Monday, December 8, 2014

Log & Transfer Sony PXW-X70 XAVC (.mxf) Files to FCP 7/6

Let’s together see how to log and transfer XAVC MXF files shot by Sony PXW-X70 camera to Final Cut Pro 7/6 for a nice editing.



Summary: I don’t know if you have the experience of shooting XAVC MXF recordings from Sony PXW-X70 camera or not, this guide below mainly tells you the details on how to convert XVAC MXF to ProRes in order to make it smoothly when editing Sony PXW-X70 recordings in FCP 7/6.

Why not Sony PXW-X70 XAVC MXF files be compatible with FCP7/6?
Something you may not know here: Sony’s PMW-F5/F55, Sony PXW-X180/Z100 or PXW-X70, etc produced mutually incompatible files due to opaque subformat options obscures behind the XAVC (*.mxf) file extension. The Sony PXW-X70 camera can help you record vivid HD movies, it’s also an excellent recorder. But, Sony PXW-X70 recorded files are in XAVC (*.mxf) format, this format is often used in Sony high-end cameras or camcorders. XAVC format is not supported by many editing software, such as FCP X/7/6. 

Best solutions here you won’t miss it! Convert XAVC to Apple ProRes!
If you read the detail description of Final Cut Pro 7/6 on Apple official website, you will get the info that Apple prores codec is the native codec for FCP 7/6, once you convert Sony PXW-X70 to FCP X Apple ProRes codec, your importing and editing problem will be solved. Here we recommend you to take a free try on Pavtube MXF to FCP Converter for Mac, which has a strong ability of working this job well. It also has the Windows version here.

Steps to convert Sony PXW-X70 to FCP 7/6 supported format
Free download the program and open the main interface, click the ‘Add video’ button, just put the original files into this program. As mentioned above, if you need to convert Sony PXW-X70 files on Windows, please use its Windows version. Look for ProRes as the output? Surely you can tap it on the ‘searching box’, but you can easily find it on the output list there. ‘Final Cut Pro’>>’Apple ProRes Codec 422(*.mov)’ is waiting there for your selection.


Tips: The biggest high light of this program you should not miss is the ‘Multi-track Video’ item if you need the multiple audio tracks. This functional item could help you a lot. Do you wanna a try?

Before convert Sony PXW-X70 MXF files to FCP 7/6, it is available to press ‘Settings’ button to customize the output parameters, include the resolution, bitrates, frame rate, etc. you can also skip this step. 


Finally, if you are the first time to work with FCP 7/6, we here also have some main transfer steps for you here. Back to the main interface, don’t forget to click the ‘Convert’ button to end the conversion. Just enjoy your editing in FCP 7/6. Thanks for reading!

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Friday, December 5, 2014

Make Panasonic DMC-LX100 MTS Join in Premiere Pro CC

Need tips on how to make Panasonic DMC-LX100 MTS files accepted by Premiere Pro CC? let’s read this article below.



Summary: I don’t know if you are now puzzled with the question on how to edit your Panasonic AVCHD MTS footage in the hottest editing software Premiere Pro CC. The article below mainly tells the methods of converting MTS files to MPG, which is the most suitable one for Premiere Pro CC.

Full HD Video Shot by Panasonic DMC-LX100 4K camera.
The black Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX100 Digital Camera is an advanced point-and-shoot with manual controls designed to enable and inspire creativity. It features a large multi-aspect 16.8MP 4/3" MOS sensor to produce 12.8MP still images (4:3) and 4K Ultra HD video at 30 and 24 fps. So for AVCHD MTS files, we can see commonly from this camera, right?

What can we do to deal with MTS files for a nice editing in Premiere pro CC?
Are you a professional editing software user? If you are, you may want to edit Panasonic LX100 4K MP4 and 60P AVCHD/MTS video in Final Cut ProAvid, etc. Also, Premiere Pro CC is included. Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac is a best easy-to-use and intuitive tool for Panasonic camera and camcorder users. It is focus on converting Panasonic AVCHD MTS  recordings to formats compatible with your editing software like Final Cut Pro (FCP X, FCP 7, FCP 6), iMovie, Premiere Pro, FCE, Avid Media Composer, Sony Vegas, and more.

