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Thursday, January 7, 2016

Can’t Edit Sony PDW-F350 XDCAM in iMovie? Solved!

Sony PDW-F350 XDCAM offers HD recording in 1080/59.94i, 50i, 29.97P, 25P and native 23.98P and the operator can also select the desired bit rate to record in, either 35, 25 or 18 Mb/s depending on the desired picture quality and recording length. Though the quality of Sony PDW-F350 XDCAM recording is very common, there’re still many users couldn’t import and edit Sony PDW-F350 XDCAM HD recordings in iMovie successfully. First thing we should check is what formats iMovie supports natively. Form Apple Official discussion forum, we can see that XDCAM series doesn’t in the list. So you failing to import and edit Sony PDW-F350 XDCAM recordings in iMovie won’t be surprising. 



In order to import and edit Sony PDW-F350 XDCAM recordings in iMovie successfully, I would suggest you to transcode Sony PDW-F350 XDCAM recordings to Apple InterMediate Codec which is the most compatible codec for iMovie. If you have the aid of a professional and easy-to-use XDCAM converter, the Sony PDW-F350 XDCAM videos to Apple InterMediate Codec conversion will be much quicker and easier. Now Pavtube XDCAM Video Converter for Mac is exactly the App you’ll need to help you import and edit Sony PDW-F350 XDCAM videos in iMovie successfully. In addition to this, this XDCAM converter provides a practical control panel to enable you to split your Sony PDW-F350 XDCAM video – Split file count, Split time length, Split file size up to you.

    

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How to Edit Sony PDW-F350 XDCAM in iMovie

Step 1. First run this XDCAM converter, lick "Add Video" or "Add from folder" button to browse and choose your Sony PDW-F350 XDCAM videos or folder.



Step 2. For transcoding Sony PDW-F350 XDCAM videos to FCP X, please click the format bar and follow "iMovie and Final Cut Express" to choose "Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC)(*.mov)".



Step 3. Finally, go back to the main UI and click the big "Convert" button to start converting Sony PDW-F350 XDCAM videos to Apple InterMediate Codec. When the conversion is finished, you can Import and edit Sony PDW-F350 XDCAM videos in iMovie with no issue. Enjoy!

Related Software:
Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac: If you want to import and edit popular DVD/BD movies in iMovie, Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac can help you rip the DVD/BD movies out for editing in iMovie efficiently.

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