Apple ProRes Converter

No More BlueScreen Unrendered Message in Canvas Window in Final Cut Pro

Do you ever face the error Blue Screen Message in Canvas Window saying that the file is unrendered, even if you have already use Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac to convert the AVCHD footage to MOV or Apple ProRes 422? Some of the customers have reported about the issue of files need to be rendered in FCP when they bring the output MOV files to the timeline.

Actually, it could be done by making the sequence settings in Final Cut Pro the same as that of the MOV file. Then you could import the MOV files from AVCHD to ProRes conversion by Final Mate for Mac, and edit HD videos in FCP without rendering.

The guide below will show you the simple steps for converting AVCHD to Apple ProRes 422 for Final Cut Pro 6 or 7, so that there is No more Blue Screen Unrendered Message.

Step 1. Import AVCHD files to Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac.
With Final Mate for Mac, you can import files with camcorder connected to iMac/MacBook, or AVCHD folder from hard drive. You will get pop-up message for camcorder wizard if camcorder is connected. Follow the wizard to import files. Alternatively, go to the Resource tab, and click the Add file path button to browse the AVCHD folder with .mts or .m2ts clips.

Step 2. Select files for AVCHD to Apple ProRes conversion.
Select the files from the Camcorder tab or Resource tab, drag and drop to the Movies tab, and you will face the message asking you to create one movie, or one movie for each clip. Choose “Create A Single Movie”, if you want to join and merge the files. Choose “Create A Movie for Each File”, if you would like to keep the number of files.

Step 3. Choose Apple ProRes 422 format with 1920×1080 for FCP.
Click the Export button, and go to the third button for editing software. Choose Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 as the output format. Choose 1920×1080 from the drop-down list of the output video size.

You can also change the output folder for the ProRes files if you like. Then click the OK button to start MTS/M2TS to ProRes 422 conversion.

When the conversion is done, just click the Browse for Export Path button on the Conversion window, and you will find the ProRes files for FCP editing without rendering. Run FCP 6 or 7, and choose File > Import > Files to browse the .mov files exported by Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac.

To get rid of the unrendered message, you can use the following method:

1. When you import the file to timeline, FCP shall automatically pop up a message like below asking you to change the sequence settings to match the clip settings or not. Click Yes, and there will be No BlueScreen Unrendered Message in Canvas Window.

2. If you do not get the pop-up message, you can change the sequence settings manually. Just right click on the sequence ID, and choose Settings, you will face the Sequence Settings window. Change the settings to that you choose in the output window of Final Mate for Mac.

For example, click the drop-down box for Aspect Ration and choose HDTV 1080i, choose Square for Pixel Aspect Ration, and choose Apple ProRes 422 Codec. Click OK to save, and import the .mov file to timeline.

You can easily Enjoy the HD video editing in FCP 6/7 with the AVCHD to Apple ProRes 422 conversion from Final Mate for Mac.

After recording your holiday videos using for example Sony DSC-HX5V, it would be nice to make a great home movie for sharing with family & friends. Sony HX5V is able to record 60 fields-per-second videos at 1080i (1,920 x 1,080 pixel) resolution with Dolby Digital stereo audio, using AVCHD compression.

Regarding editing camcorder footage AVCHD files from Sony HX5V, the latest FCP 7 and iMovie 11 claims to give full support for the format but many people have experiencing difficulties either with importing process or output files. Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac is released for Mac users to better handle camcorder footage in a much easier and quicker way:
- Capture AVCHD MTS/M2TS files from camcorder
- Merge/Split in Timeline and Convert to Apple ProRes codec for FCP

Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac is highly recommended to Mac users who are experience enormous inconvenience with AVCHD, TOD & MOD files from HD camcorder. It helps you directly capture video footages from Sony DSC-HX5V and then Convert to Prores 422 MOV or AIC MOV without rendering on FCP/iMovie on Mac.

Here is the step-by-step guide for you to Import and Convert Sony DSC-HX5V MTS to Apple ProRes for Final Cut Pro on Mac OS X.

1. Capture/Import Sony HX5V AVCHD files to Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac.
There are two ways to import videos to Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac: you can directly capture video recordings from camcorder to the program or you can browser videos from your computer.

-  Capture Sony HX5V AVCHD videos from camcorder.
Connect camcorder to computer via USB cable, and then launch Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac in Application folder. With built-in wizard, you can easily to capture mts video files from HX5V to the program. Select “Import” instead of Backup to quickly capture videos from camcorder. You can find imported videos under Camcorder tab in the main interface of Final Mate.

