Ingest Sony PXW-FS5 XAVC files to Adobe Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5

To import and edit Sony PXW-FS5 XAVC footage in Adobe Premiere Pro CC flawlessly, the easy workaround is to convert XAVC from PXW-FS5 to Premiere Pro compatible MPEG-2 video. Here is how.


This post divided into 5 parts:

1. Sony PXW-FS5 Overview
2. Introduction to XAVC
3. Sony PXW-FS5 XAVC Workflow
4. Solution: Import Sony PXW-FS5 XAVC flies into Adobe Premiere Pro
5. Guide: Converting Sony PXW-FS5 XAVC to MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere

Sony PXW-FS5 Overview

Sony’s extraordinary PXW-FS5 is a handheld camera with a body-only weight less than half the FS7 at 0.8kg, you can shoot almost anywhere.

The FS5 has the flexibility to suit how you need to work, today and tomorrow. When quality is everything, make the most of the FS5’s Super 35 Exmor sensor and shoot 100Mbps 4K (3840 x 2160) using Sony's advanced XAVC (Long GOP) recording system. You can optionally record 4K 60p/50p, 30p/25p, 24p RAW by attaching the AXS-R5 RAW recorder with the HXR-IFR5 interface unit. If you need a fast turnaround, switch to Full-HD (1920x1080) recording at up to 60p XAVC 10bit 4:2:2 50Mbps.

240fps Slow Motion

High Frame Rate shots can turn everyday actions into slow-motion ballet and the FS5 delivers a stunning 240 frames per second (fps) in Full HD XAVC 10bit 4:2:2. If your project plays at the cinematic 24p, you get beautiful 10x Super Slow Motion. There's no sacrifice in bit depth and no "windowing" of the sensor. So there's no crop factor, no loss in angle of view.

Introduction to XAVC

XAVC is designed to give you the freedom to work with the PXW-FS5 in the way you want and with the most efficient possible workflow.

XAVC technology is based on industry standard MPEG-4 AVC/H264 compression and uses the highest quality implementation of these standards.

XAVC is an open format based on the best of current codec standards. This innovative format gives maximum flexibility and creative possibilities for videographers, programme and movie makers not only during the capture, recording and production phase, but also during postproduction, editing, and archiving. XAVC offers a practical, high performance format broadcasters and videographers can rely upon for higher quality recordings with smaller file sizes and faster production cycles.

Sony PXW-FS5 XAVC Workflow

XAVC is supported by all the major non-linear suites, including Sony Vegas Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Grass Valley EDUIS PRO, Avid Media Composer and Apple Final Cut Pro. Many other post-production tools and applications also support XAVC, from grading suites, clip management, and archiving solutions.

Software Products			XAVC Intra
	Premiere Pro CC	Adobe®	Y
	EDIUS PRO 7	Grass Valley®	Y
	Final Cut Pro X 10.2.2	Apple®	Y
	Media Composer 7.03/8.1	Avid®	Y
	Vegas Pro 13	MAGIX Software GmbH	Y

Whereas, you will find it is still a painful experience to import XAVC to Premiere Pro CC(before 8.2.0) or CS6, CS5, CS4.

There are some issues always occurred: 

Quesiton: How do I ingest Sony FS5 4K footage into Premiere Pro? 

"Hi! I was told the Sony FS5 footage can natively ingest into Premiere. But my footage is crashing every time I try to import. Any ideas?" 

Solution: Import Sony PXW-FS5 XAVC flies into Adobe Premiere Pro

To import Sony PXW-FS5 XAVC flies into Adobe Premiere Pro for smooth editing, you'd better update your program to the latest version. Alternatively, third-party software is required to convert XAVC to Premiere Pro natively supported format like MPEG-2. Brorsoft Video Converter (Windows Version) is highly recommended here. 

Overall, the program is the best XAVC converter. With it, you can effortlessly transcode XAVC encoded MP4 to MPEG-2 or MOV, which will create a Premiere Pro friendly file format keeping the original quality.

Besides Premiere, this software can also export DNxHD for Avid, ProRes for FCP, AIC for iMovie/FCE and more NLE systems for native editing. For Windows users, Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is the right choice. Just download it and follow the tutorial below to get the work done.
 Free download, install and run Brorsoft Video Converter, the trail-before-purchase quick download icon provide here, you can also turn to Brorsoft page for downloading.

