Continue reading »]]> The Canon EOS C100 Digital Video Camera is the latest addition to the Cinema EOS family, bringing together the renowned technology of Canon CMOS sensors, DIGIC DV III Image Processor, and EF lens compatibility in a smaller, lighter body. Modular and compatible with a host of Canon and third-party accessories, the EOS C100 brings true cinema quality to independent event videographers and video production organizations.

Key features:

1080p 24Mbps up to 30p  AVCHD MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec
4:2:0, 15% smaller than the C300, EF mount version only
locking HDMI out, Canon Log Gamma,  Records to dual SD Cards
can also output uncompressed digital HD to an external recorder

However there is no perfect thing in the word. From Googling, I found users have some questions about the cam in forums. Here I am glad to help you solve your doubts.

FAQs:

Q1. I want to backup the clips from C100 to my PC for sharing with my family, who can tell me what codec or format does the EOS C100 record?

A1: The camera uses the MPEG-4, AVC/H.264 compression codec and shoots AVCHD (.MTS/.M2TS) footages. If you try to restore the recodings to your computer for playing, you’d better convert the video to WMV or MOV.

Q2. Hi, guys. I am using the Canon new camera C100. I tried to get the recorded MTS movies to Mac for editing with FCP 7, but the I got the incompatible information. Why?

A2: It is a pity that the EOS C100 does not surpport 720p recordings. It only captures 1920 x 1080 or 1440 x 1080 file at 60i. By default, the output video file is 1080 60i .mts. FCP’s surpported file is MOV instead of MTS.

If you plan to ingest the Canon C100 MTS files to Final Cut Pro 6/7 for editing, you’d better use a plugin or converter to convert it to a compatible format on Mac OS X.

As I far as I know, the Log and Transfer can import and transcode Canon C100 MTS to Apple ProRes for editing with FCP, but the converted video quality is bad. Then I went to google and found the a MTS Converter who used for converting to lossless quality video and audio. With the app, we can deinterlace 1080i to 1080p and encode MTS to ProRes 422 keeping original video and qudio qaulity on Mac OS X. Now, I will share the easy steps with you.

1. Load source mts files shot with your Canon C100 camera

Launch Pavtube MTS Converter for Mac as Canon C100 MTS Converter. Click “Add video” or “Add from folder” icon to load your source files directly from your Canon C100 camera, or from a card reader, or from the file folder that contains the source MTS videos stored on your computer’s hard disk drive. Or drag and drop Canon C100 AVCHD MTS file to the program. You can batch load several files to the program directly.

2. Select “Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” as output format for Final Cut Pro
Go to “Format” menu, move to “Final Cut Pro” option, and choose “Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” as target format for FCP 6/7 or FCP X.

Tip: If you want to get to a smaller file, you’d better choose ProRes 422(LT)(*.mov).

3. Do some settings as you want.

4. Click “Edit” to deinterlace 1080i MTS files for FCP.

5. Canon C100 MTS files Converter.

At last, hit the “Convert” button to Canon C100 MTS to ProRes 422 MOV for FCP 6/7 editing.

After the fast conversion process, you are able to get the converted file by clicking “Open”. Then you can import the converted C100 mts files to FCP 6/7 for editing.

Now, the video file from Canon C100 is comfortable and editable for FCP 6/7, you can share the movie with your family or smoothly ingest to FCP for further editing on Mac OS X.

With this Canon C100 MTS Converter, you can easily change Canon C100 AVCHD files to FCP X for editing, this software runs fast, so you can convert your Canon C100 AVCHD footages to FCP in less time, video and audio synchronization are perfectly guaranteed.

You can also find more tips and tricks in MTS column and FCP column.

Have a good time!

Continue reading »]]> Sony NEX-FS700 can shoot full 1080p video in a range of frame rates up to 60p, it provides the option of recording AVCHD footage onto SD card/MemoryStick or via the FMU (flash memory unit) port, or it can output 4:2:2 video (with embedded timecode) via HDMI 1.4 or 3G/HD-SDI to an external recording unit. It is a fully professional large-sensor video camera. Hot on the heels of the FS100, this compact, highly modular camera uses a very similar-sized Super 35 CMOS sensor as the Sony NEX-FS100.

It is a pity that 1920 x 1080/60p AVCHD MTS/M2TS full recordings from Sony FS700 can’t be edited by Final Cut Pro 6/7 or FCP X directly via Mac. If you are the Sony NEX-FS700 users and get in the AVCHD to FCP importing troubles, please follow me and I will give you an easy way to help you convert Sony NEX-FS700 1080p MTS videos to editable format and see Sony NEX-FS700 clips in FCP 6/7 or FCP X 10.0.3 on Mac OS X.

Recommend Software Program:

Pavtube MTS Converter for Mac – A professional Mac MTS to ProRes Converter for Final Cut Pro 6/7/X, it works well and very easy to use and converts flawlessly. It not only can convert 1080p60fps files to FCP friendly Prores codec but also provide some edit fuctions. You can download the free trial here

Follow the guide below:

Step 1: Load Sony NEX-FS700 1080p MTS to Mac MTS to ProRes Converter.

Use a card reader to copy and transfer the .mts files to iMac hard drive disk, run Mac Sony MTS Converter as the fast Mac MTS to ProRes Converter, and click the “Add” button to load the .mts videos. You can also use the drag-and-drop method to load the 1080p .mts files to the application UI.

Step 2. Press “Format” option and navigate the mouse cursor to choose “Format > Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” as the best codec for FCP 6/7 and FCP X on Mac. The Mac Sony MTS converter will transcode Sony NEX-FS700 MTS to FCP 6/7 or FCP X compatible MOV with ProRes as video codec in HD 1920×1080.

Step 3. You can click “settings” button in the main interface to customize the output video’s parameters, such as resolution, frame rate, etc.

Step 4. You can edit the MTS video before you convert Sony FS700 MTS to ProRes MOV. By clicking “” button, you can trim, crop the video, or add watermark and adjust effect to the videos which you will convert.

Trim – Choose to reserve the part you need. Just choose the chapter which you need to trim, to set “start time” or “end time”, type the portion which you want to save.

Crop – Remove black edges of your video or just get the scale of this video you want.

Effect – Adjust the effects by adjusting the parameters, such as:

1) Deinterlacing – If there are some stripes on the picture, you can check this option to make a better picture effect. (Checked by default)

2) If you want to get 3D effect, just enable this fuction and do settings:

PS:
If you want to to limit the size and length of the video, just press on “Split the selected task” in the main interface by specifying the clip quantity, duration time and file size to cut the selected video file into required video clips.

Step 5. Click the “Convert” icon under the preview window, and the Mac MTS to ProRes Converter will start transcode FS700 1080p 50p/60p MTS to Prores MOV for FCP(X) on Mac.

After the conversion,  click the “Open” button to locate converted files, then load ProRes .MOV files in FCP (X). Now you can successfully and easily import Sony NEX-FS700 1080 60p/50p MTS footage to FCP (X) for editing with best quality.

Tips:

• If you are also a FCP X user, before you try to do the conversion, don’t forget to make sure that you have installed the Apple ProRes Codec manually since the FCP X asks users to install it by themselves.
• If you want to edit AVCHD MTS in iMovie, you just need to choose the AIC format in the second step.
• If you want to batch conversion, the professional iMedia Converter for Mac is the best choice for you.