Convert Sony NEX-F3 AVCHD to FCP (X) on Mac

About Sony Alpha NEX-F3

If you are looking to make the leap from a point-and-shoot camera to one where you can swap the lenses, you can’t miss the Sony NEX-F3. The NEX-F3 is the direct successor to NEX-C3, and takes over the bottom spot in the NEX lineup. It sports a 16-megapixel APS-C image sensor that delivers top-notch images in challenging light. Also, it can focus and fire off images with impressive speed.

Above the average battery life for a mirrorless camera, the NEX-F3 records 1080p AVCHD video with a great tilting LCD that even lets you shoot self-portraits. Versatile video mode is available. The device went on sale in the US market since 2012. Three body colors for you to choose: silver, black and white.

Import Sony NEX-F3 AVCHD to FCP (X) on Mac

After capturing some AVCHD footage with your camcorder, do you want to import them to Final Cut Pro (X) for editing? If you have tried, you may find various problems may exist, such as the sound & animations lost, videos can’t be loaded in, and so forth. To smoothly edit the Sony NEX-F3 AVCHD files in FCP, you’d better convert the videos into Apple ProRes codec which is best recommended by Final Cut Pro.

Jihosoft Mac Video Converter enables you to convert Sony NEX-F3 AVCHD (.mts) files to all kinds of common and popular video formats easily. Featured output format include ProRes 422/4444, MP4, MOV, FLV, AVI, MKV, DV, M4V, MPEG-2, and more. Besides, the program offers one click solution for you to convert videos best suit hot devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, etc) and frequently used applications (Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Adobe Premiere, etc) with optimized pre-settings.

Step1: import source AVCHD files into the converter
Step2: select “Final Cut Pro” -> “Apple ProRes 422” as the output profile
Step3: click “Start” to convert Sony NEX-F3 AVCHD to FCP (X) on Mac

When the conversion is finished, import the converted files into Final Cut Pro, and you will be able to edit Sony NEX-F3 MTS in FCP.