Editing TS files with FCP X/7/6 on Mac (El Capitan included)

"I'm importing some transport stream files (.ts) into FCP 7. All files were captured from the same device which captures from a satellite. Some files import fine, while others may either not import at all or import with only half of the audio. Is there anything I might be missing in regards to these types of clips?"



Normally, we can get TS files from HD camcorders such as Sony, Panasonic and cannon. But TS video cannot be played on many media players and portable devices because of incompatibility. When you tried to load the TS files int Final Cut Pro (Even FCP X) for some editing, you will encounter problems mentioned above. Is there any possible ways to resolve the problem? After a while Google searching, I found out the solution to fix the TS video to FCP issues. If you are in such situation, just follow the guide and fix the annoying issue.

At first, I tried a third-party tool MPEG Streamclip, but the application either froze or told me that it couldn’t find the first frame of the .ts file. So eventually I accepted another more practical method recommended online to convert TS to a Final Cut Pro more friendly-editing video format - Apple ProRes codec. In order to finish the task, one of my friend recommended me try the Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac, which was turned out to be a great choice.

With it, I can effortlessly transcode TS files to ProRes for smoothly editing in Final Cut Pro X or FCP 7 with the best quality. If you're editing TS movie with Final Cut Pro 6/7/X, iMovie, Avid Media Composer, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Express, chances are you already installed this great utility. If not, download it now and learn the step-by-step TS to ProRes conversion. Below I'll take the best Mac TS converter program as example to fast walk you through the workflow,

Download TS video converter:

(Note: Click here for OS X 10.5)

Guide on converting TS to Final Cut Pro

1. Install and launch the TS to FCP Converter, and then click "Add Video" button to import .ts files.



2. Click on the “Format” bar and get the dropdown menu, then move your pointer to choose “Final Cut Pro> Apple PreRes 422" or "Apple ProRes 422 HQ" or "Apple ProRes 4444" as the output format.



Tips: In case the default settings do not fit your requirement, you can click "Settings" button and enter "Profile Settings" panel to adjust video size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channels.

3. Click Convert button to start converting TS to ProRes for Final Cut Pro 6/7/X on Mac OS X.

Once the conversion completes, you can click "Open" to find the .MOV videos which can be directly imported to FCP 6/7/X. You've done.

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