Step-by-step details of Converting Panasonic MTS to MPG on Premiere Pro CC.
Add raw files> Run the program you just set up. Drag and drop the 4K/AVCHD video files to the converter. You can also hit ‘Add video’ button to import videos to the app. If you wanna combine several videos into one file, you can click the "Merge into one" box.


How to choose a correct output format?> Could you find the icon on the left of the preview window? Yes, click on the ‘Format’ button, choose the Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas -> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as output format for editing raw AVCHD files in Adobe with natively supported video codec. 


Need more advanced settings? Just click the ‘Settings’ button on the main interface, there we can customize advanced audio and video parameters like Video Codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, Audio codec, sample rate, audio channels.


With all the preparation work done? Back to the main interface and hit the ’Convert’ button, with a 6X faster speed, it will not waste us a lot of time of waiting. For a further editing in Adobe Premiere Pro CC, this MTS converting assistant can do a big favor, right?

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

No Tips on Working PX270 AVC-LongG Footage with FCP X?

Just read the following article if you are confused in working PX270 AVC-LongG Footage with FC X. I’m it can help you a lot.


First of all, what kind of cameras you use to shoot the footage you want, the ultimate purpose we are trying to achieve is making these all videos in a nice enjoyment to others, audience, friends or family members, right? Of course for those who are professional video lovers and editors, they are familiar with this job, while for some other amateur shooters, they may sometimes be confused with this.

Let me show you an example, as a customer reflected online, ‘I owned a Panasonic PX270 AVC-LongG camera and I shot some recordings about the interview on work,  but some troubles trapped me a lot when importing my footage in FCP X, so is it because PX270MXF cannot be accepted by FCP X?’

To tell the truth, for the limitation of Final Cut Pro X, the latest editing program released by Apple company, it is popular among our video editors. While in terms of MXF, a container video format you should pay attention to, we should do some changes with this guy. Additionally, it is not so friendly with Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, etc. Good news here we can tell you is the professional MXF to FCP X Converter for Mac could handle this job well.

Open the program and get into the main interface, load your MXF clips in with ‘Add video’ and ‘Add from folder’, you should check them out when they are listed there. Tick on the video clips you want to make a change, okay? Click on the ‘Format’ on the left of the preview window, obviously you can find the best output one for FCP X, ‘Final Cut Pro’>>’Apple ProRes Codec 422(*.mov)’. Also, other codec types you can have a try if you need.


Tips: For those advanced users, if you additionally want the output videos multi-track audio, we introduce the Pavtube iMixMXF for you! With a big 40% off discount surprise, why not catch this chance?

Then we would like to introduce some other functional icons for you. If you go to the pencil icon ‘Edit’ on main interface, you may be satisfied with the multiple editing functions like ‘Trim’ ‘Crop’ ’Effect’ and ‘Subtitles’ etc. For more, just change the model icon into ‘Advanced’ there. Just come and have a look!


Back to the main interface, ‘Convert’ button there is waiting for you to finish your preparation work and start your conversion work. Any other questions and suggestions you can leave below as comments.

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Monday, December 1, 2014

Natively Convert Tivo to MP4 or Other on Mac for a Playback

Do you guys have any effective ways of dealing with Tivo files on Mac for a playback or other dispose? Just read this article below.


Have you heard of Tivo? I’d like to share some knowledge of Tivo that could expand your eye sight, do you want to join us? After that, aim to the main topic, you may natively know how to make it possible to play Tivo files on Mac. Because it seems that MP4 is not compatible with TiVo, So it would be great if you can transfer those interesting MP4 movies or videos from your Mac to TiVo and enjoy them by sitting comfortably on your cozy Sofa! Come on!

Tivo---the professional digital video recorder, provides us with marvelous videos, TV shows, and movies. However, we often meet the issue that TiVo videos cannot be played on Windows, Mac, media players or be transferred to portable devices or be edited in video editing tools. It is quite hard to upload TiVo videos to YouTube or burn TiVo files to DVDs. As a matter of fact, all these issues are caused by the file format compatibility.

While as a friend said, ‘I used to work Tivo files well on Mac for a playback with the ‘Tivo Transfer’, however, it cannot customize my video size and edit videos with good effects what I want, so is there any other better Tivo converters? Fortunately here, Pavtube Tivo Converter for Mac is a nice choice. Not only for the Mac most suitable format, MP4, but also for others, this program can handle them well.

