Movie Tips on Mac

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“We want to import some clips from a new Canon 5D mark iii to Premiere Pro 5.5 on PC; these mov files could be playback well with QuickTime but not with PP 5.5. It always hangs up and we have a reboot the PC.

It’s really confusing because we have been succeeded in importing 7D and XDCAM EX footage before. It that a camera thing? Or I did anything wrong? Anyone using mark iii also have this problem? Thanks!”

The Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital Camera is a full-frame 22.3MP DSLR featuring exceptional still image and movie recording capabilities which is based on the EOS 7D design. Canon EOS 5D Mark III supports multiple formats, including 1080/30p, 24p, 25p; 720/60p, 50p; 480/30p, 25p. While recording video, a 4GB automatic file partition is employed in order to gain longer continuous recording times, up to 29 minutes 59 seconds. Both All i-frame and IPB compressions are supported as well as the standard H.264/MPEG -4 AVC codec. Embedding the time code is also possible for greater convenience when recording with multiple cameras.

In this case most common video it outputs should be H.264 MOV files. Although these files have the same extension with quicktime mov, they are not in the same codec. Apparently it’s a CS5.5 thing because PP 5.5 doesn’t support H.264 codec.

Now, how can we import Canon 5D Mark III footage to Premiere Pro 5.5?

Here are two solutions:

Method 1.

Right click your MOV footage; rename the .mov files with .mpg extension. This “fools” Adobe Premiere Pro into thinking it’s a different codec.

It works in this way; however, your footages didn’t turn into another codec so that Premiere Pro 5.5 may still does something wrong during editing. And if you didn’t do a backup before changing the extension, it really ruins your valuable footage.

Besides, here’s another problem: what if you have hundreds of clips to be edited? Rename all of them could be such a pain!

So here comes the second way to let Canon 5D mark iii import to Adobe Premiere Pro 5.5 smoothly.

Method 2.

Come and meet this Canon to Premiere converter (20% off now) which would be a vital part of your workflow. You can order a license directly, or download a trial version here.

Tips: Click here to get the mac version if you are running Mac.

Fast convert Canon 5D Mark III footage to Premiere Pro 5.5 on PC

Step 1. Connect your Canon 5D Mark III to PC with USB cable or use card reader to transfer the MOV files to hard drive disk; do not forget to keep your camcorder on.

Step 2. Add Canon 5D Mark III H.264 MOV footages to Premiere Pro Converter.

Run this Canon 5D Mark III Converter, click the “Add Files” button to load individuals mov videos; or click “Add from folder” to load the entire folder.

Step 3. Choose editing program compatible format.

Click the “Profile” option, you will find various video formats sorted by various programs/devices. For Adobe Premiere Pro 5.5, it should be Adobe Premiere>MPEG-2(*.mpg).

Tips:

1. Video Converter Ultimate cannot only load Canon H.264 MOV files, but also able to convert various video format to each other; moreover it can rip protected blu-rays so that you can enjoy your collections on different devices.

2. Get more info about converting Canon videos to nonlinear editing programs such as Final Cut Pro.

See also:

Import Canon 5D Mark III MOV to iMovie
Convert 5D Mark III MOV to FCP X
Canon T5i to FCP Converter
Import T2i MOV to FCP X
Transcode T3i MOV to iMovie on Mac
Convert T4i MOV to FCP
Get T4i MOV editable in iMovie
Edit Canon G12 MOV with FCP
Canon 1D and Final Cut Pro

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Source: Canon 5D Mark iii and premiere pro 5.5

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Lumix is Panasonic‘s brand of digital cameras, ranging from pocket point-and-shoot models to digital SLRs. They are equipped with Leica lenses. And in 2009, Panasonic introduced AVCHD Lite and AVCHD to selected members of its Lumix line of digital cameras.

AVCHD Lite identifies a subset of AVCHD format, in which progressive-scan video is acquired at 30 frames with 720-line resolution. Such a video is recorded in the AVCHD 720p 60 stream by using a flag telling a decoder to play each frame twice. Announced in January 2009, the Panasonic DMC-ZS3/DMC-FT1/DMC-TZ7 digital cameras were the first digital cameras to offer AVCHD-lite movie mode. Since then, Panasonic has added AVCHD-lite to more of its digital cameras, the most typical models is the Lumix DMC series.

However, many nonlinear video editing software on Mac like iMovie 8/9/11, Final Cut Pro 6/7/X, Avid, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, etc. can’t perfectly import AVCHD/AVCHD Lite .mts files from Panasonic Lumix Series directly.

