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October 27, 2011

How to import HD MTS/M2TS/ MOV/ MOD/TOD/MXF into FCP without rendering

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Transcode HD MTS/M2TS/ MOV/ MOD/TOD/MXF into FCP for editing

HD camcorders (E.g. Sony Handycam series, Panasonic Lumix line, Canon Vixia and EOS cams) usually take MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec for saving video contents. The MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec, to some extent, is a delivery codec and not editable one. Wanna import and edit the HD MTS/M2TS/ MOV/ MOD/TOD/MXF in FCP? Convert the files into Final Cut Pro friendly codec first. As to the best codec for FCP editing, Apple ProRes 422 and Apple Intermediate Codec should be the top two codec packs. The following guide is written to help you out of such kind of importing errors.

Required software: Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac About the software: This Mac HD Video Converter deals with HD shootings in file extensions of (*.mts, *.m2ts, *.mov, *.mxf, *.mod, *.tod, *.avi, *.mp4) taken with Sony, Panasonic, JVC and various other camcorders. The HD Video Converter exports FCP friendly codecs including Apple ProRes family (ProRes 422, ProRes 422 LT, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes 422 Proxy, ProRes 4444), DVCPRO, HDV, Apple Intermediate codec, etc for Final Cut Pro post-production. You may download a trial of HD Video Converter for Mac software to try it out. Notice that the trial version puts a Pavtube logo on the screen.

Detailed guide of transcoding HD MTS/M2TS/MOV/ MOD/TOD/MXF to Apple ProRes 422/Apple Intermediate codec for Final Cut Pro:

1. Run the HD Video to FCP Converter for Mac. Click “Add” button and browse to the HD footages either from scratch disk or cam HDD for loading to the converter. If your source is MXF contents from P2 card, copy the MXF files to Mac hard disk first.

2. Click on “Format” bar and follow “Final Cut Pro” template to set a FCP friendly format. For Full HD 1080p AVCHD files, you are advised to Follow “Final Cut Pro” template and “Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” format. If you prefer smaller file size, choose “Apple ProRes 422 (LT) (*.mov)” instead. The “Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy) (*.mov)” format offers file size at SD levels and is recommended for 480i/p and 576i/p shootings. The “Apple ProRes 4444(*.mov)”
creates videos in lossless quality at huge file size, and is not recommended for home video making.

3. Click the “Settings” button and customize proper video/ audio parameters if necessary. Video size, bitrate and fame rate are flexible and can be adjusted as you like. E.g. Set video size to 1920*1080 when you feel like to keep 1080p as the source file features. Or set smaller bitrate to further cut down export file size. You may skip this step as well.

4. Click “Browse” button to set a location on your HDD for the output video file. Make sure there are enough disk space for saving generated files.

5. Click “Convert” to start transferring HD MTS/M2TS/ MOV/ MOD/TOD/MXF to Apple ProRes 422 codec. The conversion process may take long time due to huge file size but trust me– this Mac HD Video to FCP Converter is faster than most other video converter tools. After conversion just click the “Open” button to locate converted video files for importing to FCP. As Apple ProRes codecs are natively supported by FCP, the rendering time is saved as well.

Tip 1: AVCHD has a much higher compression ratio than Apple ProRes, so the ingested files are significantly larger than the original files. For example, a 2-minute native AVCHD file is about 200–300 MB. After transcoding to the Apple ProRes 422 codec, the file size can be as large as 2 GB.

Tip 2: Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac

converts HD MTS/M2TS/ MOV/ MOD/TOD/MXF videos, common videos, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc to Apple ProRes 422 codec for Final Cut Pro and to MP4, MOV, M4V videos for QuickTime player, iTunes, iPad, iPhone, iPod, etc.

October 12, 2011

Transcode Canon HF S20 MTS footage to Apple ProRes 422 for Editing in FCP on Mac OS X Lion

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Final Cut Pro is really a powerful editing tool for mac users, most people use it for editing AVCHD .MTS or M2TS footage from a variety of camcorders. However, FCP isn’t able to import all AVCHD footage. It definitely cannot import AVCHD footage from specific Canon camcorders like Canon HF S20. The best solution to solve this problem is converting AVCHD/MTS to Apple Prores 422, which is compatibled well by Final Cut Pro.

I am a Canon HF S20 camcorder user. As you see, Canon HF S20 MTS files can not be accepted by FCP natively. In this case, a professional video converter is necessary. We can use Canon HF S20 MTS to FCP Converter to import MTS files from Canon to Final Cut Pro on Mac OS X Lion. Pavtube MTS to Final Cut Pro Converter is an all-in-one video converter on Mac OS X Leopard (10.5), Snow Leopard (10.6), Mac OS X Lion (10.7), The Mac video conversion software supports Apple ProRes encoding to help you quickly transcode any video to ProRes 422 for FCP, FCPX in a short time with quality lossless.

