Apple ProRes Converter

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.

I have Canon EOS 7D for excellent picture, and sometimes shoot movie with it. However, I could edit it on my iMac with Final Cut Studio 2. I am running Mac OS X (10.6.3) with quad core and 4G RAM. I then installed Canon EOS MOVIE Plugin-E1 for Final Cut Pro, and it helps me import the video without error message. however, I found that some clips are shorter than what they are really taken. It seems that some frames were dropped when transcoded to ProRes.
When looking for solutions to fix EOS plugin problem, I find Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac as FCP transcoder alternative to convert EOS MOV to Apple ProRes no frame drops. It provides Apple ProRes 422, ProRes 422 (HQ), ProRes (LT) and ProRes (Proxy) and ProRes 4444 for editing in Final Cut Pro.

Below is the fast guide for converting Canon EOS movies to Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) with best quality.

Step 1. Import Canon footage to Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac.
Run Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac as FCP transcoder alternative for Apple ProRes, click the “Add” button to import the H.264 .mov files from Canon 7D.

Step 2. Choose Apple ProRes 422 (HQ).
Click the “Format” option, and navigate 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 1080p 28Mbps MTS to MOV for FCP.
Click the convert button under the preview window, and the H.264 MOV to Apple ProRes converter will start converting Canon 7D video for Final Cut Pro.

You can then import the Apple ProRes 422 HQ video to Final Cut via File > Import > Files without any problem.

I use Canon 5D Mark II recording mov files.I used iMovie to do the original edit but found it was very poor with some under-exposed video I had so I’ve moved to Final Cut Express which is able to process the video much better. I found though that reading the Canon 5D Mark II mov files directly into FCE meant an immediate render was required but that by converting all the mov files first in AIC makes rendering unnecessary.(Canon EOS 5D Mark II enables video recording with 1080p MOV. )
So I need convert my Canon EOS 5D Mark II .mov to Apple Intermediate Codec MOV for Final Cut Express, after google search, I found Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac is the recommended can convert Canon EOS MOV to AIC for editing on Mac. Then I download and try it. And I had success with the Apple Intermediate Codec at 1920×1080 editing for my FCE without rendering.

Here is the step-by-step guide to quickly convert Canon EOS 5D Mark II MOV to Apple Intermediate Codec (*.mov) for editing in Final Cut Express on Mac without rendering.

Step 1. Upload Canon EOS files to EOS Mac video converter.
Use USB cable to connect Canon  to iMac/MacBook Pro, after transferring .mov files from Canon EOS 5D Mark II to computer hard drive, run Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac as the fast Canon EOS 5D Mark II mov footage to FCE converter. Click the “Add” button to upload .mov files from camcorder to Mac application. The Mac Canon EOS video converter also supports .mov files from Apple Macintosh hard drive or external hard drive as input.

Step 2. Choose AIC codec with 1080 video size.
Click the “Format” option, and move mouse cursor to QuickTime Movie Format > Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov) as output format. To get 1080 video, click the “Settings” button and choose 1440*1080 for FCE 3.5, or 1920*1080 for FCE 4. If for FCE 3.5, you may also change frame rate to 30 from the drop-down box of video frame rate option.

Step 3. Merge/Edit and trim EOS MOV videos. (optional)
Tick the checkbox for “Merge into one file”, and the Mac EOS MOV joiner will combine and join the files on list into a single file.Select the file you want to trim and click the “Editor” button, you will face the Editor window with original video and output video preview. You can enter exact time point as the set in and set out for trimming.

Step 4. Convert Canon EOS video to Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) (*.MOV) for FCE.
Click the convert button under the preview window, and the Mac Canon EOS 5D Mark II MOV to AIC MOV Converter will start the conversion from Canon EOS MOV to Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) MOV for Final Cut Express without rendering.

Soon after the conversion is finished, just bring the AIC videos to Final Cut Express for editing without rendering. After editing you can burn to Blu-Ray/DVD disc and upload to internet like YouTube, or email the videos to friends or others to play on Quicktime.

