Using Sony FS5 XAVC in Premiere Elements 2018

Get some tips for editing Sony FS5 XAVC files in Premiere Elements 18 without hassle. 



More than one guys fond that It is a royal pain when import Sony FS5 XAVC into Premiere Elements for editing. As it happens with H.264, XAVC is not for editing, but for delivery. In this case, Sony's XAVC is the previous step before edit any sequence of pro video. To work with Sony FS5 XAVC files in Premiere Elements easily, a good suggestion is to convert XAVC to MPEG-2, a more edit-friendly format. Below is how to. 

First download and use Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac, a professional XAVC converter program. With it, you can easily transcode Sony FS5 XAVC to Premiere Elements friendly format MPEG-2 without quality loss. What's more, this powerful video converter offers other professional codec for NLEs, like Apple ProRes for FCP, AIC for iMovie, DNxHD for Avid and more. If you are a Windows user and willing to encode XAVC to Premiere Pro/Sony Vegas/Windows Movie Maker/After Effects, Brorsoft Video Converter is your first choice. Now download the software on your computer and follow the guide below to learn how to ingest Sony FS5 XAVC file to Premiere Elements 2018. 

Transcode Sony FS5 XAVC to Adobe Premiere Elements 2018 

Step 1. Run XAVC to Adobe Premiere Converter Mac and you can import XAVC clips to the program through "Add Video" button or just drag and drop the files to the program. 

 

Step 2. Click "Format" pull down list to select Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as the best video format for Premiere Elements. 

 

Tip: If the default settings do not fit you requirement, you can click "Settings" icon to and enter "Profile Settings" panel, this XAVC to Premiere Elements Converter Mac allows you to adjust video size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channels. 

Step 3. Click "Convert" button to start encoding Sony FS5 XAVC to MPEG-2(.mpg) for Adobe Premiere Elements. 

When the conversion task is finished, click "Open" button to get the exported files for transferring to Premiere Elements 2018 with easy playback or editing. 

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