Sunday, January 18, 2015

Easy way to edit Sony HDR-AX2000 AVCHD video files in FCP X on Mac

Sony HDR-AX2000, an impressive prosumer-level AVCHD camcorder, along with the three 1/3" CMOS Exmor sensors and 20x 'G' lens. Sony AX2000 is able to capture HD and SD video in AVCHD and MPEG-2 formats--and save it to solid state media--is only one of the traits distinguishing it from its tape-based forebearer. Full 1920 x 1080 HD video--which can be recorded at 60i, 30p and 24p--is another. The footage is saved to either Memory Stick PRO Duo or SD/SDHC/SDXC cards, then easily downloaded to computer for editing via USB 2.0 interface.

When you come across this camcorder, you will import the Sony HDR-AX2000 AVCHD footages to Final Cut Pro for editing. As far as we know AVCHD format is a delivery codec not for editing, so the is not compatible with many editing software, such as Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Final Cut Express on Mac. That is to say, Final Cut Pro doesn't supports Sony AX2000 AVCHD well, it takes much time to render. If you want to smoothly import and edit Sony HDR-AX2000 AVCHD video with Final Cut Pro (FCP 6/7, FCP X), you should to convert Sony HDR-AX2000 AVCHD to MOV format encoded with Apple ProRes codec, that is best supported by FCP X/7/6. Below is a brief guide for you.

How to Convert Sony HDR-AX2000 AVCHD to Apple ProRes MOV on Mac?


Free download and install the top Sony AX2000 AVCHD to FCP X Converter:

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Step 1. Launch Sony AX2000 AVCHD to FCP X Converter. Click the "Add Video" button to import Sony HDR-AX2000 AVCHD files, or directly drag and drop the Sony HDR-AX2000 AVCHD files to it.

Sony HDR-AX2000 AVCHD to FCP X Converter

Step 2. Click the "Profile" option to get the drop-down menu, and then move you pointer to "Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)", which is compatible with FCP X.

Convert Sony HDR-AX2000 AVCHD to ProRes for FCP X

Step 3. Click the "Settings" button and you will get a new interface named "Profile Settings". You can adjust codec, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel in the interface according to your needs and optimize the output file quality.

Custom video and audio parameters

Step 4. Click the "Convert" button under the preview window, the Mac Sony AVCHD to ProRes Converter will convert Sony HDR-AX2000 AVCHD to Apple ProRes MOV for FCP X. Then you can edit Sony HDR-AX2000 AVCHD video files in Final Cut Pro X smoothly on Mac.

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