Showing posts with label 4k video editor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 4k video editor. Show all posts

Monday, June 4, 2018

How to Edit Sony 4K XAVC S with FCP

You can get high bit rate of 4K 100Mbps through use of the XAVC S format via Sony/Panasonic/Canon camcoders. As for post shooting, the 4K video content from the camcorder can be played back directly on a compatible 4K television through the supplied HDMI cable, or in super-sampled Full HD when connected to an HD TV. How about working them with Final Cut Pro?

Import Sony XAVC S to FCP with Sony Plug-in

As we all know that the XAVC S format record by Sony UHD camcoders is mainly designed to deliver 4K video signals with a resolution of 3840x2160, it is not an the native video editing codec for Final Cut Pro. To fix the workflow of XAVC S with FCP, sony has created a special plug-in for Mac which helps to provide support for XAVC S in FCP allowing viewing and editing capability. However, most people complain that the process to install plug in is very complicated, more worse, the plug-in some times don't even work at all.

Alternative way to ingest 4K XAVC S to FCP

If you are looking for a fast and fluid workflow of 4K XAVC S with FCP, the best way is transcoding 4K XAVC S to Final Cut Pro professional editing codec - Apple Prores 422 codec, a post-production format designed for pristine quality and high-performance Final Cut Pro real-time editing. In addition, if you Mac is very old or not has the capability to handle 4K video, it would be much better for you to compress 4K Prores to 1080p prores to fix video play backs choppy issues.

There is professional solution in hand called Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac (to get Windows version), which enables you to directly wrap Sony 4K XAVC S to FCP  Apple Prores Codec in different file types.

If you computer is old or slow, or you just want to do some rough editing, you can select to output "Apple Prores 422(Proxy)(*.mov)"or "Apple Prores (LT)(*.mov)"format to save more space and bandwidth. However, if your Mac version is powerful enough to handle multicam and high-resolution video, even the 4K video and you are going to do many effects editing work with FCP, you'd better choose to output "Apple Prores 422(*.mov)"or "Apple Prores 422(HQ)(*.mov)"for better performance.

How to to encode and compress 4K XAVC S to 1080P Prores for FCP?

Step 1: Import 4K XAVC S videos.

From "File"drop-down option, select "add Video/Audio"to add source 4K XAVC S video files to the program.

Import 4K XAVC S videos.

Step 2: Select output file format.

Click "Format"bar, from its drop-down list, select "Final Cut Pro"> "Apple Prores 422(*.mov)"as your desired output file format.

Choose Apple Prores 422 format

Step 3: Adjust video parameters

Open "Profile Settings" window, you can edit video codec, resolution, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate. channels here. To keep the output video resoltuion as 4K, just set it as 3840*2160; to compress 4K to 1080p, you can change the resolution to 1920*1080.

compress 4k proes to 1080p

Step 4: Convert 4K XAVC S to Apple Prores format.

Go back to the main interface and press the "Convert"icon on the right-bottom to start Sony 4K XAVC S to Final Cut Pro Apple Prores process.

When the conversion is done, you can easily import the converted video to FCP  for furthering professional editing.

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Best 4k Video Editing Applications With Ultimate Assistant

With the development of 4k technology, more and more people prefer more expuisite qicture and higher visual enjoyment. Almost everyone dreams to make the Hollywood-style trailers and gets a lot of fans. During this process, a professional 4k video editor is necessary which will help you a lot. In this post, you will see top 5 4k video editing software, some for Mac, some for Windows, hope you will find the best one you desire.

NO. 1 Adobe Premiere Pro CC

Adobe Premiere Pro deserves its place as the industry standard video editing software, thanks to its familiar nonlinear editing interface, unmatched ecosystem of tools, and powerful set of capabilities. Since my last look at the massive application, it has added support for 360 VR content, 4K (and higher) and HDR video, and the Lumetri Color tool. It has also added class-leading collaboration capabilities. All of this makes Premiere well worthy of an ditors' Choice award for professional-level video-editing software.

NO. 2 Adobe Effects CC

If you're a movie maker and you need to create some special effects, chances are you’re probably already thinking of Adobe’s After Effects. It’s been available for 24 years and under the stewardship of Adobe since 1995. Just like Premiere, it is a powerhouse for videographers and often the only app they need to transform shots, apply effects and create dazzling titles.

NO. 3 Apple Final Cut Pro X

Apple Final Cut Pro X comes as a well known professoinal level video editing software for Mac users, treads a fine line between consumers who want more power for their video-editing projects than iMovie offers and professionals who create content for movies and TV. Used extensively in the professional movie industry, as well as amongst amateurs, the latest version comes with full support for full resolution 4K ProRes in multiple streams.

NO. 4 iMovie

iMovie has a beautiful simple interface, it offers color matching for consistent movie looks, classy themes, and great chroma-keying tool. Unlike professional video editor, in the name of simplicity, some useful controls are missing. It lacks multi-cam or motion tracking capabilities. Apple iMovie has, however, added support for 4K video, and more sharing options. And it still maintains some of the best storyboard-based movie making tools for novices—Trailers and Movies—along with excellent green-screen and soundtrack capabilities.

NO. 5 CyberLink PowerDirector 16 Ultra

This program helps beginners learn the basics of video editing without sacrificing the needs of more advanced users. This latest edition of PowerDirector supports 64 bit processors for faster editing, and of course, new support for 4K resolution videos. At under $100, CyberLink PowerDirector 16 Ultra comes amazingly close to being as advanced and capable as software that is priced multiple times more than it; making it an ideal choice for the budget conscious video editing enthusiast.

Ultimate 4k Video Assistant for 4K Video Editor - Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate | Mac

No matter which 4k video editor you choose, I still recommend you this 4k video editor assistant. Why? Okey, let me ask you some questions. Did you find the final render file size is very large, especially 4k files, although you have adjusted the basic video settings? Is it a little difficult to upload those 4k video to massive video sharing website, like Youtube, cause most of them has limitation to uploaded files? Have you meet video formats incompatibility issues when you fail to import into those video editing software, or you fail to upload the output file to some communities?

I believe that there are many other issues that I don't mention above, but don't mind, all those are nothing to Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate. This video converter offers you hundreds video format like MOV, MKV, WMV, AVI, H.264/H.265 MP4, etc, so you don't have to worry about video format incompatibility anymore. Moreover, you can add the final 4k trailer to this application and output massive optimized device presets for your target device. If you are puzzled about large video size, with it, you can lower the bit rate to get smaller video file without video quality loss. Furthermore, this video also support you simple video editing features, including trimming, cropping, adding text/image watermark, inserting external subtitles, more functions in this guide.