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How to Get FCP 7 Work with Sony PXW-FS7 XAVC files
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Summary: Wanna transfer Sony PXW-FS7 XAVC footage to FCP 7 for editing? Follow this guide, you will know how to edit Sony PXW-FS7 XAVC videos in FCP 7 with friendly codec Apple ProRes easily.

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The newly released Sony PXW FS7 has won lots of attractions from videopgrphers in that it delivers long-form recording capabilities with 4K resolution in a compact, hand-held design. The PXW-FS7 is compatible with Sony's new XAVC Intra and XAVC Long GOP formats, each supporting 10-bit 4:2:2 recording (XAVC-I, 180fps; XAVC-L, 120fps). Recording in UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution, slow motion up to 60fps and Full High Definition (1920×1080) with 60/50 progressive frames is possible. However, there are a few issues while playing and editing Sony PXW-FS7 XAVC-I and XAVC-L footage in FCP 7 or other NLEs. Now, some tips and tricks for Sony PXW-FS7 XAVC and FCP 7 workflow are listed below. Read on.

Videopgrphers must be excited once they get to know that Sony PXW-FS7 can record videos into 4K. And they are eager to edit 4K videos in FCP 7 to get some superb masterpiece to spread the world. However, it is a pity that FCP hardly supports 4K raw Sony PXW-FS7 XAVC files. The easy workaround here is to transcode and rewrap Sony PXW-FS7 XAVC clips into Apple ProRes codec for FCP 7 with a best program-Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac.

This ideal App offers you a best way to get Sony PXW-FS7 XAVC footage into FCP 7 without losing quality. With it, you can transcode all XAVC files from Sony to FCP 7 natively supported media format on Mac OS X (Yosemite included) with fast encoding speed. What's more, this video converter also provides the optimal presets like MPEG-2, DNxHD, Apple InterMediate Codec for Premiere, Avid MC, FCE, iMovie, etc. Download it and follow the tutorial below.

How to Open Sony PXW-FS7 XAVC videos in FCP 7

Step 1: Launch the Sony XAVC to FCP Converter. Click "Add" icon to load video files from Sony PXW-FS7 or directly drag&drop the files into file list.

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Step 2: Click the "Format" bar and select Final Cut Pro> Apple ProRes 422(*.mov) as output format, which should work with FCP 7 perfectly.

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Tip: If you wanna, you can go to the "Settings" page to customize proper video/audio parameters including Video size, bitrate and fame rate and more.

Step 3: After all necessary settings, hit the convert button to start the Sony PXW-FS7 XAVC to ProRes conversion on Mac OS X. Once the conversion process shows 100%, click Open to get the output videos. Now you can edit the encoded Sony PXW-FS7 XAVC videos in FCP 7 without problem.

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