Importing Sony a6500 XAVC S in Avid Media Composer

Read this page to learn a workflow of importing and editing Sony a6500 XAVC S in Avid Media Composer 5/6/7/8 easily. 



I have footage shot on Sony a6500 in the XAVC-S codec. However, Avid doesn't support XAVC-s so I cannot ingest the into it - AMA link or import. I have had a look at Media Encoder but I cannot transcode the higher frame rates. Now what I'm seeking for is Sony a6500 XAVC S to Avid best workflow.

Searching related forums, some clues hit me. Since the AMA plug-in, Media Encode can't do what you want, a quick workaround is to convert XAVC S to DNxHD, a codec specially developed by Avid to help media professionals to work with mastering-quality HD media at significantly reduced file size.

Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is one of the best choice to complete the task. Overall, the program is a professional yet easy-to-use XAVC to Avid converter. With it, you can convert Sony A6300, Sony a7S, Sony a7II, Sony a7s II, Sony AX100, AS100V and more recorded XAVC S videos to Avid Media Composer preferable DNxHD video without any quality loss. What's more, this XAVC converter can also transcode XAVC S clips for editing in Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, iMovie, etc flawlessly. The equivalent Windows version is Brorsoft Video Converter, which can encode XAVC files for Windows editing.

How to transcode Sony a6500 XAVC S for editing in Avid Media Composer

Step 1: Transfer XAVC S from Sony A6500 camera to computer

The XAVC S format products are recorded on the fastest SD cards(SDXC), the recorded footage can be transferred to you computer in the following 3 ways:
1. Directly connect the camera/camcorder to the computer via a USB cable.
2. Remove the SDXC card from the camera/camcorder and then plug it into the computer.
3. Fit the computer via the SDXC media adaptor.

Step 2: Load Sony A6300 XAVC S files

Click Add button to load the Sony A6500 XAVC S files to the best XAVC S converter Mac. It supports batch conversion.



Step 3: Specify output file format

From "Format"drop-down lists, you can select Avid Media Composer preferable editing codec from "Avid Media Composer"> "Avid DNxHD(*.mov)"as the output format.



Step 4: Start XAVC S to DNxHD conversion

After all necessary settings, hit Convert icon to let the conversion begin. When it finished, locate the output DNxHD files. And you can import the converted Sony a6500 XAVC S video to Avid Media Composer to start your post workflow.

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