Convert HDC-SD800 AVCHD MTS/M2TS video to ProRes for FCP X editing on Mac OS X


The HDC-SD800 is a high definition camcorder, its stylish design, brings a unique look to the HD market. The SD800 records in AVCHD format, which is the standard for high definition camcorders.

I like easy editing with Final Cut Pro X for family movies like interesting events, cats, building a snowman and so on. Although some people indicates that FCP X supports loading AVCHD videos, but it doesn't support well. I still could not edit SD800 AVCHD MTS/M2TS in FCP X. Finally I found Pavtube Video Converter for Mac which is the best SD800 MTS/M2TS Converter to transcode SD800 AVCHD Videos to Apple ProRes 422 perfectly compatible with FCP X.

If you have the same problem about editing HDC-SD800 AVCHD Videos in Final Cut Pro X, you may follow the step-by-step guide.

Step 1. Load HDC-SD800 AVCHD videos to Panasonic SD800 to FCP Converter.

Step 2. Select “Apple ProRes 422” as output video format compatible with FCP X.
Click the drop-down list in the Format line to get the format box. Then choose the Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) for full HD 1080p AVCHD files.

Step 3. Adjust the output video's parameters as you want.
Click the Setting button after the Format to get the Profile Settings. Change the Size to 1920×1080, the Bitrate to original, and the Codec after Audio to aac for getting the perfect effects.

Step 4. Convert HDC-SD800 files to Apple ProRes for FCP X editing on Mac OS X Lion.