To import Panasonic AVCHD Lite MTS files to FCP X/iMovie/Avid/Premiere Pro on mac, you will want to try this Mac Panasonic Lumix AVCHD Converter (20% off now), which is recommended converting software for AVCHD Lite MTS footage. With intuitive interface, you can easily and fast convert Panasonic Lumix DMC AVCHD Lite MTS files to FCP X/iMovie/Avid/Premiere preferred codec using the professional lumix AVCHD Converter. And the latest Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3 is supported, just feel free to try it!

Fast convert Panasonic Lumix DMC series AVCHD Lite MTS files in FCP X/iMovie/Avid/Premiere Pro

Step 1. Connect your Panasonic Lumix DMC Camcorder to Mac with USB cable or use card reader to transfer the AVCHD files to Apple hard drive disk.

Step 2. Add Panasonic AVCHD Lite MTS videos to AVCHD Converter for Mac.

Run Pavtube 20% off iMedia Converter for Mac, and click the “Add Files” button to load individuals mts videos; or click “Add from folder” to load the entire folder.

Step 3. Choose editing program compatible format.

Click the “Profile” option, you will find various video formats sorted by different programs/devices. Here are corresponding video formats/codec suited to different editing programs:

FCP X: Final Cut Pro>Apple ProRes 422

iMovie: iMovie and Final Cut Express>Apple InterMediate Codec

Avid: Avid Media Composer>Avid DNxHD

Premiere: Adobe Premiere>MPEG-2

Tips: you can click Settings at the bottom to set frame rate, bitrate and so on.

Step 4. Specify output file path. Click on “Browse” and browse to where you’d like to save target video. Now click the bid red Convert. You don’t have to wait aside for that it provides a function to shut down computer for you.

Step 5. Press “Open” to locate result video.

Follow these guide to learn how to import video to FCPX, iMovie, Avid, Premiere.

MTS files bite up storage. If you have lots of AVCHD Lite MTS video stored on Mac HDD and are now ending up with plenty of long files with only a few short gems, it is recommended that you use this AVCHD Converter program which works like a charm.

Tips: 

1. iMedia Converter for Mac cannot only load AVCHD Lite MTS files, but also able to convert various video format to each other, moreover it can rip protected blu-rays so that you can enjoy your collections on different devices.

2. Now the windows version is available here: Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate(now are on 20% off).

3. You can also do the conversion with Pavtube MTS Converter for Mac.

See also:

Convert Panasonic TM900 MTS videos to ProRes 422 for FCP
Panasonic DMC-FZ200 and FCP(X) Workflow on Mac
Transform Panasonic GH2 MTS to ProRes on Mac OS X Lion
Make Panasonic LX7 compatible with Avid Media Composer
Encode Panasonic HC-X800 1080 50p/60p AVCHD to Avid
Convert Panasonic HC-X900, HC-X900M 3D MTS to AIC
Upload Panasonic AVCHD videos to YouTube
Edit Panasonic GH3 MTS in FCP X

Source: Transcode Panasonic Lumix DMC Series AVCHD Lite MTS to FCP X/iMovie/Avid/Premiere Pro

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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75 is a powerful compact digicam featuring a 3.0-inch intelligent touchscreen LCD, capturing videos in 720p HD with a separate video recording button that keeps the camera always ready to record. With Lumix DMC-FX75 you are allowed to shoot kids videos in an AVCHD Lite model, and would like to upload the AVCHD Lite files to your PC, and put it into video editing programs like Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, Sony Vegas, Pinnacle Studio for editing. However, most video editing programs does not recognize the AVCHD Lite video footage, and that’s why we need to convert MTS to editable formats before editing. In order to play and edit the AVCHD Lite video files generated by the Panasonic Lumix cameras smoothly and more freely, you have to convert AVCHD to editing program friendly formats, like WMV (for Adobe Premiere and Sony Vegas), MOV (for Avid Media Composer), AVI (for Pinnacle Studio), etc.

Fortunately, the following article introduced a powerful Panasonic AVCHD Lite MTS Converter for transcoding AVCHD Lite MTS to MOV, WMV, AVI files for video editing, and here we take Avid Media Composer for an example

1. Install and run Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter ($29)

2. Drag and drop the Panasonic AVCHD .mts files to the MTS/M2TS Converter.

3. Select a proper format from the drop-down list of “Format” bar. To make Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75 AVCHD Lite MTS footage be compatible with Avid, you’re advised to select “Avid Studio > Avid DNxHD 1080p(*.mov)” format.

Tip 1: For Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75 AVCHD to Adobe Premiere and Sony Vegas, you are suggested to select “WMV (VC-1) (*.wmv)” or “MPEG-2 (*.mpg)” under “Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas” catalog.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75 AVCHD Lite to Pinnacle, you are suggested to select “AVI HD Video(*.avi)” under “HD Video” catalog.

