Summary: Since 3D AVHCD files are not natively supported by FCP, this article introduces handy tools- best 3D MTS Converter Mac for you to import Panasonic AG-3DA1 3D AVCHD to Final Cut Pro for smoothly editing with Apple ProPres MOV format. Check out the solution.
"I'm trying to get an idea of the workflow associated with shooting/editing 3D footage Panasonic's AG-3DA1 in FCP. The final output will be uploaded to YouTube for web viewing. Please let me know if I'm forgetting anything."
Panasonic's AG-3DA1, a full 1080p 3D video recorder with twin lenses and dual 2 megapixel 3MOS sensors was revealed in 2009 and it is considered as the cheapest but professional camcorder on the market. It records Full HD 1080/60i, 1080/30p, 1080/24p AVCHD videos with 25.5-inch 3D LCD monitors, which is a great helper for professionals, such as movie producers, photographers.
After recording stunning video clips you would like to edit them in video editing programs like Final Cut Pro, while you may meet the trouble with video import because AVCHD is not the compatible video codec for FCP including FCP 6, FCP 7, FCP X. It would take a long time to import AVCHD files into FCP with Log & Transfer, which is a process of rendering AVCHD MTS files to FCP native ProRes codec. The best way is to transcode Panasonic AG-3DA1 3D AVCHD to FCP acceptable ProRes format first before import, and it saves time and remain video quality.How to transfer and edit Panasonic AG-3DA1 AVCHD in FCP without rendering?
At first, you need Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac – A powerful 3D AVCHD to FCP Converter.
Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac does a great job on transcoding AVCHD MTS, M2TS, M2T, TS files to FCP ProRes format with less video quality; Plus, this application supports video playback on many various devices, such as Samsung Galaxy S4, Surface RT/Pro, new iPad, Apple TV 3, etc.
What's more, with Pavtube AVCHD MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac, you can also add *.srt, *.***, *.ssa subtitle to a video/movie files. Here I share a guide of how to add subtitles and some free subtitle files download website:
How to add .srt, .***, .ssa subtitle to a video file?