Enable Samsung NX500 4K H.265 editable with Avid Media Composer

Summary: Have trouble importing Samsung NX500 4K H.265 footage into Avid Media Composer for further editing? Then you won't want to miss this post on the best workflow of working Samsung NX500 4K H.265 footage in Avid Media Composer.

The NX500 supports both 4K and UHD video recording, utilizing BSI APS-C sensors, the largest BSI sensor currently available, which provides more flexibility when it comes to capturing movies. At the same time, it records video using the new, space-saving H.265/HEVC video codec, which takes up about half the amount of memory card space as the oft-used H.265 codec, bringing efficiency to the storage of video clips without sacrificing any quality.

Though as it being, it may be a pain for Samsung NX500 owners if they want to work with 4K H.265(HEVC) footage in Avid Media Composer, since Avid Media Composer haven't yet supported for H.265(HEVC) codec. In addition, handling 4K video files is extreme hardware intensive for Avid Media Composer. Then there is any available way to enable Samsung NX500 4K H.265 clips editable with Avid Media Composer? According to our countless testing, the quick and easy workaround is to convert H.265 to a more editing-friendly format, such a Avid MC's Avid DNxHD *. mov.

Actually, it's not so hard to do the trick as long as you apply a professional H.265 converter app. Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is just what you need to achieve your goal. With it, you can effortlessly transcode H.265 to Avid Media Composer friendly movie format fast while keeping the original quality. Besides Adobe Premiere, this software can also export Apple ProRes, AIC, MPEG-2 for Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Premiere Pro and more NLE systems.
If you are Windows users, Brorsoft Video Converter is the alternative choice. Below is the detailed guide on converting H.265 clips to Avid Media Composer friendly videos for smoothly playback and editing.

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Converting Samsung NX500 H.265 to Avid DNxHD for Media Composer

Step 1. Import H.265 video to the converter

Run the H.265 to Avid converter and click the Add Files button to import the H.265 videos to be converted. The converter supports converting multiple files at a time.



Step 2. Choose output format

This video converter offers optimized format preset for Avid. Click Format on the main interface and choose Avid Media Composer > Avid DNxHD(*.mov) as output format. It ensures the best quality while working with the output files in Avid.



Step 3. Start H.265 to Avid conversion

As soon as all the above settings are completed, you can press "Convert" button to start H.265 to DNxHD .mov conversion. You can follow the conversion process via the pop-up windows.

After conversion is done, simply click "Completed" to back to main interface, and click "Open" button to find generated DNxHD videos. Afterwards, you can transfer the converted Samsung NX500 H.265 footage into Avid Media Composer 5/5.5/6/6.5/7 for editing smoothly with ease.

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