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How to import and edit Sony FX2 4K MP4 videos in Final Cut Pro smoothly? Why my Premiere Pro can't read the loaded Sony FX2 .mp4 videos? The Sony FX2 is a full-frame cinema camera built around a 33MP BSI CMOS sensor. This produces extremely sharp oversampled 4K video up to 30p. This is a dual gain sensor with excellent dynamic range at the base ISO of 800 in S-Log3, and very little noise at the second gain step of 4000 ISO. FX2 Capture video in XAVS S, S-I, and HS recording formats in Long GOP, All-Intra, H.264, and H.265 codecs.
When Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro users attempt to import MP4 videos captured by Sony FX2, they may meet problems of one kind or another. Apple and Adobe claims that the handling of MP4 media has been improved in Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro. However, the fact is that even the latest FCP and Premiere Pro still cannot be fully compatible with Sony FX2 4K XAVC HS, XAVC S and XAVC S-I videos well, let alone the older version of FCP X/7/6 and Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5. Below are 2 typical frequently asked questions quoted from the forums:
"Whenever I try to import Sony FX2 4K MP4 files into the timeline in Premiere Pro, only the audio shows up. I have searched and searched, and can't find any really solid information about this. I know Premiere Pro can handle 4K footage. But this Sony FX2 footage has me baffled."
"Final Cut Pro Crashed with Sony FX2 10 bit clips -- I a'm a licensed user. (I buy FCP and now update the 11.1.1 version) When i try to import the 4k LongGop, 10 bit, 420, 200 mbit video clips (15 clips, around 20 GB ) the Final Cut Pro is crashed... always crashed. This problem in FCP or some issue by Windows? What i should do? Help Please! I want comfort work with Sony FX2 footages. Thanks a LOT!"
As you see, though you upgraded your software from the old version to the latest version, you will still stuck by the incompatibility issues. The H.265 compression format is a final deivery codec, it's not an ideal one you want to use for editing. Currently, most NLE doesn't like Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro is no exceptation. For the reason, you can try to convert your videos from variable framerate to constant framerate using a converter. This probably solves your problem.
As mentioned above, the handling of Sony FX2 media has been improved in Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro. Nevertheless, importing 4K files into your editing software is still a headache problem. Let's not to say some 10-bit MP4 videos shot in Sony FX2. Then, transcoding MP4 files becomes a highly recommended method, especially if your files are in H.265 codec and you don't have a high-end computer.
To do this, you can turn to Acrok Video Converter Ultimate (For Windows | For Mac) for help. This program features high efficiency and seamless conversion. By runnig it, there is no need to set the codec yourself, the program has specially designed optimized presets like Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes 4444, MPEG-2, etc. for editing software. Apart from changing file format, the ideal H.264 encoder and decoder can also convert your videos to constant frame rate. This converter works fast while keeping high quality.
Free download and install Acrok software you'll be able to convert Sony FX2 MP4 to Final Cut Pro/Premiere Pro accepted format with constant framerate in 3 simple steps.
- Accept MP4, MOV, MXF, MTS videos from camera, camcorder, iPhone, etc.
- Output media in file formats natively supported by Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, iMovie, etc.
- Convert video in 3 simple steps. Level-3 hardware acceleration makes it super fast.
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100% Safe & Clean 100% Safe & CleanThis quick start guide takes Video Converter Mac version (Including macOS 15) screenshots as an example. The method to convert Sony FX2 MP4 videos on Windows (Including Windows 11/10) is the same. All that you should take care is to download the right version according to your situation.
Install and open this MP4 Converter on PC, and then click "Add file" icon to load Sony FX2 footage, or drag and drop target .mp4 files into the screen. Batch conversion is supported, so you can several MP4 videos to the program to convert at a time.
Click "Format" bar, select "Editing Software" - "Premiere/Vegas (MPEG-2)" from the format drop-down menu. The output video seamlessly fits Premiere Pro. Besides, you can also choose "Premiere (WMV) (AC-1) (*.wmv)" or "Premeire AVC (*.mov)" if you want to get a relatively smaller output file.
Choose a format preset that Final Cut natively supports. Here you're recommended to choose Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) as output profile. which seems to be the best one due to the great video quality but small size. You can also choose Apple ProRes 4444 MOV as the output format.
Hit "Convert" button in the lower right corner and the conversion will begin in no time. Once done, you can easily import the converted video into Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro without any trouble.
Sony FX2 10-bit MP4 is still not as popular as H.264 MP4, so it is inevitable to experience some errors on editing software because of incompatibility. This situation will be gradually improved. Currently, the most effective workaround is to transcode your Sony FX2 to another supported format with Acrok Video Converter Ultimate or something else. Acrok is worth a try. It is a piece of multifunctional video processing software integrated with video converting, video editing and much more. Try it right now!
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