Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Get Sony Alpha a99 II 4K XAVC S video to Resolve

The Sony Alpha A99 Mark II surprised everyone at Photokina 2016, simply because Sony managed to keep it a secret, right up until the launch event. It also shows Sony is still commited to the Sony Alpha A-mount system. The Sony A99-II uses the same 42.4 megapixel Full-Frame BSI CMOS sensor, as found in the Sony Alpha A7R Mark II. It is also capable of recording 4K video in XAVC-S format, which can save footage to card at up to 100Mbps.

 
Sony Alpha A99 Mark II Key Features: 
  • 42.4 megapixel Full-Frame BSI CMOS sensor (with copper wiring) 
  • Sony A-mount, no optical low-pass filter 
  • 5-axis image stabilisation sensor 
  • 3inch 1228K dot tiltable screen 
  • 2360K dot XGA OLED EVF, 0.78x magnification 
  • 399 phase detection AF points 
  • 79 hybrid cross AF points 
  • -4EV AF sensitivity 
  • 4K (UHD) video recording, S-Gamut, S-Log 
  • Clean HDMI out 
  • ISO50 - ISO102400 
  • 12fps continuous shooting (with AF) 
  • 300,000 shutter life rating 
  • Updated menu system 
  • Top LCD display 
  • Dual SD / SD/MS card slots 
  • Remote tethering, Bluetooth connectivity 
  • Weather-sealed magnesium alloy body 
While enjoying the stunning videos recorded of HD image quality, many users are having problems importing Sony Alpha a99 II 4K XAVC S media into Davinci Resolve for editing. Actually , as a new codec, XAVC S codec is not friendly with Davinci Resolve well. According to our experience and other user's feedback, to make your Sony Alpha a99 II 4K XAVC S work well in Davinci Resolve, it’s highly recommended converting a7S XAVC-S clips to DNxHD.mov for Davinci Resolve editing use. you can adopt Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac to get help. It is a professional yet easy-to-use tool to help you finish the Sony Alpha a99 II 4K XAVC S to Davinci Resolve conversion on Mac. Besides, it also can convert Sony Alpha a99 II 4K XAVC S video to YouTube friendly format for your smooth uploading.

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Guide on How to make Sony Alpha a99 II 4K XAVC S video reable by Davinci Resolve

Step 1: Add source videos

After downloading, install and run this Video Converter for DaVinci Resolve, just copy the XAVC S files from your camera to your hard drive. Import the files to the software for converting.



Step 2: Select Resolve 9/10/11/12 readable format

Click the "Format" to select output format. Choose "Avid Media Compose > Avid DNxHD(*.mov)" as the output format.



Tip: Before conversion, you can click the "Settings" icon to customize the video/audio settings including the Bitrate of Video and Audio, Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc

Step 3: Converting 4K XAVC S video files to Davinci Resolve

After all the necessary setting have been done, click the "Convert" button at the bottom right corner to start transcoding 4K XAVC S to DNxHD .mov. Finally, launch Davinci Resolve. Find the file in the Library panel, and then double click your clip or Right-click and select "Add into Media Pool." Now the clip is added to your Media Pool. You can also import entire directors or a range of clips into the Media Pool.

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