Best Way to Transfer M2TS Footage to FCP 7 for Editing in Highest Quality

Posted by admin on February 10, 2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

Even though Final Cut is supposed to support .mov files with H.264 compression, H264 is still a delivery codec and does not work well with FCP. You can Log and Transfer to get the .mts or .m2ts files from the AVCHD folder for the saved files, but keep in mind that h264 is not an editing format.

Apple ProRes 422 is the codec introduced with Final Cut, and Final Cut Pro 7 is currently the latest version with support to expanded ProRes family like ProRes 422 (Proxy), ProRes 422 (LT) and ProRes 4444. If you face difficulties importing the .m2ts files to FCP 7, you may try Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac and take the fast HD M2TS file conversion for FCP 7.

Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac does not only help you convert m2ts files, but also mts, m2t and other files like .mov to ProRes 422 codec and ProRes 4444 codec. Below is the fast guide for you to quickly enjoy and edit m2ts files in FCP 7 on Mac Snow Leopard.

Step 1. Download M2TS footage to Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac.
Run Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac as the 2011 best M2TS footage to FCP 7 converter on Mac OS X like 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.5 Leopard, 10.4 Tiger. Click the “Add” button to import .m2ts files from the HD cam.

Step 2. Choose ProRes format with 1080p HD.
Click the “Format” option, and navigate to Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) (*.mov) as output format. You can also choose other codec like ProRes 422, ProRes 422 (Proxy) , ProRes 422 (LT) as output.

Then click the “Settings” button and choose 1920*1080 as output video size.

Step 3. Convert M2TS files to ProRes 422 HQ MOV for FCP 7.
Click the convert button under the preview window, the Mac ProRes 422 video converter will start converting M2TS files to FCP 7 compatible ProRes .mov.

Hope you find the above solution the best way to transfer M2TS footage to FCP 7 for editing in highest quality.

Tips:
If your camcorder records videos in 1080i, you can deinterlace the videos to 1080p for smooth playback on Mac and editing. Just click the video clip and click the Editor button. Go to the Effect tab to tick the checkbox for deinterlacing.