Encode 4K S-Log to a more edit friendly codec on Mac/PC

S-Log is a gamma curve that is optimized under the assumption that grading will be performed in the post-production process. S-Gamut is color reproduction that is supposed to be used together with S-Log. If you want to edit the 4K S-Log with some popular editor like FCP, iMovie, Premiere Pro etc, you can learn how to transcode 4K S-Log to a more edit friendly codec on Mac/PC.

Currently, most major NLEs can handle 4K files without much problem, but it is extremely hardware intensive. What is a faster and more fluid 4K S-Log editing workflow on a Mac or Windows PC? Sometimes need to convert 4K S-Log footage to an edit friendly codec before importing them to NLEs. This requires a professional 4K S-Log file transcoder.

Pavtube 4K Video Converter for Mac is a professional 4K video converter, which can convert any 4K video including 4K MP4, 4K MOV, 4K XAVC, 4K XAVC S, 4K MXF, 4K MTS, 4K H.265 etc to FCP, iMovie, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Sony Vegas Pro, Windows Movie Maker, Edius Pro, GoPro Studio more friendly edit codec/format for smooth editing. Or you can take this converter be a 4K video editor, because it also provide professional editing functions to you: split, merge, trim, crop, add watermark, adjust video effect, edit audio and insert subtitles.

*Top-trending 4K Converter - Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac*                   Convert/transcode 4K to NLEs best editable format on Mac It supports to convert various formats between H.265, XAVC, MXF, MTS, M2TS, VOB, MOV, MP4, AVI(XviD), M4V, ASF, MPG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, 3GP, 3GPP, WMV, FLV, MKV, etc.  Before converting MOV files, you can edit MOV with built-in editing tools (add subtitles/watermark/effect, trim/crop/ etc)  Convert/Downscale 4K to HD 1080p or 720p or upsacle 1080p to 4K.  Allow you to complete the conversion process with three simple clicks.  Fully compatible with macOS Sierra, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.7 Lion, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.5 Leopard. Best Tool to Convert any 4K to any formats for Apple/Android/NLE/TV/VR/PS4/Plex etc.

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How to Transcode 4K S-Log to a more edit friendly codec?

Step 1. Add videos

Install and run the 4K Converter for editor on your computer, then click "Add Video" button to browse and load your rvideos which you've transferred to your Mac.



Step 2. Click "Format" bar, and select your desire formats from "Common video" or "HD video" etc. You can also select the editable format from FCP, iMovie/FCE, Sony Vegas Pro/Premiere Pro, etc for your editing.








Reference:

• FCP X supported formats 
• iMovie/FCE supported formats 
• Windows Movie Maker supported formats 
• Avid MC supported formats 
• GoPro Studio supported formats 

Tips: The default settings may not satisfy you, and you can click the "Settings" button to change the settings by yourself including video resolution, bit rate, audio sample rate, audio channel etc. for full screen playback smoothly. Or keep no changes, which is also a good choice.

Step 3. Click the "Convert" button on the main interface and the software will start to convert 4K S-Log to NLE friendly video formats immediately. When the conversion finishes, click "Open" to find the converted video files. Then you can effortless transfer the video files to NLE for nice editing.

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