- Import Sony HX5V mts videos from computer.
If you have already backup all your video recordings from HX5V to your computer, you can browse your video path and the software will automatically show your AVCHD clips in Resource tab.

2. Merge Sony DSC-HX5V AVCHD files into one movie for conversion.
Click the drop-down button of “Add Movie” icon and choose “For Conversion” to create a blank movie.

Once you’ve imported your video footage, drag and drop the video clips from Camcorder Tab (imported from your camcorder) or Resource Tab (imported from your computer) to the blank movie in Movies Tab. In this way, all video clips will be merged as one single movie for conversion.

3. Convert Sony HX5V MTS files to ProRes Codec MOV.

Click the Export button and choose “Export into Editor”. Follow Final Cut Pro> Apple ProRes 422 HQ (*.mov) to choose export format for further editing in Final Cut Pro. Or you can also choose QuickTime Movie Format > Apple Intermediate Codec (*.mov) for editing in FCE/iMovie. Click OK to start converting HX5V MTS files to ProRes MOV.

When the conversion process is done, you can directly Import the output ProRes MOV files to FCP for editing and make your great home movies.

You may also want to know how to convert AVCHD to Apple Intermediate Codec for iMovie/FCE or merge AVCHD without re-encoding to preserve original quality.

Convert AVCHD Files to Apple ProRes 422 for FCP with Best Camcorder Software for Mac

Do you have problems of importing AVCHD 1080/60p, 1080/50p, 1080/60i MTS or M2TS files to Final Cut Pro and want to find camcorder software on Mac OS X to Transcode AVCHD files to Apple ProRes Codec for editing in FCP without rendering?

As the best camcorder software on Mac OS X for Sony, Panasonic, Canon, JVC camcorders, Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac is featured with one most important feature for Mac users–help Convert AVCHD video footage to Final Cut Pro ProRes formats including Apple ProRes 422 Codec, Apple ProRes 422 HQ Codec, Apple ProRes 422 LT, Apple ProRes 422 Proxy, Apple ProRes 4444 Codec. With Final Mate for Mac as the default camcorder software on Mac, you can choose preferable format for editing on Final Cut Pro without rendering. Final Mate for Mac also support converting AVCHD files to Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC)for editing in Final Cut Express or iMovie.

The guide will share with you a easy and fast method of Converting AVCHD files to Apple ProRes 422 with featured software for camcorder on Mac.

1.Run AVCHD to Apple ProRes Converter for Mac and add AVCHD files.

Launch Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac and add AVCHD files to the program by clicking on “Add” button to browser AVCHD file path on your local Mac computer. Then all AVCHD MTS/M2TS clips will show in Resource Tab of Final Mate for Mac.

2.Join AVCHD files and choose Apple ProRes 422 as output option.

Directly drag and drop AVCHD files from Resource Tab to Movies Tab or Timeline to create a new movie and join AVCHD files into one for converting to Apple ProRes 422 Codec. There will be a pop-out window during the process shown as following:

Please choose “Create A Single Movie” to merge all AVCHD video footage into one movie.

3. Start converting AVCHD to Apple ProRes 422
Click on Export button and follow Export into Editor > Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 HQ(*.mov) format to choose your output format for converting AVCHD to FCP supported format.

Confirm your settings and click ok to starting conversion. Minutes later, you can access combined Apple ProRes 422 MOV movie by clicking on “Browse for Export Path”. Now you are able to edit AVCHD files on FCP without rendering with the help of Final Mate for Mac as the best camcorder software on Mac OS X..

Tip: If you use iMovie or Final Cut Express for AVCHD editing, you may be interested to know how to Convert AVCHD files to Apple Intermediate Codec for iMovie/FCE.

Apple ProRes 422 is a standard-definition and high-definition lossy video compression format developed by Apple Inc. for use in post production. It was introduced in 2007 with Final Cut Studio 2 and is comparable to Avid’s DNxHD codec which has the same purpose and uses similar bit rates. Both are DCT basedintra-frame-only codecs, and are therefore simpler to decode than distribution oriented formats like H.264. FCP/FCP7 is Mac based editing software which supports transcoding AVCHD MTS/M2TS to Apple ProRes for further editing.

AVCHD MTS/M2TS files produced by HD camcorder like Panasonic HDC-TM700, HDC-HS700, HDC-SD700/SD600, Sony CX350, Sony CX550, Canon HF200, etc are not the preferred formats by FCP/FCP7. Even you will have problem for transferring and logging these MTS, M2TS videos.