 (Note: Click here for OS X 10.5) 

Keep in mind that you have download the right version, Mac OS .dmg files cannot be installed on Windows platform - and vice versa.

Guide: Converting Sony PXW-FS5 XAVC to MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere 

Step 1: Add original file

Click "Add File" button to import Sony PXW-FS5 XAVC videos to this powerful program. Or you can simply drag the videos directly to the software window list. 

Step 2: Choose preferred format 

Click "Format" pull down list to select Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as the best video format for Premiere Pro. WMV, MOV formats are the good choice as well. 

Tip: Click the "Settings" button, you are able to enter the "Profile Settings" panel to adjust video and audio parameters for the converted files, including video size, bit rate, frame rate and more. 

Step 3: Start conversion

Click the Convert button to start transcoding Sony PXW-FS5 XAVC to MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere Pro.

Once the process is at 100%, click "Open" button on the main interface to find the generated videos, then you can transfer the encoded XAVC videos to Adobe Premiere Pro CC, CS6, CS4 or CS4 for editing easily and quickly.

Additional Tips:

Other software released by Sony also provide editing Sony PXW-FS5 XAVC files, and it claim in offical website:

Sony Catalyst Production Suite provides the backbone for your video productions. From Catalyst Browse, our powerful cross-platform logging tool, and Catalyst Prepare, our media preparation solution which reads formats from other manufacturers as well as our own, we can provide an end-to-end solution for your XAVC workflow.

Our all-in-one clip management application – Sony Content Browser – also supports the latest portfolio of camcorders and decks, including NXCAM, XDCAM, XDCAM EX and XAVC formats.

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Sony FDR-AX100 4K XAVC S Workflow within Avid Media Composer

Overview: This guide easily show you how to use XAVC-S Video Converter to convert Sony FDR-AX100 4K XAVC-S mp4 footage to Avid DNxHD MOV for editing in Avid Media Composer on Mac.

Now Sony has launched the first consumer camcorder to shoot 4K (Ultra HD) footage – the Sony FDR-AX100. It captures 4K footage in Sony’s own XAVC-S file format. As we all know that XAVC S uses an MP4 container and H.264 video, along with 2-channel PCM audio. The format is widely supported by the usual video editors, but it looks like you’ll need top-end software to handle it – such as Sony Vegas Pro – rather than the more downmarket options.

Just like the below:

Hi, I have Sony FDR-AX100 camera for 4K recordings. I cant AMA link to any of my footage as the format is not supported by Avid. And the AX100 which my friends planned to buy also uses this XAVC-S codec. So I'm confused by the XAVC-S/Avid AMA workflow. -- feedback by one of FDR-AX100 user

Why Sony AX100 footage Incompatible with Avid?

The Sony AX100 records 4K (UltraHD footage) in the MPEG-4 format, hence the file extension .mp4 on your recorded files. The XVAC S codec that the AX100 uses for 4K records a highly compressed long GOP h.264 file (same as .mp4) and it's not an ideal editing format. That's why you will encounter problems when import Sony AX100 XAVC S 4K videos to Avid.

Avid Media Composer Supported Video Formats There are many codecs and container options out there. Just when you think you have a handle on things, a new codec is announced. It’s a way of life, which is unlikely to be ‘corrected’ soon. DNxHD This is Avid’s baby. All kinds of DNxHD are supported natively via AMA plugin or directly drag and drop to the central media folder. H.264 H.264 is the ubiquitous codec, and it looks like it will stay for quite some time. Avid Media Composer also supports H.264 natively, via AMA plugin. MPEG-4 Like H.264, Avid Media Composer supports MPEG-4 natively, via AMA plugin. Several main Avid Media Composer are listed above, may be the DNxHD can be the best codec which is the most native one for Avid.

How to Import FDR AX100 XAVC S to Avid smoothly

However, someone there will be confused: How could we import Sony FDR AX100 incompatible XAVC S videos to Avid for editing? Fortunately, you won’t worry about that, for seeking the best codec for Avid, we here can strongly introduce you the Brorsoft Video Converter for Windows / Mac, which has the strong ability of converting FDR AX100 XAVC S videos for editing in Avid Media Composer.



The trail-before-purchase quick download icon provide here, you can also click "learn more" turn to Brorsoft page for download.

       

As long as you download and open the program successfully, you can follow the simple guide below: Sony XAVC/XAVC S to DNxHD MOV conversion.




Note: the screenshot in Mac Version,actually the Windows Version has the same steps besides the tiny differences in interface.

