Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Sony HDR-CX900 4K XAVC S to Final Cut Pro X Workflow

How to Import Sony HDR-CX900 XAVC S to FCP X on Mac? This article gives you a full guide on how to transcode Sony HDR-CX900 XAVC S to FCP X more friendly format for further editing without hassle.

The streamlined HDR-CX900 provides pro-style Full HD performance in a compact body. It also features Sony’s breakthrough back-illuminated 1.0-inch Exmor R® CMOS sensor, for stunning image quality, exceptional low-light sensitivity and gorgeous background defocusing.
The CX900 cleverly records in web-ready and professional quality simultaneously. That gives you flexibility to share some files instantly via NFC/Wi-Fi, and save higher-res files for later editing. Full HD capture is available in AVCHD or XAVC S format. When you got some footage from Sony HDR-CX900, you will wanna know its best workflow in NLEs. This article mainly focuses on available workflow for Sony HDR-CX900 XAVC S to FCP X. If you're trying to import the XAVC S videos from Sony HDR-CX900 to Final Cut Pro (FCP X, FCP 7, FCP 6) and met troubles, just go through the page to find some tips you need.
XAVC S is the format for recording 4K/HD movies, which was developed for consumer usage based on the professional XAVC 4K/HD format. It supports HD 50 Mbps so that consumers can record high-resolution movies even in a fast-moving shot.

We found more than one guys encountered issues while importing Sony HDR-CX900 XAVC S to FCP X. As you may find the high quality XAVC S files are not recognized by Final Cut Pro (even the last version). That's because Sony's XAVC S, the highest picture resolution and frame rate video compression codec is much more than a video format that Adobe Premiere can support. Based on our multiple testing, we found the best way to transfer Sony HDR-CX900 XAVC S footage to FCP X is to convert XAVC S to Apple ProRes codec, the most compatible video format for FCP X. And you can get help from Acrok 4K Video Converter for Mac to finish the task.
With this Mac XAVC S converter, you can effortlessly transcode Sony HDR-CX900 XAVC S files to .mov - ensuring maximum editing quality and efficiency when working with FCP X. Plus, it supports encoding XAVC/XAVC S to more video editing software compatible file types, i.e. DNxHD for AIC MOV for iMovie 08/09/11, Avid Media Composer, MPEG MOV for Premiere Pro and Sony Vegas Pro, etc. If you're using a Windows, simply get the equivalent Acrok XAVC Converter to convert Sony XAVC S to Windows editing software on Windows. Download the software and follow the guide below to start conversion.

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Converting Sony HDR-CX900 XAVC S for Editing in FCP X

Step 1: Import Sony HDR-CX900 4K videos
Install and run the Sony 4K Video Converter on your Mac, then run it. Click on "Add", and browse your files; select all the Sony HDR-CX900 XAVC S files you wanna convert. Or you can simply drag the videos directly to the software.

4K Video Converter-Converter Sony HDR-CX900 4K XAVC to ProRes MOV for FCP X

Step 2: Choose output format
Click "Format" pull down list to select Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422(*.mov) as the best video format for FCP X, FCP 7 and FCP 6. You can click Settings to adjust video and audio parameters to get the best quality video.

4K Video Converter-Converter Sony HDR-CX900 4K XAVC to ProRes MOV for FCP X

Step 3: Start conversion
Click the "Convert" icon under the preview window to start transcoding Sony HDR-CX900 XAVC S to FCP X on Mac.
When the conversion is finished, you can click "Open" button to get the generated Apple ProRes 422 videos effortlessly. Afterwards, you can launch your editing program to import converted Sony HDR-CX900 videos into FCP X for further editing.

Additional Tips:
Acrok HD Video Converter for Mac can also help you to encode XAVC S/XAVC video to Premiere Pro, iMovie, FCE, Avid, etc. You just need to choose a proper video format like "Editing Software > Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas ACC MOV (*.mov)" for Premiere Pro and Sony Vegas Pro in the second step. For iMovie, choose iMovie and Final Cut Express -> Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov) as output. For Avid Media Composer, choose "Avid Media Composer > Avid DNxHD(*.mov)" as output;

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