Thursday, April 13, 2017

Working PIX-E5 4K ProRes in Avid Media Composer

Compact and powerful, the Video Devices PIX-E5 5" 4K Recording Video Monitor can record DCI 4K an UHD 4K (4096 x 2160) video over HDMI and 6G-SDI to SpeedDrive SSDs in the Apple ProRes format at frame rates up to 30 fps. However, compatibility issue is quite common in the video world, which is also true to the stunning 4K Prores codec captured by PIX-E5. In this article, we will talk about the ultra high video resolution 4K Prores and Avid MC workflow. If you're planning to import PIX-E5 4K Prores video to Avid Media Composer 8/7/6/5 for editing, read on to find something you need.



Searching online, some guys mentioned ProRes workflow on Media Composer. Yes, ProRes can be used in Avid Media Composer with AMA. As far as I know things are a little more complicated with ProRes. Actually, it's too long for AMA to be effective I tried it. Becides, AMA linking to the ProRes QT files will not allow for the clips to be consolidated. Something else, there's actually no way to edit a 4K project natively with Avid MC. In most cases, editing 4K in Avid Media Composer is very taxing on your computer. In order to work PIX-E5 4K Prores footage in Avid MC smoothly, a better way is to transcode 4K ProRes to a more "edit" friendly codec- DNxHD(1080p would be the best settings).

Different from 720p/1080p videos, the conversion of 4K video is in a higher standard, a professional 4K Video Converter for Mac is what you need. Featured with the most advanced converting technology, Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac is now providing the most reliable and professional 4K solutions to all format issues including all types of Apple ProRes codecs like ProRes 4444, ProRes 422 (HQ), ProRes 422, ProRes 422 (LT), ProRes 422 (Proxy), 4K XAVC/XAVC S, 4K MP4, 4K MOV, 4K MXF, 4K H.2654K Blu-ray and more.

As the best Apple ProRes decoder, it's able to convert PIX-E5 4K ProRes files to DNxHD video for Avid MC native editing. Besides, with it you can also convert PIX-E5 4K ProRes to any other video or audio formats including AVI, MP4, WMV, MOV, 3GP, MKV, VOB, FLV, AAC, MP3 and more. Some simple video editing functions like trim, crop, add watermark/effects are also provided for you. What's more, it provides hundreds of output format presets for 4K videos, such as DNxHD for Avid, Apple ProRes for Final Cut Pro, H.264 MOV for Adobe Premiere Pro. For Windows users, Dimo Video Converter Ultimate is the alternative choice. Just download it and follow the tutorial below to get the work done.

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Steps to Transcode PIX-E5 4K Apple ProRes media to DNxHD For Avid MC on Mac 

Step 1: Install and launch the ProRes to DNxHD converter. Click "Add File" button to load individual 4K prores video for converting or directly drag the footage from PIX-E5 to the program.  



Step 2: Click "Select Format" preset and choose "Editor" -> "DNxHD 720p" or "DNxHD 1080p" as the best video format for editing PIX-E5 Apple ProRes in Avid with good video quality. 

Tip: You need to set Video Resolution at 1080p before conversion. Click "Settings" button; you can adjust video and audio settings, including codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channel. To down-convert ultra HD 4K to 1080p, do remember adjusting video size to 1920*1080. That is the exact 1080p. 



Step 3: Hit "Start" button to start PIX-E5 4K ProRes .mov to DNxHD .mov conversion. You can follow the conversion process from the pop-up windows. After the conversion, launch Avid Media Composer and import the convert DNxHD files to Avid MC to create a project for smooth and native editing. No more worries about the Apple ProRes incompatibility with Avid Media Composer. 

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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

How to Import & Edit 4K footage in Premiere Pro CC/CS6

Want to import 4K footage into Premiere Pro CC/CS6 for making some modifications? If so, you won't miss this post with best workflow of working 4K clips.

As 4K-resolution cameras falling into consumers' hands, such as BlackMagic Design Production Camera, Leica D-LUX, Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GH4K/FZ1000, Sony Alpha a7S, GoPro Hero4 Black, Canon EOS 1D-C, etc. In this situation, if you recorded some 4K videos with your 4K camcorder, you may prefer to edit them before sharing with friends or uploading to YouTube or 4K TV. Then the question arises. Will editing programs like Premiere Pro CC support 4K videos?



Granted, Premiere Pro CC 7 (2017 included), CS6 can handle (usually) 4K files without much problem, but it is extremely hardware intensive. You probably don't like to invest a new computer, that means dead end? Humh, of course not,  but you do need to transcode 4K video to Premiere Pro using MPEG-2 (1080p) as primary delivery format. Here we will discuss how to edit 4K footage with Premiere Pro without bogging down your computer. 

How to import and edit 4K video in Premerie Pro CC successfully?

To get a best solution for 4K video and finish the 4K video conversion task, the best Mac 4K video converter app,Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac, is your best choice to transcode DJI, Nikon, Sony, Blackmagic, GoPro, Panasonic, Canon 4K video to Premerie Pro CC codec. With it, you can effortlessly transcode transcode 4K video, H.264(MP4), XAVC, XAVC S, etc footage to MPEG-2 for Premiere Pro. 