1. Click "Add video" or "Add from folder" to navigate and load your source Sony A7S II XAVC S files.

2. Hit Format menu, the Format dialogue box pops up. Choose "Avid DNxHD (*.mov)" as output format from "Avid Media Composer" catalogue.

3. Press "Convert" button to transform Sony A7S II XAVC S videos to DNxHD MOV for using in Avid MC.

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Convert and Play DJI Phantom 4 4K Videos on TVs (Samsung/Sony/Panasonic/LG)

There are so many "convert and play DJI Phantom 4 4k videos on TV" issues on DJI Phantom Drone Forum:

"Hi I'm having a hard time trying to play my 4K content from my DJI Phantom4 on my Samsung UHD TV. I've tried both file formats and no luck. Any ideas?"

"Hi I have a SONY BRAVIA XBR 49X850B (4K) Looks like I have the same issue here. NETFLIX UHD plays fine no problem. But can't play MP4 or MOV from my Phantom 4 .....Help please!"

"I just have a USB 3 card reader connected to my LG TV. So I copied all the Phantom 4 videos to my USB 3 card. It reads .MP4 files fine. I think it read .MOV files too but can't."

"I have a Panasonic 55 inch curved 4k TV. This thing blows me away. Anyway there is no USB 3.0 which is disappointing, only 2.0. How I play back 4k video from my Phantom 4."

From the issues feedbacked, not a few people encounter the "unable to play DJI Phantom 4 4k videos on TV" issues.

My Vizio TV

I just purchased a 2015 Vizio 4K TV, but it doesn't support .mov of any kind or 4k MP4 video. Both of which are pretty standard formats I thought. The only video I've been able to play is 1080p MP4 video. So just to recap...it doesn't recoginze .mov at all and it plays 1080p MP4 but not 4K MP4. I get a "video format not supported" error message when trying to play MP4 4K.

Familar with your TV

In my opinion, please check what TV model you guys are using to display your 4K Phantom footage, most TVs do not support 4K video over USB/SD port input, the manual for your TV lists the supported containers, codecs and frame rates available to be played back over the USB port.

If your TV has a HDMI port, then you could copy all of your videos into a slim large external harddrive or your laptop(with HDMI). Then plug that into the TVs HDMI port and play directly. That will get around USB stuff.

If your TV only goes up to 1080p/60, so you'd better going to convert your files to 1080p/60 or some variation.

For all TV

Generally speaking, whatever the TV brand you owned(Samsung, Panasonic, Sony, LG, Vizio...), it always support the world wide H.264 MP4 format, just reformat the MOV files from your DJI Phantom 4 into H.264 MP4 format, it recommended to transcode all the video in same folder together, avoiding the incomplete videos when playback. That is to say, all the videos in the same H.264 MP4 codec should have no problems when play on your TV.

Some 4K TVs on the market currently are compatible with a high efficiency video codec (HEVC) (also known as H.265) for play 4K content. You can transcode the DJI Phantom 4 4K MOV/MP4 into the H.265 (HEVC) codec to get a best visual experience.

Guide: Play DJI Phantom 4 4k videos on your TV

Here, in order to convert DJI Phantom 4 4K Videos to the common H.264 MP4 or H.265 (HEVC) codec video format. You can use Brorsoft Video Converter, which is an easy-to use, functional All Formats video converter and video editor. It could convert DJI Phantom 4 4K Videos for TV with common H.264 MP4 or H.265 (HEVC) codec video format, if your TV is Samsung, Panasonic, Sony, LG, it has the preset format for them.

See also: the best video and audio format for Samsung, Sony, LG, Panasonic TV - TRANSFER DIGITAL LIFE (my another blog).

Moreover, as an video editor, Brorsoft Video Converter has the ability to trim video length, crop video size, adjust videoeffect, watermark, and merge several videos into one for complete enjoyment etc.

Tip: For the TV which can not reconginze 4K MP4, you'd better downscale the Phantom 4 4K footage to 1080p.

Now, here is the step-by-step guide for you to trancode or reformat the Phantom 4 4K for smooth playback on your TV.

Free download, install and run Brorsoft Video Converter, the trail-before-purchase quick download icon provide here, you can also turn to Brorsoft page for downloading.



Keep in mind that you have download the right version, Mac OS .dmg files cannot be installed on Windows platform - and vice versa.

Step 1: Import DJI Phantom 4 4K video to the program.

