Import Sony a6300 XAVC S footage to FCP 7/FCP 6 for editing

There are some cost effective but simple ways for you to import Sony a63 XAVC S footage into FCP 7 and FCP 6, while enjoying the stunning video quality and faster speed.



The new Sony a6300 XAVC S brings high-quality performance, adaptability, and ease of use to a compact, handheld body. The camcorder features a single Exmor R sensor with 4K resolution, Sony G lens with 12x optical zoom range, and a 24x Clear Image Zoom. With it, you can capture videos in XAVC S Recording Codecs. However, many folks are having problems when importing Sony a6300 recordings to FCP 7 or FCP 6.

Obviously, the new XAVC S codec is not good for Mac editing, it takes long time to render, so we can't edit Sony a6300 XAVC S files smoothly in FCP 7, FCP 6, Premiere Pro, or Premeire Elements, iMovie, Kdenlive, Keynote, Avid Media Composer, DaVinci Resolve, Apple Aperture 3 and so on.

To avoid these problems or limit, it will be better to convert Sony a63 XAVC S codec to a more "edit" friendly codec for Final Cut Pro. Acrok HD Video Converter for Mac is highly recommended here, which can be used as a professional XAVC S Video Converter under Mac OS X Leopard (10.5), Snow Leopard (10.6), Lion (10.7), Mountain Lion (10.8), Mavericks(10.9), Yosemite(10.10), El Capitan(10.11). With it, you can effortlessly transcode XAVC to MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere Pro CC/CS6 with faster speed and keep original quality at the mean while. For those who need to work XAVC S files on Windows, please get XAVC S Video Converter.

Download the Mac XAVC S Video Converter software and follow the guide to finish the conversion task.

Free download Sony 4K Video Converter:

How to edit Sony a63 XAVC S files in FCP 7 or FCP 6?

Step 1: Launch it and add XAVC S video into the software by clicking "Add File" or "Add from folder" button.



Step 2: Click Format bar and choose output format. For editing Sony a63 XAVC S in FCP7/6, Under "Final Cut Pro" and choose "Apple ProRes 422 MOV (*mov)" as output format for editing in FCP 7 or FCP 6 natively.



Step 3: Hit on the "Convert" button and start to convert Sony a63 XAVC S to FCP 7/6 Mac conversion.

When the conversion is done, simply click "Open" button to get the converted XAVC S videos. And then bring Sony a6300 XAVC S footage into FCP 7 or FCP 6 for smooth editing.