Make Divx videos Accepted by FCP on Mac

Any idea on editing Divx videos in FCP on Mac when you got some footage shot by Divx camera? Let’s start the talking here!

Failed to import DivX encoded files to Final Cut Pro for smooth editing? Never mind if you have known clearly about the specialty of Divx videos and the editing software FCP for a first preparation.

Do you know what does Divx format mean?
Divx Media Format, DMF, is a media container format used for the MPEG-4 Part 2 codec. Divx has defined profiles which are subsets of MPEG-4/AVI and H.264/Matroska standards. So Divx has three kinds of file extensions: .avi, .divx and .mkv for different purposes---from the introduction of Divx on Wikipedia.

Relationship between Divx files and FCP---Incompatible
For all the Apple fans know that FCP has its own several Apple ProRes Codec types, Divx is such a non-native format for FCP. So now we are facing the question how to do the conversion from Divx to Apple ProRes codec mov. 

Any suggestions to overcome the task above?
It’s not easy taking all the noteworthy products on the internet and narrowing them down to a list of high-quality Mac converters. But there is still one great app---Divx to FCP Converter for Mac. specially designed for editing software and other HD videos, you can select the optimized preset for Final Cut Pro as your output format directly without setting the detailed figures of the files by yourself. Easy operation to finish Divx to FCP conversion and transfer files into FCP as the following:

As the description below: Download the program and ‘Add video’ or ‘Add from folder’ to load your Divx files. Click "format" bar and choose "Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as Final Cut Pro X compatible codec for editing DivX AVI in FCP smoothly. ProRes 422(HQ), Pro Res 422(LT), Pro Res 444, Pro Res 422(Proxy) are all the proper choice.

Want more settings for your output videos? Back to the interface and go to the ‘Settings’ for advanced adjustment, if you want to preserve the high quality, you may go to the video Size as ‘1920*1080’, bitrates as ‘high quality’ and frame rate as’29.97’. Well, you can also select the items by yourself.

Additional Tips: Before the conversion, you can edit the DivX videos as well. With the ‘Editor’ button, you can cut the video clip you want with ‘Trim’, ‘Crop’ to drop off the unwanted edges or ‘add subtitles’ to do some explanation for the audience, etc.



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Edit 4K XAVC and AVCHD from Sony PXW-X70 to FCP X

This post introduces an easy-to-use way to help you convert Sony PXW-X70 4K XAVC and AVCHD footage to ProRes for editing in FCP X.

Are you a loyal photographer or Sony camcorder fan? In other words, do you know the 4K Sony PXW-X70 HD Camcorder? Today here we can make a good friend with Sony PXW-X70 and edit its output footage with ProRes codec in a general way.

The camera records broadcast quality 1920 x 1080 HD video using a variety of codecs, at 4:2:2 10-bit in XAVC, AVCHD and DV format. Therefore, for further editing with some popular editing software, may be you will get some trouble. As the following example showed:

‘Hi guys, at last weekend I took part in an outdoor activity called ‘Boating on Seine’, it was such an interesting theme that attracted a lot of people. I was in charge of the activity for recording the process with my Sony PXW-X70 camera. But when I edit the footage in FCP X, some errors appeared and it didn’t work well. Is that the video format limitation? Thanks a lot if you can do me a favor.’

Frankly speaking, to build a bridge which can connect Sony PXW-X70 with FCP X, maybe we need a 4K to FCP X Converter for Mac to play this role well. A strong tool that can convert your 4K XAVC or AVCHD files to Prores for FCP X with no quality loss.

Simply introduction of 4K to FCP X converter in a general way
Download the program and load your files in, you can choose any one form the importing items, ‘Add video’ or Add from folder’. Especially for FCP X, here we come to the important point, with the high quality reserved, we may go to ‘Final Cut Pro” to ‘Apple ProRes 422 (HQ)(*.mov) like the following picture:

For those primary editors, simple ‘Editor’ here may do you a big favor. How about ‘Trim’ to decide your video length, ‘Crop’ to drop off your unwanted clips, add some ‘Subtitles’ or make some ‘Effects’, etc. Come here to have a look.