On the top menu bar, click "File" > "Add Video/Audio" icon to import DJI Phantom 4 4K video to the program, you are allowed to import multiple files at one time.



Step 2: Specify output file format.

Set output video format as H.264 MP4 under Format > Common Video.

In general, mp4 is a well-accepted file format for its ability to save memory storage and keep up the video quality.

Here are 3 H.264 presets "H.264 Baseline Profile Video(*.mp4)", "H.264 Main Profile Video(*.mp4)", "H.264 High Profile Video(*.mp4)"are supported.

Or, you can choose "H.265 Video(*.mp4)" as the output format from the format list if your TV support H.265 codec playback.



Click "Format" drop-down bar, scroll down to select "TVS":

"Samsung TV (*.MP4)" as the output file format for directly playing on Samsung 4K TV;

"LG TV (*.MP4)" as the output file format for directly playing on LG 4K TV;

"Sony TV (*.MP4)" as the output file format for directly playing on Sony 4K TV;

"Panasonic TV (*.MP4)" as the output file format for directly playing on Panasonic 4K TV.



Tip: If you like, adjust video and audio parameters, including the Bitrate of Video and Audio, the Codec of Video and Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the Settings button on the main interface for getting the best quality.

Step 4: Start conversion.

Now hit on the "Convert" button on software main interface to start the conversion.

After conversion, hit "Open" or "Open output folder" to quick locate generated H.264/H.265 MP4 or preset TV profile files.

Then transfer it to your 4K TV.

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Sony Alpha 6300: Import Sony a6300 4K XAVC S to Avid Media Composer

Sony has been announced alpha 6300 in February 2016, it comes two years after the best-selling Alpha A6000 and becomes Sony's top-of-the-range APSC mirrorless camera.

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?

In Sony website it claim Alpha 6300 works with iMovie and Final Cut Pro Xwell, and introduce the world's best RAW converters - Capture One Express (for Sony) for customer. But for Avid user, there is anything about it. Then, how to import 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

Free download, install and run Brorsoft Video Converter, the trail-before-purchase quick download icon provide here, you can also turn to Brorsoft page for downloading. Keep in mind that you have download the right version, Mac OS .dmg files cannot be installed on Windows platform - and vice versa.

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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Import Sony Pansonic Canon MXF Files in Windows Movie Maker

What is MXF?

MXF stands for Material eXchange Format which was designed to streamline workflows between different platforms, such as cameras, digital editing equipment, and servers.

MXF is a "container" or "wrapper" format which supports a number of different streams of coded "essence", encoded in any of a variety of video and audio compression formats, together with a metadata wrapper which describes the material contained within the MXF file.

There are Mainly three data-recording camera systems which produced MXF, Sony's XDCAM, Panasonic's DVCPRO P2 and Canon's XF series.

MXF and NLEs

Sony's XDCAM MXF is supported by Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro X, Sony Vegas Pro, GrassValley EDIUS/K2, and Merging Technologies VCube. However Adobe Premiere Pro has been encountering exporting issues when working with mxf files.

Panasonic's P2 MXF is supported by Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro X, Autodesk Smoke, Avid, Dalet, EVS, GrassValley EDIUS, and Grass Valley K2.

Canon claims that its flavor of MXF is fully supported by major NLE systems including Adobe Premiere, Apple Final Cut Pro X, Avid Media Composer, and Grass Valley EDIUS.

Obviously, Sony, Canon and Panasonic not claim that MXF camera is supported by Windows Movie Maker. Is there no way to import MXF to Windows Movie Maker for creating a movie?

Windows Movie Maker and Supported format

Windows Movie Maker is a free video editor from Microsoft on Windows 7 and Windows 8. It is a part of Windows Essentials software suite and offers the ability to create and edit videos as well as to publish them on SkyDrive, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr. Windows Movie Maker only supports a few videos formats like ASF, WMV, MPG, AVI, MP2, here we list the file formats are supported for importing into the Windows Movie Maker:

Video file types (format)	File name extensions
Windows Media Video (WMV) files	.wmv
Windows Media files	.asf and .wm
AVCHD files	.m2ts, .mts, and .m2t
Apple QuickTime files	.mov and .qt
DV AVI files	.avi
Microsoft Recorded TV Show files	.dvr-ms and .wtv
MPEG 4 movie files	.mp4, .mov,.m4v, .3gp, .3g2, and .k3g
MPEG 2 movie files	.mpeg, .mpg, .mpe, .m1v, .mp2, .mpv2, .mod, .vob, and .m2t
MPEG 1 movie files	.m1v
Motion JPEG files	.avi and .mov

From above video format table, it is obvious to notice that Windows Movie Maker deals with the MXF files hardly.

