The best Sony Alpha a7R II XAVC to Premiere converter

How can I expect a smooth workflow between Sony Alpha a7R II XAVC media and Adobe Premiere? If you are having troubles editing Sony Alpha a7R II XAVC footage in Premiere, you may wish to read this tutorial. It walks you through how to convert Sony Alpha a7R II XAVC video files to Premiere preferred DNxHD or ProRes codec for a smooth workflow.

Since Adobe Premiere Pro CC version 7.2, XAVC support has beem added to Premiere. The XAVC format has been designed to support all current popular AV media resolutions, including 4K, QFHD, 2K, HD, and SD as a proxy. Depending on your computer environment and your source media specifications, you can't always expect a smooth editing workflow. If for any reason you are stuck and want a more efficient method of working with Sony Alpha a7R II XAVC files in Adobe Premiere Pro that saves time and speeds up the production process, you'd better convert Sony Alpha a7R II XAVC media into Premiere's most compatible format, like DNxHD and Apple ProRes.

• Part 1: How to transcode Sony Alpha a7R II XAVC files for use in Adobe Premiere on Mac?
• Part 2: How to transcode Sony Alpha a7R II 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 Alpha a7R II XAVC files for use in Adobe Premiere on Mac?

Step 1: Import Sony Alpha a7R II XAVC files Start up Video Converter for Mac and click "Add File" to load Sony Alpha a7R II XAVC videos that you need to convert into this program. This converter supports batch conversion, so you can import a bundle of Sony Alpha a7R II 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 Alpha a7R II 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 Alpha a7R II XAVC files for use in Adobe Premiere on Windows?

Step 1: Import Sony Alpha a7R II XAVC files Start up Video Converter for Windows and click "Add File" to load Sony Alpha a7R II XAVC videos that you need to convert into this program. This converter supports batch conversion, so you can import a bundle of Sony Alpha a7R II 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 Alpha a7R II 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 Alpha a7R II XAVC footage in Adobe Premiere Pro.