How to Work Sony FDR-X1000V Media in FCP 7, FCP X, iMovie, FCE on Mac Yosemite

This article teaches you how to convert and import Sony Sony FDR-X1000V XAVC S to Final Cut Pro 7, FCP X, iMovie, FCE without rendering or any other problems.

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The Sony FDR-X1000V is a true 4K Action Camcorder with an ultra-wide 170 degree lens that is ideal for capturing fast moving action at close quarters. It is also splashproof and shockproof, with a supplied 10m underwater housing. With its Wi-Fi and GPS connectivity, you can go just about anywhere, prove you are there in glorious 4K quality and share your experiences with your online friends wherever they are in the world.

The 4K image is derived from the Sony Exmor R image sensor which is also designed for quality images in low light in addition to the superb detail levels. Image data is read from every pixel, thus avoiding aliasing, moiré and false colour artifacts. The XAVC S codec that the X1000V records to is filtered down from professional cameras and allows for a high bit rate of 100Mbps (in other words super quality even in complex scenes).

But, can Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Final Cut Express ingest 4K XAVC S videos from Sony FDR-X1000V? The result may let you down- FCP/iMovie/FCE won't open and import Sony X1000V 4K footage correctly. What caused the issues? Based on our testing, it may due to the high video resolution and the video codec incompatibility. To edit Sony FDR-X1000V XAVC S in FCP X/7, iMovie, FCE smoothly, a workaround is to transcode Sony X1000V XAVC S to a more editable format with proper settings under Mac OS X.



With a professional XAVC S converter- Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac, you can get the work done easily. This software is able to convert XAVC S files from Sony FDR-X1000V to FCP, iMovie, FCE fully compatible format and keep original quality at the mean while. It can export ProRes for Final Cut Pro, Apple InterMedaite Codec(AIC) for iMovie/FCE, DNxHD for Avid Media Composer, MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere Pro and more NLE systems for native editing. Download the software and follow the guide to finish the conversion task.

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How to Convert and Import Sony FDR-X1000V footage to FCP/iMovie/FCE

Step 1. Install the Mac XAVC S Converter program and run it. Drag the XAVC S files to the software. Or you can also click “Add” button on the top of the main interface to import video to the program.



Step 2. Hit the Format box to select the specially designed video codec for editing in iMovie/FCE, Final Cut Pro.

a. For importing Sony FDR-X1000V XAVC S to Final Cut Pro X/7, you can choose “Final Cut Pro> Apple PreRes 422(*.mov)” as output format.



b. To edit Sony FDR-X1000V XAVC S video in iMovie, FCE, “iMovie/FCE --> Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov)” is the optimal choice.



Step 3. Adjust the video and audio parameters, including the Bitrate of Video and Audio, Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the Settings buttion on the main interface. Usually 1920*1080 video size and 30fps video frame rate are recommended for FCP, iMovie, FCE editing.

Step 4. Click the arrow button to start transcoding Sony FDR-X1000V 4K XAVC S to .MOV(ProRes for FCP, AIC for iMovie) on Mac OS X.

After the conversion finished, you can easily transfer your 4K footages from Sony FDR-X1000V to FCP, iMovie, FCE for further editing without any problem.

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