Method: How to Import MXF Files to Windows Movie Maker?

The MXF file format is a container format and MXF files can be converted into other video formats when needed. That is to say, you can transcode the MXF files into other format like AVI, WMV or other compatible format list above, then it should be editable in Window Movie Maker.

In this case, you just need a MXF Video Converter to CONVERT the MXF files you want to Windows Movie Maker. Brorosoft MXF Converter / Brorsoft MXF Converter for Mac is just the one you are looking for, it's a smart tool specially designed for Panasonic. Sony, Canon users to preview MXF recordings, and convert the MXF recordings to the video and audio format that supported by Windows Movie Maker.

What’s more, it can generates more optimal editing formats/codecs for you to use in different NLE apps, such as Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro CC/CS6/5/4/3, Sony Vegas, Adobe After Effects CC, etc.

Apart from an excellent video converter, Brorsoft MXF Converter also allows you to adjust video size, bitrate, frame rate, codec and other video/audio parameters according to your need. It is a perfect combination of video converter and video editor.

Guide: Transcode MXF Files to WMV/AVI for Windows Movie Maker

Free download, install and run Brorsoft MXF Converter, the trail-before-purchase quick download icon provide here, you can also turn to Brorsoft page for downloading.



Keep in mind that you have download the right version, Mac OS .dmg files cannot be installed on Windows platform - and vice versa.

The conversion speed is very fast because it supports batch conversion and NVIDIA CUDA & ATI Stream (AMD APP) acceleration technologies. It converts multiple video clips at the same time, moreover it can shut down computer after the process is complete, so run the app overnight and you could enjoy the created videos next morning when you are up.

Step 1: Import Sony Pansonic Canon MXF files.

Click the button “File” to add Sony Pansonic Canon MXF files (or directly drag and drop your files) to the Converter.



Tip: If you want to merge MXF files before edit in Windows Movie Maker, just need to check the “Merge into one” box.

Step 2: Select an output format for Windows Movie Maker.

Click “Format” bar to select suitable format for Windows Movie Maker. WMV is one of the proper formats for Windows Movie Maker.



Tip: If you like, adjust video and audio parameters, including the Bitrate of Video and Audio, the Codec of Video and Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the Settings button on the main interface for getting the best quality.

Step 3: Start Conversion.

Tap the big Convert button on the main interface to start transcoding Sony Pansonic Canon MXF to Windows Movie Maker.

The conversion should be quickly finished. Once the process is at 100%, you can have the converted file easily worked with Windows Movie Maker.

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AVCHD: How to Play and Edit Panasonic and Sony AVCHD Files?

Overview: In this article we give the brief introducion of Panasonic and Sony AVCHD, and give the simple solution on how to play and edit Panasonic and Sony AVCHD Files.



What is AVCHD Format?

AVCHD is a form of video compression that allows the large data files created by HD video recording to be captured and saved on digital media such as hard disk drives and flash memory cards. It was developed by Panasonic and Sony for use in consumer camcorders such as Sony Cybershot, Handycam, Bloggie and α (alpha) cameras.
Since AVCHD records video at a range of resolutions including 1080p, 1080i and 720p. Most AVCHD camcorders that advertise themselves as “Full HD” models will record HD video at a resolution of 1080i.You always record and documents your life's precious moments with a Sony/Panasonic camcorder. Do you have any problem of playing/editing it?

The Incompatible Issues on Playing & Editing AVCHD Files

You can only watch it on the computer with a media player, but can't really edit or do anything with it. For example:

Mac OS X and Windows 7 and later OS that naturally plays this format file, however, Windows XP/Vista can't recongize AVCHD files, you need special registry patch which will tie M2TS/MTS files [Blu-ray transport stream files also referred to as AVCHD files] into Windows Media Player [WMP11]. Otherwise, your PC will keep saying something about not finding a codec.

You can't edit it in some common editing tools like Windows Movie Maker, Final Cut Pro or iMovie. On top of that;

It's impossible for you to import the files onto iTunes for management or for syncing with the iDevices.

