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Transform Sony PMW-F55/F5 XAVC files to Final Cut Pro X
Sony PMW-F55 is a professional-grade camera with an 8.9-megapixel 4K-enabled image sensor. It's equipped with an electronic global shutter, a 7-inch LCD display with 1920 x 1080 pixel Full HD native resolution, microSD and SxS PRO+ media slots,...
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Convert H.264 MOV from FinePix-hs 30, Nikon D51/D31 to ProRes MOV for Final Cut Pro
Nikon Digital SLRs combine the latest in technology with ease of use to produce incredible digital images and videos. Many of you may have one DSLR camera like Nikon D90, D31, D51 and so on. As a director or video editor, you may want to edit the...
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Convert Fraps AVI footage for editing on iMovie or uploading to YouTube
Fraps is an extraordinary game videos capture tool which can capture audio and video up to 7680x4800 with custom frame rates from 1 to 120 frames per second. It brings the Machinima revolution and free your hands with VCR and DV, which is quite...
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Get Canon EOS 700D/Rebel T5i footage into Final Cut Pro timeline
Canon EOS 700D (also known as Rebel T5i) has recently been introduced as a new flagship DSLR Camera to the EOS lines. With a continuous shooting speed of up to 5.0 frames per second (fps) united with 9 all cross-type AF focus points, the new EOS...
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How to put together H.264, QuickTime, AVI, MPG and FLV videos for editing in Final Cut Pro 7
“I'm a video editor and a long-time client asked me to put together a series of videos from widely different source files including H.264 format QuickTime files, MPEG-2 files, AVI and FLV files. These videos will be used by my client in their...
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How to extract audio from Canon DSLR camera footage?
“I’m creating family movie from Canon DSLR camera footage (.mov). I use Pavtube to convert camcorder/dslr files to iMovie format and create DVD for watching and archiving. Pavtube has all main formats, great price and fantastic customer...
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Convert DVR-MS video to Final Cut Pro preferred Apple ProRes 720p video
“I needed to edit dvr-ms files, which I could not open with any professional software. It was from a Canon HDV camcorder / ingested into a PC via some standard Windows software. The software which helped me to at least trim the videos and save...
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Convert Black Magic Intensity Pro ProRes files to DNxHD MOV for Avid Media Composer 6
“I’m using the Black Magic Intensity Pro. I’ve been editing and rendering with Final Cut Pro thus I use Apple ProRes codecs which lets me edit the recordings naturally in FCP 7. Now I’m working on a job for my coworker, to...
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Import Canon EOS Rebel T4i footage into Final Cut 6/7 – MOV to Apple ProRes Redering
“I have used a Canon GL2 and Final Cut 6/7 for years and have now graduated to the Rebel T4I for video… it’s pretty scary for me! I don’t understand why my Rebel T4i mov files won’t work in my Final Cut Pro 7 program,...
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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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Transcode ProRes files to MKV, MP4, AVI, MPG, H.264, FLV, WebM and more
Final Cut Pro enables videographers to export projects as Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes 422 (HQ), Apple ProRes 422 (LT), Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy) and Apple ProRes 4444 in different settings depending on their final use. Sometimes video editors...
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Upload camera video clips from Aperture to SmugMug on Mac
More than uploading unlimited Photos & Traffic, the Power Member and Pro Member of SmugMug have the permission to upload unlimited number of videos in Full HD (up to 1080p in quality and 20 minutes in length). The maximum file size allowed for...
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Importing MPG into Final Cut Pro X with ProRes 422 MOV format
What’s the best format for editing in Final Cut Pro X? “I am new to Final Cut Pro X, and I’d like to take some time to learn more about what format would work best with FCP X? What thoughts do you guys have on what the very best...
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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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