Sony FS100 1080/60p AVCHD Importing Tips for Final Cut Pro X (FCP X)

Summary: Having issues when importing and editing Sony NEX-FS100 50P/60P AVCHD footage in Final Cut Pro X? Get the best Mac MTS to ProRes Converter to achieve your goal smoothly.



As the first affordable and fully professional large-sensor video camera, Sony NEX-FS100 comes equipped with a stabilized 11x zoom lens while using the same S35-size CMOS sensor as the higher-end PMW-F3. Able to shoot full 1080p video in a range of frame rates up to 60p, the FS100 provides the option of recording 28Mbps AVCHD footage onto SD or Memory Stick media, or it can output uncompressed 4:2:2 video (with embedded timecode) and RGB via HDMI 1.4 to an external recording unit. Using the FS100, you can record full HD .mts cliops at 1080/60p or 50p mode. While enjoying the stunning HD image quality, many folks are having problems when importing FS100 60p/50p AVCHD footage to Final Cut Pro X like the below:

Sony NEX-FS700 and FCP Workflow - Convert/Import FS700 AVCHD footage to Final Cut Pro 7/X

Summary: Cannot import 60p/50p AVCHD video footage from Sony NEX-FS700 to Final Cut Pro 7 or FCP 7 for editing? Get the best Mac MTS to ProRes Converter to achieve your goal smoothly.


“I have purchased the newly released Sony FS700 Camcorder, it records MTS videos, when I import the recordings to Final Cut Pro 7 I always got problems, can you give me some suggestions to help me import Sony FS700 MTS clips to FCP?”

Sony NEX-FS700 is able to shoot full 1080p video in a range of frame rates up to 60p, the FS700 provides the option of recording AVCHD footage onto SD card/MemoryStick or via the FMU (flash memory unit) port, or it can output 4:2:2 video (with embedded timecode) via HDMI 1.4 or 3G/HD-SDI to an external recording unit. Using the FS700, you can record Full HD .mts clips at 1080/60p or 50p mode. While enjoying the stunning HD image quality, many folks are having problems when importing FS700 60p/50p AVCHD footage to Final Cut Pro 6/7 (even with the lastest FCP X). If you’re in such a situation, you can read on the article to learn more, which mainly shows you how to get Sony NEX-FS700 1080 50P/60P footage and FCP 6/7/X to work beautifully.