[size="4"]Here is an easy workaround for you to import XAVC videos from Sony F5 to Final Cut Pro. Very simple and useful , let's check it out![/size]
As one of the favored cameras the Sony PMW-F5 still owns lots of users. It can record more efficient, mid-range codec: XAVC. I’ve tried to get XAVC footage from an F5 to work in Final Cut Pro 7. It imports, but when I try to do anything with it, it crashes. Searching high and low, I got some tips and tricks for [b]importing Sony F5 XAVC to Final Cut Pro 7[/b]. Share as below.
Actually, the latest high definition XAVC video format introduced by Sony, is not supported well by Final Cut Pro 7 so far. To import Sony F5 XAVC footage to FCP 7 for editing smoothly, the easy workaround is to rewrap and convert XAVC to ProRes, which ensures maximum editing quality and efficiency when working with Final Cut Pro. It’s a great way to achieve your goal smoothly. For this purpose, this article will show you how to transcode Sony PMW-F5 XAVC to ProRes MOV in detail.
Now I share the guide with you how to convert XAVC footage to FCP friendly format using [b]Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac[/b]. With it, you can effortlessly encode/re-encode XAVC intra footage shot from Sony F5, f55 for smoothly importing and editing in various non-linear editing systems (NLE), including Final Cut Pro 7, FCP 6, FCP X, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, iMovie, and more.
[b]Converting Sony F5 XAVC to ProRes .MOV for Final Cut Pro 7[/b]
[b]1.[/b] Download, install and run the [b] XAVC to FCP Converter[/b]; click "Add Videos" icon to load your source XAVC videos from XDROOT folder.
[b]2.[/b] Select output format. Click Format bar and got to Final Cut Pro column by choosing "Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as best video format for editing Sony F5 XAVC in Final Cut Pro with good video quality.
[b]Tip:[/b] Click "Settings" button if you’d like to customize advanced audio and video parameters like Video Codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, Audio codec, sample rate, audio channels.
[b]3.[/b] Hit the convert button, it will start converting Sony F5 XAVC for importing to FCP 7 immediately. Soon after the conversion, just click “Open” button to get the generated files for natively editing in Final Cut Pro 7 perfectly.
[b]Additional Tips:[/b]
If you want to edit Sony XAVC video in iMovie, you just need to choose the “iMovie and Final Cut Express -> Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)”; for editing Sony F5 XAVC in Avid Media Composer, please choose "Avid Media Composer -> DNxHD (*.mov)" as the best video format; to work Sony XAVC in Adobe Premiere Pro, set Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas --> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as output format. This Sony XAVC Converter for Mac can meet all of your needs.