The following article will supply all the information you need to convert Canon .MTS files to FCP. At first, please make sure you have installed this Mac MTS to FCP converter on your computer. Then, just follow the guide to operate it.

Step 1. Capture MTS Videos from Canon HF S20 camcorder.

Connect Canon HF S20 camcorder to Mac, when prompted, choose .mts video clips. You can directly drag and drop MTS files to MTS to Final Cut Pro Converter for Mac or you can click “Add” button to import MTS files.

Step 2. Setting output format.

Click “Format > Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” as output video format. You can slick “Setting”, set Video/audio prameters you need.

Step 3. Convert Canon HF S20 MTS to ProRes 422 for Editing with FCP.
Click “Convert” to start transcode MTS to Apple ProRes Codec on Mac Lion. The conversion time is determined by the file size. As far as I know, the Pavtube MTS to ProRes Converter for Mac OS X Lion os faster than most other MTS Conversion tool. And it will not bother to render the converted files in FCP. After conversion just click the “Open” button to locate converted video files for FCP post-production seamlessly.
Once the conversion is done, you could easily import the .mov files into Final Cut Pro X without rendering. Now you can edit Canon HF S20 MTS footage in FCP as you like.

October 10, 2011

MXF to FCP X-Transcode Canon XF105 MXF to ProRes 422 mov

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Transcode Canon XF105 MXF to ProRes for FCP X Editing on Mac OS X Lion
[MXF to FCP X]How import Canon XF105 MXF files to FCP X on Mac OS X Lion

Final Cut Pro X has become the first choice for video editing for Mac users. Both professional videographers and amateurs find it a helpful and amazing editing system, although most users also find it very picky about what video formats you can import – almost QuickTime only. A newbie may feel disappinted when the FCP X failed to import recordings from Canon XF105 while experienced users will convert MXF video to Apple ProRes Codec .MOV as output video format more compatible with Final Cut Pro X.

Well, don’t blame to the Final Cut Pro X, the “Import from Camera…” option works just like “Log and Transfer”. The thing is, even FCP 7 does not work with the Canon XF codec. If you want to edit with MXF natively, get Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5…Or convert the Canon MXF to something Final Cut Pro X can edit natively, say Apple ProRes 422 encoded MOV format.

obviously, We need a third-party tool to realize it. Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac is a nice choice. The Canon XF105 MXF to FCP X Converter allows you to import MXF files from Canon to Final Cut Pro X on Mac OS X Lion. The MXF to Final Cut Pro X Converter is an all-in-one video converter on Mac OS X Leopard (10.5), Snow Leopard (10.6), Mac OS X Lion (10.7), it can convert HD videos from HD camcorders or DVs (like JVC, Panasonic, Sony and Cannon) for editing in Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Pro X, Final Cut Express, iMovie, Avid, Adobe Premiere etc. Now please follow its step-by-step instruction in the following contents. Here’s a detailed workaround for getting Canon MXF shootings into FCP X with the Mac MXF to ProRes Converter.

Preparation
1. Transfer the .mxf clips to Mac HDD.
2. Get Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac ($35). Click here to download a trial.

Transcode/Convert Canon XF105 recordings to Apple ProRes 422

Step 1. Launch the Pavtube HD Video Converter. Click “Add” and browse to a Canon .mxf clip and the software will add it to file list. Repeat the operation to load multiple .mxf videos.

Step 2. Click on “Format” and choose “Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)”.

Step 3. Click “Convert” to start transcoding the Canon XF105 MPEG2 recordings to Apple ProRes / converting .mxf to .mov videos. After conversion click “Open” to find .mov videos.

Some more helpful features of the app:

1. Settings- click to set video resolution(1920×1080/1440×1080/1280×720/720×480), bitrate（from 1Mbps to 20Mbps）, frame rate (24p/30p)

2. Editor (next to “Add” icon)- click to set deinterlace, denoise, mute, volume up, trim, crop, etc.

Load/Import converted Canon XF105 footage to Final Cut Pro X

Step 1. Start up Final Cut Pro X, follow “File > Import > Files”.

Step 2. Browse to the converted .mov video in the “Import Files” window. Press “Open” at the right bottom.

Now you can import Canon XF105 footage to FCP X successfully and get down to video editing. Wait- Why is there a Pavtube logo on the screen? Well, this is because I was using a trial version~~~

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