How to Import Sony PXW-X180 XAVC files to Final Cut Pro (X)

Facing problems importing Sony PXW-X180 XAVC to Final Cut Pro 6/7/X for editing? Fortunately, there is an easy way to fix the issue. Find it out here!



As the latest addition to the Sony XDCAM Series, the PXW-X180 has a lot of attractive features. It records Full HD XAVC Intra and XAVC Long GOP, as well as MPEG HD 422 50 Mbps(MXF), MPEG HD 420 35 Mbps, AVCHD and DV, making it ideal for a wide range of applications from education/videography to news and broadcast production. The camcorder also supports DVCAM at 25 Mbps in MXF formats. MPEG HD 422 gives a high quality image with more detailed colour reproduction, as well as being ideal for chromakeying. However, it is not easy to import Sony PXW-X180 footage to Final Cut Pro X and FCP 6/7 for editing on Mac.

To achieve your goal smoothly, the easy workaround is to convert Sony PXW-X180 files to FCP supported video formats. For this purpose, this article mainly shows you how to transcode Sony PXW-X180 videos for editing, playing in Final Cut Pro X/7/6 smoothly.

First, download and install Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac

It works as the best Sony XAVC converter under OS X Leopard (10.5), Snow Leopard (10.6), Lion (10.7), Mountain Lion (10.8) and Mavericks(10.9). With it, you can effortlessly transcode Sony PXW-X180 XAVC files to ProRes for FCP (X), DNxHD for Avid, MPEG-2 for Adobe, AIC for iMovie/FCE. Plus, it can also help you to convert MTS, XDCAM, DV files from Sony PXW-X180 to MP4, MOV, AVI, FLV, etc videos for different uses.

How to Convert Sony PXW-X180 footage for Editing in FCP

Step 1. Launch the Sony XAVC Converter for Mac and click add button to import XAVC clips to the program for converting.



Step 2. Click on the "Format" bar and choose a best editable format. Select Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) as the output format for Final Cut Pro.



Step 3. Hit the Convert button to start the conversion; it will transcode Sony XAVC to Final Cut Pro friendly format on Mac OS X.

After the conversion, you can get the converted Sony PXW-X180 videos for editing with Final Cut Pro X or FCP 7/6 smoothly.

Related Guides:
How to Import Sony XAVC files to iMovie
How to Transfer Sony XAVC files to Premiere
How to Import Sony XAVC footage to Avid Media Composer

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