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Summary: This article outlines how to import Sony HDR-CX900E XAVC S HD footage to iMovie for smooth editing. Keep reading for a brief how-to.
HDR-CX900 newly comes to Sony’s Handycam Camcorder lines. This Sony model takes great video at each frame rate option. And it supports versatile shooting XAVC S2, AVCHD and MP4 codecs. If you've got some material from Sony's new XAVC S codec, you will search possible workflows for Sony HDR-CX900 XAVC S to iMovie, so as to have smooth editing. In this article, we will list specifics about a workflow of XAVC S codec through iMovie.
XAVC S is a new, highly efficient video codec offering exceptional quality, for capturing fine detail even in moving subjects. While, it seems that iMovie even the latest iMovie 11 still doesn’t support Sony XAVC S format well. That means you can’t directly import and edit Sony XAVC S clips from Sony HDR-CX900 in iMovie on Mac OS X.
To solve the problem, it will be better to transcode Sony XAVC S to a more "edit" friendly codec. Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is highly recommended here. The program is an easy-to-use yet professional Sony XAVC S Converter for Mac. It's able to convert XAVC S files from Sony HDR-CX900E to iMovie more compatible Apple InterMediate Codec .mov video. With it, you may also encode XAVC S HD/XAVC S 4K/XAVC to Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, FCE, Avid and more NLE programs highly compatible formats for editing. If meet the XAVC S codec issues on Windows PC, please get Brorsoft Video Converter to solve the problem.
By the way, this video app can also help you to transcode Sony XAVC files from F55, F5 to iMovie, FCE, FCP, Avid, etc editable video.
Converting Sony HDR-CX900 XAVC S to iMovie
1. Run the program you just set up. Drag and drop the XAVC S files to the Converter. You can also hit Add files button to import videos to the app. If you wanna combine Sony XAVC S files into one file, you can click the "Merge into one" box.
2. Hit the "Format" bar and select iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple InterMediate Codec(*.mov) as output format on the drop-down menu.
Tip: This XAVC S to iMovie Converter also allows you to fix the frame rate, bitrate, sample rate, audio channel to your needs by clicking Settings icon.
3. When you finish all settings, hit "Convert" button to start XAVC S to AIC .mov conversion on Mac OS X. You can follow the conversion process from the pop-up windows.
Once the conversion finished, you can import the converted Sony HDR-CX900/B XAVC S file to iMovie 8/9/11 smoothly with superior speed once the post production process begins.
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HDR-CX900 newly comes to Sony’s Handycam Camcorder lines. This Sony model takes great video at each frame rate option. And it supports versatile shooting XAVC S2, AVCHD and MP4 codecs. If you've got some material from Sony's new XAVC S codec, you will search possible workflows for Sony HDR-CX900 XAVC S to iMovie, so as to have smooth editing. In this article, we will list specifics about a workflow of XAVC S codec through iMovie.
XAVC S is a new, highly efficient video codec offering exceptional quality, for capturing fine detail even in moving subjects. While, it seems that iMovie even the latest iMovie 11 still doesn’t support Sony XAVC S format well. That means you can’t directly import and edit Sony XAVC S clips from Sony HDR-CX900 in iMovie on Mac OS X.
To solve the problem, it will be better to transcode Sony XAVC S to a more "edit" friendly codec. Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is highly recommended here. The program is an easy-to-use yet professional Sony XAVC S Converter for Mac. It's able to convert XAVC S files from Sony HDR-CX900E to iMovie more compatible Apple InterMediate Codec .mov video. With it, you may also encode XAVC S HD/XAVC S 4K/XAVC to Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, FCE, Avid and more NLE programs highly compatible formats for editing. If meet the XAVC S codec issues on Windows PC, please get Brorsoft Video Converter to solve the problem.
By the way, this video app can also help you to transcode Sony XAVC files from F55, F5 to iMovie, FCE, FCP, Avid, etc editable video.
Converting Sony HDR-CX900 XAVC S to iMovie
1. Run the program you just set up. Drag and drop the XAVC S files to the Converter. You can also hit Add files button to import videos to the app. If you wanna combine Sony XAVC S files into one file, you can click the "Merge into one" box.
2. Hit the "Format" bar and select iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple InterMediate Codec(*.mov) as output format on the drop-down menu.
Tip: This XAVC S to iMovie Converter also allows you to fix the frame rate, bitrate, sample rate, audio channel to your needs by clicking Settings icon.
3. When you finish all settings, hit "Convert" button to start XAVC S to AIC .mov conversion on Mac OS X. You can follow the conversion process from the pop-up windows.
Once the conversion finished, you can import the converted Sony HDR-CX900/B XAVC S file to iMovie 8/9/11 smoothly with superior speed once the post production process begins.
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