Tip 2: You can also click “Settings” next to Format to fix the frame rate, bitrate and video quality to your needs.

4. Click “Convert” to start encoding Panasonic FX75 AVCHD Lite MTS to Windows PC editable format.

When conversion completes you can find converted video by clicking “Open” button. After being converted to video editing program compatible format the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75 AVCHD AVCHD footage can be imported to Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, Sony Vegas, and Pinnacle instantly.

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Learn More Guides as below:

Import/edit Panasonic 1080 60P AVCHD into FCP
Import Panasonic AVCHD/AVCHD Lite to iMovie/FCE
Convert MTS to AVI format for editing and playing
Convert AVCHD Lite MTS/M2TS to MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4
Upload Panasonic AVCHD Footage to YouTube
Sony PJ380 MTS to Premiere workflow
Import Sony FS100 to FCP
Transcode Sony Cyber-shot AVCHD on Windows and Mac

Source: Convert Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 AVCHD Lite MTS to AVI/WMV/MPEG-2/MOV for editing

Adobe Premiere is timeline-based video editing software application that’s compatible on both Macs and PCs. You can fix imperfections in the audio and video tracks, add effects and transitions, pan and zoom on still images, and more. You can also create high-definition movies with menus and upload them directly to YouTube, or burn them on a disk.

Recently, when visiting forums, I’ve found some users complaining that they repeatedly received the message “Error compiling movie. Unknown error.” when they want render or export files from Adobe Premiere and meanwhile this problem dates back several years and even includes Premiere Elements, below is one of the disscussions about the error: continue reading…

With every new Camera, comes many new questions about workflow. The term ‘workflow’ can be fairly broad, but today I am looking at ingesting C300 footage into various non-linear editing systems. Due to format compatibility issues, Canon C300 owners are always having troubles importing C300 MXF footage to Avid Media Composer or Adobe Premiere for native editing. Yes Canon offers plug-ins e.g. XF utility to help users import camera video clips, but only with very limited success. To make things much easier, below is great tutorial for you, guaranteed to edit C300 MXF files with Avid & Premiere smoothly.

To achieve your goal flawlessly, the best method is to transcode Canon MXF files to Avid/Premiere native editable format along with some help from a third-party tool. After that you can open C300 footage in your video editor for further editing. Keep reading for a brief how-to below. continue reading…

As the great competitor to canon 5D Mark III, the Nikon 800 is one of the hottest Digital SLRs in the market. Besides vivid images, the newly-introduced D800 is capable of creating stunning 1080p high definition footage. So It’s really wonderful to take it and record exciting moments when we travel or spend holidays.

The impressive video image quality of the D800 is its use of the sophisticated H.264/MPEG-4 compression method for recording video files (.mov format) to the camera’s memory card. This is an ideal file type for video capture in an SLR camera, delivering relatively compact file sizes with image quality noticeably superior to alternate video compressions. However, the format is not good to use in non-linear editing systems such as the Adobe Premiere. Below, I will outline how to ingest and import D800 mov files to Premiere for editing.

In order to edit D800 videos in Premiere smoothly, the H.264 compression format requires that mov files be transcoded into a format better suited to editing, effects, and color grading; this would usually be WMV, the best supported format for Premiere. Below is a simple guide for you. continue reading…

“Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 for Mac is professional nonlinear editing software that allows editors to work directly on the timeline with every major tapeless camera format, including P2, XDCAM EX/HD/HD50, JVC ProHD, AVCHD, AVCCAM, DPX, RED R3D, Canon XF, and Nikon and Canon DSLR.” Adobe claims support for these formats is native and no need to transcode, but they will never mention exceptions.

I just got a Sony Nex 5n camera – it shoots 1080p @ 60fps. The format is “.mts“, with AVCHD compression. Anyway, the issue I have is that when I import the AVCHD files into Premiere CS5 to edit, i drag the files into the timeline they immediately need rendering, the timeline becomes extremely sluggish for scan/scrub or when previews. Whenever the camera is moving, the movement is very jerky and also blurry during a pan.

Any Googling I’ve done seems to bring up similar issues with editing AVCHD files, but no solid solution yet. People are saying that I should transcode the AVCHD files before importing into CS5, and there is also a general consensus that AVCHD is a great playback format, but not the best for editing. Higher end programs like Vegas Pro, Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro recommend AVCHD conversion to a digital format such as .avi, .wmv and .mov to allow a more productive timeline workflow and less loss though edit processing. continue reading…