iChat - Convert Panasonic SD700 1080p MTS to FCP X on Mac Lion lucy198754 - Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:59 am Post subject: Convert Panasonic SD700 1080p MTS to FCP X on Mac Lion
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The Panasonic SD700 (Panasonic HDC-SD700) Full HD 1920x1080p Camcorder features advanced 3MOS System and 35mm Wide-angle with 12x Optical Zoom Leica Dicomar Lens, 3MOS Sensor, POWER O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilisation) with active mode, SDXC/SDHC/SD Memory Card Recording, and Manual Control Ring.
Applying it, you can preserve your precious memories with the highest quality. But as all the stuff in our life, everything, no matter how perfect they look like, always has something that makes you inconvenient. When you import Panasonic HDC-SD700 AVCHD 1080p MTS files to FCP X via Log and Transfer, which has satisfied most users of AVCHD cameras/camcorders, you will find that FCP X can not support the 1080/60p files as you have imagined. Then you need to transcode/convert Panasonic HDC-SD700 AVCHD 1080p MTS/M2TS to ProRes for FCP X. Following is the detailed guide, please take through it.
Step1: Import Panasonic SD700 AVCHD 1080p files to the top Panasonic HDC-SD700 AVCHD to ProRes Converter for Mac.
Connect your Panasonic HDC-SD700 to your Apple with USB2.0. Free download Brorsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac and launch it as the Panasonic HDC-SD700 AVCHD to ProRes Converter for Mac. And then click the adding button to import your AVCHD 1080p MTS/M2TS files.
Tip: If you have multiple Panasonic HDC-SD700 AVCHD 1080p MTS/M2TS files, you can select the “Merge into one” box to merge the files into one single file for FCP so that you can play these files without interruption.
Step 2: Select an output format for FCP X and set the output folder.
Click on the “Format” and get the dropdown menu, then move you pointer to “Final Cut Pro”. Under the sub list are there a few formats which are all compatible with FCP. Here we recommend the Apple PreRes 422(HQ) if you give the priority to the quality of the converted videos. Then you can set the output folder by clicking “Browse” icon as you need.
Note: If you want the files to be in smaller size, you can follow Final Cut Pro>Apple ProRes 422(LT)(*mov)/Apple ProRes 422(*mov) option. If your files size is at SD levels, you are advised to choose Final Cut Pro>Apple ProRes 422(Proxy)(*mov), which is recommended for 480i/p and 576i/p shootings as well.
Step 3: Click “Settings” icon to adjust audio and video parameters before converting Panasonic SD700 1080P MTS to ProRes for FCP X.
Click the “Settings” icon and you will go into a new interface named “Profile Settings”. You can adjust codec, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel in the interface You’d better set the video frame rate as 30fps, video size as 1920*1080 to keep the best quality for editing in Final Cut Pro X. If you want to have a smaller file size but keep the good quality, you can change the video size to 1440*1080.
Step 4: Start converting your Panasonic HDC-SD700 1080p MTS/M2TS files to Apple ProRes for FCP X.
Click the “Convert” button; it will transcode Panasonic HDC-SD700 1080p MTS/M2TS to ProRes for FCP X on Mac OS Lion immediately. You can find the process in the “Conversion” interface.
When the Panasonic HDC-SD700 1080p MTS/M2TS to ProRes conversion process is perfectly completed, you will be able to get the output files for FCP X by clicking on “Open” button effortlessly. Now you can easily import the converted and/or merged Panasonic HDC-SD700 AVCHD 1080p MTS/M2TS with 30fps to Final Cut Pro for editing with high quality without any trouble.
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