So the program you need is a great Mac MTS Video to Apple ProRes 422 Converter. With it, you can convert any HD camcorder 1080 60p/50p, 1080i AVCHD (*.mts, *.m2ts), 720p AVCHD lite files to Apple ProRes 422 for editing with Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Pro 7 on Mac.

Below is the step-by-step guide for you to quickly Transcode/Import AVCHD to FCP Apple ProRes 422 Codec (*.mov) for editing.

Step 1. Download MTS/M2TS files to Apple computer.
Connect your AVCHD camcorder c to Apple computer via USB cable, find the .mts, *.m2ts files from the camera folder like PRIVATE > AVCHD > BDMV > STREAM. Then copy and transfer the .mts, *.m2ts files from camera to the Apple hard drive disk.

Step 2. Import MTS/M2TS files to Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac.
Run Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac as the best AVCHD to FCP Apple ProRes Converting software, and click the “Add” button to load AVCHD .mts or .m2ts videos. You may also directly drag and drop the AVCHD video to application UI for importing files.

Step 3. Choose Final Cut Pro–Apple ProRes (*.mov) output format.
Click the “Format” option and navigate the mouse cursor to Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) as output format. The Mac MTS/M2TS Video to FCP Converter will convert AVCHD to Apple ProRes 422 MOV with high quality. (Tip: The Apple ProRes (*.mov), DVCPROHD (*.mov), HDV (*.mov) formats under Final Cut Pro output profile are available when your FCP is installed on Mac).

Step 4. Convert AVCHD MTS/M2TS video to Apple ProRes (*.MOV) for Final Cut Pro.
Click the convert button under the preview window, and the Mac MTS/M2TS to FCP Converter will start the conversion from AVCHD to Apple ProRes MOV for Final Cut.

After the conversion, you can easily import Apple Prores 422 to Final Cut Pro without rendering for editing.

Tips:

If you would like to edit AVCHD MTS/M2TS with FCE/iMovie, Avid, etc, you can convert MTS/M2TS to Mac itself bring format like Apple Intermediate Codec, DV PAL/NTSC, DVCPRO NTSC/PAL, DVCPRO50 PAL/NTSC (*.MOV) for FCE and iMovie, or transcode MTS/M2TS to Avid DNxHD (*.mov) for Avid on Mac.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC G10 is described by Panasonic as a micro system camera. It has a relatively small body size, but can accept interchangeable lenses in the same way a Digital SLR can. It also has a set of advanced features similar to those you would expect to find on a Digital SLR. Key features include 12 megapixels, a 3 inch LCD screen and a viewfinder. The viewfinder has dioptre correction for adjusting the focus of the viewfinder to suit your eyesight.

I like this camera and want to use Final Cut or iMovie to edit videos from Lumix DMC G10 and make some projects, However, my Final Cut and iMovie does not import the DMC- G10 Lumix AVCHD Lite Videos. Via Google, I find that Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac is the recommended program to convert Mac Panasonic G10 AVCHD Lite to ProRes/AIC MOV for Final Cut Studio or iMovie.

Here is the step-by-step guide for you to import and edit Panasonic DMC-G10 Lumix AVCHD Lite to Final Cut or iMovie with Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac on iMac/MacBook Pro.

Step1. Capture and import 720p AVCHD Lite files directly from Panasonic Lumix G10 to Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac.
Click “Wizard” and all footages of your camcorder will be showed on the Camcorder window. Then click Next button and choose Import instead of Backup to import Panasonic G10 AVCHD Lite files to Final Mate for Mac more quickly. After this, imported footages will be lying in camcorder tab.

Step2. Create a Movie for merging/converting Panasonic G10 720p AVCHD Lite files to ProRes/AIC.
There are two ways for you to create a Movie for converting imported 720p MTS files. –The easiest one is dragging and dropping displayed AVCHD Lite files from Camcorder Tab area to a single Movie.

-Another way is clicking the drop-down button of “Add Movie” icon and choose “For Conversion” to create a blank movie. And then drag and drop the video clips from Camcorder Tab to the blank movie in Movies Tab. In this way, all video clips will be merged as one single movie for conversion.

Step3. Export ProRes or AIC video file for Final Cut Studio or iMovie.
Click the Export button and choose “Export into Editor”. Follow Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 HQ (*.mov) or QuickTime Movie Format > Apple Intermediate Codec (*.mov) to choose output format for editing in Final Cut or iMovie. And then set the video size to 1080*720 for keeping original high resolution. Finally click OK to start converting/merging 720p AVCHD Lite to ProRes/AIC.

