For those Sony fans, you must not be strange with XAVC files. Such as Sony PXW series or PMW series. XAVC format is currently in use with Sony’s PXW-Z100 experienced 4K camcorders, so that the concept of a plug and play resolution for shoppers is not that farfetched. In this way, XAVC files is a new format for many of video player or video editing computer software just like FCP.
Searching on the internet for fast ways of flawlessly editing Sony PXW-Z100 XAVC files in FCP, no doubt there are two main methods. Plug-in and the professional XAVC video converter. Here let’s talk about the two methods and offer you some best suggestions.
Method1. Sony XAVC Plug-in for FCP
This plug-in supports SxS Card but not Professional Disc. XD
CAM Professional Disc users can use Content Browser software to ingest material into Final Cut Pro X. However, this plug-in requires FCP 10.0.8 and higher for XAVC format. Other disadvantages like bugs during the installing process.
Method 2.XAVC to FCP Converter for Mac---to get all your troubles away
Main characteristics are listed below you can take a further recognization:
Various HD videos for converting with a high definition
Deinterlacing for better video effects
Adjust your personal output videos with great effects
Merge your multiple video files into one
Not only for FCP, but also supported for Premiere or Avid. If you need, major conversion process you can also take a reference here:
When you import the XAVC or XDCAM correctly in XAVC/XDCAM to FCP X Converter for Mac with two buttons ‘Add videos’ and ‘Add from folder’, choose the best output format is important. Fortunately, it has the specific item for FCP X, ‘Final Cut Pro’>>’Apple ProRes Codec 422 (*.mov). Then if you want advanced settings, click the ‘Settings’ item and adjust your video size, frame rate, bitrates, audio channels, etc. For more functions about this program, you can have a free download below. Finally, ‘Convert’ to start your conversion.
At the end, I got a question, Which method do you like better? If you have other solutions, Please leave us some comments below. For those people who first time work with FCP, you can open here to know how to transfer your files.
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