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Convert Panasonic X920 HD Camcorder 1080/60p footage for iMovie 11 editing

Jul12
2013 Leave a Comment Written by admin

“Can you please help me I just bought the new Panasonic X920 HD Camcorder and I want to edit the video footage in IMOVIE 11 without losing any of the High quality but the problem is my new Panasonic camcorder records in the top quality mode of 1080 60p which isn’t compatible in IMOVIE 11 and I don’t want to down grade the quality, can you please tell me do you have a converter that would do the job at converting the 1080 60p footage so I can edit it in IMOVIE 11 without losing any quality. Hope you can help.”

The HC-X920 is Panasonic’s prosumer offering for 2013, boasting all the brand’s latest refinements: 5-axis optical image stabilisation, Panasonic’s ’3MOS’ triple CMOS BSI sensor system, a 3D LCD display and a 3D conversion lens (sold separately). The Panasonic HC-X920 supports AVCHD2, which allows you to record in 1080p HDTV resolution at 60fps (28 Mbps). A 32 GB SD card can hold 2 hours and 40 minutes of video in 1080/60p. The utmost AVCHD2 recording mode produces best possible image quality, yet it’s not optimal for video processing. For the time being, AVCHD2 has not been adopted as an acceptable format by iMovie or Final Cut. That’s why iMovie 11 does not import Panasonic HC-X920 1080/60p video.

In order to import Panasonic X920 HD Camcorder 1080/60p footage to iMovie 11 with best possible quality, you can convert HC-X920 1080 60p/50p AVCHD to Apple Intermediate Codec, which optimizes the video data for playback performance and editing in iMovie. Unlike AVCHD, the Apple Intermediate Codec does not use temporal compression, so every frame can be decoded and displayed immediately without first decoding other frames. The drawback of this codec is that it requires ten times as much bandwidth and hard drive storage space.

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Convert Nikon D7000 h.264 MOV to ProRes for editing on FCP X

Jun07
2012 Leave a Comment Written by admin

” Does anyone have any experience editing video from the Nikon D7000 in FCP X? I’ve just purchased this DSLR for my photo work, however I’m interested in its video capability. I understand that the video can’t be edited right out of the camera. Any suggestions for transcoding? “

As a Nikon D7000 user, you may also have this question. Nikon D7000 shoot videos in h.264 mov format. Except D7000, most Nikon D series camcorders record videos with this format, like Nikon D800, Nikon D4, Nikon D3100, Nikon D3200, Nikon D5100,etc. As far as i know, h.264 is the maximum compression ratio codec. On one hand, it will give us resonable video size, on the other hand, it’s not suitable for editing by most editing software. Final Cut Pro X also included.

In order to give users perfect editing experience, Apple produced professional codec for their editing software. Such as Apple ProRes family for FCP X, FCP 6/7, Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) for FCE/iMovie, and other codec for special camcorders. Based on h.264 codec’s feeble, you’d better transcode Nikon D7000 h.264 mov clips to ProRes before editing them on FCP X. How to do it? The below article will show you the best solution.

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How to edit Sony NEX-F3 AVCHD footage in FCP via Apple ProRes codec

May20
2012 Leave a Comment Written by admin

If you aren’t a professional photographer, but you really love recording every wonderful moment in the life. Sony NEX-F3 is a good choice for you. It’s price is resonable, just $598. Compared to the previous generation C3, F3 has significantly strengthened its video recording capabilities, added 1080/60i video recording and two-channel microphone.

Sony NEX-F3 shoots videos in MPEG-4 or AVCHD format, the Maximum up to 1080/60i. In most cases, we need to edit the video files that recorded by Sony NEX-F3. For mac users, Final Cut Pro is the most common. But, AVCHD format isn’t compatibled well with FCP, instead, FCP prefer Apple ProRes codec for editing. Both FCP 6/7 and FCP X. Though some FCP promise supporting AVCHD videos, it still need to take long time for rendering.

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Transcode Nikon D800 MOV Lite to ProRes for FCP X editing on Mac

May10
2012 Leave a Comment Written by admin

Most professional multimedia photographers prefer editing their movies on Mac computer. On one hand, mac machines show great advantage in audio and video multimedia technology, on the other hand, the powerful features of Apple’s editing software is able to meet their demands for movies high quality. Final Cut Pro X is an excellent one. As the latest version of Final Cut Pro series, it integrates the numerous advantages of previous, and more powerful and faster.

You may had tried to edit Nikon D800 recorded footage in FCP X. According to my own experience, it will take a long time for rendering. Nikon D800 shoot movies in MOV format, full HD videos up to 30p. These HD mov video files is quite different from common MOV files. You might have learned that, with the introduction of FCP, Apple produced the most suitable codec for FCP editing. Which are called Apple ProRes family. These codec can ensure your movies quality lossless during the editing process, and make your editing fast and easily.

