Mac Video Editing/Converting Tips: Transcode Sony Cyber-shot RX100 AVCHD MTS to Prores 422 for FCP X/7/6 on Mac OS X

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 Digital Camera features a 20.2 megapixel Exmor CMOS image sensor that excels in ultra low-light situations. It's equipped with a brilliant f/1.8 Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T Lens with a focal length of 10.4-37.1mm (35mm equivalent: 28-100mm). It also has an integrated pop up flash. You can record ultra high-definition still images in JPEG format, RAW format, or even both simultaneously. The camera also affords Full HD 1080p video capture at 60 frames.

Native AVCHD file support is the first thing I expected for the FCP 6/7/X. However, FCP can not recognize AVCHD, especially without log and transfer. Even though FCP provide AVCHD footage editors with the Log and Transfer, you have to keep the entire structure of your files. If you want to import your files to FCP, the best solution is transcoding the Sony Cybershot AVCHD footages FCP native format, (e.g. Apple Prores encoded .mov format). To help those who wanna edit Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100 AVCHD MTS videos in FCP smoothly, here I will throw this quick guide up on how to convert Sony Cyber-shot RX100 AVCHD MTS to Prores 422 and then load the encoded AVCHD files into FCP for editing.

If you looking for a solution for this problem likewise, check out UFUSoft AVCHD Converter for Mac which is entitled as a top Sony AVCHD MTS to FCP Converter. It supports encoding Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 AVCHD files to Prores and also Sony Cyber-shot AVCHD to AIC codec, so that you can easily import the Sony Cyber-shot RX100 AVCHD recordings to Mac for editing smoothly. This will help you import the file correctly and saving the rendering time. Below is brief guide for you.

Convert/Transfer and Edit Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100 AVCHD mts footages in FCP X/7/6 smoothly on Mac

Step 1. Free donwload and run the Sony AVCHD MTS Transcoder for FCP to your Mac, and then import the recorded Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100 AVCHD videos into the program.

PS: It’s excellent Sony AVCHD video converter which can convert nearly all canon cameras’ videos to any formats you need, such as Apple Prores 422 MOV, Apple InterMediate Codec MOV, QuickTime MOV, etc.

Step 2. Click the format bar, and move mouse cursor to Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)as output format.

Step 3. Click convert button in the main interface to start transcoding Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100 AVCHD MTS to FCP Prores 422 on mac.

After the workflow, you can go to the output folder to find the converted video files. Now you are free to log and transfer or import/edit Sony Cyber-shot RX100 AVCHD mts files in FCP under Mac without problems.

Open up Final Cut Pro 6/7/X, follow "File > Import > Files…" to import and edit the converted Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100 AVCHD MTS videos.

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