Apple ProRes Converter

Sony NEX-VG10E is the PAL model with interchangeable lens. This camcorder can shoot videos in different modes, e.g. FH with 1920×1080 at 17Mpbs. Generally speaking, you may use the Log & Transfer to convert the AVCHD footage to ProRes for importing and editing.

If you have only the .mts files, or forgot to copy the AVCHD folder to hard drive, you may find it impossible to import the standalone MTS files to Final Cut Pro. Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac can help you get through the Sony NEX-VG10E compression to Apple ProRes for FCP X, FCP 7 and FCP 6. If you would like to edit AVCHD on FCP 5, just read the guide: HD videos to FCP 5.

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I have posted about the method to analyze movie in FCP 7 with the movie analysis window to show the clip properties. Actually, it works for both the video imported to FCP 7 or the file that is still on hard drive.

While there are some question about the quality differences between different applications for converting MTS files. Here I would like to take Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac and Clipwrap as example, to see the output ProRes files comparison using the movie analysis window in Final Cut Pro 7.

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I have copied the entire folder from my Panasonic HDC-TM700 to my MacBook, and would like to import the AVCHD footage to Final Cut Pro. Here I would like to show you the AVCHD folder structure with the files I get from my AVCHD camcorder.

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What I got most is saying FCP would the entire clip, while FCP X would automatically analyze the footage. Actually, I would take the statements as the same condition. I have both FCP 7 and FCP X, and try to find the window for the analyzing movies, but only could find it in FCP 7.

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Have you ever faced the problem that the Canvas window on FCP shows unrendered message with blue screen? It is because that the clip on sequence needs to be rendered, and the rendering will take some time. Some users may also face unrendered message when trying to import Apple ProRes to FCP.

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2011 AVCHD to ProRes 422 Converter on Mac OS for Final Cut Studio

Wondering whether to get Panasonic HDC-TM900 or HDC-TM700 as your new HD camcorder? Panasonic HDC-TM900 is the latest camcorder which is equipped with 3D Conversion Lens to capture 3D movies with side-by-side method. However, the 3D technology is not as popular as the AVCHD recording tech. There still some time for checking the 3D technology.

Besides 3D movie, TM900 also records 2D videos. For the video professionals and users would like pretty high quality, Panasonic provides more advanced 3MOS system and image stabilization system in TM900. TM700 is a professional camcorder in customer level, while TM900 takes a further step to professional image and video capturing.

If you would like to put the AVCHD videos from TM700 or TM900 to Final Cut Studio for editing, a third party software shall be needed to handle the 1080/60p and 1080/50p footage to ProRes 422 for FCP 6/7. Aunsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac is the recommended Panasonic AVCHD to ProRes converter for high quality video editing on Mac with less compressed Apple ProRes format.

Below is the fast guide for you to convert HDC-TM900 and TM700 AVCHD to ProRes 422 for FCP 6/7.

Step 1. Upload Panasonic footage to Aunsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac.
Use USB cable to connect Panasonic camcorder to iMac/MacBook Pro, run Aunsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac as the best 2011 AVCHD to ProRes 422 converter on Mac 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.5 Leopard and 10.4 Tiger. Click the “Add” button to import .mts files from camcorder to the converter.

Step 2. Choose ProRes codec with 1080 video size.
Click the “Format” option, and move mouse cursor to Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422(HQ) (*.mov) as output format. Click the “Settings” button and choose 1920*1080 from the drop-down box of video size to keep HD resolution.

Step 3. Convert Panasonic AVCHD video to MOV with ProRes for FCP 6/7.
Click the convert button under the preview window, the Mac Panasonic MTS/M2TS converter will start converting 1080/60p and 1080/50p AVCHD footage to ProRes 422 for FCP 6/7.

After the conversion from TM900 to ProRes 422 HQ for FCP or TM700 AVCHD to ProRes 422, you can import the output .mov files to Final Cut Studio for editing.

Tips:
1. If you are using Final Cut Pro 5 or lower version, ProRes is not the best format for you. However, you can choose QuickTime Movie Format > Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC) as output format for editing on Mac.

2. If you records videos in 1080i, you will need to deinterlace 1080i video to progressive mode for smooth playback on Mac computer. Click the Editor button and go to the Effect tab to make sure the checkbox for deinterlacing is ticked before clicking the convert button.

