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Edit Sony A5100 XAVC S/AVCHD/MP4 footage in iMovie, FCE, FCP X
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[size0]How to transfer Sony Alpha A5100 XAVC S/AVCHD/MP4 video to FCP/iMovie/FCE? This post demonstrates how to edit Sony A5100 video clips on Mac OS X ( Mavericks included).

Sony Alpha A5100 Movies can be recorded in 1920 x 1080 px Full HD at framerates up to 60fps, and the on-chip phase detection enables continuous autofocusing on moving subjects while shooting. The Alpha 5100 adds support for the XAVC S format with bitrates up to 50 Mbps for higher quality footage, and can record a lower resolution (1280 x 720 px) MP4 format file simultaneously for easier sharing.

While some problems would occur during the importing. Lots of people use the system built-in iMovie/FCP/FCE for movie making, the Sony A5100 footage is not an acceptable format.

To successfully get Sony A5100 XAVC S/AVCHD/MP4 files to FCP 6/7/X, iMovie 8/9/11, and FCE for further editing, the best solution is to transcode Sony A5100 video to these editing software preferred format.

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Here we recommend Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac to iMovie, FCE, and FCP X for the Sony users who want to edit their Sony A5100 XAVC S/AVCHD/MP4 files with iMovie, FCE, and FCP X. Besides the fantastic quality-lossless conversion, the Mac Sony A5100 Video Converter is also equipped with some editing features, including merging several videos into one file, cropping video size, trimming video clips, deinterlacing the original footages, adding special effects and text/image/video watermarks to output videos, thus it will be the best choice for you.

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How to convert Sony A5100 XAVC S/AVCHD/MP4 to FCP/iMovie/FCE format

Step 1: Add original files

Run the video converter, then click "Add File" button to import Sony A5100 XAVC S/AVCHD/MP4 videos to this powerful program. Or you can simply drag the videos directly to the software.

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Step 2: Hit the "Format" bar and select the output format you want. If you want to edit Sony A5100 XAVC S/AVCHD/MP4 file in FCP, suggest you to choose Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422(*mov). And for editing in iMovie/FCE, you can choose iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC)(*mov)?

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Optional: 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 3: Press "Convert" button to start transcoding Sony Alpha A5100 XAVC S/AVCHD/MP4 to Final Cut/iMovie.

When the conversion process shows in 100%, you can easily and effortlessly locate the converted ProRes .mov files by clicking the "Open" button in the main interface. Then, you can bring and edit Sony A5100 XAVC S/AVCHD/MP4 footage in Final Cut Pro without any issue.

Launch Final Cut Pro 7/FCP 6, choose File >> Import >> Files..., and browse to where you save the converted XAVC S/AVCHD/MP4 clips to. Choose the videos that you'd like to add.

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