A leaner, lighter version of its top POV camera, the Sony Action Cam Mini HDR-AZ1 puts big performance in a little package. The Sony HDR-AZ1 supports XAVC S codec, previously found only in Sony's high-end Handycam professional camcorders, bringing users more high-quality video. While, there are a few issues when it comes to play, import and edit Sony HDR-AZ1 XAVC S in Premiere Pro. This article lists some tricks for Sony HDR-AZ1 to Premiere Pro CC/CS6 best workflow; aims to help you solve the issue.
We can usually use Log and Transfer or directly import to load videos to Adobe Premiere Pro for editing. While, XAVC S is not the friendly format for Premiere Pro, including PP CS6, PP CS5 and even the latest PP CC. The basic reason is that XAVC S files are generally not considered to be good source video files for editing even with some plug-ins. So if you want to import Sony HDR-AZ1 XAVC S to Premiere Pro for further editing smoothly, it is necessary to convert XAVC S files to H.264 .mov using third-party software.
We recommend you to try Acrok XAVC Video Converter for Mac (EI Capitan and Yosemite compatible), which is an easy-to-use yet professional XAVC S to Premeire Pro Converter for Mac. With it, you can effortlessly convert Sony HDR-AZ1 XAVC S files to H.264/MPEG/WMV - ensuring maximum editing quality and efficiency when working with Premiere Pro (no matter Premiere Pro CC, Premiere Pro CS6, Premiere Pro CS5). Click the Download button below to get the program and check out the easy steps to transcode Sony AZ1 XAVC S to H.264 for Premiere Pro.
How to Convert Sony HDR-AZ1 XAVC S for editing in Premiere Pro
Step 1. Install the best XAVC S to Premiere Pro converter program on Mac and run it. Drag the XAVC S files to the software. Or you can also click "Add" button on the top of the main interface to import video for converting.
Step 2. Click the "Format" bar and select Editing Software > Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas AVC MOV (*.mov) as output format. This format is specially designed for Premiere Pro, so that you can edit your original XAVC S video in Premiere Pro CC and Premiere Pro CS6 perfectly.
Tip: If the default settings do not fit you requirement, you can click "Settings" icon to and enter "Profile Settings" panel to adjust video size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channels.
Step 3. Click the "Convert" icon under the preview window, and the Mac XAVC S converter will start converting Sony AZ1 XAVC S to H.264 for Premiere Pro on Mac.
After the conversion, launch Adobe Premiere Pro, choose File > Import > Files..., and browse to where you save the converted XAVC S clips to. Now you can start fun away with editing Sony HDR-AZ1 footage in Premiere Pro without any problem.
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