Edit Varicam LT 4K videos in Avid Media Composer

This article aims to help you solve Varicam LT 4K AVC-Intra in Avid Media Composer importing and editing issues. The Varicam LT is a $14,500 camera, so by no means is it something most of us can afford to own. But it's competing with cameras like the Alexa Mini ($34K) and the RED Weapon ($40K), and in some respects is competing even with a full-fledged Alexa, so it's adding a valuable option to the rental market. If you got some footage from Varicam LT, you may wanna learn the Varicam LT 4K AVC-Intra to Avid Media Composer best workflow as you wish a smooth post-production.


Varicam LT features selectable recording formats: AVC-Intra, AVC-Intra 4K, and Apple ProRes. And most guys choose AVC-Intra 4K, which is intended for video professionals who have to store HD digital video for editing and archiving. But we found there are still some issues when using AVC-Intra in Avid Media Composer:
"A client gave me footage last minute shot on the Varicam LT in 4k AVC-Intra 4:2:2 (.mov). I am using premiere pro cc 2018 (mac) and when I go to import the footage I get the error "codec missing or unavailable". What am I missing? How do I get the footage to read properly?"

As you see, when importing Varicam LT 4K AVC-Intra to Media Composer, it shows codec missing or unavailiable. To quickly solve the issue, you'd try transcoding Varicam LT 4K AVC-Intra to someting you're comfroatble with editing using Avid program. Below is the step-by-step guide for you.

How to transcode Varicam LT 4K AVC-Intra for Media Composer?

Step 1. Download Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Windows or Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac.

This program spells simplicity, efficiency and quality. It lets you transcode Panasonic Varicam LT 4K AVC-Intra to DNxHD, Apple InterMediate Codec, Apple ProRes, H.264, MPEG-2 and more. This is a smart tool specially designed for 4k users to preview and convert 4K as well as 1080p recordings to your wanted video and audio formats, so as to smoothly add them into Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro/Elements, Davinci Resolve, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, to do further editing.


Step 2. Launch 4K AVC-Intra video converter, and click the "Add Files" button to load 4k AVC-Intra videos for converting.



Step 3. Click "Format" bar and then move your pointer "Editing Software" > "Avid DNxHD Video (*.mov)" as target format.



Tip: If the default settings do not fit your requirement, you can click "Settings" icon and enter "Profile Settings" panel to adjust video size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channels. 1080p would be the best settings. Of course, if you wanna get Varicam LT 4K workflow in Avid Media Composer, you can keep the original video resolution.

Step 4. Tap "Convert" button to start converting Varicam LT 4K AVC-Intra files to DNxHD for Media Composer. Once the conversion is done, you can simply import Varicam LT 4K footage into Media Composer for further editing.

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