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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... ] -
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... ] -
Sony SLT-A99 AVCHD MTS to iMovie/FCE
The Sony a99 gives you the ability to record Full HD 1080 video at a spectrum of professional frame rates, including 60p, 60i and 24p. Plus, you can output uncompressed, clean-screen 60p/60i video files via HDMI to external recording devices....[ Learn More... ] -
Conforming Sony NEX-5n footage with Cinema Tools
I just have a Sony NEX-5n camera on hand. I attempt to do the following 2 things: 1. I want to import a small section of my AVCHD footage captured by Sony NEX-5n to Final Cut Pro for editing use. For example, in an eleven minute MTS video, I...[ Learn More... ] -
Importing P2 Footage into Final Cut Pro directly from a P2 card
Approach to using P2 footage within Final Cut Pro directly from a P2 card You can import footage into Final Cut Pro directly from a P2 card, using a P2 card reader, the PCMCIA CardBus slot in your laptop, or the HVX200 camera itself. You...[ Learn More... ] -
Converting P2 MXF to Apple Intermediate Codec for FCE
While consumer camcorders take AVCHD standard for video recording, professional broadcasting camera-recorders like Panasonic P2HD series use MXF container format to record movies, commercials and other high-end film and TV productions. Files are...[ Learn More... ] -
Convert Panasonic AJ-HPX 300 MXF videos to ProRes for FCP
Are you a video shooting lover? If you are, you must know Panasonic AJ-HPX 300 which shots videos in MXF format. As a HD video format, MXF has become the restore format of many professional camcorders. Then, how to load AJ-HPX 300 MXF videos to FCP...[ Learn More... ] -
Convert Humax recording 1080p videos to FCP and burn TS/MTS to DVD on Mac
Humax is an electronics company. Founded in South Korea in 1989, it manufactures set-top boxes, digital video recorders and other consumer electronics. Listed on the Korean stock exchange (KOSDAQ), Humax Co. Ltd of Korea is one of the world's...[ Learn More... ] -
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 Review: Transcode GH3 AVCHD to ProRes 422 for FCP (X)
With the announcement of the GH3, Panasonic doubles down on its appeal to videographers with a very impressive video specification; namely a 50-72Mbps bit rate that is exceeded only by the Canon EOS 5D Mark III. Yet there is news here for enthusiast...[ Learn More... ]