Load Sony A7R II 4K XAVC S to FCP 7, Final Cut Pro X (El Capitan)

If you have trouble in importing or editing Sony A7R 4K videos in Final Cut Pro, read here to help you. 

The A7R II has received a large amount of ink, and deservedly so – it is, technologically, one great camera. The mirrorless, compact body (5 × 3.9 × 2.4 inches without lens, and 22 ounces with battery and card) has a 42.4-megapixel back-illuminated (BI) full-frame sensor – a first for the industry. The camera captures 7,952 × 5,304-pixel stills as well as 4K video in Sony’s XAVC-S format. And with its Fast Hybrid Autofocus technology, the A7R II can autofocus select Canon lenses (using an adaptor), breaking the wall that’s existed between camera brands. 

For a fast and fluid workflow, people sometimes need to transcode A7R II 4K XAVC S video for editing in FCP. However, the XAVC-S footage captured by Sony A7R II is a kind of non-standard format which is hardly supported by FCP 6, FCP7, FCP X. In order to load Sony A7R II XAVC-S clips into Final Cut Pro for smoothly editing, we need to rewrap or convert original XAVC-S files to Apple ProRes Code , the most compatible video codec for FCP to afford with the help of a professional third party program. 

 

To achieve the goal, you need the help from Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac, a professional 4K Video to FCP Converter app. Unlike some free video converters, it is capable of serving as the best 4K Video Converter for Mac. It provides hundreds of output format presets for 4K videos, such as Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes 422(HQ), Apple ProRes 422 (LT), Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy), and Apple ProRes 4444 for Final Cut Pro. Besides, this 4K Video Converter is also available to customize the output resolutions to any size like 1080p, 2K, 4K as users want. Download the tool and start the 4K video conversion on Mac(Mavericks included). 

Download Sony A7R II XAVC S Converter Mac 

 (Note: Click here for OS X 10.5) 

How to Convert and Import Sony A7R II XAVC S videos to Final Cut Pro 

Step 1: Locate the original Sony FDR-AX1 XAVC S file 

Download and run Sony XAVC S Video Converter on Mac, and then click the "Add" button to import the XAVC S videos to the program. (Drag and Drop is also a convenient way to load the videos.) 

 

Step 2: Set output format 

Click the "Format" bar and select Final Cut Pro> Apple PreRes 422(*.mov) as output format. 

 

3. Adjust video, audio settings 

Click the "Settings" button and customize proper video/audio parameters including Video size, bitrate and fame rate and mroe. Usually 1920*1080 video size and 30fps video frame rate are recommended for FCP editing. Well, if you prefer to work with 4K video, you can adjust video size to get 4K ProRes for FCP. 

4. Start conversion 

After all necessary settings, hit the convert button to start the 4K video to ProRes conversion on Mac OS X. Once the conversion process shows in 100%, click Open to get the output videos. Create a project and start editing 4K video in FCP 6/7/X with light speed. 

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Two options for copying Blu-ray DVD in Mac El Capitan

Summary: The articles tells how to backup Blu-ray DVD on Mac OS X El Capitan easily by hacking BD/DVD copy protections. 

In order to keep Blu-ray, DVD discs from scratching, or manage large Blu-ray/DVD collections in a more convenient way, people are fond of backing up their own Blu-ray DVD movies to different storage mediums, including backing up BD/DVD library to home sever, backing up DVD movie to Hard Drive, backing up DVD/Blu-ray content to computer, etc. In this article, we focus on how to backup Blu-ray/DVD on Mac El Capitan. Learn the full guide below. 

As we know, most commercial BD/DVDs like Disney have copy protection. For general Blu-ray copying software, it probably would make a failure copy. So, which is the best Blu-ray/DVD backup software for El Capitan that can help you copy Blu-ray, DVD movies on Mac OS X El Capitan with the original quality? Overall, we find Brorsoft Blu-ray ripper for Mac is the best choice. It is more intelligent than others and can remove the copy protection and backup Blu-ray, DVD on Mac OS X El Capitan perfectly. 