What's more, it supports converting 4K files to various non-linear editing systems (NLE), including Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro, Camtasia Studio and more. If you work 4K files in Adobe Premiere Pro on Windows PC, please get Dimo Video Converter Ultimate to solve the issues.

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Convert 4K video files for Adobe Premiere Pro CS6/CC/CS6/CS5/CS4

Step 1. Load 4K Files

Run the program you just install, and drag and drop the 4K video files to the 4K converter. You can also hit "Add File" button to import videos to the app. 

Step 2. Choose output format 

Click "Select Format" bar and choose "Format" > "Editor" > "Adobe Premiere" as output format for editing 4K in Adobe with natively supported video codec.



Tips: Click "Setting" button if you'd like to customize advanced audio and video parameters like Video Codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, Audio codec, sample rate, audio channels. However, please keep it default as original if you want to get original 4K resolution.

Step 3.  Start converting 4K files

Tab the "Start" button of this fastest 4K Video Converter. It will start to transcode 4K for importing to Adobe Premiere Pro immediately. Soon after the conversion, just click "Open" button to get the generated files for natively editing in Premiere Pro CC 2017 as well as CC7/CS6/CS5/CS4/CS3 perfectly.

Other tips to get best Premiere Pro CC Settings:

1. Disable High-Quality Playback, gets you apx. 5-10% performance (Player Window/Wrench Icon/High Qaulity Playback).

INFO: Mercury Engine Transmit to second monitor, takes away apx. 5-10% performance (Player Window/Wrench Icon/Enable Transmit).

2. RedCode/Cineform movie files: Set playback resolution to 1/2 or 1/4 size will increase performace apx. 10-20% (Player Window/Full-1/2-1/4,etc.)

3. Increase Playback Preroll and Postroll time to 3-8 seconds for smoother playback, especially with slower harddrives (Edit/Preferences/Playback/Preroll-Postroll).

4. Disable Lumetri Scopes if not needed. They have been optimized in PP 2015.3 but you loose 3-8% performance when enabled (Window/Lumetri Scopes).

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Sunday, April 9, 2017

How to Play MP4 files on Panasonic TV

With Panasonic, the longest-standing television manufacturers that has been at the forefront of TV design for many years, and its   impressive television models, including plasma, Viera TV, LED, LCD, OLED, and 4K TVs, you can enjoy all kind of media files on Panasonic television.   However, when you tried to add some kinds of MP4 videos to Panasonic TV for enjoyment via USB flash drive, you may fail to do the job. So, what's the problem? How to solve "Panasonic TV not playing MP4" issue? Read on detailed solutions. 



Why Panasonic TV won't play MP4 files? 

To play all kinds of MP4 on Panasonic TV, you need to choose  corresponding preferred codec for your TV model. From Panasonic TV official website we know that Panasonic TV is only compatible with MP4 in H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video codec and AAC audio codec. However, MP4 is a container format which contains various kinds of video and audio codecs. Once the MP4 files can't meet the requirement of Panasonic TV input format and codec, you'll get into trouble to play MP4 in Panasonic TV. 

Besides this, there are some other possible reasons: 

* The damaged MP4 Video content will not play correctly on Panasonic TV
* When you play MP4 video on Panasonic TV over a network connection, the video may not be played smoothly. 
* If the Index Table is in error, the Seek (Jump) function is not supported. 

Best Workaround to Solve Panasonic TV Won't Play MP4 

There is no better way to watch MP4 on Panasonic TV than to convert MP4 to Panasonic TV compatible formats like MP4 and MKV. Thankfully, there are quite a lot of web-based video converter applications available specifically for people to convert media files. 

It's recommended to use Dimo Video Converter Ultimate to do conversion. It is ensured that this tool will enable you to:
  • Convert all kinds of video and audio types including 2D/3D MP4, SD/HD/4K MP4, H.264/H.265 MP4, AVI, MKV, FLV, MPG/MPEG, WMV, MOV, FLAC, WMA, etc.  
  • World's fastest speed to convert MP4 to Panasonic TV, thanks to the NVIDIA CUDA hardware acceleration tech
  • Directly accomplish MP4 to Panasonic TV conversion preset profiles for TV  
  • Trim, crop, rotate videos, add effect/watermark, create 3D to meet your needs.  
  • Adjust the parameters of video and audio files.  
  • Free share videos from  computer in common formats to mobile devices or TV wirelessly  
  • Perfectly compatible with Windows PC, no matter the latest Windows 10, 8.1 or earlier ones
If you're a Mac user, simply turn to Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac, which has the same function as the Windows version. Now download the program according to your computer system and follow the simple guide below to get incompatible MP4 files to play on Panasonic TV nicely. 

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Guide: Convert and play MP4 video on Panasonic TV 

Step 1: Add MP4 files 
  
Install and launch the MP4 file converter, and then click "Add File" button to import your .mp4 to the software one by one.

