Get FCP X, FCP 7 work with AVCHD footages smoothly

To import AVCHD footages to FCP X without any importing issues, you can get this AVCHD to FCP Converter to convert AVCHD to ProRes 422 for easy editing in FCP.

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Troubleshooting with AVHCD Importing Problems in FCP

Q1: My AVCHD camera (camcorder) is not showing up as a hard drive Mac…

A1: Make sure your cam is turned on and in well connection with Mac. Connect AVCHD camcorders to Mac computer via USB 2.0, not FireWire. Use an Intel-based Mac computer, since AVCHD support is available only on Intel-based computers. Keep in mind that DVD-based AVCHD camcorders are not supported in Mac OS X Server v10.4 or earlier.

Q2: My clips appear in the Log and Transfer window, but some of them can’t be rendered….

A3: Only AVCHD footage can be ingested through the Log and Transfer process. Other formats and variants are not supported. It means SD video recorded with AVCHD camcorders can’t be accessed in the Log and Transfer window. AVCHD footage shoot at 1080/50p (or 1080/60p) and AVCHD Lite videos can’t be rendered by L&T because these are none standard AVCHD format.

You'll have to third party encoder like Brorsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac (or MXF + AVCHD Converter for Mac) to convert them into Prores video with acceptable frame rate. For details, refer to a guide here.

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Step 1: Load Source Media Files

Connect your camcorder to your Mac with USB2.0. Launch the MTS/M2TS Converter on your Mac, and then click the adding button to import your AVCHD 1080p MTS/M2TS files. Click “Add” button and browse to the AVCHD footages either from scratch disk or cam HDD for loading to the converter.

Tip: You can select the “Merge into one” function to combine your multiple .mts/.m2ts files together.



Step 2: Choose output format

Click on the “Format” to get the dropdown menu to choose one of the output format you want for FCP. Here we recommend the Apple PreRes 422.



Step 3: Click “Settings” icon to adjust audio and video parameters.

Click the “Settings” icon and you will go into a new page 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: You’d better set the video frame rate as 30fps(25fps for PAL), video size as 1920*1080 to keep the best quality for editing in Final Cut Pro.



Step 4: Start the AVCHD to ProRes MOV conversion
Click the “Convert” button, it will transcode AVCHD for Final Cut Pro 6/7/X on Mac OS X(macOS Sierra included) immediately.

When the transcoding process finished, you will be able to get the output files for FCP by clicking on "Open" button effortlessly. In this way, you can effortlessly import and edit 1080 60p AVCHD clips in Final Cut Pro for editing without any trouble.

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



3. Apple ProRes encoded videos should be added instantly to FCP project. No rendering is required. Just drag the clips to timeline for editing.

Okay! Now, you bought AVCHD Converter for Mac and got MXF Converter for Mac free, how to solve the MXF Converter for Mac?

Exactly, you also have MXF format camera & camcorders, the MXF footage needs to be converted or edited, now, do not have to spend extra money to buy;

Exactly, ask the friends around you, someone is being used MXF format camera & camcorders, as a gift to them, why not? Long live the friendship!!

At last, we also provide you some MXF Conversion Guides for your reference.

How to Fix Corrupt MXF files
How to Convert/Merge MXF files
Import MXF into Final Cut Pro X
Import Nanoflash MXF to Final Cut Pro
Transcode Panasonic P2 MXF to ProRes for FCP X
Convert MXF files to AVI/WMV/MOV/VOB/MP4
The Best Solution to MXF Importing/Editing Problems
How to Import MXF files into Final Cut Pro 7/X without losing audio



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