iChat - Convert Sony HDR-PJ260V 1080/60p MTS to FCP X on Mac Lion lucy198754 - Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:30 pm Post subject: Convert Sony HDR-PJ260V 1080/60p MTS to FCP X on Mac Lion
Do you want to import your Sony HDR-PJ260V AVCHD 1080/60p MTS/M2TS files to FCP X for editing on Mac Lion? It is a pity that the Final Cut Pro X can't surpport AVCHD MTS video format.
Then how to edit HDR-PJ260V AVCHD 1080/60p MTS/M2TS files with FCP X? In fact, you can use Brosoft MTS Converter for Mac to help you transcode HDR-PJ260V MTS/M2TS files to Apple ProRes compatible video format for FCP X on Mac Lion. Bellow is the detailed way.
Step1: Import HDR-PJ260V MTS/M2TS files to the top HDR-PJ260V MTS to FCP Converter for Mac.
Connect your Sony HDR-PJ260V to your Apple with USB2.0. Launch the best HDR-PJ260V MTS to FCP Converter for Mac and then click the adding button to import your AVCHD 1080p MTS/M2TS files. You can tick the box in front of the file you want to convert.
Tip:You can select the “Merge into one” box to merge severl Sony HDR-PJ260V AVCHD 1080/60p MTS/M2TS 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(*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.
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 according to your needs and optimize the output file quality.
Note: 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 Sony HDR-PJ260V 1080/60p MTS/M2TS files to Apple ProRes for FCP X.
Click the “Convert” button; it will transcode Sony HDR-PJ260V 1080p MTS/M2TS to ProRes for FCP X on Mac immediately. You can find the process in the “Conversion” interface.
