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Encode Sony VG30 AVCHD MTS to (ProRes/AIC) MOV for FCP 6/7/X
 
Summary: In this tutorial, we intend to elaborate how to enable Final Cut Pro (FCP 6/FCP7/FCPX/FCE) to work with AVCHD 1080 50p/60p MTS clips taken by a Sony NEX-VG30.
 
Sony has announced the NEX-VG30 interchangeable lens camcorder. The NEX-VG30 camcorder features the same sensor format that Sony builds into its standard size DSLR cameras. With approximately 19.5 times the surface area of conventional camcorder sensors, the 16.1MP Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor makes capturing high-quality, cinematic video with a shallow depth of field a breeze.
 
 
Whatever your genre, whatever your shooting style, take your moviemaking to the next level with the Sony NEX-VG30 interchangeable lens HD camcorder and lens.
 
You may like shooting video with Sony NEX-VG30, it's wonderful for us to use this excellent camera to record beautiful landscapes and record exciting moments. After recording, you may need to import the Sony NEX-VG30 footages to Final Cut for editing, but, Sony NEX-VG30 recorded videos are in AVCHD format, the AVCHD MTS/M2TS format is not compatible with many editing software, such as FCP 6/7, FCP X and FCE on Mac. Final Cut software doesn't supports AVCHD well, it takes much time to render. 
 
What's the best solution to import Sony NEX-VG30 AVCHD files to FCP, FCP X, FCE for editing without rendering? The best way is to convert Sony NEX-VG30 AVCHD to ProRes codec MOV format, Apple ProRes 422 MOV format is best supported by FCP, FCP X, FCE, below is a brief guide for you.
 
 
1. Download Pavtube AVCHD to Dinal Cut Pro Converter for Mac, it's an professional AVCHD converter on Mac which can convert Sony NEX-VG30 AVCHD files to different formats.
 
2. Install and launch this Pavtube AVCHD to Dinal Cut Pro Converter for Mac. Import the 1080p footages to the converter.
 
3. Click &quot;Format&quot; bar to choose output format, you can click and choose Final Cut Pro -&gt; Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov).
 
 
4. If you want to customize the output parameters, you can click settings button. Adjust the resolution and others as you need.
 
 
5. Click convert button to start the Sony NEX-VG30 AVCHD 1080p 50p/60p MTS to ProRes 422 MOV conversion.
 
With Pavtube MTS/M2TS converter for Mac, you can easily convert Sony NEX-VG30 AVCHD files to Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Pro X, Final Cut Express for editing with Prores 422 codec MOV format. After converting, you can import videos to Final Cut for editing as you want.
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