"Hi folks, I use a Canon HF M400 camcorder. I'm thinking about purchasing a (still available) copy of Final Cut Studio 3, and am wondering if ingesting the footage directly into FCP7 using ProRes will be a problem. Up until now, I have used FCE4, with its AIC, and haven't had any problems whatsoever.Is this do-able, or will I need to transcode/convert these types of footage prior to logging and transferring into ProRes FCP7?Again, thanks so much! "

Above is a quesion that a confused person put forward on a forum. As we all know, the Canon Vixia HF M400 is a high definition camcorder that records 1920 x 1080 video in the AVCHD format. It is a member of Canon's M-series of Vixia camcorders that blend high-end functionality with fewer bells and whistles than the S-series but at lower price points.

Most of Canon Vixia HF series camcorders record videos in AVCHD files. If you want to further edit these AVCHD files in FCP on mac, you may can not directly edit these MTS videos. What should we do about this? Well, the best solution is to find a Canon Vixia HF M400 converter for mac to transfer the videos to FCP supported video format.

This article will share my experience with all of you about how to edit Canon Vixia M400 1080/60i MTS files in FCP with the best quality. Not so difficult, just need to find a third paty program.

The best third party program many persons used is Brorsoft AVCHD converter that is one of the best and professional converter . It can transcode files with minimum loss. The following is the steps about converting Canon Vixia HF M400 MTS files to FCP.

Step 1. Find a best Canon Vixia HF M400 MTS converter for mac to install, then imput the recordings to the program.
Tips: You can imput a number of files to the programs, and if necessary, you can use the function "Merge into one"

Step 2. Choose the best compatible output format--Apple ProRes for FCP.

Step 3: Adjust audio and video parameters in Profile Settings. You can change the default codec, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel according to your needs and optimize the output file quality.

Step 4: Click the arrow button on the main interface to start Canon Vixia HF M400 1080i converter for mac for editing in FCP.

After 100% accomplishment, you just need to click the "Open" button on the main interface to find your converted file. That is to say you can edit your Canon Vixia HF M400 recordings in FCP easily and effortlessly.

Tips: 1.If the supposed size of the input files is 1GB, then the memory space should be up to 40GB.
2. Auto shutdown: Click Option and tick the box “Shut down the computer after conversion” before conversion starts.
3. 3D conversion. The Red-Blue/Red-Green 3D conversions are supported.
4. Crop: Edit --> Crop and you can get the imported videos cropped as you want.
5. Deinterlace 1080i files: Click Edit and select "deinterlacing" in the Effect.

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