Step-by-step guide on how to convert Tivo to MP4 or others onMac?
Launch the Mac Tivo Converter, click on the ‘Option’ button on the main interface, input your ‘Tivo Media Access Key’ to let your files in.


Tips: How to find your Tivo Media Access key? Just go to the ‘Tivo Cetral ‘menu>>’Message and Set up’ Account and system information’, your Media Access Key would be there.

For example, convert Tivo to MP4? On the output list, you can choose the ‘HD Video’>>’H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)’ as you want. We can take the following screen shot below. For others? Just find it on the output list. Such as WMV, MKV, etc.


Adjust your video size? In ‘Settings’ we can make it possible. Edit your videos with personal requirements? ‘Editor’ there can do you a favor. In the end, you can click the ‘Convert’ with a faster conversion speed. 

Finally, just go back to the main interface to hit the red big button 'Covnert' as the last step! With a 6X faster speed of covnersion, you can just be relaxed here! With this Tivo to MP4 converter, no worries about the Tivo files any more, right? Let's enjoy it!

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Can I Watch AVI Xvid, Divx Movie on New Kindle Fire?

How to natively watch AVI Xvid, Divx movies on Amazon new Kindle Fire tablet? Let’s join to this topic in following paper.


Follow the steps of new Kindle Fire HD X tablet.
Do you still watch movies on PC or your smart phone? Come on, the latest tablet Amazon Kindle Fire HD X is the really cool stuff to enjoy your favorite movies. However, if you’ve taken a glance on the supported media types of the Amazon Tablets, it’s easy to find that the Kindle Fire HDX video format (MP4, M4V, VP8(.webm) video formats is supported) is limited as other tablets like Nook HD Tablet. For now, you may know why we usually cannot smoothly play AVI movies on Kindle Fire tablet.

What we can do to play AVI Xvid or Divx movie on new Kindle Fire?

Cause AVI is a container format which can include different codecs. Some of the codecs may not compatible with Kindle Fire HD X so we here strongly need an assistant which could natively convert AVI to MP4 a nice playback. With a good reputation on the internet, Pavtube’s Video Converter for Windows(or Mac version) can completely handle this job well.

Could you give more details on the step-by-step conversion?
Install and launch the best AVI to Kindle Fire HDX Converter, and then click “Add Video” or “Add from folder” or just drag and drop to import your source AVI materials. Then click the format bar to select Android > Amazon Kindle Fire HD (*.mp4) as output format for your 7-inch or 8.9-inch Fire HDX tablet.


Most folks are looking forward to the best format setting for Kindle Fire HDX. The supported resolution of the Kindle Fire HDX goes up to 1080p, though video playback and most apps never break out of 720p. For watching videos on the Android based Tablet, 720p video size with 1500~2000kbps bitrate is just all right. You can customize the parameters via clicking the Settings icon on the main interface.


Once the process completes, locate the files and transfer and copy the converted MP4 videos to your Kindle Fire HDX tablet. In this way, you can effortlessly watch all AVI video files on Kindle Fire HDX 7 or 8.9 tablet. 

Finally, click the 'Convert' button on the main interface and start your conversion job! Not only for Kindle Fire HD tablet, other devices or media players are also avaiable.

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Monday, November 24, 2014

Top 6 Best Video Converter for Mac Reviewed

Here I found a review of top 6 best video converters for Mac that can help you convert video format from one to another.

Digital video file conversion is a crucial component of many a filmmaker's workflow these days. Since footage can be taken from so many different cameras, using specific formats, they often have to be altered into something that their editing package will accept. The following paper told us 6 main popular video converters especially for Mac.

These six apps are Apple's own Compressor, the venerable Squared5's MPEG Streamclip, HandBrake, Systemic's Smart Converter and Elgato's Turbo.264 HD. Several ways we can take a close look at these guys.



Comparison One: Ease of use

The programs we've tested that are available through the Mac App Store have the easiest interfaces. Surely a testament to Apple's design leadership?
Although, interestingly enough, Apple's own Compressor is actually the most complex one - but that's because it also offers the most options.
The two packages available as web downloads - MPEG Streamclip and HandBrake - are also feature-rich and, as a consequence, end up looking a little complicated to the uninitiated. But they both try hard to simplify the available options by offering presets (for HandBrake) and extensive menus (for MPEG Streamclip). Try as they might, they can't beat the simplicity of just dragging a file and clicking on 'Start'.


