Monday, October 10, 2011

Transfer Sony Camcorder AVCHD video to Avid Media Composer

"While, I just recorded some video clips in my Sony camcorder, output video in AVCHD format, and I want to import to Avid Media Composer, but when I import to Avid Media Composer, nothing happens, Avid Media Composer didn’t recognize, what’s the matter"

Maybe most people are not familiar with Avid Media Composer, then, before we go to the topic of editing Sony camcorder AVCHD video in Avid Media Composer, it is better for us to get a general idea of Avid Media Composer.

According to Wikipedia, Avid Media Composer is a kind of computer software application known as a Non-linear editing system which is a flagship product released in 1989 on Macintosh II as an offline editing system, since then, it has evolved to allow for film editing, uncompressed standard definition (SD) video and high definition (HD) editing and finishing.



There are several upgrades in Avid Media Composer since its first release in 1989, some former versions can only available on Mac computer, after entering into 21 century, most versions of Avid Media Composer can be available on both Mac and PC. And the latest version of Avid Media Composer 5.5.3 can be used on Windows 7 and Mac Lion 10.7.

New Features of Avid Media Composer 5
Directly access and edit RED files through AMA, without transcoding (images are scaled to HD frame size)
Work natively with QuickTime video formats, including Apple ProRes and H.264
Edit video and audio by dragging and dropping elements in the timeline
Keep high-end finishing projects in-house and gain great color precision with HD-RGB support (including dual-link I/O support with Nitris DX systems)
Monitor video externally with support for the Matrox MXO2 Mini
Mix and match frame sizes and aspect ratios — in addition to formats, frame rates, and resolutions — in the same timeline
Take a break during long renders and have your system email you when the job’s done
Capture to and edit XDCAM HD and DVC PRO HD formats from baseband without additional hardware
Access low-res XDCAM proxies for offline work, with full-quality audio
Import text-based ancillary data and embed it in the video signal with the new “Data Track” and SMPTE 436M support using Nitris DX- and Mojo DX-based systems
View stereo audio tracks as single channels in the timeline for easier handling
Create high-quality sounds and mixes with support for RTAS audio processing plug-ins
Natively access and edit 4:2:2 MPEG-2 media from the new Canon cameras using AMA

Edit Sony camcorder AVCHD video in Avid Media Composer
According to statistics released by Avid, Avid Media Composer Work natively with QuickTime video formats, including Apple ProRes and H.264, therefore, if you want to import you Sony camcorder AVCHD video to Avid Media Composer, you need to convert your Sony camcorder AVCHD video to Avid Media Composer MOV format.

Mac Sony to Avid Media Composer Converter is a Mac-based software that allows you to convert Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V, HX7V, HX9V and other types of Sony camcorder AVCHD videos to Avid Media Composer supported file formats, and to other commonly used video file formats as well.

Besides, Mac Sony to Avid Media Composer Converter can also help you do some pre-editings before transferring to Avid Media Composer with the built-in rich video editing functions like video crop, video clip, video effect, video settings etc

Note: If you are a PC user and want to edit you Sony camcorder AVCHD video in Avid Media Composer, you can turn to Sony to Avid Media Composer Converter

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