Wednesday, October 14, 2015

How to Import Sony A7R II 4K XAVC S in iMovie for Editing?

About Sony A7R II

Like the Sony A7S before it, the A7R II is able to capture ultra-high-resolution 4K video (3840 x 2160), however, unlike the "S" model, it can record 4K video internally to the memory card (or via HDMI with an uncompressed 4:2:2 8-bit signal, as well). The A7R II makes use of Sony's higher bitrate XAVC S file format, which supports 4K bitrates up to 100Mbps. Full HD and 720p video recording is also offered in XAVC S format at 50Mbps.

For a fast and fluid workflow, people sometimes need to transcode A7R II 4K XAVC S video for editing in iMovie. XAVC S with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 level 5.2, the highest picture resolution and frame rate video compression codec is much more than a video format that iMovie can support. According to our own experience and other user's feedback, to transfer Sony A7R II XAVC S footage to iMovie, the best workaround here is to convert Sony A7R II XAVC S to AIC MOV, the most compatible video format for iMovie

Check this short tutorial on how to convert A7R II 4K XAVC S video to Apple InterMediate Code for use in iMovie smoothly. Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac will do the trick to transcode A7R II XAVC S footage to Apple Intermediate Codec for editing in iMovie smoothly without quality loss. If you are a Windows user, please turn toPavtube Video Converter Ultimate.

          

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How to Import Sony A7R II 4K XAVC S in iMovie for Editing?

Step 1: Load iMovie project to the program.

Click "Add Video" icon to import XAVC S files to the program.



Step 2: Select output profile format.

From its drop-down option list, you can select "Apple InterMediate Codec(*.mov)" as the output file format.



Step 3: Start the Conversion.

When the conversion is done, hit right-bottom "convert" button to start the conversion process. After conversion finished, you can open the converted video and import them to iMovie directly without problem.


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