Last week, I had joined my grandpa and grandma’s 50th wedding anniversary. Really impressive and happy. A long marriage can feature as many ups and downs as any Hollywood movie, and 50 years of wedded bliss most definitely deserves an award. I had recorded some marvelous fragments with my new Canon 1000D and wanted to edit the recordings before share with my family. After downloaded the recordings (which are H.264 mov format) from Canon 1000D to Mac hard disk, and imported them to FCP for editing, I found FCP can not recognize the files.

I have gone to some forums and there were a lot of choices to convert. Like Composer and Mpeg streamclip, I put my clips in Mpeg streamclip or Compressor & convert to prores 422, but my videos output darker. And someone said about the Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac, which can also support Canon 1000D MOV to ProRes conversion and have a function to adjust brightness, I tried and finally convert Canon 1000D MOV recordings in natural successfully. The effect function also helps a lot in color correction as it said.

Following I will show you how to convert Canon 1000D MOV to ProRes for Final Cut Pro with Bright Color.

Preparation: For the preparation of this conversion, connect Canon 1000D camera to iMac or Macbook and transfer MOV video files into hard drive.

Step 1: Load Canon EOS 1000D MOV video files into this program.
Specify the right video files and drag MOV video file into this software and another way to import video files is clicking “Add” button.

Hints: Batch video files are allowed to be imported,therefore joining several video files into big one is supported by ticking the checkbox of “Merge into one file” under the preview window.

Step 2: Choose ProRes MOV as output video format, specify the destination folder.
Click “Format” icon and select “Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” for “Final Cut Pro” section as the exported video format. What’s more, you are free to choose the folder where you want to put converted MOV file by clicking the “Output” icon.

Step3: Adjust Brightness.
If you don’t want the output videos look darker than original file, you can click “Editor” and find “Effect” Tab, and then adjust the brightness to make your video look brighter.

Step 4: Start this Canon EOS 1000D Videos to FCP ProRes with Bright Color conversion.
Click the button “Convert”, this conversion will begin immediately. And after a few minutes, Canon EOS 1000D MOV files are ready for you to play and edit on Final Cut Pro.

Hope this Mac Canon EOS 1000D MOV to ProRes MOV Converter becomes your ideal assistant in your digital life.

My sister had joined her friend’s birthday party and recorded all happy things happened with Canon 7D and wanted to edit the recordings before burn them to DVD. After downloaded the recordings (which are H.264 mov format) from Canon 7D to Mac hard disk, and imported them to FCP for editing, FCP refused, After trans-coding a number of 7d mov files to prores, we found the files getting MUCH darker pictures in FCP(6). It has been suggested to us that this was addressed in FCP 7, however it is not really practical for us to upgrade.

After googled on online, we find a tool named Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac, which support to transcode  Canon 7D MOV to ProRes and have a function to adjust the dark pictures with bright color, I tried and finally transcode Canon 7D MOV recordings successfully. The effect function also helps a lot in color correction as it said.

Following I will show you how to convert Canon 7D MOV to ProRes for FCP 6 and Adjust the Dark Pictures.

Preparation: For the preparation of this conversion, connect Canon 7D camera to iMac or Macbook and transfer MOV video files into hard drive.

Step 1: Load Canon DSLR 7D MOV video files into this program.
Specify the right video files and drag MOV video file into this software and another way to import video files is clicking “Add” button.

Hints: Batch video files are allowed to be imported,therefore joining several video files into big one is supported by ticking the checkbox of “Merge into one file” under the preview window.

Step 2: Choose ProRes MOV as output video format, specify the destination folder.
Click “Format” icon and select “Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” for “Final Cut Pro” section as the exported video format. What’s more, you are free to choose the folder where you want to put converted MOV file by clicking the “Output” icon.

Step3: Adjust the Dark Pictures with Bright Color
If you don’t want the output videos look darker than original file, you can click “Editor” and find “Effect” Tab, and then adjust the brightness to make your video look brighter.

