General Discussion - Mac Convert Lumix DMC-SZ7 MTS/M2TS to Final Cut Pro editing jacknjchn - Mon Aug 27, 2012 10:35 pm Post subject: Mac Convert Lumix DMC-SZ7 MTS/M2TS to Final Cut Pro editing
Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ7 features a powerful 10x optical zoom lens (35mm camera equivalent: 25-250mm). This gives you highly natural expressions from people and animals that you can't get close to. And its slim, compact body can easily go wherever you go – for both everyday snapshots and traveling. Plus, there's a mini HDMI port to connect to an HDTV, as well as a proprietary USB port.
FAQs:
1. Does this camera use SDXC memory cards?
Yes, it can use standard SD cards, SDHC cards, and SDXC cards.
2. Can I play back 3D pictures on my TV?
Yes. Connecting the camera to a 3D compatible television and playing back pictures taken in 3D allows you to enjoy 3D pictures for extra impact. It is also possible to playback the recorded 3D pictures by inserting an SD card into the 3D compatible television with an SD card slot.
3. Can I ingest and edit Panasonic SZ7 AVCHD in Final Cut Pro on Mac?
No. You can't import AVCHD files directly into Final Cut Pro for editing because the MPEG-4 / H.264 codec of AVCHD is too difficult to handle. The AVCHD is not the natively support format for FCP but Apple ProRes is. Thus, you’d better change AVCHD MTS/M2TS to the best Codec ProRes for FCP 7 on Mac OS X with a professional convert tool. This AVCHD to ProRes Converter is the highly recommended software, which comes with the preset profile for Final Cut Pro, making the AVCHD to FCP conversion much easier. Besides, it also provides the profiles for iMoive, FCE, Avid, Adobe Premiere Pro, etc. Below is the easy guide on converting 1080p MTS to ProRes, you can follow it.
1) Download and install the Brorsoft MTS Converter for Mac. Launch the program and then add Panasonic DMC-SZ7 MTS/M2TS files to it.
Tip: If you wanna join MTS/M2TS files, please check the "Merge into one" box.
2) Click the Format button to get the drop-down menu and you can get the Apple ProRes codecs, including ProRes 422 (HQ), ProRes 422, ProRes 422 (LT), ProRes 422 (Proxy) and ProRes 4444. Choose the proper one you want. Afterwards, set the output folder as you like.
3) Click the “Settings” icon and you’d better set the video frame rate as 30fps, video size as 1920*1080 for editing Panasonic SZ7AVCHD in FCP with best quality.
4) Click the “Convert” button; it will start to encode AVCHD to ProRes for Final Cut Pro (FCP 7/FCP X) on Mac OS X immediately. You can find the process in the “Conversion” interface.
When the conversion process shows in 100%, tap the Completed button and then get the ProRes .mov video for FCP form output folder. Now, it’s available for you to import Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ7 AVCHD to FCP for editing.
