Sony AVCHD Workflow and FCP X-Edit Sony HDR-PJ440 AVCHD videos in FCP X on Mac

The Sony HDR-PJ440, HD Handycam with Built-In Projector, features an Exmor R CMOS sensor and a wide-angle Carl Zeiss zoom lens with 30x optical zoom,captures Full HD 1920x1080 video at 60p and 9.2MP still images to its internal memory or to optional media cards. The Sony PJ440 integrates a small projector in the LCD viewscreen door that allows you to project your footage on a screen instead of having to connect your camera to a monitor to show your footage. Its Exmor R CMOS sensor is designed for increased sensitivity in low light situations and the Optical SteadyShot image stabilization with Intelligent Active Mode delivers smooth video.

When you come across this camcorder, you will import the Sony HDR-PJ440 AVCHD footages to Final Cut Pro for editing. As far as we know AVCHD format is a delivery codec not for editing, so the is not compatible with many editing software, such as Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Final Cut Express on Mac. That is to say, Final Cut Pro doesn't supports Sony PJ440 AVCHD well, it takes much time to render. If you want to smoothly import and edit Sony HDR-PJ440 AVCHD video with Final Cut Pro (FCP 6/7, FCP X), you should to convert Sony HDR-PJ440 AVCHD to MOV format encoded with Apple ProRes codec, that is best supported by FCP X/7/6. Below is a brief guide for you.

How to Convert Sony HDR-PJ440 AVCHD to Apple ProRes MOV on Mac?

Free download and install the top Sony PJ440 AVCHD to FCP X Converter:



Step 1. Launch Sony PJ440 AVCHD to FCP X Converter. Click the "Add Video" button to import Sony HDR-PJ440 AVCHD files, or directly drag and drop the Sony HDR-PJ440 AVCHD files to it.



Step 2. Click the "Profile" option to get the drop-down menu, and then move you pointer to "Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)", which is compatible with FCP X.



Step 3. Click the "Settings" button and you will get a new interface named "Profile Settings". You can adjust codec, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel in the interface according to your needs and optimize the output file quality.



Step 4. Click the "Convert" button under the preview window, the Mac Sony AVCHD to ProRes Converter will convert Sony HDR-PJ440 AVCHD to Apple ProRes MOV for FCP X. Then you can edit Sony HDR-PJ440 AVCHD video files in Final Cut Pro X smoothly on Mac.

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