Step 4: Start this Color Canon EOS 7D Videos to ProRes for Final Cut Pro 6.
Click the button “Convert”, this conversion will begin immediately. And after a few minutes, Canon EOS 7D MOV files are ready for you to play and edit on Final Cut Pro 6.

Hope this Mac Canon EOS 7D MOV to ProRes MOV Converter becomes your ideal assistant in your digital life.

Summer is coming… a time when millions of families head to the sun, sand, and surf. And along with the sunscreen, water and towels most will tote along their cameras to capture the sun-filled memories of children splashing in waves or building monster sand castles. Many shutterbugs readily whip out their camera in the heat of the moment and record it. A few days ago, I just took all family shootings produced by the lovely Canon EOS 500D (also called Canon Rebel T1i) in last summer and wanted to arrange them by cutting unwanted parts and merging them into one, in order to free up disk space for the upcoming summer videos. But I found iMovie 8 on my Mac can not support these H.264 MOV footages, let alone edit them.

Then I went to an apple forum and there were a lot of choices to convert. Complicated and slow ones. But someone said about the Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac, I tried and finally convert my Canon 500D/T1i footages to AIC MOV for iMovie successfully. For I heard that there are few tools in the market support canon EOS MOV videos, now I found one and certainly needed share it with all Canon EOS camera users.

Following I will show you how to use this software by taking Canon 500D/T1i MOV to AIC MOV for iMovie conversion as an example.

For the preparation of this conversion, connect your Canon 500D/T1i MOV to iMac or Macbook and transfer MOV video files into hard drive.

Step 1: Load Canon 500D/T1i MOV video files into this program.
Specify the right video files and drag MOV video file into this software and another way to import video files is clicking “Add” button.

Hints: Batch video files are allowed to be imported,therefore joining several video files into big one is supported by ticking the checkbox of “Merge into one file” under the preview window.

Step 2: Choose AIC MOV as output video format and specify the destination folder.
Click “Format” icon and select “Apple Intermediate Codec (*.mov)” for “iMovie” section as the exported video format. What’s more, you are free to choose the folder where you want to put converted MOV file by clicking the “Output” icon.

Step 3: Edit Canon 500D/T1i MOV video files.(Optional)
Click the big button “Editor” and another interface comes out for you to perfect video files. As it shows, some editing options are provided, and there you are free to crop unwanted video parts, trim video lenghth and add interesting video to original one.

Step 4: Start this Canon 500D/T1i Video to iMovie AIC conversion.
Click the button “Convert”, this conversion will begin immediately. And after a few minutes, Canon 500D/T1i MOV files are ready for you to play and edit on iMovie 8/9/11.

Hope this Mac Canon 500D/T1i MOV to AIC MOV Converter becomes your ideal assistant in your digital life.

Did you like Long Way Round? Yes, I loved it. I had to say it gave me some inspiration to make a bike tour happen. My favorite section was the Road of Bones bit, with the big fallen bridges, and the trucks going through the rivers. I often videoed mine, though I’ve not looked at all the footage yet (only just back, really). I did the majority of my filming by having camcorder (Canon 450d/XSi) in handlebar bag, and simply reaching in and holding taking it when I needed to, while riding one handed. I could articulate it well, hold it out, up, ahead, behind, and still ride comfortably. I never rode with it to my eye, though, always used autofocus, and just checked with my thumb it was zoomed out. Pretty good results from the footage I’ve viewed.

But now i wanna rearrange my all Canon 450d/XSi footages, edit with FCP on Mac and then upload to YouTube. All the footages have already stored on my Mac, but FCP 7 can’t let me import them, some people said I had to use Composer to transcode Canon 450d/XSi MOV to ProRes, but Composer failed importing, too. I went to an apple forum and there were a lot of choices to convert. Complicated and slow ones. But someone said about the Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac, I tried and finally convert my Canon 450d/XSi footages to ProRes successfully.

