Xavc Premiere Pro Cs6

Haven’t figured out how to work with 4K/2K XAVC files in Premiere Pro CS5/CS5.5/CS6? If so, you may have interest in this article. It displays a workaround to transcode 4K/2K XAVC files to MOV for editing in Adobe Premiere with lossless quality.
How can I get PPro CS6 to recognize XAVC footage from Sony PMW-F5?
“Hi, there, I’m trying to work with XAVC footage shot on my Sony PMW-F5 in Premiere Pro CS6 on my iMac. I know the PPro CS6 doesn’t have native support for Sony’s XAVC codec, and I need a plug-in to go about this. The thing is that I’ve found a plug-in called Rovi Totalcode, but it is very expensive and only works for Windows PCs. Is converting the XAVC .mxf files into a different format the only way to solve my issue? And if so, which is the absolute best Mac XVAC Converter Program to do so? If I’m forced to convert formats, I’d like to convert while maintaining the original quality of the XAVC footage. Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.”

When all the XAVC S files are converted to Premiere Pro supported format, you can import the converted videos into Adobe Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5 for editing as you want, there will be no issues anymore. Download, install and run the XAVC S to Premiere Pro Converter; click 'Add' button on the top of the main interface to import source video to the program. It supports batch conversion and joining multiple video clips.

As far as we know, only the latest Adobe Premiere Pro CC has added support for the XAVC format. To be able to import and edit XAVC files in its former version Premiere Pro CS5, CS 5.5 and CS6, you will need to download and install plug-ins like Rovi Totalcode, which has perfect support for Sony’s 4K XAVC format. Unfortunately, this plug-in costs a lot of money ($350) and only comes with PC version. If you are looking for an easy and affordable way to work with XVAC .mxf files in Premiere Pro CS5/CS5.5/CS6, we do recommend transcoding 4K/2K XAVC files to MOV format with DNxHD or ProRes codec for use in Premiere with optimum performance. This requires a reasonable priced third party program named HD Video Converter.

You can download a demo version (for both, PC and Mac) to have a try. They are not free but it is totally worth it.

4K/2K XAVC and Premiere Pro workflow – how to encode XAVC to MOV for Premiere Pro CS5/CS5.5/CS6 with DNxHD or ProRes codec?

Follow these steps:
Step 1: Start up HD Video Converter as a professional XVAC to Premiere Converter. When its main interface pops up, click ‘Add File’ to input your source media.

Step 2: Select output format for Premiere Pro CS5/CS5.5/CS6
If you are running Premiere Pro on a Windows PC, you can from ‘Format’ bar, select ‘Avid DNxHD (*.mov)’ as output format under ‘Avid Media Composer’ column.

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If you are using Premiere Pro on a Mac, you can select ‘Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)’ as output format under ‘Final Cut Pro’ column.
Important: If you’ve loaded a number of video clips to do batch conversion, please do remember ticking off ‘Apply to All’ option before you start.

In addition to DNxHD and ProRes, you can also select ‘MOV (AVC) (*.mov)’ as output format under ‘Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas’ option.
This method is also useful when you want to edit XAVC-S MP4 files in Adobe Premiere Pro CC/CS5/CS6 and After Effects.

Step 3: Custom video and audio settings
If necessary, you can click ‘Settings’ button and go to ‘Profiles Settings’ panel to modify video and audio settings like video encoder, resolution, video bit rate, frame rate, aspect ratio, audio encoder, sample rate, audio bit rate, and audio channels. 3D settings are also available.

Step 4: Start XAVC MXF files to MOV Conversion
When ready, click ‘Convert’ to start format conversion. As soon as the conversion is complete, you can click ‘Open Folder’ button to get the exported MOV files for use in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5/CS5.5/CS6 with optimum performance. Nothing could be simpler or more immediate.

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Can Premiere Pro CC work with XAVC/XAVC S?

As the redesigned successor to Adobe Premiere, the new version 8.2.0 of Adobe Premiere Pro CC has native support to work with 4K or HD in XAVC or XAVC S. Import and edit XAVC content is direct, without rewrapping or transcoding. The flexible structure of XAVC allows you to browse clips using the Media Browser and organize them using camera metadata. You can edit directly from the SxS card via the camcorder, or a card reader, or use the Media Browser to transfer the content to hard disk for better performance.

However, if you are using the previous version of Premiere Pro CC 8.2.0 (Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014.2.0 version) such as Premiere Pro CS4, CS5, CS6 or CC7 or other versions, you will fail to proceed the editing workflow.

Transcode XAVC/XAVC S for Premiere Pro CC7/CS6/CS5/CS4

To wok XAVC/XAVC S with Premiere Pro CC7/CS6/CS6/CS4, you will need to transcode XAVC/XAVC S to Premiere Pro supported file formats. Here, you can complete the work with our best XAVC/XAVC S Converter for Mac - Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac/Windows, which helps to directly convert Sony XAVC/XAVC S to Premiere Pro CC7/CS6/CS5/CS4 specially optimized MPEG-2 file formats so that you can direct load and import the files into Premiere Pro for fast and fluid post-production.

Trim/Merge/Crop/Split/WatermarkXAVC S

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Want to do some basic video editing work before proceeding to the professional post-production workflow with Avid? You can done that job with our program with ease. With the 'Trim' function you can easily cut off unwanted parts or segments form your video, the 'Merge' tool helps to combine all the separate video clips into single one file, the 'Split' option facilitates you to split large files into small parts by file size, length or count and the 'Crop' tool enables you to cut off unwanted edges around the video.

Besides generating Premiere Pro CC optimized file format, the program also facilitate to convert XAVC/XAVC S to Prores for FCP 7 or AIC for iMovie or Final Cut Express or DNxHD for Avid Media Composer.

How to Transcode Sony XAVC/XAVC S to Premiere Pro CC7/CS6/CS5/CS4?

Step 1: Transfer XAVC/XAVC S footage from camera to computer.
The XAVC S format products are recorded on the fastest SD cards(SDXC), the recorded footage can be transferred to you computer in the following 3 ways:
1. Directly connect the camera/camcorder to the computer via a USB cable.
2.Remove the SDXC card from the camera/camcorder and then plug it into the computer.
3.Fit the computer via the SDXC media adaptor.

Step 2: Load Sony XAVC/XAVC S files.
Click the 'Add Video/Audio' or 'Add from folder' option to add the Sony XAVC/XAVC S files that have been transferred from your camera/camcorder to your Mac hard drive.

Step 3: Output Premiere Pro optimized file format.
Click the 'Format' bar and switch to 'Adobe Premiere/Sony..' option and select 'MPEG-2(*.mpg)' as the output format for non-linear post work-flows in Premiere Pro CC.

Step 3: Edit XAVC/XAVC S files.
Select an item on the main interface to activate the 'Video Editor' function, in the opened 'Video Editor' window, you can play and preview the original video and output effects. Also you can flip video, trim, crop, add watermark, apply special effect, insert subtitles, reset and adjust volume.

Step 4: Start the conversion process.
Go back to the main interface, hit right-bottom 'Convert' button to start to encoding XAVC/XAVC S to Premiere Pro CC native supported MPEG-2 file formats.

When the conversion is completed, feel free to import video to Premiere Pro CC for professional post-production workflow.