This Mac El Capitan Blu-ray DVD copy software provides you with professional solutions to backup Blu-ray/DVD with two options: Full Disc Copy, Main Movie Copy. Besides copying to the hard drive of your Mac, you can also copy BD/DVD movies to your portable devices, like iPad, iPhone, Galaxy S6, Apple TV, etc. The following guide will show you how to copy and backup Blu-ray/DVD movies on El Capitan in details. 

P.S. For those who wanna make Blu-ray/DVD movie backup on Windows, please get Blu-ray ripper. 

Full Guide: How to Backup Blu-ray/DVD movies on Mac OS X El Capitan 

Step 1: Load Blu-ray or DVD movies 

Once you run the best Blu-ray copy software for El Capitan, click disc button to load Blu-ray or DVD files into the program. 

 

Step 2: Choose a way to copy your Blu-ray/DVD 

A. Full Disc Copy Mode: 

Copy BD/DVD disc to a full Blu-ray/DVD folder containing all the content in original disc. Click the quick button "Copy the entire disc" to start copying the Blu-ray, DVD disc to hard drive, including the menus, titles, ads, etc. 

 

a. When Blu-ray full disc copying task finished, you can click "Open" button to locate the Blu-ray directory. The decrypted Blu-ray folder contains all information and contents in the original disc. Among them, the BDMV folder is the most important one with audio and video files in it. 

b. When DVD full disc backup task finished, you can click "Open" button to get the output videos. The backed up DVD movie is usually saved as a directory file structure within which there are VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folder. The VIDEO_TS folder contains main movies (.vob) and lots of system files (.ifo and .bup). 

B. Directly Copy Mode: 

 

a. Copy Blu-ray Main Movie: Backup Blu-ray Disc to a file with M2TS as filename extension. This mode enables copy movie only from Blu-ray discs, compared with former mode, save time in copying AACS Blu-ray Disc and space to store the output M2TS file to make reasonable and practical use. 

Click "Format" bar, choose "Copy" > "Directly Copy" from the Format menu and then specify a folder to save the M2TS files from Disney Blu-ray disc. 

b. Backup DVD Main Movie: Click "Format" bar, choose "Copy" > "Directly Copy" from the Format menu to copy the .vob files only which contains the main movie on your DVD disc. 

Additional Tips: Besides copying Blu-ray, DVD movies, this best El Capitan Blu-ray backup tool also enables you rip and convert Blu-ray/DVD to MOV, MP4, WMV, AVI, FLV, M4V, MPEG, etc with the best quality. Meanwhile, the program provides the optimized preset profiles for almost all popular multimedia devices and HD media players. So, you can choose to rip and convert Blu-ray/DVD to iPad, iPhone, WDTV, iTunes, Nexus 10, Kindle Fire HD, Galaxy Tab 4 and more for enjoyment everywhere. 

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Pinnacle Studio work with iPhone - Convert iPhone MOV/MP4 files to Pinnacle Studio 14/15/16

Have a look at the steps below for the easy steps to import iPhone videos ( MP4/MOV) to editable on Pinnacle Studio 14/15/16.

The iPhone (including iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C, iPhone 4S, etc.) records in MPEG-4 and outputs its files as .MOV files (the container). Files are compressed using the h.264 codec (as opposed to AAC or Xvid and DivX usually found in .AVI containers). So the files you are getting out of iPhone are suited to be delivered as is, which is usually not what you want.

And you may have trouble working those iPhone MOV, MP4 files in Pinnacle Studio. In this article, we will outline the best workflow for importing iPhone videos to Pinnacle Studio.



To get rid of the issues, you will need to transcode iPhone QuickTime MOV or H.264 MP4 to a more "edit" friendly format for Pinnacle like AVI or MPEG-2. In any case, you will need a smart program that allows you to convert iPhone videos to Pinnacle Studio directly without having to worry about codec compatibility.

Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is a professional tool that can deal with most kind of MOV/MP4 videos regardless of the different codec to MPEG-2 for Pinnacle Studio editing without quality loss. Plus, with the built-in video editor, you can also choose to trim, crop, add watermark, subtitles to your original videos. For Windows users, please turn to Brorsoft Video Converter. Now just download it and follow the below guide to transcode iPhone MOV/MP4 for playing and editing in Pinnacle Studio perfectly.

Download iPhone to Pinnacle Studio Converter:

(Note: Click here for OS X 10.5)

Guide: How to Convert iPhone videos (MOV/MP4) to HD Video for Pinnacle Studio

Step 1: Load iPhone video files

Run iPhone Video Converter and load MOV/MP4 clips to it by clicking "Add" button.



Tip: You can check the "Merge into one" box to merge several video files together for easier editing.

Step 2: Select Pinnacle Studio friendly format as output format

Click "Format" bar to determine output format. Here we choose "HD Video" -> "AVI HD Video (*.avi)" as output, which seems to be the best one due to the great video quality but small size. Of course, MPG, WMV are also the proper formats for Pinnacle.



Step 3: Determine you video resolution, bit rate, frame rate, etc.

Click "Settings" button 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. Notice that you can not "convert up" video quality. If you selected HD Video in Step 2, we advise you to adjust the A/V parameters to be the same with source iPhone MP4/MOV footage so as to bear least quality loss at proper file size. To cut down file size, you may set down video bit rate, the lower bit rate you set the smaller file size you get. Do not forget to click "OK" to confirm your settings. Then type in a desired output location in the "Output" box.



Step 4: Convert iPhone videos to Pinnacle Studio Ultimate friendly video format.

Click the convert button under the preview window, the converter will start encoding iPhone MP4, MOV for importing to Pinnacle Studio. Soon after the conversion is finished, just click "Open" button to get the generated files for edit in Pinnacle Studio 14/15/16 perfectly.

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Tivo to DVD - Burn a DVD disk From Tivo video Files

If you get some Tivo Shows videos and want to convert them to DVD, you can follow this guide to burn Tivo to DVD on both PC and Mac conveniently (Mac El Capitan included).

"I would like to burn some of my Tivo shows files to DVD to send my family.

I have tried to burn it with iDVD, but it did not work.

Please let me know which program can burn the Tivo files to DVD.Thanks"



To convert TiVo for burning to DVD, please follow the steps below:

Two must-have and 100% clean tools, please first free download here:

TiVo Desktop software Brorsoft Video ConverterStep-by-step guide: How to convert TiVo to MPEG-2 for creating DVD?

(1) How to transfer TiVo TV shows to PC?
Launch TiVo Desktop software. Connect TiVo to your home network, and then the TiVo Desktop will provide you with a list of shows for transferring to your PC. Then please transfer the TiVo TV shows you want to PC.

TiVo Transfer Guide:
How to Transfer TiVo to Mac and Send Videos to TiVo on Mac

(2) Convert TiVo to MPEG
This Brorsoft Video Converter can help you to quickly and easily convert manifold video files like TiVo, MKV, AVCHD, HD, AVI, WMV, MOV etc to MPEG files. You could get wonderful output files and never worry about out of sync.

Step 1: Add TiVo files > Start up this program, and then click “Add” to import all .tivo files. When first loading, Brorsoft TiVo Converter will ask you to input your Media Access Key. Simply enter your Media Access Key, and click "OK" to confirm.



Step 2: Choose output format > Click Format bar and choose MOV, MPEG-2 or other one you need from Common Video profile list as the output format. To adjust video and audio parameters like codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, you could click on "Settings" button.



