Off-topic - How to import MTS/M2TS/ MOV/ MOD/TOD/MXF recordings to Final tutubebe99 - Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:17 pm Post subject: How to import MTS/M2TS/ MOV/ MOD/TOD/MXF recordings to Final
How to import MTS/M2TS/ MOV/ MOD/TOD/MXF recordings to Final Cut Pro?
Final Cut Pro must be the first choice for video editing for Mac users. Both professional videographers and amateurs find it a helpful and amazing editing system, although most users also find it very picky about what video formats you can import---almost QuickTime only. A new hand may feel depressed when failing to import .mts recordings to FCP, while experienced users will convert (transcode) the video to a format FCP will accept and work with first.
HD camcorders (E.g. Sony Handycam series, Panasonic Lumix line, Canon Vixia and EOS cams) usually take MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec for saving video contents. The MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec, to some extent, is a delivery codec and not editable one. Wanna edit the HD MTS/M2TS/ MOV/ MOD/TOD/MXF in FCP? Convert the files into Final Cut Pro friendly codec first. As to the best codec for FCP editing, Apple ProRes 422 and Apple Intermediate Codec should be the top two codec packs. The following guide is written to help you out of such kind of importing errors.
Required software: Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac
About the software: This Mac HD Video Converter deals with HD shootings in file extensions of (*.mts, *.m2ts, *.mov, *.mxf, *.mod, *.tod, *.avi, *.mp4) taken with Sony, Panasonic, JVC and various other camcorders. The HD Video Converter exports FCP friendly codecs including Apple ProRes family (ProRes 422, ProRes 422 LT, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes 422 Proxy, ProRes 4444), DVCPRO, HDV, Apple Intermediate codec, etc for Final Cut Pro post-production. You may download a trial of the HD Video Converter for Mac software to try it out. Notice that the trial version puts a Pavtube logo on the screen.
Step 2. Click on “Format” bar and follow “Final Cut Pro” template to set a FCP friendly format. For Full HD 1080p AVCHD files, you are advised to Follow “Final Cut Pro” template and “Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” format. If you prefer smaller file size, choose “Apple ProRes 422 (LT) (*.mov)” instead. The “Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy) (*.mov)” format offers file size at SD levels and is recommended for 480i/p and 576i/p shootings. The “Apple ProRes 4444(*.mov)” creates videos in lossless quality at huge file size, and is not recommended for home video making.
Step 3. Click the “Settings” button and customize proper video/ audio parameters if necessary. Video size, bitrate and fame rate are flexible and can be adjusted as you like. E.g. Set video size to 1920*1080 when you feel like to keep 1080p as the source file features. Or set smaller bitrate to further cut down export file size. You may skip this step as well.
Step 4. Click “Browse” button to set a location on your HDD for the output video file. Make sure there are enough disk space for saving generated files.
Step 5. Click “Convert” to start transferring HD MTS/M2TS/ MOV/ MOD/TOD/MXF to Apple ProRes 422 codec. The conversion process may take long time due to huge file size but trust me-- this Mac HD Video to FCP Converter is faster than most other video converter tools. After conversion just click the "Open" button to locate converted video files for importing to FCP. As Apple ProRes codecs are natively supported by FCP, the rendering time is saved as well.
Tip 1: AVCHD has a much higher compression ratio than Apple ProRes, so the ingested files are significantly larger than the original files. For example, a 2-minute native AVCHD file is about 200–300 MB. After transcoding to the Apple ProRes 422 codec, the file size can be as large as 2 GB.
Tip 2: Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac converts HD MTS/M2TS/ MOV/ MOD/TOD/MXF videos, common videos, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc to Apple ProRes 422 codec for Final Cut Pro and to MP4, MOV, M4V videos for QuickTime player, iTunes, iPad, iPhone, iPod, etc.
The Xbox 360 is not only a game console, but also a media player that allows you watching movies on your HDTV. Being different from Sony’s PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 can not be used as a Blu-ray player, and you have to convert the Blu-ray m2ts streams to Xbox 360 supported format first. WMV HD might be the optimal format for streaming Blu-ray to Xbox 360, but it’s not the only one. The Xbox 360 also supports H.264 and MPEG-4 encoded MP4, MOV, M4V files and DivX AVI video clips. Let me tell you something: if your PC is equipped with an NVIDIA CUDA ready graphics card, then H.264 MP4 is a better export format than WMV, because this format allows you to take advantage of NVIDIA’s GPU acceleration, improving the ripping speed to 3-4 times faster. The following guide focus on how to stream Blu-ray to Xbox 360 with CUDA implementation.
Make sure you have these tools:
PC running Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 with a NVIDIA CUDA ready graphics card; an BD drive for reading Blu-ray contents from BD; and Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper software (click to download a trial)
Detailed guide: How to stream Blu-ray movies to Xbox 360 at fastest speed?
Step 1: Run Pavtube Blu-ray to Xbox 360 Converter
load BD files to it,You can click “BD/DVD ROM” or “BD/DVD Folder” to load Blu-ray movie files into the app. When movie is loaded, check if the CUDA button is activated.
Step 2: Select H.264 HD output format for Xbox 360
Click on the drop-down list at the opposite side of “Format”, and then choose “HD Video” > “H.264 HD Video (*.mp4)”. The format generates 1080p HD MP4 video with AAC 5.1 audio for Xbox 360 playback.
Step 3: Start ripping Blu-ray to Xbox 360 supported H.264 HD MP4 at 1080p
Click “Convert” button to rip Blu-ray to Xbox 360, once the ripping task is finished by Pavtube Blu-ray to Xbox 360 Converter, you can click “Open” button at the bottom of the main interface to get the output MP4 files for Xbox 360, and to stream Blu-ray movies to Xbox 360.
Tips:See how much CUDA has fastened Blu-ray ripping speed on my slow desktop
1.Ripping Blu-ray Alice In Wonderland with CUDA ON:
Ripping time- 3 hours and 8 minutes
Generated file size- 7.07GB
2.Ripping Blu-ray Alice In Wonderland with CUDA OFF:
Ripping time- 12 hours and 5 minutes
Generated file size- 7.05GB
By implying CUDA acceleration the Blu-ray ripping speed is 3.87 times faster than that CUDA is disabled. The acceleration rate may be different based on the computer you use for BD to Xbox 360 conversion. You can try the Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper software and compare by yourself. Learn more information about CUDA acceleration as you like
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The Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper
-All-in-one Blu-ray/DVD ripper, converter, and editor.
-Rip/convert Blu-ray/DVD to AVI, MKV, MPG, and more.
-Remove AACS and BD+ encryptions up to MKB V20 from Blu-ray Discs.
-Guarantee audio and video in sync/3X faster with CUDA acceleration.
-Support using multiple cores to do conversion.
-Support selecting audio tracks and subtitles, including forced subs.
-Support “Full Disc Copy” to remain Blu-ray/DVD originals.
