Tips for Getting Sony A7R II Media (4K XAVC S/AVCHD/MP4) into FCP 7/FCP X

The easy workaround to import Sony A7R II XAVC S files in Final Cut Pro is to convert/transcode XAVC S to FCP 7/X friendly format such as Apple ProRes.

Like the Sony A7S before it, the A7R II is able to capture ultra-high-resolution 4K video (3840 x 2160), however, unlike the "S" model, it can record 4K video internally to the memory card (or via HDMI with an uncompressed 4:2:2 8-bit signal, as well). The A7R II makes use of Sony's higher bitrate XAVC S file format, which supports 4K bitrates up to 100Mbps. Full HD and 720p video recording is also offered in XAVC S format at 50Mbps (AVCHD and MP4 formats are also available for these resolutions).

XAVC S with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 level 5.2, the highest picture resolution and frame rate video compression codec is much more than a video format that FCP can support. According to our own experience and other user's feedback, to transfer Sony A7R II XAVC S footage to Final Cut Pro, the best workaround here is to convert XAVC S to Apple ProRes, the most compatible video format for FCP (no matter FCP X, FCP 7 or FCP 6).



Here we highly recommend Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac to all of you which not only can deal with heavy XAVC S files to Final Cut Pro affordable video format, but also supplies other powerful video codecs for NLEs, such as MPEG-2 for Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5/CS4, DNxHD for Avid, AIC for iMovie and so on. Moreover, this ideal converting tool is equipped with basic editing functions including trimming, cropping, adding watermark, removing audio and more. If you are a PC user, then please turn to Brorosft Video Converter Windows version.

Just download it and follow the tutorial below to get the work done.

(Note: Click here for OS X 10.5)

Convert Sony A7R II XAVC S to FCP 7, FCP X editable video

STEP 1: Load XAVC S material

Launch the smart XAVC S Converter Mac and transfer your XAVC S recordings to the program from the Sony A7R II. If necessary, join videos clips via checking the "Merge into one" box.



STEP 2: Decide output format

To edit Sony A7R II XAVC S in FCP X, FCP 7, FCP 6, please select Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) as the output format.



STEP 3: Profile Settings

Adjust the video and audio parameters, including the Bitrate of Video&Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the Settings button on the main interface for getting the best quality.

STEP 4: Start the final conversion

As soon as all things are finished, please click "Convert" button to start transcoding Sony a7r ii footage to Mac FCP compatible videos on Mac OS X.

After the process completes, click "Open" button to find the generated videos, and then you can transfer the recordings to Final Cut Pro easily and quickly.

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