With Sony's RX10 III 4K camera, professional 4K recording capability and still photography are presented in package ergonomically designed for handheld operation and portability. As it claimed, it can support MPEG-4, AVCHD and XAVC S video formats; And the UHD 4K video up to 30 fps in XAVC S format is the most favored format for most of its users, for it brings better quality and convenient for broadcasting. However, many of you may suffer from headaches when editing those UHD 4K XAVC S files in Premiere Pro as below:
“I'm using a newish iMac running El Capitan. I own a new Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. I recently shot some xvac-s movies to test the format. I can watch the movies on the RX10 III but they are not recognized by the iMac when when I plug in the card and import it to Premiere Pro. JPEG and RAW files are recognized. Does anyone know why this happening And how to fix it?”
Granted the new version 8.2.0 of Adobe Premiere Pro CC can natively support XAVC S 4K and HD, but handling 4K video files in Premiere Pro is extreme hardware intensive and still not well supported by its previous versions. On this case, if you want to enable Sony RX10 III XAVC S clips editable in Premiere Pro smoothly, you'd better convert your XAVC S files to Premiere Pro's preferable video format initially. For this purpose, here are two ways offered for you to help you convert Sony DSC-RX100 III XAVC S raw videos into Premiere Pro editable formats.
Part I：Sony native supported gadgets
1. Sony XAVC/XAVC S Plug-in for Apple
Advantages: With this plug-in , you can load your Sony DSC-RX100 III XAVC S raw videos and XDCAM/XDCAM EX files into Premiere Pro for viewing and editing and it’s free.
Disadvantages: Difficult for newbie to use and only Mac version
2. Sony Catalyst Browser
Advantages: Catalyst Browse, a cross-platform viewing and logging tool for all Sony Pro formats, offers streamlined media management that simplifies your workflow and secures your content. It can transfer , edit or view XDCAM, XAVC or AVCHD clips. It support both Mac and Windows , also free.
Disadvantages: Less output options and when transfer to NLEs, some unknown problems may happen.
Part II: Applying for this powerful Brorsoft XAVC S Video Converter for Premiere Pro
The Powerful and easy-to-use Brorsoft XAVC S to Premiere Pro Converter(Mac) can be used to save all those troubles, even newbie can easily use it without any problem. With it, you can effortlessly transcode XAVC S files to MPEG-2 for Premiere Pro and it works well and converts flawlessly. Meanwhile, the excellent Video Conversion tool can also create files compatible with various non-linear editing systems like Avid Media Composer, FCE, FCP X, iMovie, and Final Cut Pro and more. Below is how.
How to convert Sony DSC-RX100 III XAVC S raw videos to Premiere Pro?
Step 1. Load XAVC S videos
Download, install and run the XAVC S to Premiere Pro Converter; click "Add" button on the top of the main interface to import source video to the program. It supports batch conversion and joining multiple video clips into one file.
Step 2. Select output format
Click "Format" pull down list to select Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as the best video format for Premiere Pro. WMV, MOV formats are the good choice as well.
Tip - Profile Settings:
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.
Step 3. Start converting XAVC S files
Hit the convert button, it will start converting XAVC S for Adobe Premiere Pro immediately. Soon after the conversion, just click "Open" button to get the generated files for natively editing in Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5/CS4 perfectly. Just enjoy your Sony DSC-RX100 III XAVC S recordings after editing XAVC S videos in Premiere Pro.
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