Media Entertainment: September 2015

Monday, September 28, 2015

Problem of Importing Sony PXW-FS5 XAVC/AVCHD to After Effects CC on Mac

Sony PXW-FS5 Super 35 Camera System captures UHD video using a super 35mm-sized sensor, which features approximately 14 stops of latitude and a wide color gamut. It offers a choice of XAVC or AVCHD codecs. The XAVC codec can be used for 4K and HD recording, while MPEG-2 is limited to HD recording. The XAVC Long allows you to encode from HD to UHD using Intra-Frame or Long GoP compression with 10-bit 422 for HD and the choice of 10-bit 422 or 8-bit 420 for UHD.

For Mac users, after shooting some great videos with this great digital cinema camera, you will definitely look for a way to import the video footage to your professional editing application like After Effects CC for some cinematic post-production workflow. The only problem is that XAVC and AVCHD format captured with Sony PXW-FS5 is not well supported by After Effects even the latest After Effects CC. How to smoothly import Sony PXW-FS5 XAVC/AVCHD to After Effects CC for professional editing?

Since the XAVC and AVCHD codec that Sony PXW-FS5 adopts is not an ideal editing format, you can achieve a fast and fluid workflow by converting XAVC/AVCHD to After Effects native editing formats such as MPEG-2, WMV(VC-1) or H.264 MOV, etc.
Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac does a good job in transcoding Sony PXW-FS5 XAVC/AVCHD to After Effects CC compatible file formats other also to those formats that are preferable by other Mac video editing applications like iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Elements, Aperture 3, etc.

Step 2: Define output file format.
You can output Sony PXW-FS5 XAVC/AVCHD to After Effects CC optimized file format by following "Format" > "Adobe Premiere/Sony Ve..." > "MPEG-2(*.mpg)" format.

Step 3: Edit Sony PXW-FS5 video files.
The program offers some basic video editing functions to allow you trim video length, crop video file size, add text/image watermark, insert subtitle, apply special effect, replace/remove audio, etc.

Edit Sony PXW-FS5 XAVC/AVCHD video

Step 4: Convert Sony PXW-FS5 XAVC/AVCHD to After Effects CC.
Go back to the main interface and hit right-bottom "Convert" button to start the conversion process.

After the conversion is completed, you will get no difficulty to import Sony PXW-FS5 XAVC/AVCHD to After Effects CC on Mac for cinematic post workflow.

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Friday, September 25, 2015

How to drag and drop MKV files into Sony Vegas Pro 13 Timeline for Edting?

Sony Vegas Pro importing MKV file problems
"I have some video files in Matroska format (MKV). They don't seem to drag/drop onto the Vegas 13 timeline. Any workaround or will I have to convert them to another format first? Which one/how?"

"I tried converting mkv to mp4 with handbrake, but I found the output video quality was lowered quite a lot. The I read that MKVExtractGUI might be good, so I used that and I get the file that ends in H.264 that can't be used with Vegas Pro or any video players I have. I have no idea where to go from here."

Sony Vegas Pro 13 can work with a variety of file types and formats, however, MKV is unfortunately excluded by it. To open MKV in Sony Vegas Pro 13, the most common and effective solution is converting MKV to Sony Vegas Pro supported formats. Many program on the market can completed the conversion work, however, people often complain the lowered output video quality or video is unusable due to the inappropriate output profile settings.

To guide you out of all those troubles, Pavtube Studio has debuted a program called Pavtube Video Converter, different from other video conversion tools, this application helps to beneficially convert MKV to Sony Vegas specially optimized file format with all the suitable profile parameters well set up. Besides that, other unsupported formats such as MXF, M2TS or camcorder video like GoPro Hero 4K video are also well supported by the program for Sony Vegas conversion.

Other Download:
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- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-75734821.html

How to drag and drop MKV files into Sony Vegas Pro 13 Timeline for Edting?

Step 1: Input MKV source files.
Launch and start the program on the computer, import your source MKV video files to the program by clicking "File"> "Add Video/Audio".

Step 2: Specify output file format.
From "Format" drop-down list, select to out "Adobe Premiere/Sony... "> "MPEG-2 (*.mpg)" format for editing with Sony Vegas.