Following I will show someone who also use canon EOS 450d/XSi camera how to convert Canon 450D/XSi MOV to ProRes MOV for Final Cut.

Preparation: For the preparation of this conversion, connect Canon 450d/XSi camera to iMac or Macbook and transfer MOV video files into hard drive.

Step 1: Load Canon EOS 450d/XSi MOV video files into this program.
Specify the right video files and drag MOV video file into this software and another way to import video files is clicking “Add” button.

Hints: Batch video files are allowed to be imported,therefore joining several video files into big one is supported by ticking the checkbox of “Merge into one file” under the preview window.

Step 2: Choose ProRes MOV as output video format, specify the destination folder.
Click “Format” icon and select “Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” for “Final Cut Pro” section as the exported video format. What’s more, you are free to choose the folder where you want to put converted MOV file by clicking the “Output” icon.

Step 3: Start this Canon EOS 450D Videos to FCP 7 ProRes conversion.
Click the button “Convert”, this conversion will begin immediately. And after a few minutes, Canon 450d/XSi MOV files are ready for you to play and edit on Final Cut Pro.

Hope this Mac Canon EOS 450d/XSi MOV to ProRes MOV Converter becomes your ideal assistant in your digital life.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel T2i / 550D is the upgrade from the Canon “Digital Rebel” DSLR line (the T1i/500D). Comparing to 500D, 550D provides better image quality with 18 megapixel sensor. You can take excellent images or full 1080p HD videos with the digital SLR camera easily.

The recorded videos are saved in H.264 for image and linear PCM for audio. You can choose different recording modes like full HD 1920x1080p at 30/25/24 fps, HD/SD 1280x720p/640×480 at 60/50 fps. The actual frame rates will differ according to the NTSC or PAL mode of the camera. Even though the videos are saved in .mov format, you may also face problem importing the video to iMovie, Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Express. Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac is the recommended Mac EOS Converter for you to edit Digital Rebel T2i / 550D videos.

Below is the quick guide for you to convert and make Canon DSLR videos compatible to Mac for editing with iMovie, FCP, FCE.

Step 1. Download Canon EOS MOV files to Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac.

Run Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac as the best Canon DSLR video covnerter on Mac OS X. Click the “Add” button to import .mov files from the EOS Digital Rebel T2i / 550D.

Step 2. Choose MOV format.

For editing in FCP, just click the “Format” option, and navigate to Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) as output format.

For editing in iMovie or FCE, just choose QuickTime Movie Format > Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov) as output.

The Mac Digital SLR camera video converter will convert H.264 mov to mov with ProRes or AIC compression, keeping the highest quality on Mac.

Step 3. Choose video size as original.

You can choose the clip on list and click the Properties button to view the source video resolution. To get the original video size, just click the “Settings” button and choose the right option like 1920*1080, 1080*720 from the video size drop-down box.

Step 4. Convert DSLR video to ProRes 422 HQ MOV for FCP.

Click the convert button under the preview window, the Mac Canon 550D DSLR video converter will start converting DSLR video to AIC or ProRes 422 for Mac editing with iMovie/FCE/FCP.

After the conversion, you can edit Canon EOS 550D DSLR videos on Mac easily and create your own movie with iMovie/FCE/FCP.

The Canon EOS Rebel T3i/600D is new of the remarkable digital SDL cameras . The Rebel T3i/600D now sits at the top-end of the company's entry-level SLR range, taking all the bits that made the 60D good and shrinking them down a bit. The Canon 600D shoot Full-HD video with manual control over frame rate, exposure and sound. The videos are saved in .mov with H.264 as video codec and Linear PCM as audio codec.
After shooting some footage on the 600D, you may want to edit them in Final Cut Pro. Some users have reported abut the choppy output video from Final Cut Pro 6, and there are lags or skipped frames even when exported to 30fps. Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac is the first choice for you to make smooth videos for editing in FCP. It makes it easy to convert Canon DSLR 600D footage to ProRes 422 for FCP.

