Sony a6500 XAVC and Premiere Pro workflow

How can I expect a smooth workflow between Sony a6500 XAVC media and Adobe Premiere? If you are having troubles editing Sony a6500 XAVC footage in Premiere, you may wish to read this tutorial. It walks you through how to convert Sony a6500 XAVC video files to Premiere preferred DNxHD or ProRes codec for a smooth workflow.

"Hi everyone, I'm using Sony a6500. That camera records in XAVC. I've had issues editing this codec in Premiere Pro CC 2015. I've occasionally had some "unknown failures" when importing the Sony a6500 XAVC media into Premiere. Does anyone know a fix for the issue? I would really appreciate any help. Thanks."

If for any reason you are having problems handling Sony a6500 XAVC files in Premiere, you can consider transcoding them to DNxHD or ProRes codec first. Check out a step by step guide on how to do this.

• Part 1: How to transcode Sony a6500 XAVC files for use in Adobe Premiere on Mac?
• Part 2: How to transcode Sony a6500 XAVC files for use in Adobe Premiere on Windows?

Here's what you need

Video Converter (It is available for Mac and Windows, simply download the proper version depending on your computer's OS.)

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Part 1. How to transcode Sony a6500 XAVC files for use in Adobe Premiere on Mac?

Step 1: Import Sony a6500 XAVC files Start up Video Converter for Mac and click "Add File" to load Sony a6500 XAVC videos that you need to convert into this program. This converter supports batch conversion, so you can import a bundle of Sony a6500 XAVC files into it to do conversion at a time.

Step 2: Click "Profile" to select output format. For Mac based Premiere, we would recommend choosing "Final Cut Pro" > "Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as output format. The ProRes 422 codec will ensure a good balance between file size and file quality.

Tips: 1. This converter only outputs Apple ProRes files up to 1080p. If your source video is 4K and you want to keep its original quality, you can select "4K Video" > "4K H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Video (*.mp4)" as target format for use in Premiere. To select 4K H.264 as output, please make sure your computer has enough power to handle 4K H.264.

2. If necessary, you can click "Settings" button to modify video and audio parameters like encoder, resolution, frame rate, bitrate, aspect ratio, sample rate, and audio channels. You can also "Enable 3D Settings" to add 3D effect to your source media.

Step 3: Start file conversion. Click "Convert" to start transcoding Sony a6500 XAVC media for Premiere on Mac. As soon as the conversion is complete, click "Open Folder" to get the generated files for editing in Premiere Pro on your Mac with optimum performance.

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Part 2. How to transcode Sony a6500 XAVC files for use in Adobe Premiere on Windows?

Step 1: Import Sony a6500 XAVC files Start up Video Converter for Windows and click "Add File" to load Sony a6500 XAVC videos that you need to convert into this program. This converter supports batch conversion, so you can import a bundle of Sony a6500 XAVC files into it to do conversion at a time.

Step 2: Click "Profile" to select output format For Windows based Premiere, we would recommend choosing "Avid Media Composer" > "Avid DNxHD 1080p(*.mov)" as output format.

Tips: 1.This converter only outputs DNxHD files up to 1080p. If your source video is 4K and you want to keep its original quality, you can select "4K Video" > "4K H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Video (*.mp4)" as target format for use in Premiere. To select 4K H.264 as output, please make sure your computer has enough power to handle 4K H.264.

2.If necessary, you can click "Settings" button to modify video and audio parameters like encoder, resolution, frame rate, bitrate, aspect ratio, sample rate, and audio channels. You can also "Enable 3D Settings" to add 3D effect to your source media.

Step 3: Start file conversion. Click "Convert" to start transcoding Sony a6500 XAVC media for Premiere on Windows. As soon as the conversion is complete, click "Open Folder" to get the generated files for editing in Premiere Pro on your Windows PC with optimum performance. That's all. Hope this post will help those who are having issues working with Sony a6500 XAVC footage in Adobe Premiere Pro.