Panasonic AG-AC8 AVCCAM HD Shoulder-Mount Camcorder provides 1080/60p recording capabilities in an ergonomic shoulder-mount design ideal for event videography. It features a wide-angle lens with a 35mm equivalent focal length of 28mm that allows you to fit more people and backgrounds into the frame. Powerful 21x optical and 50x intelligent zooms let you capture scenes that are difficult to access, while a 1/4.5" high-sensitivity MOS sensor provides sharp images even in low light situations. The camcorder records at resolutions up to 1080/60p with a maximum bit rate of 28Mbps to dual SD card slots.
Apple ProRes 422 is a standard-definition and high-definition lossy video compression format developed by Apple Inc. for use in post production. It was introduced in 2007 with Final Cut Studio 2 and is comparable to Avid's DNxHD codec which has the same purpose and uses similar bit rates. Both are DCT basedintra-frame-only codecs, and are therefore simpler to decode than distribution oriented formats like H.264. FCP 6/7, FCP X is Mac based editing software which not supports transcoding Panasonic AG-AC8 AVCHD to Apple ProRes for further editing.
So the program you need is a great
UFUSoft Mac AVCHD to Apple ProRes 422 Converter. With it, you can convert all Panasonic AG-AC8 AVCHD files to Apple ProRes 422 for editing with Final Cut Pro 6/7, Final Cut Pro X on Mac.
Below is the step-by-step guide for you to quickly
convert Panasonic AVCHD like Panasonic AG-AC8 MTS/M2TS to Apple ProRes Codec (*.mov) for editing in Final Cut Pro.
Step 1. Download Panasonic AG-AC8 AVCHD files to Apple computer. Connect your Panasonic AG-AC8 AVCHD camcorder to Apple computer via USB cable, find the .mts, *.m2ts files from the camera folder like PRIVATE > AVCHD > BDMV > STREAM. Then copy and transfer the .mts, *.m2ts files from Panasonic AG-AC8 to the Apple hard drive disk.
Step 2. Import Panasonic AG-AC8 AVCHD files to UFUSoft AVCHD Converter for Mac. Run UFUSoft AVCHD Converter for Mac as the
best Panasonic AVCHD to FCP ProRes Converter, and click the "Add" button to load AVCHD .mts or .m2ts videos from Panasonic AG-AC8 AVCHD camcorders. You may also directly drag and drop the Panasonic AG-AC8 AVCHD video to application UI for importing files.
Step 3. Choose Final Cut Pro - Apple ProRes 422(*.mov) or HD MOV output format. Click the "Format" option and navigate the mouse cursor to
Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) or
HD Video > HD MOV Video(*.mov)as output format. The Mac MTS/M2TS to FCP Converter will
convert AVCHD to Apple ProRes 422 MOV with high quality.
Step 4. Convert Panasonic AG-AC8 video to Apple ProRes (*.MOV) for Final Cut Pro Click the convert button under the preview window, and the
Mac AVCHD MTS/M2TS to FCP Converter will start the conversion from Panasonic AG-AC8 AVCHD to Apple ProRes MOV for Final Cut.
After the conversion, you can easily import
Apple Prores to Final Cut Pro 6/7 or Final Cut Pro X without rendering for editing.
Tips: 1. If you would like to edit Panasonic AG-AC8 AVCHD MTS/M2TS with FCE/iMovie, Avid, Adobe Premiere Pro, Kendlive, etc, you can convert MTS/M2TS to HD MOV, MPG, MP4, WMV, AVI, DV on Mac.
2. If you want to convert Panasonic AG-AC8 AVCHD MTS/M2TS to Windows Movie Maker, Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere, etc on windows 7/8/8.1/Vista/XP, etc, please use
Windows AVCHD Video Converter.
