ชื่อกระทู้: Solved! Can't import Sony a99 II XAVC S 4K videos to FCP X for editing on Mac [สั่งพิมพ์] โดย: rileysarah321 เวลา: 23-1-2017 19:14 ชื่อกระทู้: Solved! Can't import Sony a99 II XAVC S 4K videos to FCP X for editing on Mac [B]Sony a99 II[/B] gets Sony's top-of-the-line 42.4 MP back-illuminated CMOS sensor and a all-new processor and LSI turbocharged for more processing horsepower than any Sony camera to date. Sony a99 II allows you record 4K video from the FULL WIDTH of the fullframe sensor…unlike some other DSLRs. Or you can select to shoot over-sampled 4K in Super35 crop mode with full pixel readout and no pixel binning or line-skipping. You can record 4K in XAVC S video by it.
Recently we found some users asked "Can I editSony Alpha a99 II 4K XAVC S video in Final Cut Pro X? The answer is "Yes". As the popularity of XAVC S codec, more and more NLE's can natively supports HD &4K XAVC S. While, many importing issues still exist when users working with XAVC S vodeos in editing software. The point is here, you will find it a painful experience to [B]import Sony Alpha a99 II 4K recordings to Final Cut Pro X/7/6 for editing[/B]. The basic reason why we can't work Sony a99 II 4K video with FCP X is that XAVC S codec is a new one, and is not widely supported.
Therefore you have to transcode Sony Alpha a99 II 4K XAVC S to Apple ProRes 422 or Apple Prores 4444. Which converter can do this? [B]UFUSoft HD Video Converter for Mac[/B] is your best choice. This professional FCP video converter also can compress Sony Alpha a99 II 4K to HD 1080p video for better playing/editing/sharing.
Besides Final Cut Pro, this software can also export AIC for iMovie/FCE, DNxHD for Avid Media Composer and more NLE systems. (Windows version can also create friendly prores codec for FCP) To know how to use it to be able to edit Sony Alpha a99 II 4K XAVC S in FCP X/7/6 on Mac (macOS Sierra, El Capitan Yosemite, Mavericks, Lion included) without problem, read on the following steps.
[B]Free download Sony a99 II to FCP X Converter:[/B]
[B]Import Sony Alpha a99 II 4K XAVC S to FCP X editable format[/B]
[B]Step 1. Load video file[/B]
Launch it and then you can directly drag and drop the Sony Alpha a99 II 4K XAVC S file to the converter, or click "Add File" button to load the Sony Alpha a99 II XAVC S 4K video files to it.
[B]Step 2. Set output format for FCP X[/B]
Click "Profile" bar to choose the format for output. For editing Sony Alpha a99 II XAVC S 4K videos in FCP X, you're suggested to choose "Final Cut Pro > Apple PreRes 422(*.mov)" or "Final Cut Pro> Apple PreRes 4444(*.mov)" as output format.
[B]Tip:[/B] Click "Settings" icon to adjust Sony Alpha a99 II 4K video and audio parameters on the Profile Setting as you need to get the best quality video. You can set video resolution(1920X1080/1440X1080/1280×720/720X480), bitrate(from 1Mbps to 20Mbps) , frame rate (24p/30p) as you want.
[B]Step 3. Start the Sony a99 II 4K to ProRes conversion[/B]
After the [B]Sony XAVC S to ProRes conversion[/B] completed, click "Open Folder" button to get the generated ProRes .mov files, then transfer them to Final Cut Pro X/7/6 for native editing on Mac(Sierra, El Capitan, etc).