After converting the AVCHD Lite files, just import the output files to Final Cut Studio (Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express(FCE) 4) or iMovie 8/9/11 and the video is in HD 1280*720.

Tip:
Wanna convert Panasonic AVCHD camcorder videos, Join/Convert Panasonic G10 AVCHD Lite Files to ProRes/AIC for Final Cut/iMovie on Mac, please use Aunsoft iMedia Converter for Mac.

Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac, designed as HD camcorder software for Sony/Panasonic/Canon/JVC camcorders, can backup camcorder videos to Mac, join and cut AVCHD videos on frame-based timeline. Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac makes your camcorder videos like AVCHD, TOD, MOD compatible to Mac.

Perfect partner for your video editing software on Mac.
You can convert AVCHD, TOD, MOD to Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) for iMovie, Final Cut Express. If you have Final Cut installed, you can also convert AVCHD to Apple ProRes 4444, ProRes 422 for FCP. There is also output profile for converting to MOV for Apple Aperture 3.

Support importing videos from camcorder and hard drive.
Unlike iMovie, FCE or FCP, which only works with the AVCHD file structure or camcorder connected to Mac, Aunsoft Final Mate can also import .mts, .m2ts, .tod, .mod files on your Macintosh hard drive disk, even if there is no .cpi, .mpl files.

Support 1080/50p or 1080/60p AVCHD files.
While more and more camcorders are providing 1080/60p or 1080/50p recording at 28Mbps, Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac help you get rid of the issue of not being able to import to iMovie/FCE/FCP.

Get final video with or without conversion.
You can join clips as lossless movie in the same format with lossless quality for playback on VLC, Dune player, Blu-ray player. You can also convert clips to various formats for editing software, iphone, NAS, WDTV, Apple TV, etc.

Why choose Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac as the camcorder partner on Mac?
- Frame accurate cut/splitting on timeline.
- Make 1080/50p or 1080/60p videos editable in iMovie, FCE, FCP, Aperture.
- Directly import videos from camcorder to save you from looking into the folder manually.
- Join AVCHD footage without conversion/re-encoding.
- Flexible output formats for conversion like MTS/M2TS/TOD/MOD to MOV, MP4, MPG, etc.
- Simple clicks to backup camcorder videos to Mac.
- Compatible with 10.5 Leopard or 10.6 Snow Leopard with Intel processor.

Download Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac now for your AVCHD camcorders, and make it easy to join, cut, split videos with frame accuracy. You can also keep high quality for editing.

Apple ProRes 422 is the codec released with Final Cut Studio 2 for real-time editing HD video sources. For example, when a camcorder video is capture via the Log & Transfer, the video will be rendered to ProRes. While Final Cut Pro 7 is supposed to import the Lumix AVCHD Lite videos, you may sometimes face problem with Panasonic DMC-LX5 720p videos.

To edit the video in high quality, one of the solutions is to convert AVCHD Lite to Apple ProRes for Final Cut Pro. Aunsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac is the right mts to prores 422 converter for you to get the AVCHD Lite mts files to FCP standard input format.

If you face problem importing or editing Panasonic Lumix AVCHD Lite 720p videos in Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Pro, the following steps would help to some extend.

Step 1. Load Lumix videos to Aunsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac.
Run Aunsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac as the best video converter to Mac MTS to Apple ProRes converter, click the “Add” button to browse the 720p .mts files from folder like PRIVATE > AVCHD > BDMV > STREAM.

Step 2. Choose Apple ProRes codec for Final Cut Studio.
Click the “Format” option, and choose Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 as output format. Actually, there are more options like Apple ProRes 422(HQ), Apple ProRes 422(LT), Apple ProRes 422(Proxy), Apple ProRes 4444. Here we take ProRes 422 as an example. Click the “Settings” button and choose 1280*720 as output video size.

Step 3. Convert Panasonic 720p MTS videos to Apple ProRes 422 for FCP.
Click the convert button to start converting Lumix LX5 MTS videos to ProRes as standard input of Final Cut Pro for easy and quick editing on Mac.

When the conversion is done, just import the output videos to FCP to enjoy fast editing without rendering in video or audio.

Tips:
1. If you are using other Lumix cameras like DMC-ZS7/TZ10, GH1, FT1, the Mac mts converter also work for you.