How to Import Panasonic HX-A500 4K to Adobe Premiere Pro CS5/CS6/CC

Summary: Wanna transfer Panasonic HX-A500 4K videos to Premiere for further editing? This article will give you some hint on how to convert Panasonic HX-A500 4K videos to Premiere supported format.

The Panasonic HX-A500 is the world's first 4K 30/25p wearable camcorder which can record videos with 3820 x 2160 resolution at 30/25 fps frame rate. Many users tend to capture videos via 4K camcorders for outstanding video quality. However, if they want to import Panasonic HX-A500 4K video to some NLEs, like Premiere for further editing, they will encounter some problems.

Tricks for Editing Nikon D810 MOV in Windows Movie Maker

If you are planning to import Nikon D810 H.264 MOV to Windows Movie Maker for further editing, this post can supply a best solution to you. Follow on.



Nikon has released D810 recently, a digital SLR camera that boasts incredibly superior definition and image quality made possible with a new Nikon FX-format CMOS sensor. However, the new released Nikon D810 still adopts H.264 codec to compress the recordings in MOV format. Although this codec is good for capture and delivery, it is not quite suitable for editing that users may have troubles while importing Nikon D810 videos to Windows Movie Maker directly.

Fast resolve Nikon P600 to FCP/iMovie importing issues

Facing problems editing Nikon P600 MOV files in Final Cut Pro or iMovie? Fortunately, there is an easy way to fix the issue. Check it out here!



The Nikon Coolpix P600 isn't the quickest camera, but that might be a small price to pay for having such a long lens on a relatively compact, lightweight camera. It offers the choice of two Full HD video modes -1080p25 and 1080i50 in H.264 AAC (MOV) format. However, users find it's difficult to import Nikon P600 MOV clips to FCP/iMovie or other NLE system. Here I share with you a simple guide on how to get Nikon P600 MOV video to FCP/iMovie in full compatibility without any editing issues.

How to Import Sony A7S XAVC S to Final Cut Pro 7 or FCP X

Problems working Sony A7S media with Final Cut Pro 7 or FCP X? Fortunately, there is an easy way to fix the issue. Let's find it out here.



The sensor of Sony A7S is big, the 35mm sensor with large pixels is good for high ISO and dynamic range, 12.2MP sensor optimized for 4K and low light video recording, with this excellent device you can get uncompressed 4:2:2 full HD in XAVC S format. Overall we are expecting the image to be most exciting from the A7S. However, if we want to import the XAVC S videos from Sony A7S to Final Cut Pro 7 or FCP for editing the movies, you may find the high quality XAVC S files are not recognized by FCP. So what's the available workflow for Sony A7S and FCP?

How to import Canon FS100/FS200/FS300 footage to iMovie, FCP, FCE, Avid and Premiere

Trouble importing MOD footage from Canon FS100/FS200/FS300 to iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express, Avid Media Composer or Premiere Pro for editing smoothly on Mac? Look no further, follow the simple tutorial here!



Canon FS series camcorders are popular among the consumers. Compared with high definition camcorders, it is much less expensive. When it comes to SD camcorder list, it ranks top. Canon FS Series camcorder like Canon FS100, Canon FS200, Canon FS300 shoot 720P/1080P high-definition video with MOD format and MPEG-2 compression. While enjoying the stunning HD image quality, Canon FS users may be annoyed while having trouble importing Canon FS100/FS200/FS300 MOD files into iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express, Avid Media Composer or Premiere Pro. There're some frequently asked questions quoted as below.

Make Sony SLT-A57 AVCHD footage compatible with iMovie/FCE

"Hi, I'm using Sony SLT-A57 footages on a MacBook Pro. I need to upload these videos to iMovie so that I can edit them later. But it seems iMovie does not like to work with my videos, I think I'm just missing something that is pretty simple. Can anyone help?

As the successor to the SLT-A55, the Alpha SLT-A57 includes advanced features such as translucent mirror technology, a 16.1 MP resolution and BIONZ processor, 12 fps continuous shooting, Full HD movie at 60p (50p) and the world's first Auto Portrait Framing. With the DSLR, you can record 1920 x 1080 pixel movies at either 60 or 24 fps (50 or 25 in Europe).

However, here comes the problem. The AVCHD codec allows people save large extraordinary videos without quality loss, but the output video size is pretty large correspondingly. It's not easy for permanent preservation. Meanwhile AVCHD is not a Mac friendly video codec, and the .MTS format is not support by many nonlinear editing programs on Mac, such as Final Cut Pro, iMovie/Final Cut Express, Avid Media Composer, etc. What's more, iMovie can't import 60p AVCHD footage from Sony A57. What should we do to make Sony A57 AVCHD footages working with iMovie/FCE on Mac?

How to import Canon C300 MXF footage into FCP X (Final Cut Pro X)

To import Canon C300 footage into Final Cut Pro X, th easy workaround is to use third party software to convert C300 MXF to ProRes codec. Here is how-to.



Featuring a unique Super 35mm Canon CMOS sensor, revolutionary Canon DIGIC DV III Image Processor and 50 Mbps 4:2:2 codec, the EOS C300 provides outstanding cinema quality movie capture. Compact, modular and compatible with Canon's existing line-up of EF and new EF Cinema lenses as well as accessories from third parties, the stunningly simple to operate EOS C300 is designed to please cinematographers for any production large and small, on location or in the studio, from shoestring to Hollywood budgets. The piont here, many users are facing issues and find it a painful experience to import C300 footage into Final Cut Pro (which includes the FCP X, FCP 7, FCP6 or ther former). Below, I am looking at how to bring Canon C300 footage into Final Cut Pro.