Saturday, August 6, 2011

Import problem: load Panasonic HDC-TM700 MTS to Final Cut Pro X

Recently many people are caring whether the AVCHD MTS can be imported to Final Cut Pro X smoothly because they really want to purchase Final Cut Pro X and hope to confirm this issue.

The camcorder we choose today is Panasonic HDC-TM700 which record AVCHD 1080p60 video; so far it is the highest resolution criterion than many other consumer camcorders capture 1080p24, 1080p25, or 1080p30 video in 2011.

The way Final Cut Pro X to import Panasonic HDC-TM700 by Apple:
In the Import Camera window, there is a button for "Create Archive", but it only works if you have a camera card or flash drive online. If you deselect them, the button is grayed out. In other words, you can use that button to create a (backup) archive of what's currently on the card (or flash drive) and store it on your Mac hard drive (the archive seems to be only read by Final Cut - it has an ".fcarch" extension in the finder, with a silver film canister icon with a keyhole in the middle). But that's all you can get the button to do. Next to it there's an "Open Archive" button for opening already created archives.

So the conclusion is: You can't import .mts files directly from the Finder. If you navigate to them from the Import dialog, it will have them grayed out. FCPX doesn't work with them directly, you must import MTS files directly from the camera, from a memory card (with the original file structure in place), or from a camera archive. But having to use camera archives is stupid.

Another Direct Solution: use professional Panasonic AVCHD MTS Converter Mac:
If you are boring with the solution Apple Final Cut Pro X offered, you can use the professional AVCHD Converter Mac to solve this puzzle. It is designed to convert all kinds of AVCHD camera including Canon, Panasonic, JVC, Sony AVCHD MTS files directly to Final Cut Pro X compatible DV, MOV, MP4. And the AVCHD MTS criterion support: MTS 720p, MTS 1080i, MTS 1080p60/1080p50/1080p24/1080p25/1080p30.

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