Comparison Two: Available options
Not surprisingly, the simplest programs are the ones who offer the fewest options. Take Smart- Converter for instance: aside from the row of icons at the bottom, you have no customisation features available to you.
Video Converter looks simple, but you can modify each preset. You can also crop your footage, trim it and apply simple effects to your clip - although this may be that program's least-used feature as you'd most likely be applying effects with your video-editing package.
Turbo.264 HD's option may appear limited, but select the Edit command and you'll be graced with numerous options, even embedding subtitles to your converted file (as long as they were present in the original).
HandBrake is incredibly flexible: you have access to either basic parameters to improve the quality or speed up the conversion, preserve chapter markers or subtitles, but if this isn't enough, there's also an Advanced tab.


Comparison Three: Encoding speed
For our tests, we've used a 34-minute Flash video and transformed it into a file that can be played back on an iPad. We've chosen the standard settings when available, then used each converter in turn on the same hardware (a 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro with 4GB or RAM) to see which one came out on top.
Some apps have a system so when a file is finished, it'll start another.Turbo.264 HD and Video Converter allow you to do this prior to the start of a conversion, but HandBrake and Compressor let you add, reorder and remove files as they're encoding.
The fastest was Smart Converter at just over a minute, but that's because it was clever enough to recognise that the embedded content within the Flash file was already formatted as H.264, which is compatible with the iPad, so it simply updated the audio and it was good to go. None of the others figured this out.


Comparison Four: Output quality
In order to test this fairly, we've had SmartConverter process a different type of file since it cleverly avoided altering the video in the previous test. In this test, we did our best to compare the original with its copy and see if we could discern any imperfection.
The conversions made with MPEG Streamclip and Video Converter were quite blocky when having to render large sections of the same or similar colour. Smart Converter's results were disappointingly poor, which means that app may be best suited to turn H.264-based Flash videos into proper H.264 ones. HandBrake's encoding was outstanding and even bested others whose converted files were twice as large, which means that the program's compression algorithms are truly excellent.


Now you may know clearly about the several video converters above, however, what I here wanna introduce the Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac for you guys, with a good reputation online, it is a new converting program that can handle all the video formats with easy operation, faster speed, higher output quality, etc. What’s more, you can free download and have a try by yourself.


So here which one would you like to choose as the best? With the best reputation on the internet, Pavtube HD Video Converter would be your loyal asssistant to handle all the videos well!
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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Nicely Import AVI DV/Motion JPEG/Xvid/DivX to FCP X/7

This guide below offered us some details on how to nicely import AVI DV/Motion JPEG/Xvid/DivX to FCP X/7 for furthing dispose.


Is it true that AVI recordings can be accepted by Final Cut Pro? Though the Final Cut Pro official studio has announced it can work well with AVI files, as a professional editor, we should know there are still some importing issues or errors we will meet below:

Some common issues appeared frequently when importing AVI files to FCP:
  • With no video? Something like ‘Unrendered’ appeared on screed. It was said there was no matching codec.
  • Sometimes AVI files will be grayed out and cannot be imported to FCP X
  • When importing Blackmagic AVI files to FCP, it nly gets audio in its full length, but video is all blank.
  • Some camera studios recorded AVI videos refuse to import to Final Cut Pro directly.
  • Get file error, denied 0 recognized, unknown messages when I try to import AVI to Final Cut Pro

How to make AVI compatible with FCP X/7?
Although we said AVI could be accepted by the latest version FCP X/7, however, with different codec, they still can’t be compatible with some editing tools. Surely, it would be better if there is a stable tool can handle this job well, right? Pavtube AVI to FP Video Converter for Mac is especially designed for this! With a fast conversion speed and concise operation, it can meet all your requirements.

Download and install it from the official website, two items you can ask for help as assistants. ‘Add video’ and ‘Add from folder’. Or drag your files directly in is not a bad idea. On the other hand, especially for FCP X/7, we here get the ‘Final Cur Pro’>>’Apple ProRes Codec 422(*.mov) as the best one. 


Additionally, a mess of files you wanna work with at the same time? I have to mention the ‘Merge into one file’ button to you. It is a nice choice to make all your video clips combine together.