Sony Camcorder MTS Converter-Transfer/Import Sony XR500 MTS to ProRes for Final Cut on Mac

Sony Camcorder MTS Converter-Transfer/Import Sony XR500 MTS to ProRes for Final Cut on Mac

Sony HDR-XR500 provides HD recording with 120Gb HDD and 6-megapixel CMOS sensor. The HD videos are stored as 1080i .mts, which is not the preferred compression for editing on FCP. The Apple Final Cut format is Pro Res footage. How to get Sony HDR-XR500VE AVCHD/MTS Video to ProRes for Final Cut Studio?

After searching solutions for MTS to ProRes, I got the workaround with Aunsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac and the Apple Compressor, which comes with Final Cut. I convert the MTS files from Sony HDR-XR500E to the highest quality codec at same frame rate and size as the raw footage, and then output Pro Res with Apple Compressor. If you would also like to go further with detailed explanation, just keep reading.
Step 1. Import Sony XR500E videos to Aunsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac.
Connect Sony HDR-XR500VE camcorder to Apple computer with USb cable, and transfer the .mts files from camcorder to Apple hard disk drive. Run Aunsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac as the perfect Mac AVCHD camcorder converter, and click the "Add" button to load .mts files.
Step 2. Choose MOV format for Apple Compressor.
Click the "Format" option, and choose Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas > MOV (AVC)(*.mov) as output format. The Sony HDR-XR500 to FCP converter will transcode 1080i MTS to MOV for FCP with H.264 video codec and most original settings as the raw footage, like fps, 1920x1080 resolution. To get the highest video quality, just click the "Settings" button and choose high quality for video bitrate.

Step 3. Convert Sony XR500 MTS to MOV for Compressor.
Click the convert button under the preview window, and the conversion from Sony HDR-XR500VE MTS to MOV for Apple Compressor starts right away.
Step 4. Output ProRes for Final Cut.
After the conversion is finished, import the high quality footage to Apple Compressor, and select ProRes encoding for all the footage at the same fps and size.
Then I can edit the footage and re-encode to tape, DVD and web. With the above steps, I can control the quality and time of the output even there are mixes of formats like SD and HD videos at different fps. Hope you enjoy workaround to Transfer/Convert AVCHD/MTS to Apple Compressor for ProRes and edit in Final Cut.

Rip/Convert BD/DVD to Motorola Atrix 4G with Blu-ray/DVD Ripper for Atrix 4G Ultimate
Motorola claims that the Motorola Atrix 4G is the world's most powerful smartphone. The phone packs a dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor running at GHz. A full Gigabyte of RAM backs up the system. The display is a large 4-inch touchscreen, running at qHD resolution. That's a quarter Full HD (1920 by 1080), for a resolution of 960 by 540 pixels. That comes up 120 line short of the resolution on Apple's iPhone 4, which has a 960 by 640 pixel display. Motorola Atrix 4G can be used as a great media player, which support AAC, H.264, MP3, MPEG-4, WMA9, eAAC+, AMR NB, AAC+ in a better way.
However, a lot of people want to know is it possible to put Blu-ray/DVD on Motorola Atrix 4G & watch their own Blu-ray movies on Motorola Atrix 4G since there is no build in Blu-ray ROM? Sure, it possible and easy. Here, I will show you how to convert 1080p, 1080i Blu-ray movies to iPad and put Blu-ray/DVD on Motorola Atrix 4G with only 3 steps.
Step1: Download Aunsoft Blu-ray/DVD Ripper Ultimate. (For Mac: BD iMedia Converter for Mac)
Go to download Aunsoft Blu-ray/DVD to Motorola Atrix 4G converter. Install it and then run it.
Step2: Convert Blu-ray/DVD to Motorola Atrix 4G in a second.
Just inserting your favorite Blu-ray movies on the Blu-ray/DVD ROM and click "BD/DVD Folder" tab and import the Blu-ray movie to Blu-ray/DVD to Motorola Atrix 4G converter (The protected Blu-ray/DVD disc could be decrypted when you load the Blu-ray to the program). You can select subtitle/audio track you desired for conversion, and the subtitle will be hard-burned to the output video for Motorola Atrix 4G.
Then, click the "Format" option, and choose Android > Motorola Droid (X) H.264 Video(*.mp4) as output format. Even though it is the profile for Droid X, it also works for Motorola Atrix 4G. Or you can select HD Video > H.264 HD Video (*.mp4) for Motorola Atrix 4G and keep 1080p resolution.

Tip: You can click Settings to adjust video/audio codec, video size, video/audio bitrate, audio channels, etc for better quality. You can custom the profile if you wish to.
Step3: Put Blu-ray/DVD movie to Motorola Atrix 4G.
Connect your Motorola Atrix 4G to Mac and sync the converted Blu-ray/DVD video to your Motorola Atrix 4G. Now, you can watch your favorite Blu-ray/DVD movie on your Motorola Atrix 4G.
That it, with only 3 steps you can convert any Blu-ray/DVD movie to Motorola Atrix 4G supported video formats and transfer it to your Motorola Atrix 4G. It's easy enough for everyone. Enjoy watching Blu-ray/DVD movies with your Motorola Atrix 4G anytime and anywhere.