 

Step 2: Set output video format 

Click "Select Format" bar and select "Device > TVS > Panasonic TV" video as target format. The optimized output format will contains the best video settings for playback on your anasonic TV.  

Tip: This top MP4 to Panasonic TV Converter enables you to modify the output parameters. You can click the Settings icon and adjust the video bitrate, codec, frame rate, audio sample rate, etc parameters. 

Step 3: Start MP4 to Panasonic TV conversion 
  
Hit the "Start" button; this video converter will start to convert MP4 to Panasonic TV for playback.  After the conversion, click "Open" in the main interface to locate the output videos.Then it would be easy to transfer and play MP4 files on Panasonic TV   via USB, DLNA, WLAN  or Dimo Media Server below. 



1- Network connection: Make sure that the PC/Mac and Panasonic TV are connected to the same home Wi-Fi. 
2- Open Dimo Video Converter Ultimate and click "Media Server" tab. 
3-     Click on "Browse" button to choose the location which store your source movies. 
4- Click "Share" to begin sharing local videos to Panasonic TV. Don't close the free Media Server for Dimo. 
5- Open the browser on Panasonic TV and input the website URL "http://IP:PORT" like "http://192.168.1.109:8868/" (without quotation marks) into the address bar. 
6- The loaded video source will be listed and you can now play converted MP4 movies on your Panasonic TV. 

The Panasonic TV MP4 support issue has been excellently solved. Then just enjoy your life in front of the home theater.

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Friday, April 7, 2017

Importing Canon 5D Mark IV 4K video to Final Cut Pro for Editing

Roughly seven months after the EOS-1D X Mark II's introduction, the 5D Mark IV became Canon's third DSLR to feature 4K video recording and their second full frame camera with a Dual Pixel CMOS sensor. Higher resolution video recording (like 4K) makes accurate, smooth focusing more important than ever. If you record some 4K videos from Canon 5D Mark IV, things would be a little more complicated when you work with the 4K files in Final Cut Pro. 



From Apple official site, we know that FCP X can support editing and monitoring 4K video, including 4K ProRes, Sony XAVC and REDCODE RAW from version 10.1. But the point here is, Final Cut Pro 7 still uses 1080p as primary delivery format and will continue to do so for a long time. Besides, you should make sure your Mac meet the mini requirements to edit 4K video, if not, it would be much ideal for you to create a proxy file format with smaller file resolution for editing with Final Cut Pro X. Thus, to import and edit Canon 5D Mark IV 4K clips in FCP 7/X smoothly, you are advised to convert and downscale 4K to 1080p from 5D Mark IV for Final Cut Pro before editing. 

That's why I vote for Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac, an effective and efficient 4K to FCP Converter. Without rendering time, the program can utilize all cores to achieve 6X faster conversion speed. Thanks to the advanced video/audio encoding technology, this Canon 5D Mark IV video converter also makes sure that the quality is preserved and the user gets the same view as well as the results when it comes to the conversion.

Plus, a highlight is that the program supports various video codec for editors/players/servers/devices/online websites. With it, you can effortlessly encode/re-encode Canon 5D Mark IV 4K footage for smoothly importing and editing in various non-linear editing systems (NLE), including Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composeror playing on QuickTime, iTunes, Windows Media Player, VLC, 4K Smart TV, Tablet, Smartphone, PS4 Pro, PS3, Xbox One S, Wii, WDTV, Roku, etc., even sharing to Youtube, Vimeo, Facebook, etc. Windows version is here.

More than dealing with 5D MK 4 recordings, you can also use it to handle H.264 MOV footage shot by Canon EOS 5D Mark III/Mark II, 550D(Rebel T2i), Canon EOS 650D(Rebel T4i), EOS 700D(Rebel T5i) and more. Download the top 4K video converter on Mac and follow the tutorial. 

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How to Convert Canon 5D Mark IV video files to work in FCP
Step 1: Load the 4K videos to the program 

Install and run the 4K Video Converter, and then import the source 4K videos to it. To do so, you can directly drag & drop the files onto the main interface, or you can click the "Add File" icon to locate the videos from your local disk. 



Step 2: Set output video format 

Click the "Select Format" bar and select "Format > Editor > Final Cut Pro 7 or Final Cut Pro X" as output format. 

Tip: Click the "Settings" button and customize proper video/audio parameters including Video size, bitrate and fame rate and more. Usually 1920*1080 video size and 30fps video frame rate are recommended for FCP 7/X editing. Besides, in order to split videos beyond the size limitation while uploading to website, please click the "Edit > Trim" button 



Step 3: Begin to convert Canon 5D Mark IV 4K videos 

When you finish the settings, you can press the big "Start" button to kick off the 4K to Prores conversion. By using this professional 4K to FCP Converter, the conversion will be finished with ultrafast speed and the best video quality kept. After the conversion, you can then edit Canon 5D Mark IV raw 4K in Final Cut Pro 7/X smoothly. After editing, you can freely share edited videos on mobile devices or online websites like YouTube.

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