Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV AVCHD to ProRes Converter for FCP X

If you can't get FCP X opening Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV AVCHD mts files properly, you may wish to read this tutorial. It walks you through how to convert Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV AVCHD video recordings to Apple ProRes 422 .mov for editing in Final Cut Pro X smoothly. If it is what you are looking for, just read on to learn the detail.

"Since I upgraded to High Sierra, I have series troubles on my iMac late 2012 with my Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV AVCHD mts files. QuickTime won't play AVCHD videos from my Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV anymore and FCP X won't import them. Final Cut Pro X starts to import but stops after a while. Tried another user on the iMac, same problem. Any help here?"

Indeed, this is a FCP X issue with High Sierra. To be able to solve the issue, you could convert them first. Here's a guide displaying how to encode Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV AVCHD mts files to ProRes 422 for use in FCP X fluently.

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How to transcode Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV AVCHD mts files to ProRes for FCP X?

To transcode Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV AVCHD footage to ProRes for FCP X, do as below:

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

Step 1: Import Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV AVCHD mts files. Start up Video Converter for Mac and click "Add File" to load Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV AVCHD video files that you need to convert into this program. This converter supports batch conversion, so you can import a bundle of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV AVCHD video files into it to do conversion at a time.

Step 2: Choose output format for FCP X from "Profile" list Working well as an Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV AVCHD converter app, Video Converter for Mac comes with a flavor of Apple ProRes codecs , including Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes 422 (HQ), Apple ProRes 422 (LT), Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy) and Apple ProRes 4444. For a good balance between quality and file size, we would recommend choosing "Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as output format under "Final Cut Pro" column. The ProRes 422 codec will ensure a good performance working in FCP X even on an old Mac machine.

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: Start Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV AVCHD MTS to FCP X conversion. Click "Convert" to start Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV AVCHD mts video to ProRes 422 conversion for FCP X. As soon as the conversion is complete, you can click "Open Folder" to get the generated Apple ProRes 422 files for editing in FCP X with optimum performance. Hope it helps.