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Export Canon 5D Mark III MOV to Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) for iMovie

May08
2012 Leave a Comment Written by admin

If you’ve shot with a Canon SLR before, you’ll feel comfortable with the Mark III’s user experience. It’s not only the update of popular EOS 5D Mark II. There’s a couple of entirely new features too; the 5D Mark III becomes Canon’s first SLR capable of in-camera High Dynamic Range shooting, in an unusually well-implemented and flexible fashion, and gets expanded autobracketing options too (up to 7 frames covering a vast +/- 8 EV range). It can also record multiple exposures, if you so desire. It’s a great competitor to Nikon D800.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III record videos in MOV format, you may have tried to import the Canon 5D3 MOV footage into iMovie for editing. As we know, iMovie supports .mov files, but, you would find it took a long time for rendering. Actually, Apple’s editing software prefer their own professional codec. For example, Apple ProRes family is the most suitable for FCP 6/7 and latest FCP X editing, while Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) is prefered by iMovie. These codec will keep the video quality lossless and when imported without rendering.

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Convert Canon C300 clips ( .mxf files ) to Apple ProRes for editing in Final Cut Pro

Apr25
2012 Leave a Comment Written by admin

Canon’s new EOS C300 cinema camcorder, which aims to give users the functionality of a video camera with the large sensor of a DSLR. Promising to bring the ease-of-use of conventional camcorders together with the cinematic effect that DSLRs can produce with their interchangeable lens system, the C300 is certainly getting a lot of attention.

This amazing digital cinema camera shoots videos in MXF format, which is known as Material eXchange Format. This format is so complex that only few editing software can handle it smoothly. According to the survey, importing Canon C300 MXF footage into Final Cut Pro with many issues, no matter FCP 6/7 or latest FCP X. Finally, i learned that the perfectly supported codec by FCP is Apple ProRes, so if we convert MXF to Apple ProRes, the FCP will read the files fast and easily.

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Import AVCHD or MOD footage into iMovie for advanced editing

Mar02
2012 Leave a Comment Written by admin

As a Mac user, do you often use  iMovie? If you are familiar with the edit software. You will find this wonderful tool supports importing a wide range of formats, but if you want to get high quality. You must take a long time for rendering. Most camcorder videos, such as AVCHD or mod footage are HD formats. As we all know, AVCHD is a common formats widely used by Sony, Canon, JVC or Panasonic HD camcorder. However, Canon FS or Canon DC series camcorders capture videos as MOD format.

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Transcode Panasonic AVCHD/MTS footage to Apple ProRes 422 for Editing in FCPX

Aug19
2011 Leave a Comment Written by admin

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

In this case, a professional video converter is necessary. the all-in-one Mac video converter – Pavtube Video Converter for Mac will be your best choice. The Mac video conversion software supports Apple ProRes encoding to help you quickly transcode any video to ProRes 422 for FCPX in a short time with quality lossless.

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

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Import Canon XF 100 footage ( .MXF files ) to Final Cut Pro X smoothly

Aug16
2011 Leave a Comment Written by admin

For Mac users, Final Cut Pro is one of the most famous video editing software. With its recent refreshment, Apple completely redesigned the app that made it faster and simpler. The new features of FCP X is much similar to iMovie, it supports importing videos, audios and images as clips in events. You may even full copy iMovie event folder for using in FCP X.

Final Cut Pro X supports importing directly from a large amount of popular camcorders or digital still cameras. But for Canon XF 100 MXF footage, it doesn’t work. You need to convert the recorded video to FCP X supported format to import, such as MOV or MP4 in H.264 codec. I recommend you Pavtube video converter for Mac.

This program helps you encode your clips with Apple ProRes 422 (FCP 6 or above is recommended), Apple ProRes 4444 (*.mov), Rewrap (*.mov), DV-PAL (*.MOV), Apple InterMedia Codec (*.mov), Avid DNxHD (*.mov), DVCPRO50-PAL/NTSC (*.mov), etc. Then you can import the output files in Final Cut Pro X directly with out rendering, but you should make sure you select the right codec and parameters to encode.

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Convert DVD to Apple ProRes Family for Editing in FCP 6/7 – Mac DVD to ProRes Converter

Aug15
2011 Leave a Comment Written by admin

Final Cut Pro 6/7 gives Mac users the best way to edit their DVD movies. However, the best video format for editing in FCP 6/7 is Apple ProRes 422 (.mov), which uses I-frame–only (intraframe) encoding, providing faster rendering and real-time playback performance, and has a generous color sample ratio and bit depth, allowing for higher-quality rendering of visual effects. So, if you want to edit DVD movie, you shoud rip DVD to Apple ProRes 422. Now, I recommend you a powerful DVD to Apple ProRes converter for Mac – Pavtube DVD ripper for Mac, which has an exclusive function to support Apple ProRes Family.

In order to help Mac user convert DVD to Apple ProRes more easily, this top DVD to FCP 6/7 ripper for Mac adds “Final Cut Pro” profile and gives this profile several options, like Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes 422 (HQ), Apple ProRes 422 (LT), Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy), Apple ProRes 4444, etc. With it, Mac users can directly load any DVD disc, DVD folder or IFO/ISO with one click to remove CSS, region code or analogue copy protections from DVDs and rip them to Apple ProRes with the easiest-way. And you can also select the output format according to your own situation.

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