What’s more, after you finish your conversion with ‘Convert’ button, for those people first work files in FCP X, here we can tell you how to transfer files in FCP X in a correct way. Just have a nice day, guys!

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How to Play DVD & Blu-ray on NAD Amplifier & Pionneer TV

This guide can tell you how to play DVD or Blu-ray on NDA Amplifier or Pionneer TV with the high quality reserved.


Have you heard of NDA Amplifier or Pionneer TV? Yes, two wonderful media players that can take you into a HD Movie world. Recently, we have received some help like how to play DVD and Blu-ray on NAD Amplifier and Pionneer TV. As the following says:

‘I have a large DVD & Bluray collection that I want to put on a 2TB external Hard Drive which is connected to a Kaiser Bass HD Media Hub, NAD Amplifier & Pionneer TV. I also have MP4 & M4V Music Videos on my Mac Book which I want to put on the Hard Drive. So how can I play these collections on NAD Amplifier and Pionneer TV? Any suggestions there? ’

Although we can ask the Kaiser Bass HD Media Hub for a help, we also need to rip DVD or Blu-ray to NDA Amplifier or Pionneer TV with the most compatible format. So Pavtube BDMagic for Mac may be your best choice.

Why do we choose this program as the bridge to connect DVD or Blu-ray with NAD Amplifier & Pionneer TV?

• It can support output for latest and popular devices
• Not only for DVD and Blu-ray, but also for various output video formats.
• 2D/3D conversion is also included
• Customize your personal profiles freely

Download this program and launch it, import your files with ‘Load IFO/ISO’ or ‘Load from folder’ Then we will get into the next step ‘Format’ bar to choose the best output format such as ‘HD Video’>>’H.264 HD Video (*.mp4) as the picture followed:

For other advanced users, in ‘Settings’ interface, you can adjust your video size, bitrates or frame rate in a generate way. Just get here to have a try by yourself.

Finally, when you finish your conversion by ‘Convert’, just enjoy your HD videos on NAD Amplifier or Pionneer TV. Welcome some other comments you can leave below.


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Flawlessly Edit Sony PXW-Z100 XAVC Files in Final Cut Pro

A brief instruction here to let you guys know how to flawlessly edit Sony PXW-Z100 XAVC files in FCP.

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.

See also:

• How to play XAVC video on QuickTime on Mac?
• Convert XAVC to MOV, MKV, AVI for editing, playing or sharing
• Recognize XAVC and How to Open XAVC on Windows/Mac

Released!!! An amazing update of Pavtube HD Video Converter 4.6.1

Good News! We are so proud to announce that Pavtube has an amazing updated version of its all multimedia tools. Acted on customers requests and Pavtube adds some amazing new features at the latest release.

What's New?

1. Add profiles for iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Samsung Galaxy Note 4
2. fix some bugs

The new version of Pavtube HD Video Converter 4.6.1 is specially designed for converting your downloaded movies, camcorder recorded videos, tv shows, tv series,etc. for viewing with iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Samsung Galaxy Note 4!



Version: 4.6.1
Supported OS: Windows 2003/XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1
Download the lateast version of Pavtube HD Video Converter here.

Three new profiles:







Best Profile Settings:

Topic on Playing 4K Movies with Xbox One

In the guide, we’ll have a topic on how to play 4K movies well with Xbox One? Would you like to join us?

Xbox One and 4K Video
The Xbox One is a next-generation console, and as such, it's built with some future proofing in mind. It can do things you're not quite ready for just yet, such as play back 4K resolution games, movies, and TV. The Xbox One's predecessor, the Xbox 360, supported up to 1080p video output — considered full HD. Ultra HD, as 4K is also known as, promises about four times the resolution of a 1080p video source. 

Can all 4K videos be accepted by Xbox One?
However, today, cause most 4K movies are recorded in MXF/RAW/XAVC, etc. They are not so compatible with Xbox One. Currently, 4K content could presumably use either H.264 or H.265 for encoding while Xbox One only supports the H.264 AVI for the best. Someone else may ask : It is impossible that we can ensure our 4K videos are compatible with Xbox One, so can we solve the problem?

