Thursday, August 13, 2015

Transcode Sony Alpha a7II XAVC S to MOV with ProRes HQ/DNxHD/AIC codec for Editing on NLEs

Summary: Most NLEs can’t support the .mts files which came from Sony A7II XAVC , how to deal with this problem to import videos natively?



Most editors in the market like FCPAdobe Premiere, they are all included in non-linear editing system. The most outstanding advantage of the non-linear editing is that if you import your source videos into those editors, there will be no lose or modified during editing. This is one of the biggest advantages of non-leaner editing compared to linear editing.

Here is the best XAVC Video Converter Review which I hope can help you a lot in editing or playing XAVC files.

But did you find that if you want to directly import your source video into those NLE to do the following edits, which some error messages will pop up? That was because your source videos came from your camera can’t be opened natively. Take this Sony Alpha A7II for example, the video shoot under the XAVC-S mode may came as MXF, which cannot be natively supported by those NLEs.

How to convert those XAVC-S MXF files to open them natively in NLE?
Since there are so many NLE in the market , let’s take this FCP for example. You may say that with the latest FCP, this MXF format can be supported without any rewrapping. But with this XAVC codec, it may still cause some problem when you import them into FCP. The best way to tackle this kind of problem is to find yourself a XAVC Converter and then convert to the native format like Apple ProRes HQ. Here Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac (review) is highly recommended. It’s more than a converter, it’s also an editor and a player.

                 

Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.com/hd-video-converter-mac/
- Amazon Store Download: http://www.amazon.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter-Mac-Download/dp/B00QI9GNZS
- AppStore Download: https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/pavtube-hd-video-converter/id502792488?mt=12
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-HD-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-76177786.html

See detailed workflow of this conversion below:

Step 1: Download this Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac and install it step by step. Then load your XAVC MXF files into this software by clicking “Add Video” or “Add from folder”.



Step 2: After importing them into this program, it’s time to select suitable output ones for different non-linear editing tools. Let me show you some examples below:

A: Come to the output list, let’s choose the “Final Cut Pro” to select the “Apple ProRes Codec 422 (*.mov)” as the best. Additionally, you can also choose several ProRes codec as your favorite.



B: For Avid Media Composer: Drop down the output list, we suggest you to choose the “Avid Media Composer>>AvidDNxHD (*.mov)” as the best output.

C: While for iMovie and FCE,  here we have offered the “iMovie and Final Cut Express>>Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)” there. Do you wanna a try?

Step 3: When everything is done, back to the main interface and click “Convert” to start the conversion work.

Conclusion: After conversion, you can get the generated files by hitting “Open” button. Now, you can easily editing Sony Alpha a7II XAVC S in FCPAvid Media Composer and iMovie/FCE.

Expand Knowledge:
NLE is an acronym, it stands for non-linear editing system. This is a video or audio editing digital audio workstation system. Non-linear editing is the most natural approach when all assets are available as files on video servers or hard disks. Rather than recordings on reels or tapes, while linear editing is what kind of system that need to sequentially view film or hear tape.

Source: http://digisns.com/2014/12/convert-sony-a7ii-xavc-to-mov-in-nle/

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