According to the Sony's official website, Sony Movie Studio can support XAVC format, but due to the codec issue, Sony Movie Studio might not work with all XAVC files. As far as we know, until Sony Movie Studio 13, it provides native support for XAVC media.
However, when work XAVC in Sony Movie Studio 13, importing and editing problems still occurred from time to time like "the file has no audio or video streams"...
You need to find another way to perform the task. As we all know, the most compatible video codec for Sony Movie Studio is MPEG-2, then transocoding XAVC files to MPEG-2 with a third party program is an easy way to edit XAVC videos in Sony Movie Studio 13.
To transocode XAVC files to MPEG-2, below is a simple tutorial to make it smoother to get XAVC files into Sony Movie Studio 13.
Here’s what you need:
Pavtube Video Converter
Pavtube Video Converter comes out which works as the best XAVC converter app for you. It can easily transcode XAVC to Sony Movie Studio 13 friendly format-MPEG-2 without quality loss.
What's more, this powerful video converter offers more professional codec for NLEs, like DNxHD for Avid Media Composer, MPEG-2 for Sony Vegas Pro/Adobe Premiere Pro, WMV for Windows Movie Maker and more.
As for Mac users, Pavtube Video Converter for Mac will let you convert XAVC 4K video files to iMovie, FCP, Adobe Premiere & more on Mac OS X (10.11 El Capitan included) with ease. Download the program and follow the steps below to convert your videos.
Install and run it, you will see the interface. The following is a simple instruction of how to use this Pavtube Video Converter:
How to Convert and Import 4K XAVC Files to Sony Movie Studio 13
Step 1. Click the button “File” to add XAVC files (or directly drag and drop your files) to the Converter.
Tips: When the 4K XAVC files are loaded to the Pavtube Video Converter, you can view the videos from the Preview window. Simply select an item and click the “Play” button. When the video is playing, you are allowed to take snapshoot.
Step 2. From "Format" drop-down list, select to out "Adobe Premiere/Sony... "> "MPEG-2 (*.mpg)" format for editing with Sony Movie Studio 13.
Step 3. You can click “settings” to adjust the output parameters, like resolution, bitrate, etc. Don't forget the balance between video quality and size.
Step 4. Last, click the "Convert" button to start 4K XAVC to Sony Movie Studio 13 conversion.
That's all you are required to do. In fact, this video converter can help you do more.
Once the conversion completes, you can click "Open" button to get the generated MPEG-2 files for Sony Movie Studio 13 easily. Then, it would be easy for importing and editing 4K XAVC files with Sony Movie Studio 13.
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