Step 3: Start conversion > Hit Convert button to start conversion. The conversion process will take a while, and you’ll see an encoding progress bar. Once finished, click the Open button in the main interface and you can locate the encoded TiVo files effortlessly.

Step 4: Burn converted TiVo files to DVD with iDVD > Open iDVD, choose Create a New Project to create a project, and then pick a theme, and finally choose File > Import > Video..., to import the converted TiVo in iDVD.

Editor’s Note: iDVD only works for Mac users, if you want to burn TiVo to DVD on Windows PC, you can try download and install Nero Vision/Video.

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Play Blu-ray Disk Movie on Mac OS X - Changing BDMV files to MP4/MOV files (El Capitan)

The following methods work for converting BDMV to MP4/MOV on Mac OS X(El Capitan) keeping the best quality for more convenient playback or sharing. Read On.

Question: How to edit my BDMV files in Final Cut Pro for best sharing ?
"I made a blu ray home movie of last Christmas and as with most families, I ended up with multiple Christmas's and I put them all on one home movie for our family. This week, I have had requests to send a movie to each parties host. I don't want to send them our Christmas morning or how much fun we had at one inlaw and not so much the other. Can I take the BDMV file and somehow get it back into FCP so I can delete out the un needed party scene and still have the beginning and ends intact."



To work BDMV files on Mac OS X with QuickTime, FCP, iMovie or even transfer BDMV to iDevices easily, the ultimate solution is to convert BDMV files to some more common video format, such as MP4 and MOV. Brorsoft iMedia Converter for Mac is the best tool that will fulfill your needs.

Overall, it is a flexible and all-featured BDMV converter for Mac. With it, you can convert BDMV to MP4/MOV/MKV/MP4/AVI/FLV, etc. video files playable on Mac OS X or transfer to consoles like PS3 and Xbox 360; HD player like WD TV Live; or mobile devices like iPhone, iPad, Galaxy Tab, Nook HD, Kindle Fire HD, etc. And it can also extract audio out of video. What's more, with the BDMV file converter, you can also personalize video according to your desire with the classic editing feature. If you want to convert BDMV on Mac, just get the tutorial below.

Download BDMV converter for Mac:

(Note: Click here for OS X 10.5)

How to convert BDMV to MP4/MOV on Mac easily and fast

1. Load BDMV Files

Install and launch the professional BDMV converter on Mac. Click Add button to load the original source to it. If you want to merge multiple video clips into a single one, you can turn on "Merge into one file" option.



2. Set MP4/MOV as output format

Click the Format bar and follow Common Video; you can choose MP4, MOV as output format easily.



Note: This Mac BDMV file converter also has 150+ presets for almost all popular multimedia devices. You are allowed to choose one device as the output format as well. And if you want to edit BDMV files with FCP, iMovie, just choose the certain presets it offers.

3. Start to convert BDMV files on Mac

Before start conversion, you can click Settings icon to adjust the video, audio parameters. When the settings are OK, you can go back to the main interface and tap the "Convert" button to start the BDMV to MP4/MOV conversion. The software will do the rest automatically. When the conversion finishes, you can click Open" to access to the converted BDMV files for easier access. Enjoy.

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Converting DVD to iPad Pro best video format

Summary: This article shows you the easiest way to rip and convert DVD to iPad Pro compatible video formats so that you can watch DVD films on iPad Pro with ease.

The new iPad Pro has a big and high-resolution screen(12.9-inch Retina display in 2732-by-2048 resolution), which is great for movie enjoyment. While, iPad Pro cannot handle DVD disc or DVD files. To watch DVD movies on iPad Pro, you will need to rip and convert iPad Pro to a common supported video format first. If you have collected a lot of DVDs and want to play DVD on iPad Pro, just read on to learn how to.

