Sony HDR-CX240 camcorder is just released, it can capture amazing footage in low light, get close to the action with a 27x zoom, wide-angle Carl Zeiss lens and say goodbye to shake with SteadyShot image stabilization.
You may have use Sony CX240 recorded some 1920*1080/60p full HD videos, when you try to import Sony CX240 files to FCP X/7/6 for editing, you will find the videos can’t be imported, because Sony CX240 records videos in AVCHD MTS format, this format is not supported by FCP X/7/6 on Mac.
How to import Sony CX240 AVCHD MTS video to FCP X/7/6?
From Apple website you can learn that Apple prores codec is best supported by FCP X/7/6, it’s native codec for final cut pro, once you convert Sony CX240 to Apple prores codec, you can edit smoothly. Here recommended the best/top Sony CX240 AVCHD MTS to Apple ProRes converter, with which you can not only do the conversion from Sony CX240 AVCHD MTS to Apple ProRes for FCP, but also is equipped with some simple editing features, such as trimming video clips, cropping video size, merging several videos into one file, adding special effects, deinterlacing the original footages, add text/image/video watermarks to output videos, thus it will be on the top of your list. Applying the amazing Sony CX240 MTS converter, you can easily convert/transcode Sony CX240 AVCHD MTS to Apple ProRes for FCP.
Let’s start the conversion with the step-by-step guide on how to convert Sony CX240 AVCHD MTS to Apple ProRes and then import the converted videos for editing in Final Cut Pro X/7/6.
Step1: Import Sony CX240 AVCHD MTS files to the best Sony CX240 AVCHD MTS to Apple ProRes Converter for Mac.
Connect your Sony CX240 to your Apple with USB. Launch Sony CX240 AVCHD MTS to Apple ProRes Converter for Mac and then click the adding button to import your AVCHD MTS/M2TS files. You can tick the box in front of the file you want to convert. If your MTS/M2TS have already been transferred to your Apple hard drive, you can easily drag them to the best Sony CX240 AVCHD MTS to Apple ProRes Converter.
Tip: If you have multiple Sony CX240 AVCHD MTS files, you can select the “Merge into one” box to merge the Sony CX240 AVCHD MTS files into one single file for FCP so that you can play these files without interruption.
Step 2: Select an output format for FCP and set the output folder.
Click on the “Format” and get the dropdown menu, then move you pointer to “Final Cut Pro”. Under the sub list are there a few formats which are all compatible with FCP. Here we recommend the Apple PreRes 422. Then you can set the output folder by clicking “Browse” icon as you need.
Note: If you want the files to be in a smaller size, you can follow Final Cut Pro>Apple ProRes 422(LT)(*mov) option. If your files size is at SD levels, you are advised to choose Final Cut Pro>Apple ProRes 422(Proxy)(*mov), which is recommended for 480i/p and 576i/p shootings as well.
Step 3: Click “Settings” icon to adjust audio and video parameters.
Click the “Settings” icon and you will go into a new interface named “Profile Settings”. You can adjust codec, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel in the interface according to your needs and optimize the output file quality.
Note 1: You’d better set the video frame rate as 30fps, video size as 1920*1080 to keep the best quality for editing in Final Cut Pro, If the 60i/30fps is your original frame rate. But if you shoot with 50i/25fps, then 25fps as the frame rate will be your best choice when conversion.
Note 2: You can customize the defaults and save them as custom conversion settings without affecting the original default selection.
Step 4: Start converting your Sony CX240 AVCHD MTS filess to Apple ProRes for FCP.
Click the “Convert” button; it will convert Sony CX240 AVCHD MTS to Apple ProRes for FCP on Mac immediately. You can find the process in the “Conversion” interface.
When the Sony CX240 AVCHD MTS to Apple ProRes conversion process is 100% completed, you will be able to get the output files for Final Cut Pro by clicking on “Open” button effortlessly. Now you can easily import the converted and/or merged Sony CX240 AVCHD MTS files to Final Cut Pro for editing with high quality without any trouble.
Tip:
The professional Sony CX240 AVCHD MTS to Apple ProRes Converter is the best application for Sony CX240 users for the reason that it not only can convert Sony CX240 Lite MTS to Apple ProRes for FCP, but also can convert/transcode other AVCHD MTS/M2TS files to iMovie or FCE freely, there are rich optimized formats for output, please take a try now.
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