Get Sony Alpha a6000 1080/60P AVCHD footages to work with FCP

Posted by admin on November 2, 2015 under Sony Alpha | Comments are off for this article

I have a Mac Book Pro with Snow Leopard and FCP X. I have a few camcorders that when I hook up to my MacBookPro and open up FCP X, no problem, the gear is recognized and I am immediately prompted to import video, but I have a new Sony Alpha a6000 that is not recognized. AVCHD video file folder contents are grayed out and not import-able…. Is there any simple solution?

Sony Alpha a6000, a High-Definition camcorder has the ability to record 1080p AVCHD videos at significantly higher bitrates. While, some Sony Alpha a6000 users would get into trouble when importing Sony Alpha a6000 AVCHD to FCP X/7/6 for making a home movie as the above user met. Indeed, the trouble is probably caused by the incompatibility of AVCHD and FCP X/7/6 on Mac. Well, how to solve the problem in a simple way? Here we’ve found out the easy solution to it.

First, you need explicitly get to know that the favorable format for FCP X/7/6 is Apple ProRes Codec. Thus, in order to edit Sony Alpha a6000 AVCHD in FCP X/7/6 on Mac OS X without any trouble, you may need to transcode Sony Alpha a6000 AVCHD to Apple ProRes Codec for FCP X/7/6 with the best Sony AVCHD/MTS Converter we highly recommend here. This professional UFUSoft Mac AVCHD Converter enables you to batch convert AVCHD .mts/.m2ts files to FCP X/7/6 on Mac OS X with the particular profile Apple ProRes Codec MOV. Now, follow the step-by-step guide.

Transcode/convert Sony Alpha a6000 AVCHD to FCP X/7/6 Apple ProRes Codec MOV format

First, download and install the AVCHD to Apple ProRes Codec Converter on your Mac Book Pro. Launch the program and then add Sony Alpha a6000 MTS/M2TS files to it.

Tip: If you wanna join MTS/M2TS files for editing in FCP X/7/6, please select all files and click Merge.

Secondly, click on Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov), which is the FCP X/7/6 most compatible video format/codec. Afterwards, set the output folder as you like.

Thirdly, click the “Settings” icon and you’d better set the video frame rate as 30fps, video size as 1920*1080 for editing Sony Alpha a6000 AVCHD in FCP X/7/6 with best quality.

Finally, click the “Convert” button; it will start the Sony Alpha a6000 MTS to Apple ProRes Codec for FCP X/7/6 conversion on Mac OS X immediately. You can find the process in the “Conversion” interface.

When the conversion process shows in 100%, tap the Completed button and then get the Apple ProRes Codec .mov video for FCP form output folder. Now, it’s available for you to transfer and edit Sony Alpha a6000 60p AVCHD in FCP X/7/6 freely.