General Discussion - Ingest Panasonic ZS20/TZ30 1080p AVCHD to FCP/iMovie/FCE lydia622520 - Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:23 pm Post subject: Ingest Panasonic ZS20/TZ30 1080p AVCHD to FCP/iMovie/FCE
How to Ingest/Import Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30/ZS20 1080 60p/50p AVCHD to FCP/iMovie/FCE Mac editing?
Panasonic's Lumix DMC-ZS20 (or TZ30 as it's known outside North America) like its predecessor, there's another bonus for the ZS20/TZ30: High Speed Video. This mode, selected as a SCN preset, reduces the recording resolution to 320x240 pixels (QVGA), but increases the capture speed to 220fps. These clips are then played back at 30fps during playback, thereby slowing the action by 7.3 times.
The ZS20/TZ30 can shot 1080p videos at 60p or 50p depending on region, enhanced Intelligent Auto options, a raft of special effects, and a new 14 Megapixel MOS sensor, it can also shoot short bursts at up to 10fps, and enjoys built-in GPS facilities.
Well , if you know the Panasonic ZS20/TZ30 and Apple compatibility, you will find it is inpossible to import Lumia ZS20/TZ30 1080 60/50p footages into FCP, iMovie or FCE with easy editing . You shoule know that 60p/50p a non-standard format. Most NLE cannot accept the 60p/50p files directly. So in order to get theses Full HD AVCHD files fully compatible with Mac tools FCP/iMovie/FCE, you need to convert 60p/50p AVCHD to the most compatible video codec for them on Mac.
Thus, Brorsoft Mac AVCHD Converter is the most important tool in the problem-solving process, applying which you can get your 60p/50p AVCHD files converted to 30p/25p files in ProRes for FCP, AIC for iMovie and FCE with high quality by following listed steps.
Step 1: Download the MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac and install it on your Mac, then load files from Panasonic DMC-TZ30 to it.
Step 2: Click the Format bar and select Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 for Final Cut Pro; select iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple InterMediate Codec as the export format for iMovie or FCE.
Step 3: Adjust video and audio parameters on the Profile Setting as you need. We recommend 1920*1080 as video size, 30fps for users in NTSC area and 25fps in PAL area as video bitrate to get the best video quality.
