As it claimed, DaVinci Resolve includes more native camera file support than any other solution! That means you’re editing and grading directly from the wide dynamic range camera originals. Whereas, when import Sony Alpha a7s XAVC S to DaVinci Resolve, the result let users down as it comes with lots of incompatible issues.
Q1: No audio for Sony a7s XAVC S in Resolve
“I must admit that I am disappointed: DaVinci Resolve Lite still does not recognize the audio from my Sony a7s. Do I miss something?”
In order to import the Sony a7s XAVC S files to DaVinci Resolve for editing, the easy workaround is to transcode Sony a7s XAVC S to DaVinci Resolve compatible video formats. Along with some help from a top XAVC S converter like UFUShare Video Converter for Windows or Mac, it can be done quickly and easily.
Overall, the program is a professional yet easy-to-use Sony a7s XAVC S converter on Mac. With it, you can convert Sony a7s XAVC S videos to DaVinci Resolve compatible video like DNxHD, QuickTime without any quality loss. What’s more, this software can also transcode Sony a7s XAVC S clips for editing in Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Adobe Premiere Pro, etc flawlessly.
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How to Transcode Sony a7s XAVC S to DaVinci Resolve?
Step 1. Click “Add” button to load Sony a7s XAVC S files or directly drag the footage to the program. You can check the “Merge into one” box to join several video files together.
Step 2. Hit Format bar to select output format. You can choose Avid Media Composer > Avid DNxHD(*.mov) as output format. It is an ideal editing format for Resolve. Of course, you can also click “Common Video” > “MOV – QuickTime (*.MOV)” as the target format.
Tip: Click “Settings” 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. If you want to get original 4K resolution, just keep the video size as original.
Step 3. When you finish all settings, hit “Convert” button to start transcoding Sony a7s XAVC S for DaVinci Resolve. You can follow the conversion process from the pop-up windows.
After the conversion, it’s freely to import Sony a7s XAVC S clips into DaVinci Resolve for natively editing.