Step 3: Merge into one file.
On the main interface of the program, check "Merge into one file" option to combine all the separate video footage into single one.

Step 4: Carry out the conversion process.
Press right-bottom conversion button to start MKV files to Sony Vegas Pro 13 conversion process.

When the conversion is complete, you can easily import MKV videos to Sony Vegas Pro 13 for professional editing.

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How to Convert WMV Files to iMovie 11, 10.0 Editable Format on Mac OS X?

iMovie is a video editing software application for the Mac and iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini and iPod Touch). iMovie imports video footage to the Mac using either the FireWire interface on most MiniDV digital video cameras or the computer's USB port. It can also import video and photos files from a hard drive. With iMovie, users can edit photos and video clips by adding titles, themes, music and effects.

Like other Mac video editing tools, iMovie has limited itself to import only few file formats, below are the list of iMovie supported video formats:
DV-Standard file formats
HDV (High Definition Video) 1080i, HDV 720p
MPEG-4 simple profile
iSight
Camcorder (AVCHD)
Part of QuickTime supported MOV

If you happen to own great amount of WMV files on your computer, you are out of luck to import WMV files to iMovie for editing since WMV is not compatible with iMovie. Never mind, there are many apps can assist you to achieve the goal of converting WMV to iMovie editable format.

To perform the conversion, you can adopt Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac, a professional yet simple to use application which help you to convert WMV to iMovie imported MPEG-4, MOV, DV, HDV etc formats in just one click. For fast and smooth workflow of WMV files with iMovie, you are recommended to to encode WMV to Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC)(*.mov) codec. More over, the program also enables you to convert other incompatible file formats such as MXF, MP4, Video_TS or camcorder files to iMovie for convenient editing.

Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.com/hd-video-converter-mac/
- Amazon Store Download: http://www.amazon.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter-Mac-Download/dp/B00QI9GNZS
- AppStore Download: https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/pavtube-hd-video-converter/id502792488?mt=12
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-HD-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-76177786.html

Step by step to convert WMV to iMovie accepted file formats

Step 1: Import WMV files.
Start up the program on your computer, on the top menu bar, click "File" > "Add Video/Audio" or "Add from folder" to import source WMV files from your local drive to the computer.

Step 2: Output iMovie supported format to output.
Go to "Format" bar, from its drop-down list, select "iMovie and Final Cut Ex..." > "Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC)(*.mov) format. You can also choose to output other iMovie editable "MOV" or "MPEG-4" from "Common Video" extended lists.

Output iMovie AIC format

Step 3: Start WMV to iMovie conversion process.
After all the settings is completed, hit right-bottom "Convert" button to start to convert WMV to iMovie compatible format.
When the conversion is done, click "Open output folder" button to get converted WMV files imported to iMovie.

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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

How to Transcode and Edit Zenmuse X5/X5R 4K Video with FCP X Mac OS X?

DJI has launched the Zenmuse X5 and the Zenmuse X5R aerial cameras, designed

for use with the Inspire 1 professional aerial camera platform. With a micro four thirds (M4/3) camera capable of 16 megapixel photos as well as 4K, 24fps and 30fps video, its clear to see why DJI are describing the X5 series as the "next evolution of aerial camera technology".

Both Zenmuse X5 and X5R are capable of recording 4K UHD video with a resolution of 3840x2160 and 4K Cinema video with a resolution of 4096x2160 in MP4 or MOV format compressed with MPEG-4/AVC/H.264F codec.

After recording some 4K video footage with those two aerial camera, you will definitely wish to polish the video with some NLE editing program such as Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, iMovie, Premiere Pro CC, etc. This article will mainly talking about the workflow of Zenmuse X5/X5R with FCP X.

Although Final Cut Pro has official claimed its powerful processing capability of 4K video, however, 4K video compressed with MPEG-4/AVC/H.264F will be very data-intensive. To have a fast and fluid workflow, it is much ideal for you to transcode Zenmuse X5/X5R 4K video to Apple Prores codec, which is specially designed for high quality and high performance editing in FCP X.

Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac, a reliable Apple Prores codec producer, is capable of encoding Zenmuse X5/X5R 4K video to FCP X most favorable editing codec Apple Prores in various different file types. Besides that, you can also utilize the program to do some basic editing functions for you such as video trimming, cropping, applying special effects, adding watermark, etc.

Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.com/video-converter-mac/
- Amazon Store Download: http://www.amazon.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter-Mac-Download/dp/B00QIBK0TQ
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-76179460.html

Tips:
1. When converting video to Final Cut Pro oriented format templates (e.g. Apple Prores), please ensure that your computer has Final Cut Pro installed, otherwise the converted files will have audio only without image.
2. If you are using FCP X, please make sure you have installed ProApps QuickTime Codecs, or you may get files with sound only without video.

How to transcode Zenmuse X5/X5R 4K video to FCP X Mac OS X El Capitan?

Step 1: Add Zenmuse X5/X5R 4K video files.
Click the "Add Video" button or "Add from folder" button to import source Zenmuse X5/X5R 4K video files to the program. You can add multiple video clips at one time.

Import source video files

Step 2: Choose output file format.
Click the "Format" bar and select "Final Cut Pro" > "Apple Prores 422 (*.mov)" as output format. If your Mac is a little old or slow, you can choose to select "Apple Prores 422 (LT) (*.mov)" or "Apple Prores 422 (Proxy)" to save your bandwidth, if your computer is fast enough or you wish to do some high performance editing work, "Apple Prores 422 (HQ) (*.mov)" or "Apple Prores 422 (*.mov)" is more preferable.

Set output file format

Step 3. Edit Zenmuse X5/X5R 4K video.
Open "Video Editor" window, here you can trim video length, crop video file size, apply special effect, add image or transparent text watermark, add subtitles, replace or remove original audio, etc.

Step 4. Convert Zenmuse X5/X5R 4K to Apple Prores.
Click the "Convert" icon under the preview window, it will start to convert Zenmuse X5/X5R 4K video to FCP X supported Apple Prores format.
After the conversion, launch Final Cut Pro, choose File > Import > Files..., locate and find the folder where you save the converted video clips. Then start Zenmuse X5/X5R 4K video to FCP X professional post workflow with no difficulty.

Further Reading:
Is It Possible to Edit DJI Inspire 1 4K Video in FCP X?
Convert DJI Inspire 4K Files to 1080p for Editing on Mac/PC
Work DJI Inspire 1 4K Videos with Adobe Premiere Pro
4K to iMovie: Import DJI Inspire 1 4K Footage to iMovie for Editing
Transcode DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ Video to Avid Media Composer
Get Phantom 3 4K MP4/MOV Files Work Well with After Effects
DJI Phantom 3 Video Converter -- Transfer 4K Video to YouTube

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

How to Convert and Edit VRO with FCP X?

Summary: Maybe you have a Panasonic or Sony camcorder or Samsung DVD recorder and record some videos. If you want to edit them in Final Cut Pro X on Mac, there must be some issues because VRO files aren’t supported by FCP X.

VRO has been a very hot video format all the time since it was created by DVD video recorders. Its full name is Variable Ratio Oiler and is a special format used for DVD recording to shoot video and audio data onto the DVD in real time. It features in supporting very high quality videos. There are countless camcorders in the market supporting VRO shooting, for example, Canon DC100. The problem is how we should do to free convert VRO to ProRes for Final Cut Pro 6/7/X.

Apple ProRes 422 is a standard-definition and high-definition lossy video compression format developed by Apple Inc. for use in post production. It was introduced in 2007 with Final Cut Studio 2 and is comparable to Avid’s DNxHD codec which has the same purpose and uses similar bit rates. Both are DCT basedintra-frame-only codecs, and are therefore simpler to decode than distribution oriented formats like H.264. FCP 6/7, FCP X is Mac based editing software which supports transcoding VRO videos to Apple ProRes for further editing.
Tips: FCP supported video formats

So the program you need is a great Pavtube Video Converter for Mac which will convert VRO to Apple ProRes 422/4444 for editing with Final Cut Pro X/7/6 on Mac with best video and audio quality, perfect video and audio synchronization, and nearly all the video formats are supported, including MKV, MVI, VOB, F4V, SWF, AVI, WMV, MOV, M4V, FLV, AVCHD, MTS, M2TS, MXF, Canon camcorder recordings, Sony/Panasonic recordings, etc.