Below is the quick guide for those who have a hard time editing H.264 files in Final Cut Pro 6 or 7. Here I take the .mov files from Canon EOS 600D as an example, and convert to ProRes 422 at 29.97.

Step 1. Download Canon 600D MOV files to Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac.
Run Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac as the best Canon EOS 600D H.264 MOV to ProRes MOV converter on Mac OS X. Click the "Add" button to import .mov files from the camera.

Step 2. Choose MOV format with ProRes 422.
Click the "Format" option, and navigate to Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) as output format. The Mac Digital SLR camera video converter will convert H.264 mov to prores 422 mov.

You may notice that there are also other options like Apple ProRes 4444, Apple ProRes 422 (HQ), Apple ProRes 422 (LT), Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy), DVCPRO HD 1080p30, HDV, etc.

Step 3. Choose 1080p size with 29.97.
Click the "Settings" button and choose 1920*1080 from the video size drop-down box to keep the original HD resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio. Click the drop-down box for frame rate, and you can choose 29.97fps.

Step 4. Convert DSLR video to ProRes 422 HQ MOV for FCP.
Click the convert button under the preview window, the Mac Canon 600D DSLR video converter will start converting DSLR video to ProRes 422 in full HD 1080p for FCP editing.

Hope you enjoy the optimal way to convert Canon H.264 mov to ProRes 422 for FCP 7 and 6, so that you can edit the H.264 files easily.

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 1080p, 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.

3. If you would like to edit Canon EOS 7D, 5D Mark II, 1D Mark IV, 60D videos in iMovie 8/9, FCE 4, go to the QuickTime Movie Format group in step 2 to choose AIC codec. You can also set 1080p output video size.

The Canon EOS 7D is one of the remarkable digital SDL cameras along with EOS 5D Mark II. The Canon 7D DSLR camera can take 8 frames per second, and also captures Full HD 1080 video at 30p (29.97 fps), 24p (23.976 fps) and 25p. The videos are saved in .mov with H.264 as video codec and Linear PCM as audio codec.

After shooting some footage on the 7D, you may want to edit them in Final Cut Pro. Some users have reported abut the choppy output video from Final Cut Pro 6, and there are lags or skipped frames even when exported to 30fps. Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac is the first choice for you to make smooth videos for editing in FCP. It makes it easy to convert Canon DSLR 7D footage to ProRes 422 for FCP.

Below is the quick guide for those who have a hard time editing H.264 files in Final Cut Pro 6 or 7. Here I take the .mov files from Canon EOS 7D as an example, and convert to ProRes 422 at 29.97.

Step 1. Download Canon 7D MOV files to Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac.

Run Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac as the best Canon EOS 7D H.264 MOV to ProRes MOV converter on Mac OS X. Click the “Add” button to import .mov files from the camera.

Step 2. Choose MOV format with ProRes 422.

Click the “Format” option, and navigate to Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) as output format. The Mac Digital SLR camera video converter will convert H.264 mov to prores 422 mov.

You may notice that there are also other options like Apple ProRes 4444, Apple ProRes 422 (HQ), Apple ProRes 422 (LT), Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy), DVCPRO HD 1080p30, HDV, etc.

Step 3. Choose 1080p size with 29.97.

Click the “Settings” button and choose 1920*1080 from the video size drop-down box to keep the original HD resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio. Click the drop-down box for frame rate, and you can choose 29.97fps.

Step 4. Convert DSLR video to ProRes 422 HQ MOV for FCP.

Click the convert button under the preview window, the Mac Canon 7D DSLR video converter will start converting DSLR video to ProRes 422 in full HD 1080p for FCP editing.

Hope you enjoy the optimal way to convert Canon H.264 mov to ProRes 422 for FCP 7 and 6, so that you can edit the H.264 files easily.

Tips:

1. If you would like to edit Canon EOS 7D, 5D Mark II, 1D Mark IV, 60D videos in iMovie 8/9, FCE 4, go to the QuickTime Movie Format group in step 2 to choose AIC codec. You can also set 1080p output video size.

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