AVCHD to FCP converter – AVCHD in Final Cut Pro without ProRes 422
If you are using Final Cut Pro 7, you may notice that you can connect your camcorder like Panasonic HDC-TM55 to Apple computer with USB cable, and then use the Log & Transfer method to load the AVCHD videos to FCP for editing. If you saved videos in SD card, you may also use card reader to connect SD memory card to iMac and import camcorder videos with Log & Transfer.

The Log & Transfer method only works for AVCHD videos in .mts or .m2ts file extension with related file structure like AVCHD > BDMV > STREAM, together with other .cpi files under CLIPINF folder and .mpl under PLAYLIST folder. If you only got the .mts or .m2ts files, you need third-party AVCHD conversion software to make the recorded videos compatible to Final Cut Pro. Aunsoft MTS/M2TS Converter is the recommended AVCHD to FCP converter for you to convert .mts and .m2ts into .mov for editing in Final Cut Pro.

While using Final Cut Pro to handle AVCHD videos, you may notice that the file sizes can become very large very quickly. It is because Final Cut Pro 6 or 7 will transcode AVCHD in the Log & Transfer window to Apple ProRes 422 or Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC). An apple ProRes (not HQ) will be around 30 Gigs for 30 minute file. For example, when you have a 2-minute AVCHD File which is 200MB in original file size, it will yield a 2GB APR422 File. The APR422 files are 10x the size of the AVCHD files.

If your computer hard drive has plenty of space, you can edit AVCHD in Final Cut Pro through the Log & Transfer without any problem. However, if you have a lot of AVCHD videos and limited hard drive space, it is recommended that you transcode AVCHD to MOV before importing to FCP for editing. Aunsoft MTS/M2TS Converter can help you edit videos from camcorders like Panasonic TM55 to FCP without large ProRes 422 codec, by converting AVCHD to MOV for FCP without ProRes or AIC. Otherwise, you will get a GB per minute or 60GB/hr with the Log & Transfer (L&T).

Hope the above explanation will help you enjoy editing AVCHD camcorder videos in Final Cut Pro.

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.

I have recently purchased Panasonic AVCHD camcorder and records to SDHC. However, it does not work on my computer with Dual 2 GHz PowerPC G5, Mac OS X 10.5.8. Final Cut Pro 6 does not recognize the AVCHD videos flies.

After google searching the best AVCHD to Apple PowerPC G5 converter, I find Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac as the recommended converter for FCP with native high data rate formats like ProRes 422, Apple Intermediate codec (AIC) on PowerPC and Intel.

Below is the fast step-by-step guide for you if you face problem editing AVCHD videos on Mac and would like to get ProRes 422 as the high quality video for FCP 6 on Mac with PowerPC.

Step 1. Import Panasonic AVCHD files to Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac.
Connect Panasoinc AVCHD camcorder to Mac computer via the in-box USB cable, and run Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac as the best AVCHD to PowerPC converter to convert HD videos to ProRes 422 for FCP 6. Click the “Add” button to import the AVCHD .mts or .m2ts files from Panasonic camcorder. You can also use card reader to connect the SD card to iMac/MacBook Pro.

Step 2. Choose ProRes 422 output format.
Click the “Format” option and choose Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) as output format. The Mac Pnasonic AVCHD to ProRes 422 converter will transcode AVHCD MTS/M2TS files to FCP supported high quality format ProRes on PowerPC G5.

Step 3. Choose 1080p size.
You can specify the video resolution and frame rate to the same settings as the original videos. Click the “Settings” button and choose 1920*1080 as output video size, and there is option for frame rate too.

Step 4. Convert Panasonic AVCHD videos to ProRes 422 for FCP on PowerPC.
Click the convert button under the preview window, and the Mac HD video to PowerPC G5 converter will start converting AVCHD MTS/M2TS videos to ProRes 422 on PowerPC G5 for Non-linear editing on FCP 6.

When the conversion is done, you can edit HD video footage on Mac with PowerPC G5 easily. Enjoy the editing in Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio.

Tips:
The Mac AVCHD to PowerPC G5 converter will deinterlace videos by default and keep original 16:9 aspect ration. You can also choose other options of ProRes 422 according to your usage, e.g. ProRes 422 (LT), ProRes 422 (Proxy).

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.