Transcode Sony A7R II XAVC S 4K recordings to ProRes MOV for FCP X editing

With the world's first back-illuminated 35 mm full-frame CMOS image sensor with 42.4 megapixels, the Sony A7R II takes image resolution, sensitivityand speedy response to new heights. The Fast Hybrid AF system's dense extra-wide focal plane phase-detection AF coverage keeps a subject in sharp focus entirely throughout the frame, while 5-axis image stabilization reduces blur which otherwise tends to affect handheld shots. And the A7R II is optimized for recording 4K (QFHD: 3,840 x 2,160) movies, particularly in Super 35 mm format, as it processes readout data from every pixel without pixel binning, to effectively suppress jaggies and more.

The Sony A7R II records UHD 4K 3840 x 2160p recording at 30 or 24 fps with the XAVC S format at 100 Mbps. But, is there any possible workflow for Sony A7R II XAVC S to Final Cut Pro X? The result may let you down - Final Cut Pro, including FCP X, can't import and open Sony A7R II XAVC S 4K recordings correctly. Because the XAVC S is the latest high definition format introduced by Sony–is not supported by Final Cut Pro so far. In order to edit Sony A7R II XAVC S 4K recordings in FCP X smoothly, a workaround is to transcode Sony A7R II XAVC S 4K videos to FCP X supported format Apple ProRes MOV.

With a professional XAVC S converter- UFUWare HD Video Converter for Mac, you can get the work done easily. This software is able to convert Sony A7R II XAVC S files to FCP X, iMovie, FCE, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro fully compatible format and keep original quality at the mean while. It can export ProRes for Final Cut Pro, Apple InterMedaite Codec(AIC) for iMovie/FCE, DNxHD for Avid Media Composer, MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere Pro and more NLE systems for native editing.

Download the Sony A7R II to FCP X Converter:

Transcode Sony A7R II XAVC S 4K recordings to ProRes MOV on Mac

1. Install and launch the UFUWare HD Video Converter for Mac as the best Sony A7R II to FCP X Converter, and click "Add File" button to import Sony A7R II XAVC S 4K recordings, or directly drag and drop the XAVC S 4K recordings to the converter.



2. Click on the "Profile" bar and select desired format from the profile list. There are several Final Cut Pro presets, they are encoded in different codecs like "Final Cut Pro > Apple Pro Ress 422 (*.mov)" and "Final Cut Pro > Apple Pro Ress 4444 (*.mov)", you can select one as target.



Tip: Click "Settings" button to set video frame rate, video size and video bitrate according to your need.

3. Click the "Convert" button, and the Sony A7R II XAVC S to ProRes Converter will transcode Sony A7R II XAVC S 4K recordings to ProRes MOV for FCP X on Mac immediately with high quality.

After the Sony A7R II XAVC S to ProRes conversion, click "Open Folder" button to get the generated ProRes .mov files and import them to Final Cut Pro X for editing freely.

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