HD Video Converter for Mac Guides

How to import video files or projects to iMovie 8/9/11 on Mac?
iMovie is consumer-level digital video editing software for Macintosh. You can use iMovie to edit the footage you film with digital video cameras and HD video cameras. If you are unfamiliar with iMovie, the sections below will help you import ...
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How to import AVCHD/MTS/MKV/AVI/MXF to Apple Aperture 3 on Mac
Apple Aperture 3 works with a wide variety of video formats, but not all QuickTime-compatible video formats are supported. Certain compression options, codecs, and frame rates are not supported. Aperture 3.3 or later includes support for AVCHD...
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FCP X: Native vs. Optimize vs. Proxy Media
When importing media into Final Cut Pro X you have a few options: Native, Optimized, and Proxy. In this article, we will go over the three different media types in FCP X, as there’s a lot of confusion about them. Native Native media is...
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Convert AVI/MKV/MP4/M4V/FLV to Apple ProRes codec for FCP editing
Apple ProRes- Best codec for working AVI/MKV/MP4/M4V/FLV files in FCP The Final Cut Pro is very picky about what video formats you can import although it claims to work with various file types. Media sources saved in MKV/MP4/M4V/FLV format are...
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Canon 6D and Final Cut Pro workflow
In this article, we show you the proper workflow between Canon 6D camera and Final Cut Pro 6/7/X. Let’s see a user question quoted from creative cow forum, “Hi All, I just got a Canon 6D and I'm having a little trouble with the work...
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Workflow for Nikon D600 and FCP (X) - Import D600 MOV to Final Cut Pro (X)
Shooting 1080p HD videos with selectable frame rates of 30p, 25p or 24p and MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 compression, bending time with 720p HD at 60p, 50p or 30p for ultra-smooth video playback of fast moving subjects, the Nikon D600 empowers and inspires...
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Import media to Avid - Managing your videos, projects, and media onto Avid Media Composer on Mac
Importing media files to Avid Media Composer You can access files for import from any folder, disk, or drive source mounted on the desktop, such as a CD or DVD, fixed drive, removable drive, or network server. You can import more than one...
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Convert Panasonic AJ-HPX 300 MXF videos to ProRes for FCP
Are you a video shooting lover? If you are, you must know Panasonic AJ-HPX 300 which shots videos in MXF format. As a HD video format, MXF has become the restore format of many professional camcorders. Then, how to load AJ-HPX 300 MXF videos to FCP...
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How to Convert Panasonic MXF Files for iMovie on Mac?
Panasonic AJ-HPX 300 is a professional camcorder that shots video clips in MXF format. And this troubles many people because MXF is not supported by many video editing tools on Mac, and iMovie is included. With a camcorder, you can catch interesting...
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Transcode 1080i60 to 1080p60 for FCP, iMovie, Avid, and PPro CS6 on Mac
“Hey guys, I’m really stumped on this. My Canon shoots 1080i, 60 fps videos, and I just want to know if there is a way to convert 1080i/60 to 1080p/60 for editing on Mac. Any recommendations for Mac software that can do this? Can...
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Import Canon/Nikon/Sony/Panasonic/Pentax/Olympus/Fujifilm SLR camera video to FCP X on Mac
The Canon/Nikon/Sony Camera System is the most complete Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera system in the world. Whether you are a beginner or advanced professional looking for a digital camera, these DSLRs will take your photography to the next...
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Transfer Sony camera recordings to iPad 3 on Mac
“I am using a Sony HXR-NX5E AVCHD Camcorder and it records videos in MTS format. I wanna transfer some of those Sony MTS movie files to my iPad 3, so that my children can watch them. The thing is that the iPad 3 can not recognize AVCHD...
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Convert/rewrap 1080p MKV files to Apple ProRes 422 HQ for FCP - edit MKV with Final Cut Pro
Q: I have some 1080p Blu-ray rips kept in MKV container. I want to get these MKV files into Final Cut Pro. I know that MKV container format won’t work in FCP and I need to convert them to something friendlier like Apple ProRes HQ. Right now...
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Panasonic DMC-FZ200 and FCP(X), iMovie/FCE, Avid Media Composer Workflow on Mac
The Panasonic DMC-FZ200 camera can record 1080p and 720p footage in two types: MP4 and AVCHD. Maximum of approximate 4 GB of continuous motion picture can be recorded in MP4. In AVCHD, recording may be continued until the card is full. In NTSC...
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Workflow for importing Panasonic HX-WA20 MP4 to FCP or FCP X on Mac
“Hi all! I have a Panasonic HX-WA20 camera that produces mp4-videos with h.264 video encoding. I was told this format is not suitable for editing so it must be transcoded before editing with FCP 7 or FCP X. My question is to which format I...
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