Make incompatible Canon Vixia AVCHD MTS files work with FCP on Mac

Canon Vixia AVCHD Camcorders use AVCHD to record video as the following Vixia models: Canon Vixia HF S30, Vixia HF S21, Vixia HF S20, Vixia HF S200, HF M31, Vixia HF M30, Vixia HF M300, HF R11, Vixia HF R10, Vixia HF R100 (SDHC), Vixia HF S10, Vixia HF S100, Vixia HF20, Vixia HF200, Vixia HF S1,Canon VIXIA HF10.

These camcorders only record in high definition format using a special codec (compression/decompression) called AVCHD. This new codec is revolutionary for it's ability to compress very high quality HD video in a relatively very small space. Final Cut Pro (FCP) has gained the favor of many professional users including Hollywood film makers. But it only takes QuickTime and iMovie compatible video formats such as QuickTime MOV, QuickTime MP4, DV, HDV etc. Therefore, you are unable to transfer Canon Vixia AVCHD into Final Cut Pro and edit Canon Vixia video with FCP.

Now please follow the steps below to convert incompatible Canon Vixia AVCHD videos to FCP workable Apple ProRes files keeping the original video quality.

Step 1. Run the perfect Mac Canon MTS Converter , and click the "Add file" button to load the Canon Vixia videos to it.



2. Step 2. Click on Format > Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422(HD) (*.mov) as the export to keep HD video for Final Cut Pro. Afterwards, you can set the output profile as you want.


3. You can click the Settings icon to do some audio/video settings. We recommend 1920*1080 as video size and 30fps as video bitrate for easier editing on Mac. If you are in PAL(50p) area, you are recommended 25fps as video bitrate.



Tip: Deinterlace Canon Vixia 1080i AVCHD

Click the "Editor" button, go to the Effect tab, and make sure the checkbox for Deinterlacing is ticked. The converter will remove interlacing artifacts from 1080i AVCHD videos perfectly.

4. Step 4. Click the "convert" button, and the Mac AVCHD to ProRes Converter will start transcoding Canon Vixia AVCHD to ProRes for FCP on Mac OS X immediately. Then you can get the resulted videos from output folder easily for importing and editing in FCP.

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This Mac AVCHD MTS Converter is also compatible with other Mac Non-linear editing system like Final Cut Express, Avid Media Composer, iMovie, Roxio Toast, etc to import the AVCHD footages on Mac without incompatibility problems. You can get more info about how to edit Canon Vixia AVCHD MTS in iMovie.

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