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How to import AVCHD/MTS/MKV/AVI/MXF to Apple Aperture 3 on Mac
Apple Aperture 3 works with a wide variety of video formats, but not all QuickTime-compatible video formats are supported. Certain compression options, codecs, and frame rates are not supported. Aperture 3.3 or later includes support for AVCHD...[ Learn More... ] -
Sony VG900/VG30 MTS and Avid workflow - edit NEX 50p/60p AVCHD with Avid MC
The Sony NEX-VG900 is the first Handycam with a 35mm full-frame sensor. The VG900 has a 24.3 megapixel Exmor full-frame CMOS sensor, XGA OLED Tru-Finder, 3 inch XtraFine touch panel LCD and is compatible with full-frame A-mount lenses via a...[ Learn More... ] -
FCP X: Native vs. Optimize vs. Proxy Media
When importing media into Final Cut Pro X you have a few options: Native, Optimized, and Proxy. In this article, we will go over the three different media types in FCP X, as there’s a lot of confusion about them. Native Native media is...[ Learn More... ] -
How to burn Final Cut Pro projects to DVD on Mac?
Even though you have shot your materials on high definition and edited them in HD within Final Cut Pro, you still might need to down convert them to standard definition to show your movie with a standard DVD. In this article, we show you two ...[ Learn More... ] -
Convert AVI/MKV/MP4/M4V/FLV to Apple ProRes codec for FCP editing
Apple ProRes- Best codec for working AVI/MKV/MP4/M4V/FLV files in FCP The Final Cut Pro is very picky about what video formats you can import although it claims to work with various file types. Media sources saved in MKV/MP4/M4V/FLV format are...[ Learn More... ] -
Compress large movies to small chunks under 2GB for Surface RT and Pro with best video settings
Surface RT tablets only have half the advertised space available for consumers' use. If you buy a 32GB Surface RT, there's only 16GB available to store your stuff. On a 64GB Surface RT, only 46GB remain. The Surface Pro tablets are in the quite...[ Learn More... ] -
Easy way to import Sony XDCAM MXF media into Sony Movie Studio Platinum Suite 12
The Sony Professional XDCAM® HD PDW-700 Camcorder offers very high quality HD recording at a date rate of up to 50Mbps using the MPEG-2 4:2:2P@HL compression. It also provides multi-format recording flexibility including 1080i, 720P and SD,...[ Learn More... ] -
Convert MTS to Surface RT/Pro by using the Free MTS Converter for Mac
“I am looking for an app that would convert .mts files to play on my new Microsoft Surface RT. I’m using a Sony SLT-A99 and a Canon HF M500, and unfortunately my Windows 8 tablet does not give native support for the .MTS shootings...[ Learn More... ] -
Canon HF M500 AVCHD workflow on Mac
The Canon VIXIA HF M500 Full HD Camcorder is a 1920 x 1080 high definition camera which records Full HD video directly to a removable SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card up to 64GB for fast and easy sharing of memories. The M500 camera shoots videos in...[ Learn More... ] -
Transcode Humax 1080p recordings to iMovie, Avid, Premiere Pro and Burn TS/MTS to DVD on Mac
“Hi, all, I have the Humax Fox and have just copied a file of a HD program to my iMac. The program is the MPEG2 transport stream file (.TS) at 1GB. The .TS plays fine in VLC player but my iMovie cannot recognize the file as a valid format....[ Learn More... ] -
Working with Sony XDCAM IMX media in Final Cut Pro, Avid, iMovie, Premiere Pro
Sony IMX media is an MXF-based format, which stores MPEG-2-compressed video and audio within an MXF container. As for MXF, because it is not codec-specific, it can contain video compressed with other codecs as well, such as DVCAM. Panasonic P2...[ Learn More... ] -
Sony HDR-TD20VE 3D Camcorder reviews - Change 3D AVCHD for FCP
Sony HDR-TD20VE 3D Camcorder Overview Pros Cons * Great image quality * Comprehensive manual features * Control knob * Expensive * No lens ring * Proprietary accessory shoe The Sony HDRTD20VE Silver...[ Learn More... ] -
Canon 6D and Final Cut Pro workflow
In this article, we show you the proper workflow between Canon 6D camera and Final Cut Pro 6/7/X. Let’s see a user question quoted from creative cow forum, “Hi All, I just got a Canon 6D and I'm having a little trouble with the work...[ Learn More... ] -
How to import XDCAM MXF/IMX files into After Effects CS4/CS5/CS6?
XDCAM is a series of products for digital recording using random access solid-state memory media, introduced by Sony. It has four different product lines, including the XDCAM SD (SD XDCAM is an IMX format wrapped in an MXF file), XDCAM HD, XDCAM...[ Learn More... ] -
Workflow for Nikon D600 and FCP (X) - Import D600 MOV to Final Cut Pro (X)
Shooting 1080p HD videos with selectable frame rates of 30p, 25p or 24p and MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 compression, bending time with 720p HD at 60p, 50p or 30p for ultra-smooth video playback of fast moving subjects, the Nikon D600 empowers and inspires...[ Learn More... ]