Sony PXW-X280 XAVC files not reading in Edius Pro? How to resolve that issue? If you are looking for a workaround to import Sony PXW-X280 XAVC footage to Edius Pro for further editing, you may have interest in this post.
Suggestions needed for working with Sony PXW-X280 XAVC files in Edius Pro
“Hi, all, I am looking for suggestions on a XAVC workflow with Edius Pro. Recently I’ve received a Sony PXW-Z90 camera which records footage in XAVC codec in MXF format. I intend to edit these XAVC files in Edius Pro, but it seems that the Edius Pro doesn’t recognize XAVC footage as import. I know that the most recent EDIUS Pro 7 has support for XAVC and HD, but there’s no go on Edius Pro system. How can I get the XAVC files to import into the Edius Pro? I really appreciate any help. Thanks.”
If you don’t want to upgrade to the latest EDIUS Pro 9, you will need to transcode Sony PXW-X280 XAVC files to a format that is suited for editing in EDIUS Pro, like WMV, MOV, DNxHD and more. This requires 3rd party program like UFUShare Video Converter for Windows or Mac. It seems to be the best method of converting Sony PXW-X280 XAVC files to EDIUS editable files.
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Sony PXW-X280 XAVC and EDIUS workflow – How to convert Sony PXW-X280 XAVC for working with Edius Pro?
Follow these steps:
Step 1: Open up Video Converter as a professional Sony PXW-X280 XAVC to EDIUS Converter. When its main interface pops up, click ‘Add File’ to import your source files.
Step 2: Select output format for Edius Pro
This converter provides a wide variety of formats as output. You can select a format that is natively supported by EDIUS as target, such as ‘WMV’ and ‘MOV’ under ‘HD Video’ column and ‘DNxHD .mov’ under ‘Avid Media Composer’ column.
Convert Sony PXW-X280 XAVC to HD WMV for Edius Pro
Transcode Sony PXW-X280 XAVC to DNxHD .mov for Edius Pro
Step 3: Modify video and audio settings
If necessary, you can click ‘Settings’ button and go to ‘Profiles Settings’ panel to modify video and audio settings like video encoder, resolution, video bit rate, frame rate, aspect ratio, audio encoder, sample rate, audio bit rate, and audio channels. 3D settings are also available.
Step 4: Start Sony PXW-X280 XAVC conversion
When ready, click ‘Convert’ to start file conversion. As soon as the conversion finished, you can click ‘Open Folder’ to get the exported files for working in Edius Pro easily and directly.
If you don’t want to wait for the entire conversion process, you can tick off ‘Showdown computer when conversion completed’ and go away to do other things.
