In this article, you will learn the best way to import Sony CX330 to FCP X and edit with Apple prores codec on Mac.
FCP is one of the most popular NLE softwares among the videographers, it allows you to log and transfer videos onto a hard drive (internal or external), where they can be edited, processed, and output to a wide variety of formats, thus you can conveniently upload your videos to websites for sharing with friends and family members or burn the files to DVD/BD for different usage. Although the latest FCP X, including FCP 6/7, is claimed to improve the support for editing HD, DV and SD video formats, but sometimes you will still find that the Log & Transfer is not effective while importing Sony 1080 50p/60p AVCHD files to FCP X/7/6.
If you are shooting with Sony’s latest CX330, which is capable of recording 1920 x 1080 Full HD videos at 50p (PAL)/ 60p (NTSC), you may be bothered by the incompatibility problem now. The best solution to the importing problem with FCP is to convert Sony CX330 AVCHD to Apple ProRes, the most compatible codec for editing in FCP. After upgrading to Final Cut Pro 7, there are five ProRes codecs working with FCP, which are Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov), Apple ProRes 422 HQ (*.mov), Apple ProRes 422 (LT) (*.mov), Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy) (*.mov) and ProRes 4444 (*.mov) for you to choose from according to your needs. Thus, the converter you are looking for should have all the five options included. Besides, it offers rich output formats like MP4, MOV, AVI, etc.
How to convert/import Sony CX330 AVCHD files to FCP X/7/6
Step 1: Get the free trial version of the top Sony CX330 MTS Converter for Mac, install and run it to import the 1080p recordings from Sony CX330.
Tips:
1. Double click the selected file and you can have a preview of the imported file on the viewer.
2. If you want to join the files together, please tick the box “Merge into one” on the main interface.
Step 2: Hit the Format box and select one of the Apple ProRes codecs on the dropdown list. You are advised to choose “Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)”or “Apple ProRes 422 HQ (*.mov)” format. Due to the difference in the compresstion standard of AVCHD and ProRes 422, the converted files are significantly larger than the original ones. If you prefer smaller file size, please choose “Apple ProRes 422 (LT) (*.mov)” instead.
Step 3: Adjust the video parameters, including the Codec of Video and Audio, the Bitrate of Video and Audio, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Video Size, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the Settings buttion on the main interface. The screen shot listed below is our recommendation on the settings for you.
Tip: The 1920*1080 as video size and 30fps for NTSC area while 25fps for PAL area as Frame Rate are the best settings for editing in FCP.
Step 4: Click the arrow button to get the process of converting Sony CX330 1080p MTS files to ProRes started.
After the Sony CX330 AVCHD to Apple ProRes conversion, you can run the Final Cut Pro and click File –> Import –> Files to import the converted files and edit them in FCP without any rendering or unrecognizable problem. In addition, if you want to make your Sony CX330 files editable in iMovie, FCE, Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer, etc. the AVCHD Converter will also a great choice for you. Just take a try now!
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