Convert HDC-SD800 AVCHD MTS/M2TS video to ProRes for FCP X editing on Mac OS X

Convert HDC-SD800 AVCHD MTS/M2TS video to ProRes for FCP X editing on Mac OS X

The HDC-SD800 is a high definition camcorder, its stylish design, brings a unique look to the HD market. The SD800 records in AVCHD format, which is the standard for high definition camcorders.

I like easy editing with Final Cut Pro X for family movies like interesting events, cats, building a snowman and so on. Although some people indicates that FCP X supports loading AVCHD videos, but it doesn't support well. I still could not edit SD800 AVCHD MTS/M2TS in FCP X. Finally I found Pavtube Video Converter for Mac which is the best SD800 MTS/M2TS Converter to transcode SD800 AVCHD Videos to Apple ProRes 422 perfectly compatible with FCP X.

If you have the same problem about editing HDC-SD800 AVCHD Videos in Final Cut Pro X, you may follow the step-by-step guide.

Step 1. Load HDC-SD800 AVCHD videos to Panasonic SD800 to FCP Converter.
Just connect SD800 to iMac with USB cable, and copy the files to hard drive. Run Pavtube Video Converter for Mac as the best Panasonic MTS/M2TS to FCP X Converter, and click the “Add” button to load SD800 1920×1080 AVCHD videos.


Step 2. Select “Apple ProRes 422” as output video format compatible with FCP X.
Click the drop-down list in the Format line to get the format box. Then choose the Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) for full HD 1080p AVCHD files.


Step 3. Adjust the output video's parameters as you want.
Click the Setting button after the Format to get the Profile Settings. Change the Size to 1920×1080, the Bitrate to original, and the Codec after Audio to aac for getting the perfect effects.

Step 4. Convert HDC-SD800 files to Apple ProRes for FCP X editing on Mac OS X Lion.
Click the “Convert” button to start Convert HDC-SD800 MTS/M2TS to Apple ProRes 422. After that, click the Complete to finish the conversion. (You may trust the converting speed totally, for it is faster than other similar MTS Converter tools).

Fast rip DVD movies to H.264 MP4 video format via the DVD to Kinlde Fire Converter so that you could stream/play/watch DVD movies on Kindle Fire to kill your time.

Amazon Kindle Fire features a 7" vibrant color touchscreen with anti-reflective treatment, 1024 x 600 pixel resolution. Kindle Fire uses IPS (in-plane switching) technology - similar technology to that used on the iPad - for an extra-wide viewing angle, perfect for sharing your screen with others. This Android-based Tablet is really an amazing HD media player better than its previous. But it has a limitation that the Android Tablet can't transfer files over 4GB and play a single file above 2GB.




Here it mainly tells how to put and play your favoriate DVD movies on the Kindle Fire by using a top DVD to Kindle Fire Converter - Pavtube DVD to Kindle Fire or Pavtube Mac DVD to Kindle Fire Converter. These programs have the power to convert any DVD to Galaxy S2 supported media formats (MPEG-4, H.264 MP4) in a super fast speed.

Below is a simple tutorial of ripping DVD to H.264 MP4 for Kindle Fire.

Step 1: Run the Pavtube DVD to Kindle Fire Converter on your computer, and then load your DVD movie files into it.




Step 2: Click on "Format > Android > Motorola Xoom H.264 Video(*.mp4)" to quickly get output format that can be played DVD Movies on the Kinle Fire.

Tip: If you want to get the better video quality for Amazon Kindle Fire, just click on "Settings" to set bitrate as 1500 kbps, resolution as 1024×600 and frame rate as 30 fps help you get Kindle Fire supported video in a good balance between video quality and file size and full screen playback.

If you like, you can also choose your wanted subtitle and audio track language from "Subtitle" or "Audio" to rip DVD in a simple way.

Step 3: Start Convert DVD movie to H.264 MP4 for Kindle Fire by clicking on "Convert" on the main interface of the fast DVD to Kindle Fire Converter.

After the above processes, you could easily get the converted .mp4 files from its default output folder and then copy/stream/transfer DVD Movies to the Kindle Fire for playing to enjoy them anytime anywhere.
That's all! Hopefully the "converting DVD to MP4 for Kindle Fire" guide will make it easier to enjoy DVD movies on Amazon Kinlde Fire.

Tip:
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How to edit MOD/TOD videos in Final Cut Pro X on Mac？

MOD and TOD videos are usually recorded by canon and Panasonic camcorders, MOD and TOD format is great for camcorder videos, but they are difficult to use, they are not supported by most editing software on Mac and windows, and you can’t play MOD and TOD files on quicktime or windows media player and other video players. How to convert MOD and TOD files to FCP X for editing on Mac? Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac will help you, this software can convert MOD/TOD to Apple ProRes 422 MOV format for Final Cut Pro X, more output formats are supported, please follow the steps below.
1. Download Pavtube MOD/TOD to FCP X Converter for Mac, this software can convert camcorder HD videos to MOV, AVI, MKV, MP4 or other formats.

2. Install and run this best MOD/TOD to FCP X MOV converter.
3. Click the format bar and choose the output format. Click and choose Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) format, it’s the best format if you want to edit MOD/TOD files in Final Cut Pro X.


4. You can click settings button to adjust the output parameters as you want. Such as resolution and bitrate, you can also keep it as default.
5. Click convert button to start converting MOD/TOD video to ProRes 422 MOV format for FCP X.
After conversion, just open FCP X and import the converted videos to Final Cut Pro X, then you can edit them as you want.