Showing posts with label convert avchd to dnxhd. Show all posts
Showing posts with label convert avchd to dnxhd. Show all posts

Friday, June 19, 2015

Sony HDR-PJ275 1080/60p AVCHD to Avid MC Workflow

Summary: Have issues with importing PJ275 1080/60p AVCHD MTS files to Avid Media Composer on your Mac? Just follow the steps below to convert 1080/60p AVCHD to Avid MC compatible format DNxHD to solve it.


The Sony HDR-PJ275 is the least expensive Handycam with a projector (13 lumens). The camera records in exquisitely rich 1920 x1080/60p Full HD video and Internet ready MP4. It's not easy to ingest Sony HDR-PJ275 AVCHD to Avid MC. Though Avid sometimes accepts AVCHD files, there are always all kinds of problems. The time-consuming rendering process, the astonishing enlarged file size when Avid automatically encode AVCHD to DNxHD and the quality degradation that can not be ignored, are really a pain when we desperately want to bring AVCHD to Avid MC for post production.

I guess many guys have the experiences with free converters, such as Handbrake. But free product seems have limits. The multiple steps make me confused when I need to preset profile. And once, after conversion, I get only video but no audio from Sony AVCHD MTS files. In the Avid forum, many posts are about no audio or unsynchronized problem. Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac is the best to keep audio and video sync without rendering time and file size enlargement when bring 1080/60p AVCHD progressive to Avid MC. For 60i/50i AVCHD files, the problem may be the thin horizontal lines radiating from all moving objects or wild flickering on still images containing thin horizontal lines. The program can easily remove and deinterlace the bad interlace if you need.

Find it's difficulty to keep or change frame rate as you want after try many conversion tools? The program we mentioned above allows you easily to set video frame rate with one click. And the built-in editor tool will help you trim, crop, add watermark, add subtitles, join video and capture pictures, etc. Now since the 3D camera are emerging after CES 2014, it is able to convert AVCHD to 3D video in MKV, MP4, MOV, WMV, and AVI with HD quality.

                               

Here is a step-by-step tutorial for you to figure out your AVCHD MTS to Avid MC problem:

Step 1: Import Sony HDR-PJ275 files to Mac MTS Converter. Run it as the best Mac MTS Converter, and click the “Add video” button to load your original files. You may also directly drag and drop files to application UI for importing files.



Step 2: Click the “Format” option and navigate the mouse cursor to “Avid Media Composer>>Avid DNxHD (*.mov)” as output format.



Step 3: Click “Settings” button to customize the output video and audio settings by yourself. But if you are not good at it, you’d better use the default parameters, they will ensure you a good balance between file size and image quality basically. You can change the resolution, bit rate, frame rate as you need.

Step 4: When everything is ready, click “Convert” to start converting PJ275 AVCHD MTS to Avid DNxHD. This Mac MTS/M2TS Converter supports batch conversion so you may load multiple files and convert them at one time.

Conclusion: After converting, you can get the generated files by clicking “Open” button. Now, you can edit PJ275 1080/60p AVCHD MTS in Avid MC freely. While 2015 Father’s Day is nearly here, have you got something for beloved dad yet? Learn more about Pavtube Studio special offer for this year’s Father’s Day.

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Saturday, September 28, 2013

Fast Way for importing Sony FS700 50/60p mts footage in Avid Media Composer

In this article, you will learn how to transcode Sony FS700 50/60p MTS to DNxHD MOV for Avid Media Composer editing without any importing problems on Mac.



The file I'm trying to import is AVCHD from my Sony NEX-FS700 at 1080p50 into Avid MC 6.5 via AMA. AVCHD-MTS AMA-plugin is installed but result in an error message. So I'm was asking here to figure out how to get the mts files from FS700 into Avid without any issue?

In fact, Avid can't import Sony FS700 recorded 1080 50/60p AVCHD video, the frame rate is so high and the codec is not friendly to AMC for editing. On Avid official website, Avid only works with standard film and broadcast formats. Although, Avid MC has added some plug-ins, actually background converters for the high-definition video format AVCHD, the importing process are unbelievably slow.

As DNxHD codec is the first choice for editing in Avid Media Composer, so in order to import the Sony FS700 50/60p AVCHD to Avid for editing, the easy workaround is to transcode MTS to Avid MC compatible DNxHD .mov format.

Here, Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac does a good job in converting Sony FS700 50/60p AVCHD to Avid Media Composer preferred DNxHD format with best video quality. Following we will offer you a tutorial on importing and editing Sony NEX-FS700 50/60p AVCHD to Avid Media Composer on Mac.

1.Download the best Sony mts to Avid Converter, follow the prompts to install the program. Click "Add Video" to load Sony FS700 60p MTS video files or directly drag the files into file list.



2. Click "Format" bar to choose Avid Media Composer -> Avid DNXHD (*.mov), this format is best presetted for Avid Media Composer editing.



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Pavtube Sony AVCHD Converter for Mac can also convert Sony FS700 60p mts files to FCP, iMovie and FCE, QuickTime, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, DaVinci Resolve or Apple Aperture 3 compatible video format for editing.

a. For FCP and Aperture 3: Click and choose "Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422(*.mov)" as the output format. FCP 6 only can support ProRes 422 and ProRes 422(HQ) codec.
b. For iMovie and Final Cut Express: Click and choose "iMovie and Final Cut Express -> Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)" as the best output codec.
c. For Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects: Click "Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas", choose "MPEG-2 (*.mov)" or "MOV(AVC)(*mov)" or "WMV (VC-1)(*.wmv)" as the best video format.
d. For playing Sony AVCHD video on QuickTime: Choose "Common Video -> MOV-QuickTime(*.mov)" as the best video format.
3. "Settings" button in the main interface is very useful for you to customize the Video Codec aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate,Audio codec, sampling rate, bit rate, channels.

4. After these, you can click "Convert" to start to transcode Sony FS700 50/60p MTS to Avid DNXHD codec for native editing in Avid Media Composer.

Hope this guide: "How to import/edit Sony FS700 50p/60p MTS to Avid Media Composer"can do great help to you. Happy every day!

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