Loading Sony A6300 XAVC S to Premiere Pro/Avid MC/iMovie

This is a simple guide on how you can import and edit your Sony Alpha a6300 XAVC S files with Premiere Pro, iMovie, Avid Media COmposer fast, easy and hassle free. 



Sony Alpha a6300 is a photography beast, especially when it comes to 4k video. I am mainly a road cycling and mountain biking filmmaker and photographer (some outdoor adventure/travel too) and I like it very much. But what I'm eager to know is the Sony A6300 XAVC S to Premiere Pro/Avid MC/iMovie workflow.

Well, from some other users' feedback, I know that main video editor like Premiere Pro CS6, iMovie and Avid Media Composer don't like the XAVC S file type from Sony a6300. Thanks for my colleague recommendation, we applied a third-party video converter to transcode Sony Alpha a6300 XAVC S to a more editable format for those NLEs, then start my project without hassle.

I think, for XAVC and XAVC-S this XAVC S converter- Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is a basic product to use a new cam of Sony (Sony alpha 6300 or others) with Premiere Pro or Avid Media Composer, iMovie as I do. With it, you can effortlessly transcode Sony a6300 XAVC S to MPEG-2 for Premiere Pro, DNxHD for Avid Media Composer, Apple InterMediate Codec for iMovie keeping the original quality.

For Windows users, you can turn to Brorsoft Video Converter. Just get the right version according to your computer's OS and follow the step-by-step guide below to convert Sony a6300 XAVC S videos to Adobe/Avid/iMovie easily.

Transcode Sony Alpha a6300 XAVC S for Editing in Premiere/iMovie/Avid

1. XAVC S files Importing > Download, install and run the XAVC S Converter for Mac; click "Add Videos" icon to load your source XAVC S videos from Sony a6300.



2. Select output format > Click "Format" pull down list to select "Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MPEG-2(*.mpg)" as the best video format for Premiere Pro. "iMovie/FCE --> Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov)" is the best format for iMovie. For editing XAVC S in Avid, a Composer -> DNxHD (*.mov)" is the best choice.



3. Start conversion process > Click the "Convert" icon under the preview window, and the XAVC S converter will start converting Sony A6300 XAVC S to the format you set.

When the conversion is finished, you can click "Open" button to get the generated video files effortlessly. Afterwards, you can launch your Premiere Pro, iMovie or Avid Media Composer to import converted Alpha a6300 XAVC S clips for further editing.

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