After shooting with Sony's superior cameras –- A68, you would plan to import your Full HD XAVC S videos into Final Cut Pro for immediate and native editing. While, you maybe find FCP X on Mac El Capitan was unable to deal with Sony A68 XAVC S Full HD Videos perfectly. On the video editing forums, many users were complaining the XAVC S videos not compatible with FCP X, and they want a solution for this problem. The reason of compatibility problem is that FCP X can only support limited codecs. From official Final Cut Pro page, you will know that its best supported codec is Apple ProRes codec.
In order to edit Sony A68 XAVC S Full HD files with FCP X on Mac El Capitan smoothly, we need to transcode XAVC S format to Apple ProRes codec. In the following part, we aim to give you the tips and tricks to help you finalize XAVC S conversion. Sony Official Website have released XAVC/XDCAM Plug-in for Apple (PDZK-LT2) to support viewing and editing XAVC S in Final Cut Pro X on Mac El Capitan. However, many people feedback that XAVC/XDCAM Plug-in for Apple is not stable for editing XAVC S videos in FCP X.
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How to Import Sony A68 XAVC S Full HD Videos to FCP X on Mac
Step 1. Add XAVC S Full HD Videos to the program
First of all, transfer XAVC S Full HD Videos from Sony A68 to your Mac.
Click "Add Video" or "Add from folder" button on the top menu to browse and choose your XAVC S Full HD Videos.
Step 2. Choose the preset output format – Apple ProRes MOV.
Apple ProRes format is natively supported by Final Cut Pro X. Click the format bar to follow “Final Cut Pro” ＞ “Apple ProRes 422(HQ) (*.mov).”
Step 3. Edit Sony A68 XAVC S Full HD files with the built-in video editor (Optional)
You can use the video editor to do some pre-editing work like cutting unwanted segments, crop annoying black edges in your videos, add watermarks for remarks or fun, add special effects, etc.
Step 4. Start converting XAVC S files to Apple ProRes
Click on the big red "Convert" button in the main UI to start converting XAVC S files to Apple ProRes. You can find your videos by clicking "Open" button.
Then you are able to import and edit Sony A68 XAVC S Full HD videos in FCP X on Mac with no problem.
Enjoy!
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