General Discussion - Import Canon HF G10 MTS footages to FCP for editing lydia622520 - Tue May 08, 2012 11:39 pm Post subject: Import Canon HF G10 MTS footages to FCP for editing
Canon VIXIA HF G10 HD Flash Memory Camcorder was released in 2011, but it is also hotly received in 2012 due to its amazing features and functions. It may be all you need to shoot your own summer blockbuster with its full 1080p HD video recording in 24 fps, 10x zoom lens and more. Matt Mira and Kevin Pereira review the camcorder for its official Gadget Pr0n rating.
Athough the HF G10 is poweful, you can't import its AVCHD recordings to FCP for editing without rendering. In this page we will talk about how to copy Canon VIXIA HF G10 1080p MTS files to FCP for further editing on Mac OS. Of course, you need to google and download a top third AVCHD Converter for FCP to transcode Canon VIXIA HF G10 shootings to FCP a comfortable format. Bellow is my way to transferring Canon VIXIA HF G10 footages to FCP with best video quality, you can follow it.
Step 1: Connect Canon VIXIA HF G10 to your Mac, install and luanch the best MTS to FCP Converter for Mac. Click the "File" or the related label to add the .mts files from your Canon. If you have put your recordings to HDD, you can directly drag the .m2ts files to the converter. After that, you should double click files to see whether they can be previewed normally.
Tips: If you want to combines several 1080p AVCHD clips as one, please tick “Merge into one” box to merge the files into one single file.
Step 2: Click on the “Format” and move you pointer to “Final Cut Pro” on the dropdown menu.
Tricks:
a. If you want the files to be in smaller size and make sure that your FCP has updated to 7.0.3 version or above, you can follow Final Cut Pro>Apple ProRes 422(*mov) option.
b. 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 the “Settings” icon and you will be led to the “Profile Settings”, 24fps or 23.976 fps, and video size as 1920*1080 are recommended parameters to keep the best quality for editing Canon VIXIA HF G10 MTS in Final Cut Pro. 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: Please click the "Convert" to convert VIXIA HF G10 1080p AVCHD to ProRes for FCP on Mac. You can get the estimated time and video size in the “Conversion” interface.
After the fast Canon VIXIA HF G10 AVCHD to FCP ProRes conversion on Mac with the top AVCHD to FCP Converter, you can put VIXIA HF G10 1080p MTS/M2TS video files to FCP for editing easily and effortlessly.
