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Sony PXW-Z150 4K XAVC Workflow with FCP/Premiere/Avid

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Sony's latest addition to their professional XDCAM lineup, the PXW-Z150, is a compact and versatile camcorder, which can both record UHD 4K video using the XAVC codec at 100 Mbps and record Full HD using the MPEG-2 (MPEG HD422) format at 50 Mbps for your choice. As new to Sony PXW-Z150, chances are you concern about the Sony PXW-Z150 4K XAVC workflow like how to import Sony PXW-Z150 4K XAVC video to FCP/Premiere/Avid for editing.

Generally, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer can't support XAVC format well because XAVC is highly-compressed which is not an ideal format for editing. Plus, expect for Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, the old version FCP 6/7, Premiere Pro CS4/CS5/CS6 can't support 4K video. To edit Sony PXW-Z150 4K XAVC video in FCP/Premiere/Avid flawlessly, an ultimate solution is to convert PXW-Z150 4K XAVC files to ProRes MOV for FCP, MPEG-2 MPG for Premiere, DNxHD MOV for Avid.

Different from 720p/1080p videos, the conversion of 4K video is in a higher standard, a professional 4K Video Converter is what you need. Featured with the most advanced converting technology, Brorsoft 4K Video Converter for Mac is the optimal choice for you. It provides hundreds of output format presets for 4K videos, such as DNxHD for Avid, Apple ProRes for Final Cut Pro, MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere, Apple InterMediate Codec for iMovie, etc. Besides, this 4K converter is also available to customize the output resolutions to any size like 1080p, 2K, 4K as users want. It will save you both time and trouble, and all you need to do is to drag the result videos for prompt editing. If you are working on Windows(Windows 10 included), please turn to Brorsoft Video Converter. Download the tool and start the 4K video conversion.

Converting Sony PXW-Z150 4K footage for Editing in FCP/Premiere Pro/Avid

Step 1: Install the Mac 4K Converter program and run it. Drag the 4K .mov files to the software. Or you can also click "Add" button on the top of the main interface to import video to the program. to FCP/Premiere Pro/Avid MC

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Step 2: Hit the Format box to select the specially designed video codec for editing 4K footage in Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro.

a. For importing Sony PXW-Z150 4K XAVC to Final Cut Pro X/7, you can choose "Final Cut Pro> Apple PreRes 422(*.mov)" as output format.

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b. To import Sony PXW-Z150 4K XAVC to Adobe Premiere Pro, just choose Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas -> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as output format.

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c. To edit Sony PXW-Z150 4K XAVC video in Avid MC, you are recommended to choose "Avid Media Composer -> DNxHD (*.mov)" as the target format.

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Step 3: If you'd like to customize advanced audio and video parameters like Video Codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, Audio codec, sample rate, audio channels, please turn to "Settings" page. Usually 1080p is the optimal setting for using in Final Cut Pro, Avid MC and Premiere Pro. You can downscale Sony PXW-Z150 4K to 1080p.

Step 4: Hit the convert button; it will start converting Sony PXW-Z150 4K XAVC for importing to Avid, FCP and Adobe Premiere. Soon after the conversion, just click "Open" button to get the generated files for editing in FCP/Premiere/Avid Media Composer perfectly.

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