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How to Edit Sony PXW-Z100 4K XAVC files in Avids
Topic Started: Apr 22 2014, 02:18 AM (13 Views)
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Summary: Facing issues with importing Sony PXW-Z100 XAVC codec to Avid Media Composer for further editing? If so, just get some tips and tricks here.


Sony PXW-Z100 is a new professional handheld camcorder records 4K using the XAVC format on to XQD solid state memory cards. I've been researching possible workflows for Sony PXW-Z100 and Avid Media Composer, as I will work with the Sony PXW-Z100 footage in Avid. However, I found many users complained the problems when trying to edit Sony PXW-Z100 XAVC footage in Avid MC.

As far as I know XAVC is an open recoding format that was introduced by Sony. It allows for a wide range of content production including intra frame recording and long group of pictures (GOP) recording. In theory, Avid Media Composer can support HD & 4K XAVC, but you will still have problem for transferring these XAVC videos even with the XAVC/XDCAM Plug-in for Avid. To avoid these problems or limit, it will be better to transcode Sony PXW-Z100 footage to DNxHD, a more "edit" friendly codec for Avid Media Composer.

First all of, download and install Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac, which is an easy-to-use yet professional Mac XAVC Converter for Avid Media Composer. It's able to convert XAVC files from Sony PXW-Z100 to DNxHD video for Avid native editing. Besides, it might help you to solve the XAVC codec issues with FCP, iMovie, Adobe Premiere Pro on Mac. For Windows(8) users, please get Brorsoft Video Converter to solve the Avid MC and XAVC incompatible problem.

How to convert Sony PXW-Z100 media to Avid Media Composer

Step 1: Install and launch the Mac XAVC to Avid converter. Click Add button to load individual videos for converting.

Step 2: Click Format preset and choose Avid Media Composer -> Avid DNxHD (*.mov)” as the best video format for editing Sony XAVC in Avid as well as good video quality.

Tip: You can also click Settings to fix the frame rate, bitrate, audio and video quality to your needs.

Step 3: Hit "Convert" button to start Sony PXW-Z100 XAVC to DNxHD .mov conversion. You can follow the conversion process from the pop-up windows.

After the conversion, you can import the converted Sony PXW-Z100 files to Avid Media Composer (5.5/6.0/6.5/7) for smooth playback and editing smoothly.

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jodietong1221

Summary: After shooting videos with Sony PXW Z100, how to do the post editing to those XAVC videos on Adobe Premiere or other editors is really a headache for many users. No worry, here is the solution.

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A newest 4K camcorder PXW-Z100 from Sony has come to us. What impressed me most is that it uses Sony’s XAVC 4:2:2 10-bit intra frame recording format which is designed for 4K. Although Sony PXW-Z100 utilizes the same format as Sony PMW-F55/F5, with every new camera it still comes with different workflow. In this article, I will focus on Sony PXW-Z100(XAVC) and Adobe Premiere Pro workflow. You can read on to get some info you want.

As the popularity of XAVC codec, more and more NLE's can natively supports HD &4K XAVC. It includes Adobe Premiere, Apple FCP-X, Avid Media Composer/Symphony, and Sony Vegas Pro 12. While, many importing issues still exist when users working with Sony PXW-Z100 XAVC vodeos in Adobe Premiere including PP CS6. That mainly because XAVC is not an ideal editing format, and 4K footage is not currently supported well.

To avoid these problems, the easy workaround is to transcode PXW-Z100 XAVC footage to MPEG-2, which is natively supported by Adobe Premiere. To get the work done, you can take Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac, which is one the best Sony XAVC video converter tool for you. The program comes with several optimized format for Adobe Premiere Pro as well FCP, iMovie, Avid Media Composer. It enables you to transcode Sony Z100 XAVC to MPEG-2 for using in Adobe directly without any rendering or codec problems. If you wanna edit XAVC video in Windows, please turn to Video Converter. Below is how.

Tutorial: Converting Sony PXW-Z100 4K XAVC to Adobe Premiere Pro

1. Launch the XAVC to Premiere Pro Converter and click "Add File" button to locate the XAVC file(s) you want to add.

Tip: Check the “Merge into one file” box, you can join several video clips together if necessary.

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2. Choose Premiere Pro preferred format. Click “Format” pull down list to select Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as the best video format for Premiere Pro. WMV, MOV formats are the good choice as well.

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3. Click "Settings" to fix the frame rate, bitrate, video size, etc to your needs. To have a smooth editing with Adobe Premiere Pro, you need create the files with the appropriate resolution and frame rate that matches your source footage.

4. Click the big "Convert" button at the bottom right corner to finish encoding XAVC from Sony PXW-Z100 to MPG for Adobe Premiere Pro CS5/CS6.

After the conversion, you can find the output files by clicking "Open" button on the main interface, then you can transfer the encoded XAVC files to your Premiere Pro CS5/CS6 to play and edit without any issue.

More tricks:

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Convert Sony XAVC codec to DNxHD for Avid Media Composer
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