Sony AVCHD to FCP X-Convert Sony HXR-MC50U 1080/60i AVCHD to ProRes for FCP X

The Sony HXR-MC50U is a pro/prosumer-level camcorder that is packaged with a shotgun mic. The Sony MC50U features a 1/2.88″ Exmor R CMOS sensor, 10x optical zoom and a 3.5″ touchscreen LCD, and equips with Optical SteadyShot Active Mode anti-shake technology which means you can capture steady, smooth, high-quality content with your camcorder, even when moving or zooming in or out. It captures 1080/60i AVCHD video at a max 24Mbps bit rate.

When you got this camcorder, and you will import the Sony HXR-MC50U 1080/60i 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, Adobe Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas Pro, iPhoto on Mac. That is to say, Final Cut Pro doesn't supports Sony MC50U 1080/60i AVCHD well, it takes much time to render. If you want to smoothly import and edit Sony HXR-MC50U 1080/60i AVCHD video with Final Cut Pro (FCP 6/7, FCP X), you should to convert Sony HXR-MC50U 1080/60i 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 HXR-MC50U 1080/60i AVCHD to Apple ProRes MOV on Mac?

Free download the top Sony MC50U AVCHD to FCP X Converter:



Step 1. Import Sony HXR-MC50U 1080/60i AVCHD files

Install and run Sony MC50U AVCHD to FCP X Converter. Click the "Add Video" button to import Sony HXR-MC50U 1080/60i AVCHD files, or directly drag and drop the Sony HXR-MC50U AVCHD files to it.



Step 2. Select Apple ProRes 422 MOV as output format

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



Step 3. Customize output file video and audio parameters

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. Convert Sony HXR-MC50U 1080/60i AVCHD to Apple ProRes

Click the "Convert" button under the preview window, the Mac Sony AVCHD to ProRes Converter will convert Sony HXR-MC50U AVCHD to Apple ProRes MOV for FCP X. Then you can edit Sony HXR-MC50U 1080/60i AVCHD video files in Final Cut Pro X/7/6 smoothly on Mac.

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