Need a Video Converter:

Hi, Not sure if this is the proper thread.......... I have an enormous amount of m2t formated video's. I want to convert them to .mov for FCPX. I have looked at wondershare video converter ultimate and MacX Video Converter Pro which both seem to be great converters. If you have used these and/or other converters I would like your thoughts and/or suggestions. Your help would be most appreciated. Thanks, Ray

Not wondershare. Haven't used the other. Take a look at EditReady, rewraps to QuickTime. Excellent product.

Thanks.......... I'll take a look at EditReady. Thanks again. Ray

Hi,
Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm going with EditReady as you suggested. A BIG PLUS for (Today Only) is that it's 33% off due to their 10'th anniversary. It's $33.49 instead of $49.99. Use this code 10years for the discount. www.divergentmedia.com/editready
I'd like to add, EditReady also had a new update on February 14'th as well..... ver. 1.4.7
I do have a couple questions;
1) Does anyone know if EditReady can be downloaded to more than one computer?
2) Are there free updates?
Thanks again for your help.......... Ray

Note that while EditReady in general supports rewrapping of MXF media, it does NOT support this from a Sony PXW-FS5. The rewrap seems to run but the resulted rewrapped files cannot be edited with FCPX or played with Quicktime. This is technically not a bug with EditReady but Sony is using some kind of special codec variant which can only be interpreted by Apple Pro Video Formats 2.0.5 if run against the original camera file. The FS5 is not listed as a supported device by Divergent Media: www.divergentmedia.com/devices/supporteddevices

Since FCPX cannot import FS5 MXF media "in place" using the original source tree structure, and since EditReady cannot rewrap it, this would greatly increase the import time and storage requirements for a large shoot. In theory the MXF files could be copied outside the tree structure and imported in place but this is a poor practice and you never know what problems that could cause -- which might not be obvious until much later. I have done this with Sony XAVC-S files and feel confident it is safe but I would never do that with AVCHD or MXF files.

EditReady properly rewraps all the AVCHD files I have tested so far and is probably OK with AVCHD files from a Sony FS5, however I have not tested those specifically.

This again illustrates why you must thoroughly test any workflow using the exact cameras and codecs before making an investment and committing to production.

Thanks for the help...... My camcorder is a Sony PXW-X70 w/4K and I also have a Sony RX100V 4K. Thanks again. Ray

RayPaula wrote: Thanks for the help...... My camcorder is a Sony PXW-X70 w/4K and I also have a Sony RX100V 4K. Thanks again. Ray

Both of those cameras can use XAVC. I suggest you use this codec not AVCHD. I think they won't shoot 4k using AVCHD. Using AVCHD has three problems: (1) It has the previously-listed issues with import, (2) If the bare .MTS or .M2T files are imported directly it can adversely impact FCPX performance, (3) Several AVCHD recording modes are interlaced, so it's easy to accidentally shoot AVCHD interlaced content -- the last thing you want.

If you only need 1080p, I suggest using XAVC, and if shooting 4k, I think XAVC is required on those cameras.

Thanks for the reply.......
Sony PXW-X70 4X is QFHD - XAVC - L
Sony RX100V is XAVC - S
Both have the option of shooting in AVCHD which I don't use. I have the latest version FCPX and it will not ingest .m2t files therefore, I am rewrapping them in EditReady. I also have .avi files in which I will probably do the same although, FCPX will handle .avi natively.
FCPX handles my 4K natively with flawless playback. Thanks again for your help. Ray