In this article, we concentrate on the 4K/HD XAVC S videos recorded by Alpha 6300, in other words, make the 4K/HD XAVC S videos easily imported into Avid Media Composer for further editing.
Using the XAVC-S codec, you not only can capture 4K (3,840 x 2,160) movies but slow motion as well. And 4K recording with high-bitrate XAVC S format at 24p, 25p and 30p and full 120fps high-speed shooting at up to 100Mbps bit rate to capture detailed movies with minimal compression noise.
Sony Alpha 6300 XAVC S Compatible with Avid Media Composer?
For faster and fluid workflow with Avid, Sony has created a special free charge AMA plug-in for Avid. However, this software for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems only provides support for XAVC files in Avid Media Composer. As for 4K XAVC S, it is not currently supported natively by Avid Media Composer. >> read the difference between Sony XAVC and XAVC S files on my over-blog.
To import XAVC S files into Avid for smooth editing, a third-party software is required to convert XVAC S to DNxHD(a codec specially developed by Avid) to help media professionals to work with mastering-quality HD media at significantly reduced file size.
P.S. Main Supported Video Formats for Avid Media Composer:
DNxHD
This is Avid’s baby. All kinds of DNxHD are supported natively via either of the import methods mentioned above.
H.264
H.264 is the ubiquitous codec, and it looks like it will stay for quite some time. Avid Media Composer supports H.264 natively, via AMA as mentioned above.
MPEG-4
Like H.264, Avid Media Composer supports MPEG-4 natively, via AMA as mentioned above. The Quicktime plug-ins are installed by default.
>> Please turn to avid_editing_systems_supported_formats for the whole supported file types.
Best tool to transcode Sony A6300 4K XAVC S to Avid DNxHD
As mentioned above, a third-party software is required, Brorsoft Video Converter is just the one, which has the strong ability of converting all different videos for editing in various NLEs. That is to say, with it, you can easily transcode Sony A6300 4K XAVC S files to Avid Media Composer best compatible Avid DNxHD codec with splendid video quality.
Want to do some basic video editing work before proceeding to the professional post-production workflow with Avid? You can done that job with Brorsoft Video Converter with ease. The “Trim” function assists you to remove unwanted parts or segments form your video, the “Merge” tool helps to combine all the separate video clips into single one file, the “Split” option facilitates you to split large files into small parts by file size, length or count and the “Crop” tool enables you to cut off unwanted edges around the video.
Guide: Transcode Sony A6300 4K XAVC S for editing with Avid Media Composer
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Step 1: Transfer 4K XAVC S from Sony A6300 camera to computer.
The XAVC S format products are recorded on the fastest SD cards(SDXC), the recorded footage can be transferred to you computer in the following 3 ways:
1. Directly connect the camera/camcorder to the computer via a USB cable.
2. Remove the SDXC card from the camera/camcorder and then plug it into the computer.
3. Fit the computer via the SDXC media adaptor.
Step 2: Load Sony A6300 XAVC S files.
Click “File” drop-down “Add Video/Audio” or “Add from folder” option to add the Sony A6300 4k XAVC S files that have been transferred from your camera to your PC/Mac hard drive.
Step 3: Specify output file format.
From “Format” drop-down lists, you can select Avid Media Composer preferable editing codec from “Avid Media Composer” > “Avid DNxHD(*.mov)” as the output format.
Step 4：Start the final conversion process.
After all the parameter setting is completed, you can start the conversion process by hitting the right-bottom convert button.
When the conversion is done, hit the “Open Output Folder” button on the main interface to locate and find the converted files. Then import converted video to Avid Media Composer for further editing.
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