Import edit Sony a7S III 4K H.265 in Final Cut Pro X (FCP X)

How to import 4K H.265 video from Sony a7S III to Final Cut Pro X? Just use Sony a7S III 4K video converter to transcode H.265 to ProRes codec on Mac.

Sony a7S III is one of the most powerful cameras that can capture top quality 4K videos, compared to other cameras, Sony a7S III is better in video recording, many amateur users as well as professional users choose the Sony a7S III to record 4K videos for their studio or company. In this article you will learn the workflow to import 4k video files from Sony a7S III to Premiere Pro CC on Mac or Windows, you will get the best 4k video converter for Sony a7S III, this program can help you to transcode Sony a7S III 4k files to supported format for Final Cut Pro X on Mac or Windows, and then you can edit a7S III 4K H.265 footage in FCP X natively.

Many Sony fans have waited the a7S III for years, not long ago the Sony a7S III camera was finally released, now many users have already got the new camera. Sony a7S III is equipped with powerful hardware, it has 12MP Full-Frame Exmor R BSI CMOS Sensor, BIONZ XR Image Processor, it supports UHD 4K 120p Video, 10-Bit 4:2:2 Internal Recording. Other features like Fast Hybrid AF System, 5-Axis SteadyShot INSIDE Image Stabilization, 16-Bit Raw Output and HLG & S-Log3 Gammas are all supported, these latest technologies will help you to capture high quality 4K videos conveniently.

Sony a7S III Final Cut Pro X Workflow Question

"Sony a7S III is the most powerful camera I have used, since I purchased this camera I have recorded a lot of family videos, these are 4K H.265 MP4 videos, but now I encountered some issues to edit a7S III 4K video in FCPX. Can anyone help me to get Sony a7S III 4K files imported to FCP X? The Sony a7S III is professional and I am not familiar with this camera, the recordings are in 4k video resolution, when I try to load them into Final Cut Pro X, I find that FCP X can't support Sony a7S III video format well, and I can't edit the recorded footages natively, do I need to transcode Sony a7S III 4K videos to another format? Any suggestion is appreciated, thank you!"

It is the first time of many users to purchase a high-end camera like Sony a7S III, in this case many users don't know the workflow to import 4K videos from Sony a7S III to FCP X, and they cannot edit a7S III 4K video in FCP X natively. Sony a7S III 4K video format is a special video format, it is often adapted by advanced Sony cameras, and the 4K videos may have different video codecs, the 4K video codecs recorded by Sony a7S III can be H.265, H.264, XAVC HS, XAVC S-I, XAVC S, and the videos can be in RAW 16-Bit, 4:2:2 10-Bit, 4:2:0 8-Bit. These 4K videos are not well supported by editing programs, such as H.265, you can't import 4k video from Sony a7S III to FCP X for editing directly, because these 4K video formats and codecs are not natively supported by FCP X, if you need to edit Sony a7S III 4K files with FCP X natively, you will need to convert Sony a7S III to FCP X native supported format or codec.

If you check Adobe Premiere Pro CC official website you will know the native supported formats of Premiere Pro CC, once you convert Sony a7S III 4K videos to Premiere native supported video format, you won’t have any importing or editing problems with Premiere Pro CC. so in order to edit a7S III 4k video in Premiere Pro CC smoothly, you will need to convert Sony a7S III 4k video to Premiere Pro CC supported format. Here please use Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac or Windows, this is the best 4K video converter on the market, it has support for Sony a7S III 4K files, such as H.265 4K files, H.264 4K files, 4K MP4 files, 4K XAVC files, etc. it can convert all your Sony a7S III 4K videos to any formats you need, it also has rich native output formats for editing programs like DaVinci Resolve 16, Avid Media Composer, Premiere Pro, iMovie, etc. you can check the main features below.

Free download Sony a7S III to FCP X Converter

Main features of Sony a7S III 4K Video Converter

1. - Convert Sony a7S III 4K H.265, 4K H.264, 4K XAVC files;
2. - Convert 4K videos like MP4, MOV, MKV, MXF, etc.
3. - Convert 4K video from Sony a7S III to Final Cut Pro X native formats;
4. - Convert Sony a7S III to Premiere Pro, Avid, iMovie, DaVinci Resolve, etc.
5. - Editing Features like trim, crop, watermark, 3D, effect, audio, etc.
6. - Rip Blu-ray and DVD discs, ISO file or folder to HD videos.
7. - NVIDIA and AMD video card acceleration technology supported.

How to convert Sony a7S III H.265 video for editing in FCP X

1. Download Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac, install this H.265 to ProRes converter on your computer, this software will help you to convert Sony a7S III 4K files to Premiere Pro CC, Avid, Premiere Pro, iMovie or any other editing programs and playable devices. Both Mac version and Windows version can help you to convert 4K UHD files with high quality.

Run this Sony a7S III video converter you will see the main interface, just drag and drop the Sony a7S III 4K videos that you need to convert, you can also click "Add Files" button on the top left corner to import the Sony a7S III 4K videos to convert.

2. After you loaded the Sony a7S III 4K videos, please click the format column and then you will be able to choose output format you need. To edit Sony a7S III 4k video in FCP X, please choose "Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)", you can also choose Apple ProRes 4444 (*.mov) as output format.

3. Settings: It's easy to customize the output parameters before you convert 4K video from Sony a7S III to FCP X supported format, you can click "Settings" button on the main interface and then adjust the resolution, bitrate, frame rate or other parameters according to your need.

4. Click convert button to start to convert H.265 to Apple ProRes codec. The 4K video conversion will begin immediately.

Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac or Windows will convert Sony a7S III 4K videos at fast speed with top quality, video and audio synchronization is perfectly guaranteed, NVIDIA and AMD video card acceleration technology is adapted, much time will be saved. When your Sony a7S III 4K files are converted to FCP X supported format, you can import them into FCP X and edit smoothly, you won’t have any editing issues anymore.