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Workflow for Panasonic AF100 AVCHD to Avid MC
Topic Started: Jan 26 2014, 09:57 AM (12 Views)
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Summary: Have issues when importing Panasonic AG-AF100 MTS media files to Avid Media Composer for editing? The easy workaround is to convert AVCHD .mts to DNxHD codec with a professional MTS converter Mac. Below is how.

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Panasonic AG-AF100 is on the top of the AVCCAM professional HD Camcorder. It offers superior video handling, native 1080/24p recording, variable frame rates, professional audio capabilities, and compatibility with SDHC and SDXC media. And if you made an upgrade, you can use your AG-AF100 to record 1080p60 MTS video. But so many users are facing some frustrating result when importing Panasonic (60p) AVCHD into Avid Media Composer. The basic reason is that actually AVCHD .MTS is not a fully supported format by Avid products.

To make it easier for editing Panasonic AG-AF100 MTS footage on Media Composer 5/5.5/6//6.5/7, you’d better to transcode Panasonic AVCHD to DNxHD encoded .MOV first, as it is the best codec for Avid MC editing. Below is the simple step-by-step guide for Panasonic AVCHD camcorder users: using Brorsoft MTS Converter for Mac to convert Panasonic AG-AF100 MTS to DNxHD for Media Composer on iMac/MacBook Pro with Mac OS X, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion and Mavericks. For Windows users, please get MTS/M2TS Converter. Download it and get the full guide below to have a smooth editing with the AG-AF100 footage in Avid Media Composer.

Full Guide: Encode MTS footage from Panasonic AG-AF100 to DNxHD for editing

Step 1. Connect your Panasonic AG-AF100 to your Apple with USB2.0. Launch the MTS Converter for Mac, then click the add button to import your AVCHD 1080p MTS, M2TS files.

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Step 2. Click the Format bar to get the drop-down menu and you can choose the Avid Media Composer > Avid DNxHD(*.mov) as the best output format.

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Step 3. Press the “Settings” icon and you’d better set the video frame rate as 30fps, video size as 1920*1080 for editing Panasonic AG-AF100 footages in Avid MC with best quality.

Step 4. Hit the Convert button in the main interface to start the Panasonic AG-AF100 AVCHD to Avid DNxHD conversion on Mac OS X.

After conversion, you can run the Avid Media Composer to import the converted MTS files and edit them in Media Composer without any rendering or unrecognizable problem.

Additional Tips:
If you want to make your Panasonic AG-AF100 MTS files editable in iMovie, FCE, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, etc. the Mac MTS Converter will also be a great choice for you with the best Apple InterMediate Codec, MPEG-2, Apple ProRes, etc presets.

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