro (FCP X, FCP 7, FCP 6), some guys present a practical way. The basic reason why we can't get Final Cut Pro work with Sony FDR-AX100 videos is that the XAVC S encoded MP4 and AVCHD encoded MTS files from AX100 are not acceptable by Final Cut Pro . Since FCP (FCP X, FCP 7, FCP 6) is designed to work best with ProRes 422 and ProRes 4444 codec, the easy workaround supplied here is to use a 3rd-party software to convert Sony FDR-AX100 XAVC S/AVCHD to ProRes codec for FCP X, FCP 7 and FCP 6. Acrok HD Video Converter for Mac is the App I use now which is highly recommended by some professional forums.

In general, this Mac HD video converter can help you transcode Sony XAVC and XAVC S MP4 to FCP compatible ProRes 422, ProRes 422 HQ or 4444 with several simple steps. Besides, the Mac tool also supports professional encoders like Apple Intermediate Codec, DNxHD, MPEG-2, etc for iMovie, FCE, Avid Media Composer or Adobe Premiere Pro and more editing programs. Just download the software and follow the step-by-step guide.

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Tip: This Sony XAVC S Video Converter is a good software for converting HD video or downloaded movies to H.265/HEVC on Mac or Windows. You can get H.265/HEVC MP4 and H.265/HEVC MKV easily.

How to Import Sony FDR-AX100 XAVC S and AVCHD into FCP X/7/6?


Step 1: Add original footage

Launch the program and click "Add " button to import the Sony FDR-AX100 4K/2K XAVC S MP4 video or 1080P AVCHD footage to the top Sony Video Converter Mac. Batch conversion is supported.

Acrok HD Video Converter for Mac-convert XAVC S codec for Final Cut Pro

Step 2: Select output format

Click on the "Format" bar and get the dropdown menu, then move your pointer to choose "Final Cut Pro> Apple PreRes 422 (*.mov)" or "Apple ProRes 4444 (*.mov)" as the output format.

Convert Sony FDR-AX100 4K XAVC S video to ProRes MOV on Mac

Tip: If you want to set some parameters for the output profile, you could click the "Settings" button to set the output bitrate, encode, frame rate, resolution, sample rate, channels, etc.

Step 3: Start conversion

Tap Convert button to start converting Sony FDR-AX100 video to ProRes for Final Cut Pro on Mac OS X (Yosemite included).

After the conversion is over, click "open" to find the converted Sony FDR-AX100 video. Then open your Final Cut Pro, click "File >Import >Files" to get ProRes .mov to FCP. Now, you can import Sony FDR-AX100 video into FCP X/7/6 for editing without any problem.

Additional Tips: If you want to transcode Sony FDR-AX100 files for Premiere Pro, please choose the "Editing Software > Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas AVC MOV (*.mov)" as output; For iMovie or FCE 4, choose the "iMovie and Final Cut Express -> iMovie Video (AIC) (*.mov)". For Avid MC, choose "Editing Software > Avid DNxHD(*.mov)".



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