4K to Xbox One Video Converter---a true friend for Xbox fans
To solve the problem Xbox One 4K streaming problem, maybe we can get 4K video converter to have a try, this third-party app is a true friend who can convert, edit, enhance, capture and watch any HD videos and movies, including the 4K videos to Xbox One. You can see the example below.

Note. For any 4K videos right now, this program has the ability of converting them to others except for H.265. But don’t worry, with update of 4K to Xbox One video converter, it will not be a long time for H.265. 

After download this program, double click the item and get into the interface, you can see some buttons also with a preview window on the right. ’Add Videos’ to import your 4K files and take a preview on right window. You must wait a little longer if you got large files.

To smoothly play 4K movie with Xbox One with original video quality, you need to follow ‘HD Video’>>’AVI HD Video (*.avi)’ as the output format which is specially for 4K HD videos.

Before you tap ‘Convert’ button to start your conversion, ‘Editor’ is also an interesting item to explore. Walk into the ‘Editor’ interface, we can make our video shorter by ’Trim’ or concise video image by ’Crop’. Add ‘subtitles’ to explain something to you audience, etc.

Additionally, it is suitable for DVD and Blu-rays converting to Xbox One. Have any other suggestions or ideas want to tell us? Please pay attention to our product or leave some comments below.

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Transfer TiVo HD XL/XL4 TiVo Files to PC with Best Solutions

The following article offers you the best solution on how to transfer TiVo files on PC which recorded by TiVo HD XL or TiVo Premiere XL4.

First of all, can you guys solve the question lists here:’ I have a TiVo HD XL in one room and a TiVo Premiere XL4 in another. They both have the same Media Access Keys and they can transfer from one to the other. - How to download the tivo to PC? I used TiVo Plug-in to download HD movies from my TiVos but it can’t work all the time.’ It’s okay that you guys can’t offer the best solutions, it is indeed a good question.

Due to the speciality of TiVo files which recorded by TiVo HD XL and TiVo Premiere XL4, it is common that we can’t directly transfer them on PC or stream them on TV. Today , let’s together learn some solutions on this topic.

Preparation:Transfer Tivo recordings to Mac with TivoDecode Manager
It is a free program to download Tivo recordings to your computer and decoding them into MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 files. Click “Add Show to Queue.” And then click “Download Location” to set the folder where you want to save the Tivo video files.

Two main methods of transferring TiVo files to PC for watching smoothly.
Method 1.TiVo Plug-ins called TiVo Desktop
Launch the TiVo Desktop and open the TiVo recordings on your PC, copy the home videos you wish to transfer to your TiVo into the ‘My TiVo recordings folder’. This will now display in your TiVo Desktop’s Now playing List. Then navigate to TiVo Center for ‘Now Playing List’. Scroll down to the bottom of the list and select your “Now Playing on [YOUR PC]” Finally you can follow the screen and begin the transfer.

Notes for TiVo Plug-in’s shortcomings:
Your network speed limitations may cause your videos to pause.
You can’t transfer several files at one time, additional files will be queued later.

Method 2.TiVo to PC Converter for Mac-With easy operation and stable characteristic

Firstly, Run this Mac Tivo converter and click “Option” button to switch to “Options” window. Click on “Tivo” tab and enter the Media Access Key.

Launch the program and load the TiVo files correctly with ‘Add files’ or ‘Add from folder, just choose one you want. Then, get the compatible video format for PC or TV, such like ‘H.264 MP4 (*.mp4), or ‘Apple TV M4V’, etc. So many formats are showed on ‘Format’ list. 

What’s more, in order to adjust the PC screen size or frame rate, we can also get into the ‘Settings’ item for further editing with output videos. As the picture showed below:

Finally, ‘Convert’ to start your conversion and you can watch them both on PC and TV. If you have compared the two methods above, TiVo to PC Converter for Mac is no doubt the winner! Cause it has the concise interface and convenient operation with multiple video formats, it is indeed the best choice for us!

See also:

• Windows Movie Maker-TiVo files will not load
• Convert recorded Tivo videos to Avid MC for editing