How can I edit Sony PXW-FS5M2 video in FCP X without rendering?

This article will show the best way to convert Sony PXW-FS5M2 4K XAVC to ProRes, so that you can import PXW-FS5M2 .mxf files into FCP X with smooth editing work.

Import and edit Sony PXW-FS5M2 4K XAVC videos in Final Cut Pro

XAVC is new codec with a big point in quality/ratio, allowing Sony to integrate a 4K codec during 2013 to 2018 camcorder 4K lineup. They were introduced some time ago by Sony, starting with PXW-FS5M2, PMW-F5, F55 and then with Sony PXW-Z280, PXW-Z100, PXW-Z190 , FDR-AX100 and FDR-AX1. How can I edit Sony PXW-FS5M2 video in FCP X without rendering? However, the codec purpose is to allow high end Sony cameras to be able to record 4K, not to be an editable format. If you wanna import XAVC files to FCP X, you'd better convert XAVC to ProRes, an editable format for Final Cut Pro. Just read on to learn how to encode Sony PXW-FS5M2 XAVC to ProRes files on Mac OS X.

As it happens with XAVC is not for editing, are for delivery, in this case, Sony's XAVC (in .mxf format) are the previous step before edit/compose any sequence of pro video. To edit Sony PXW-FS5M2 XAVC files in FCP X, the easy workaround is to transcode PXW-FS5M2 XAVC to PrRes. Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac is the recommended utility to fulfill the task.

This 4K video converter for Mac can be used as the best PXW-FS5M2 video converter under Mac OS X(Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks included). Applying it, you can easily transcode (4K) XAVC to ProRes 422, ProRes HQ, ProRes LT, ProRes 4444 for FCP 7, FCP X with least quality loss. In addition, it also allows you to encode/re-encode XAVC files to iMovie, Sony Vegas Pro 15, Final Cut Express, Premiere Pro CC, Avid Media Composer and various non-linear editing systems (NLE) for smoothly importing and editing. Download the program and follow the XAVC to ProRes conversion process.

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Convert Sony PXW-FS5M2 XAVC to Apple ProRes for Final Cut Pro X

1. Load 4K XAVC files
Launch the Sony PXW-FS5M2 video converter. You can directly drag and drop the Sony PXW-FS5M2 4K xavc videos to the tool, or click "Add files" button to locate the source videos.

Sony PXW-FS5M2 FCP - Edit Sony PXW-FS5M2 video in FCP X, FCP 7, FCP 6

2. Choose Final Cut Pro Profile
Press "Format" option and navigate the mouse cursor to choose "Format > Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as the best codec for editing Sony PXW-FS5M2 footage in FCP 6/7 and FCP X on Mac.

Convert Sony PXW-FS5M2 XAVC to ProRes MOV for FCP X, FCP 7, FCP 6

Tip: Before conversion, you can click the "Settings" icon to customize the video/audio settings: Video Codec, video size, bit rate, frame rate, Audio codec, sample rate, audio channels for Final Cut Pro (FCP X, FCP 7, FCP 6). Well, if you prefer to work with 4K video, you can keep the original 4K resolution.

3. Start XAVC to ProRes conversion
Click the big "Convert" button at the bottom right corner, it will start to convert Sony PXW-FS5M2 XAVC to ProRes for Final Cut Pro immediately. Once the conversion completes, directly import the converted files to FCP, and then you can play, edit Sony PXW-FS5M2 videos in Final Cut Pro X freely.

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