Step 2: Click the “Format” bar to get the drop-down menu and you can get “Final Cut Pro>>Apple ProRes codec”, including ProRes 422, ProRes 422 (HQ), ProRes 422 (LT), ProRes 422 (Proxy) and ProRes 4444. Choose the proper one you want. Here, we suggest you to choose “Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” as the best output format.

Step 3: Most of you guys must have the desire of a further editing with your output videos, right? On the maininterface, “Edit” is waiting for you. “Trim” to decide where to start and where to end, “Crop” to cut some unwanted clips, “Subtitles” to add some explanations to your audience.

Step 4: Before converting, you can watch the video in the preview window. If you are satisfied with the result, it’s not too late to hit the “Convert” button.

Conclusion: After converting, you can get the generated files by clicking “Open” button. Now, you can edit VRO files in FCP X flawlessly. It’s easy and it’s indeed of great convenience, right?

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Monday, September 14, 2015

Play MKV on Galaxy S6 Edge Plus

Summary: In order to play MKV on Galaxy S6 Edge+ more easily, converting MKV to MP4 can be a great idea for you.

The MKV is an open standard free container format, a file format that can hold an unlimited number of audio, video, subtitle tracks or picture in one file. This format offers a richer media experience than any other current format, this makes MKV a popular choice for making back-ups of DVD and Blu-ray discs that you could also play on a computer connected to a TV.

“Can Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ play MKV videos? My Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ won't play MKV videos at all and I keep hearing that it doesn't support MKV files. If yes, what is the best way to play and watch MKV files on Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+?”

Pavtube Video Converter, being a multi-purpose media software, enables users to convert MKV videos to Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+, Samsung Smart TV, iPhone 6S/6S Plus, iPad Pro/Mini 4, Apple TV, Surface, WP8, Amazon Kindle Fire HD, Chromecast, PS4, etc for fluent playback. With support for 160+ formats, you are allowed to convert MKV videos to Galaxy S6 Edge+ compatible formats as below at ultra-fast speed. If you are running on Mac operating system, you’d better refer to Pavtube Video Converter for Mac.

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- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-75734821.html

How to play MKV videos on Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+?

Step 1: Download and have a quick installation. The trial version will have a watermark on your converted files. Except for that, there are no time limitation, no virus, and no unnecessary bundle apps while downloading. After that, click “Add Video” button to load your MKV videos. You can load several files at once thanks to “Add from folder” button.

Step 2: Click “Format” drop-down list, and then select “H.264 HD Video (*.mp4)” from the “HD Video” category.

Step 3: Adjust video and audio parameters, including the bit rate of video and audio, the codec of video and audio, video size, sample rate, frame rate, audio channels, etc., in the Profile Settings by hitting “Settings” button.

Step 4: Click “Convert” button to start the conversion. You can get the generated files by clicking “Open” button.

Conclusion: If you don’t want to wait for the entire conversion process, you can tick off “Showdown computer when conversion completed” and go away to do other things.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Import Panasonic FZ300 4K Videos to FCP/Premiere/Avid

Summary: If you have Panasonic FZ300 4K to FCP/Premiere/Avid importing issues, this article will shed you some lights on how to make NLEs work with FZ300 4K recordings.

Panasonic FZ300 is a new 4K camcorder for us, which can shoot high-resolution 4K QFHD video in MP4 format. As new to Panasonic FZ300, you may concern the Panasonic FZ300 4K workflow like how to import Panasonic FZ300 4K video to FCP/Premiere/Avid for editing.

Generally, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer can’t support MP4 format well which is not an ideal format for editing. Plus, expect for Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, the old version FCP 6/7, Premiere Pro CS4/CS5/CS6 can’t support 4K video. To edit FZ300 4K video in FCP/Premiere/Avid flawlessly, an ultimate solution is to convert FZ300 4K MP4 files to ProRes MOV for FCP, MPEG-2 MPG for Premiere, DNxHD MOV for Avid.

To convert FZ300 4K MP4 to FCP/Premiere/Avid friendly format quickly and easily, a professional and easy-to-use 4K video converter is the key. Here you can depend on Pavtube Video Converter for Mac (review). It provides hundreds of output format presets for 4K videos, such as DNxHD for Avid, Apple ProRes for Final Cut Pro, MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere, Apple InterMediate Codec for iMovie, etc. Besides, this 4K converter is also available to customize the output resolutions to any size like 1080p, 2K, 4K as users want. It will save you both time and trouble, and all you need to do is to drag the result videos for prompt editing.

Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.com/video-converter-mac/
- Amazon Store Download: http://www.amazon.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter-Mac-Download/dp/B00QIBK0TQ
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-76179460.html

How to convert FZ300 4K videos to FCP/Premiere/Avid?

Step 1: Download and have a quick installation. The trial version will have a watermark on your converted files. Except for that, there are no time limitation, no virus, and no unnecessary bundle apps while downloading. After that, click “Add Video” button to load your FZ300 4K MP4 videos. You can load several files at once thanks to “Add from folder” button.

Tips: For editing FZ300 4K MP4 in Premiere, choose “Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas>>MPEG-2 (*.mpg)”.
For editing FZ300 4K MP4 in Avid, choose “Avid Media Composer>>Avid DNxHD (*.mov)”.

Step 3: Click the “Settings” button and set proper video/ audio parameters. My advice is to set the video size, bit rate and fame rate to be exactly as the footages so that you will suffer least quality degradation. If you would like to use default settings, simply skip this step.

Step 4: After all necessary settings, hit the “Convert” button to start the conversion work.

Conclusion: After conversion, you can get the generated files by clicking “Open” button. Then, you can transfer FZ300 4K videos to FCP/Premiere/Avid without any hassles.

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Sunday, September 6, 2015

Play MKV/AVI/VOB/TiVo on Hudl 3/2/1

Summary: This article mainly shows you how to convert MKV/AVI/VOB/TiVo to MP4 quickly and easily for Hudl 3/2/1 smoothly playing.

With the gorgeous 8.3-inch display, Hudl 2 becomes a movie theater especially designed for kids. And Tesco Hudl 3 is likely to have a new, faster processor, and possibly some new colors. It'll probably run Android 5.0 Lollipop, too. Anyway, Tesco Hudl is a perfect device for movie entertainment.

If you want to play MKV/AVI/VOB/TiVo on Hudl 3/2/1, you’ll encounter problems of format limitation. Take AVI as an example, it is just a container format which is not a specific type of file and there is no single codec for videos with .avi extensions. To get the work done, you’re suggested to convert MKV/AVI/VOB/TiVo to MP4 for Hudl 3/2/1 playing for two reasons: First, MP4 is widely used on the most popular devices. More and more portable devices are support this file form. Second, MP4 has a much smaller file size and meanwhile remain the high video quality.

In order to achieve your goal, one effective method is to convert MKV/AVI/VOB/TiVo to Hudl 3/2/1 compatible video formats (MP4 encoded with H.264 codec is highly recommended) with a third-party professional tool. Here you can depend on Pavtube Video Converter, it can help you finish your task in a few mouse cilcks. If you are running on Mac operating system, you can refer to the equivalent version- Pavtube Video Converter for Mac. This program ensures maximum editing quality and efficiency. What’s more, the additional video editor enables you to personalize videos before conversion.

Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.com/video_converter/
- Amazon Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-75734821.html
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-75734821.html

How to play MKV/AVI/VOB/TiVo on Hudl 3/2/1?

Step 1: Download and have a quick installation. The trial version will have a watermark on your converted files. Except for that, there are no time limitation, no virus, and no unnecessary bundle apps while downloading. After that, click “Add Video” button to load your MKV/AVI/VOB/TiVo files. You can load several files at once thanks to “Add from folder” button.

Step 2: Here, you need to choose what you want the output to be. Click “Format” drop-down list, and then select output video format from the powerful converter. Here, you’d better choose “Android>>Android Tablets 1080P video (*.mp4)”.

Step 3: Adjust video and audio parameters, including the bit rate of video and audio, the codec of video and audio, video size, sample rate, frame rate, audio channels, etc., in the Profile Settings by hitting “Settings” button.

Step 4: Click “Convert” button to start the conversion for Hudl playing. You can get the generated files by clicking “Open” button.

Conclusion: If you don’t want to wait for the entire conversion process, you can tick off “Showdown computer when conversion completed” and go away to do other things.

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