Couldn’t figure out a workable way to import Sony RX100 VII 4K XAVC S to Premiere Pro? No worry, this post explains a workaround to convert Sony RX100 VII 4K XAVC S to MPEG-2 for use in Premiere Pro CC, CS6 and CS5.5 flawlessly.
Sony’s acclaimed Sony RX100 VII camera contains a remarkable advance in photo and movie possibilities- the world’s first memory-attached 1.0-type stacked CMOS image sensor. Use it to create stunning 4K movies, up to 40x super slow motion, spectacular still images, and more.
“I recently bought Sony’s Sony RX100 VII. I’m working with Premiere Pro and it does not recognize the 4K XAVC S files from RX100 VII. I searched online and found Premiere Pro will not work correctly with the XAVC S camera file. Does that mean I have to convert the file to an edit friendly format for Premiere Pro – by converting it to MPEG-2? If so, anyone know a good XAVC S converter to do this?”
The previous version of Premiere Pro, is not compatible with XAVC or XAVC S. Only the latest version – Premiere Pro CC adds general QuickTime support for XAVC. For fast and fluid workflow, Sony has created a special plug-in (PDZK-LT2 V.1.2), a free-of-charge software for Mac which allows you to decode XAVC S to QuickTime. The plug-in supports SxS Card but not the specific Micro SDXC media card recorded by Sony RX100 VII XAVC S video footage. Therefore, you can not use this camera Import Plug-in to preview and import XAVC S files recorded on Sony RX100 VII Micro SD card.
Fortunately, Premiere Pro works natively with MPEG-2 Codec, a line of intermediate codecs, intended for using during video editing to help provide an efficient and high performance workflow with impressive image quality and reduced storage rates. To encode Sony RX100 VII 4K XAVC S to MPEG-2, you are recommended to use XAVC S Covnerter – Acrok Video Converter Ultimate (Windows Version | Mac Version). Overall, it is a professional tool for users to transcode XAVC S to Premiere Pro with the best quality.
How to convert Sony RX100 VII 4K XAVC S to Premiere Pro?
Step 1: Launch the 4K XAVC S Converter on your PC, and then click the “Add file” button to import your 4K XAVC S videos from Sony RX100 VII directly. In order to import several files at one time, you can click “Add folder” icon.
Step 2: Click the “Format” bar to get the drop-down menu and you can get “Editing Software >> Adobe Premiere MPEG-2 (*.mpg)”, choose the proper one you want.
Step 3: Press the “Settings” icon and you’d better set the video frame rate as 30fps, video size as 1920*1080 for editing Sony RX100 VII 4K XAVC S in Premiere Pro CS6 or Premiere Pro CS5 easily.
Step 4: Now, click “Convert” and let it go. The Sony Video Converter supports batch conversion. So if you have lots of files to convert, check “Shut down computer after conversion” and you can go away without keeping an eye on it.
Conclusion: Once the conversion process shows in 100%, click “Open” to get the output videos. Create a project and start editing Sony RX100 VII 4K XAVC S in Premiere Pro with light speed.
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