The Best Solution: Convert AVCHD Files for More Flexibility

Brorsoft Video Converter Ultimate is strong software that specifically made to solve problems of this kind. It can help you in converting your original Panasonic and Sony videos, not just MPEG but also MTS and MTS2 video file formats to turn into other video formats like MP4, MPG, WMV, MOV, MKV, etc. for playing on Windows XP/Vista or transfering to your protable devices or syncing with the iDevices via iTunes.

With Brorsoft Video Converter Ultimate multipurpose powerful utility, you are also able to edit your Panasonic and Sony produced AVCHD videos with its basic editing feature; you can crop and trim the video's area, set it to proper contrast, brightness, and saturation, and put watermark and subtitles on it.

If you want do some further editing in Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Sony Vergas, Avid, or Premiere, you just need to selected the preset format like ProRes from Final Cut Pro category, Avid DNxHD from Avid Media Composer, WMV (VC-1)/MPEG-2/MOV from Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas category.

See more at: Brorsoft AVCHD MTS/M2TS Tips .

Key Features:

Advanced De-interlacing Engine

Brorsoft Video Converter Ultimate can even improve your source AVCHD video after conversion. All AVCHD camcorders except for AVCHD Lite models use recording 1080 Interlaced Video (1080i).

Multi-core CPU Supported

Brorsoft Video Converter Ultimate fully supports Multi-core CPU (from low-level (i3), through mid-range (i5) to high-end performance (i7). It will empower you take full use of up to 8 cores to greatly shorten your AVCHD video conversion time.

All-in-one HD video converter

Brorsoft Video Converter Ultimate is an all-in-one BD/DVD/Video solution which can convert all SD/DVD videos and rip Blu-ray, DVD contents to videos in various popular for personal use.
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Guide: How to Convert Panasonic and Sony AVCHD Files.

Step 1. Load your AVCHD video

Once you've transferred your AVCHD media to your PC/Mac, it will appear as a folder on your drive. To access your clips in the, click “Load files” icon to import source files.You can play source files with the built-in player, take screenshots, select and preview subtitles and audio tracks. If you import source video files, you can even add external subtitles for output.



Step 2. Choose output profile

Click Format panel to choose format for output files. You can choose the one that meets your devices or players most.



iMovie preset Apple InterMediate Codec as screenshot

Step 3. Specify parameters for output files

Click the settings button next to the Profile frame to specify parameters for output files. You can reset Video Codec, Quality, Video size (choose output video size from provided options, or manually input the size you desire into the box according to your devices or players), Bit Rate, Frame Rate, Aspect ratio, Audio Codec, Audio Quality, Sample rate, Channels, etc.



Apple InterMediate Codec for iMovie as screenshot.

Step 4. Edit video

You can click Edit button to customize output files at your own will. Video editing features provided include: Trim, Crop, Text Watermark, Image/Video Watermark, Effect, and Audio Replace.



Trim: Allowing users to decide where to start and where to end when converting the selected clip, so that unwanted segments will be cut out after conversion.
Crop: Getting rid of the black edges and unwanted area of the image.

Text Watermark: Here, you can create a text watermark to personalize your video. For a text watermark, select the “Enable” box below the preview screen and type whatever text you want in the text watermark area.. You may strikeout, underline and transparent effect for the text. The font, color, size, and style of the text can be adjusted too. Click “Apply to All” to apply the settings to all the videos that are listed in file list.

Image/ Video Watermark: Here, you can import an image or video watermark to personalize your video.

Effect: Customize the output effect. Here, you can adjust brightness, contrast and saturation, apply gray, flip color, invert or Aged film effects and apply a number of deinterlacing options.

Audio Editor: Adding audio to target video file so that you can replace the original audio track with favorite melody.

Step 5. Start conversion
Back to the main interface and click the “Convert” button to convert Blu-ray/DVD/Video to various video and audio formats. You can see the converting progress, time, size, etc. Hence, you can manage your Blu-ray, DVD movies with your mulitiple devices in an easier way.

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• How to Edit AVCHD (.mts/.m2ts) footage in Adobe Premiere Pro smoothly

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4K Solution: Importing Nikon D5 4K MOV to Avid MC

Want to import and edit Nkon D5 4K MOV footage in Avid MC without problems? In this page, you will find the best solution.



With its Nikon developed 20.8MP FX-format CMOS sensor, the D5 is the highest resolution full-frame Nikon flagship ever and ready for your next challenge. It record 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD) video with dot-by-dot readout for maximum image quality. Capture 3840 x 2160 at 30/25/24p with an angle of view approx.

