XAVC to iMovie- Import Sony PMW-F55 XAVC footage into iMovie

Summary: Here comes with some practical tips for importing Sony PMW-F55 CineAlta 4K Digital Camera XAVC Footages to iMovie for smooth editing.

The Sony PMW-F55 a next-generation CineAlta 4K digital cinema camera, featurs high-data-rate on-board recording of XAVC 4K and 180 fps XAVC 2K/HD with a free planned upgrade. With its revolutionary electronic global shutter and outstanding professional features, it has won lots of fans and owners.

About the XAVC format, how much do you know? Well, the XAVC format is not yet widely adopted in the marketplace, so when you are planning to conduct post production to the PMW-F55 (or PMW-F5) XAVC footages with your editors, you may encounter with the problem like "the file cannot be imported/opened". So, how to import & edit Sony XAVC video with iMovie. Here I’d like to share an easy solution with you for handling Sony PMW-F55 XAVC in iMovie without any trouble.

If you want to load Sony PMW-F55 XAVC to iMovie (iMovie’11, iMovie’09, etc), first you need to convert XAVC to AIC .mov file format for iMovie. To do so, please download Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac. After that, follow the guide below to transcode Sony PMW-F55 XAVC to Final Cut Pro/iMovie step by step:

Step 1: Add XAVC files

After download the XAVC footages from the F55, double click to open Mac Sony XAVC Converter, and then drag and drop the footages on the main interface of the program with ease. Multitasking is allowed.

Step 2: Set output format

The Mac XAVC Converter offers various optimized presets for users. To convert PMW-F55 XAVC to iMovie, directly select iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple InterMediate Codec(*.mov) as output format on the drop-down menu.

Tip: Adjust the video and audio parameters, including the Bitrate of Video&Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the Settings button on the main interface for getting the best quality.

Step 3: Start the conversion

Finally, press the Convert button, this yet professional Sony XAVC to iMovie Converter will start the conversion from Sony PMW-F55 XAVC to iMovie friendly AIC MOV file format immediately.

Due to the size of the XAVC footages and the performance of your Mac, the conversion may last for a while.After the conversion, start iMovie and click File > Import > Movies to transfer the Sony XAVC movies to iMovie(9/10/11) to edit smoothly.

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XAVC to AIC-Make Sony PMW-F5/F55 XAVC Editable in iMovie and FCE

Sony PMW-F55 is a professional-grade camera with an 8.9-megapixel 4K-enabled image sensor, which is an updated product of Sony PMW-F5 with no large difference. 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, as well as still, PL, and FZ mount support. Its features include HD/2K/4K video onto internal SxS memory and 16-bit RAW 2K/4K output. With PMW-F5/F55, you can record Full HD XAVC clips 240 fps RAW 2K and 60 fps in RAW 4K recording onto the AXS-R5.

What is XAVC format?

However when you enjoy the stunning videos recorded of HD image quality, you may encounter problems of trying to edit PMW-f5/f55 XAVC MXF footage in FCE or iMovie, for that the footage is encoded by XAVC. XAVC is an open recording format that was introduced by Sony Inc, till now; two cameras support this format, Sony PMW-F5 and Sony PMW-F55. XAVC video format can keep footages in 4K resolution (4096 × 2160 and 3840 × 2160) at up to 60 fps. But seems XAVC--the latest high definition video format introduced by Sony--is not supported by FCE so far, so you will need to get the help of a professional XAVC MXF converter. No worries, here is an easy and efficient solution for you.

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How can we make Sony PMW XAVC Video work well with the editing program like FCE/iMovie?

Mac Sony PMW XAVC MXF Converter, a powerful video converting software which is not only a Sony PMW-F5/F55 XAVC MXF to FCE/iMovie Converter, but also a various video format converter. With it, you can easily convert XAVC footages to FCE/iMovie preferred formats smoothly, and also import Sony PMW XAVC into FCP without any problem.

Now let's get this Mac XAVC MXF Converter and transfer Sony PMW-F5/F55 XAVC MXF video files to Mac in a few clicks:

Step 1. Add XAVC MXF files

Install and launch Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac, and click "Add File" to import your Sony PMW-F5/F55 XAVC MXF files; or click "Add from folder" to load videos in batch.

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Step 2. Adjust output settings

Choose output video format from the 'Format' preset, and click 'Output' to change converted video path. Then pls click iMovie and FCE>Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC)(*.mov) to get Sony XAVC to FCE/iMovie preferred codec.

If you want to locate your videos quickly, click Browse. The 'Settings' icon will meet your requirements of adjusting video bitrate, frame rate and so on.

Moreover, you can edit your Sony XAVC MXF videos before converting. By clicking the pencil icon on the top of Mac XAVC MXF Converter, you can trim/crop the video clips, add or adjust video effect, or take snapshots from video as you like.

Step 3. Start converting Sony XAVC MXF files.

Click the big red circle to convert Sony PMW-F5/F55 XAVC MXF videos on Mac.

After conversion finished, you then are able to edit or share your XAVC HD videos on the go.

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1. This remarkable program is not only able to convert XAVC MXF files to various file formats, but also able to import most mainstream video formats; what's more, iMedia Converter is capable of ripping blu-rays and DVDs which may enlighten your movie collections in an efficient way.

2. Get more step-by-step guides about how to work with Sony camcorders, Final Cut Pro topics and MXF files to Mac.