Workflow to Transcode/Join Panasonic HC-V550 AVCHD to FCP X Editing

HC-V550 is Panasonic's latest mid-range camcorder, and is the update to the Panasonic HC-V550 from almost exactly a year ago. The basic specification hasn't changed much. Like its predecessor, the HC-V550 is based around a rather standard 1/5.8-inch back-side illuminated CMOS with 2.51Mpixels, although only 2.2Mpixels are used when shooting video. But there are a few feature tweaks and improvements that make it a worthwhile replacement - and one significant bundled accessory in the shape of the pan-tilt-zoom cradle. Video is recorded in what is becoming Panasonic's standard array of resolution options, with both AVCHD 2.0 and standard MP4 formats available. Unlike the Panasonic HC-W850, there is no 50Mbits/sec MP4 option, so 28Mbits/sec is the top data rate at Full HD resolution and 50 frames /sec, in both formats. In MP4 mode, there are also 720p and 960 x 540 iFrame options.

Final Cut Pro X, the latest version of video-editing software geared for professionals from a company increasingly focused on mainstream consumers. Final Cut Pro X is a follow-up to Final Cut Pro X, software Apple released in 2009 as part of Final Cut Studio. Like Apple’s newly released of Mac OS X Lion, Final Cut Pro X was only be available to customers through the Mac App Store. However, this new released FCP X does not support well with Panasonic HC-V550 1080/60p AVCHD Videos.

So if you want to edit HC-V550 1080/60p 28Mbps in Final Cut Pro X, you are recommended to use UFUSoft AVCHD Converter for Mac, which is the superior Mac Panasonic AVCHD to FCP X converter for Mac Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion or Snow Leopard. It does not only convert Panasonic 1080/60p AVCHD to ProRes 422 MOV or H.264 MOV on Mac, but also merges 1080/60p MTS files for import into Final Cut Pro X.

Here is the step-by-step guide for you to import and edit Panasonic HC-V550 60p MTS to Final Cut Pro X on iMac/MacBook Pro with Mac OS X like Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion, Snow Leopard, Leopard, Tiger.

Step 1. Load AVCHD 1080/60p videos to UFUSoft AVCHD Converter for Mac. After transferring .mts files from Panasonic HC-V550 camera, run UFUSoft AVCHD Converter for Mac as the best Mac 1080/60p MTS to H.264 MOV converter, and click the “Add File” button to load .mts videos.



Step 2. Choose ProRes or H.264/AVC MOV output format. Click the “Format” option, choose the Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422(*mov) or HD video > HD MOV Video (*.mov) as output format. We are choosing .mov format, as this is the Mac compatible file extension. You can keep the 60fps by clicking the “Settings” button and enter 60 for the frame rate option.



Step 3. Merge Panasonic AVCHD files. (optional) Select all the files and then click “Merge”, and the AVCHD to FCP Converter will join and combine the video clips into a single file as output.

Step 4. Convert Panasonic HC-V550 MTS to MOV for Final Cut Pro X. Click the convert button under the preview window, the AVCHD to ProRES Converter starts converting 1080/60p MTS videos to ProRes/H.246 .mov, and joining the MTS files for editing in Final Cut Pro X.

After converting and merging the MTS files, just import the output files to Final Cut Pro X and the video is in HD 1920×1080. You can also import the output videos to Final Cut Express (FCE) 4 for editing in full HD.

Tips: If you are using Final Cut Pro 7 or lower version, you can also choose Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422(*mov) or HD video > HD MOV Video (*.mov) as output format for editing on Mac.

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