“Hi, there, I have a Nikon D5 camera which creates 4k recordings in MOV format. I’m having issues working with 4K files from Nikon D5 in Avid Media Composer. I guess my old PC is not powerful enough to handle 4K files. Is there workaround to go through this? Any help would be appreciated.”
4K video is a key selling point on Nikon D5, it can shoot high-resolution 4K UHD video in .MOV format. But there are a few issues when it comes to playing, importing and editing Nikon D5 4K MOV in Avid MC.

Compatibility of Avid Media Composer and Nikon D5

Though Avid Media Composer generally supports MOV importing, it still can't work with Nikon D5 4K/1080p MOV natively, even upgrading to the latest version.
Worse still, although Media Composer has already had 4K and "high-resolution" (i.e., higher-than-4K) support via Avid Media Access (AMA) in previous versions and 4K Full Screen Playback are supported within Media Composer, there's actually no way to edit a 4K project natively with Avid. Actually, editing 4K raw in Avid Media Composer is very taxing on your computer.

Downscale Nikon D5 4K/ 4K format

As we had know that importing and editing Nikon D5 4K videos is a painful experience, even though the latest version of Avid Media Compose. The best solution is to downscale the Nikon D5 4K videos to 1080p/720p, so that they can be easily edited in the Avid Media Compose. Your 4K footage can be easily converted using a good video converter, Brorsoft Video Converter are high recommended here. >> read Top 4 4K Video Converter Review

Format to convert your 4K video

Avid Media Compose works best with the DNxHD codecs and thus for editing your Nikon D5 4K videos in Avid Media Compose, convert it to 1080p DNxHD .mov or 720p DNxHD .mov.
Beside DNxHD codecs for Avid Media Compose, there are many other preset formats in Brorsoft Video Converter that is supported by Final Cut Pro, iMovie/FCE, Premiere, Sony Vegas... You can select the one depending upon your requirements.

Other popular formats that your Nikon D5 4K videos can be converted to include: 4K H.265/HEVC or H.264 for your Smart TV, common MP4, MKV, AVI, WMV, etc for your portable devices.
Moreover, you can merge all the video clips recorded by Nikon D5 into a one files by select the "Merge into one file".

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Keep in mind that you have download the right version, Windows platform .exe files cannot be installed on Mac OS - and vice versa.

Other Key Features:

• The feature-rich MOV converter for Nikon, Canon, Fujifilm, Olympus camera
• Allows you to edit videos, like cropping, trimming, adding subtitle and watermark.
• Besides MOV, also available to transcode MP4, MKV, WMV, AVI, MPG, etc.
• Its simple design and easy-to-use, which requires less experience to control.

Guide: Re-encode Nikon D5 4K MOV for Avid Media Compose

Step 1: Load Nikon D5 MOV files

Copy 4K videos from Nikon D5 camera to PC/Mac hard drive. Downlaod, install and run Brorsoft Video Converter, click the "Add video" button to load Nikon D5 4K videos. Drag & Drop supported here, with the built-in player, you can preview videos and take screenshots.



Tip: If you want to merge Nikon D5 MOV clips, just need to check the "Merge into one file" box.

Step 2: Set output format for Avid Media Composer

Click "Format" bar to determine output format. Follow "Avid Media Composer" and choose "Avid DNxHD (*.mov)" as the output format.

Besides, it provides hundreds of output format presets for NLE system editing programs, such as Apple ProRes for Final Cut Pro, Apple InterMediate Codec for iMovie/FCE, MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere.



Tip: You can adjust video and audio parameters, including the Bitrate of Video and Audio, the Codec of Video and Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., in the Profile Settings. Besides, this video converter is also available to customize the output resolutions from 4K to any size like 1080p, 2K as users want.

Step 3: Start converting Nikon D5 mov to Avid MC compatible video

Click "Start conversion" button to transcode Nikon D5 MOV to Avid Media Composer. Once the conversion done, you can click "Open" button to get the output files effortlessly. Now you have got mov converted into an acceptable file and you are able to import and edit Nikon D5 4K/1080p MOV files with Avid Media Composer 9/10/11/12/13 at ease.

Related Article:

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• MOV to Avid - How to Convert MOV files to Edit in Avid Media Composer
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• Avid 4K Workflow: Transcode UHD 4K footage for Editing in Avid MC
• MKV to Avid - How to Convert MKV to Avid DNxHD for Editing in Media Composer

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