To convert DVD to iPad Pro, a DVD ripper is required. Among various DVD ripping tools, Brorsoft DVD Ripper for Mac is recommended as the best assistant for iPad Pro users. It is easy to use and helps you fast rip and convert DVD to iPad Pro playable format MP4 with perfect audio and video sync keeping HD quality. Besides, this DVD converter and rip DVD, ISO image files to a wide range of formats, like WMV, MOV, MP4, 3GP, FLV, MPG and the list goes on. Apart from that, it also provides a large variety of output formats that compatible with Microsoft Surface, iPhone, PS3, Samsung Galaxy, Nook HD, Kindle Fire HD and more. For ripping DVD on Windows, Brorsoft DVD Ripper is the alternative. Download the program and start conversion.

How to Rip DVD for playing on iPad Pro Easily

Note that this guide uses Brorsoft DVD Ripper for Mac screenshots to better describe how to finish ripping DVD to iPad Pro. The way to do this on Windows is the same. So just make sure you get the right version.

1. Load DVD files

Insert your DVD disc to the DVD drive and run DVD Ripping software. Click the "Load DVD" button to add the DVD movies you want to rip. After the files are loaded, you can then select the chapters you want by clicking the checkbox.



2. Select output format

Click the output format dropdown list; you'll get a lot of choices. For converting DVD to iPad Pro, you can select "iPad > iPad HD Video (*.mp4)" as output format. Or, you can choose MP4, M4V, MOV from “Common Video” as the target format.



Tip: If you like, you can click "Settings" to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish. Keep in mind that bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss, and vice versa.

3. Start to rip

After the above steps, you can go back to the main interface and hit the "Convert" button to begin converting DVD to iPad Pro compatible video format. When the conversion is completed, tap "Open" to located the ripped video files and put them onto iPad Pro for playback anywhere you like!

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[Solved] Can't view/play Quicktime MOV files on Samsung TV via USB

Can't view the Quicktime MOV files on your Samsung TV via USB? That happens and as common, not only to you!

So users who always watch movies on Samsung TVs (Samsung LCD/LED TV, 4K UHD TV, OLED TV Models etc.) must be pleasant. You can watch movies on Samsung TV via internet, or Netflix. Do you know how to play movies on Samsung TVvia another way? USB Flash Drive, yes. This is a good way to. But, if you want to play all kinds of video files on Samsung TVs, you have to use an external tool. Because Samsung TVs don’t support all the types can play successfully. Such as MKV, AVI, MTS, MP4, Tivo, MOV, WMV, MTS, M2TS, VOB etc.

I just have some amazing MOV (QuickTime) files but can't play them on my Samsung TV after trying all the efforts, what's the solution ?

No worries, here, this article will give all users a good solution to solve Samsung TVs and MOV files incompatiblity issues.



You can use Brorsoft Video Converter to complete the MOV to Samsung TV conversion task. This program spells simplicity, efficiency and quality. It can convert all kinds of AVI, MKV, MOV, VOB, FLV, WMV, MTS files to Samsung Smart TV, OLED TV, UHD TV, LED TV more supported video format. Plus, with the built-in video editor, you can also choose to trim, crop, add watermark to your original videos. If you are Mac users, please turn to Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac (Mavericks, Yosemite included), which has the same function as the Windows version.

Free download the MOV to Samsung TV Converter:

(Note: Click here for OS X 10.5)

Tutorial: Convert MOV for playback on Samsung TV

Step 1. Load MOV files

Run this software and then import your MOV files onto the interface by convenient drag-and-drop feature. You can add several videos for converting at one time as this video converter supports batch conversion.



Step 2. Set output format

Click the "Format" drop-down button to select Samsung TV more compatible H.264 MP4 video from the "Common Video" category.



Tip: To get a decent output video quality as you want, you can also click "Settings" icon to and enter "Profile Settings" panel to adjust video size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channels.

Step 3. Start converting MOV to Samsung TV

In the end, you just need to click the "Convert" button start the conversion. When the converting process ends, you can open output folder to check and play converted MOV on Samsung TV via USB port easily with the best quality.

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