Working with Sony Alpha a99 II XDCAM footage in FCP X

What's the best workflow between Sony Alpha a99 II XDCAM footage and Final Cut Pro X? If you can't work with Sony Alpha a99 II XDCAM media in FCP X properly, you may wish to read this tutorial. It displays an easy way to convert Sony Alpha a99 II XDCAM .mxf clips to ProRes 422 codec for use in Final Cut Pro X with optimum performance.

You need to install additional software to import Sony Alpha a99 II XDCAM media into Final Cut Pro X. If you use Final Cut Pro X version 10.2 or later, you need to verify that Pro Video Formats is installed on your system before importing Sony Alpha a99 II XDCAM media. If you use Final Cut Pro X version 10.1.4 or earlier, you need to verify that Pro Video Formats and the Sony XAVC/XDCAM Plug-in for Apple are installed on your system. If this doesn't work, we would recommend transcoding Sony Alpha a99 II XDCAM footage to FCP X preferred ProRes codec before editing. This will require a third party Sony Alpha a99 II XDCAM to ProRes Converter for FCP X.

Here's what you need

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

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How to transcode Sony Alpha a99 II XDCAM footage to ProRes for FCP X editing?

To transcode Sony Alpha a99 II XDCAM MXF video files to ProRes, do as below: Step 1: Click "Add File" to load Sony Alpha a99 II XDCAM MXF files that you want to convert into this program.

Step 2: Click "Profile" to select "Final Cut Pro" > "Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as output format. Apple ProRes is FCP X's favorite editing codec, which FCP X will recognize and handle well.

Tips: 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: Click "Convert" to start Sony Alpha a99 II XDCAM files to ProRes conversion. As soon as the conversion is complete, click "Open Folder" to get the generated Apple ProRes files for editing in FCP X with optimum performance.