Edit MOV Files in Avid Media Composer

How to import MOV files(from Apple Quicktime, iPhone video, 4k from camera) into Avid Media Composer for editing without problems. Well, although Avid claimed it supports MOV, it indicate the Avid DNxHD codec .*mov. For other codec, such as the Quicktime, iPhone video, 4k from camera .*mov files, how to import into Avid Media Composer for editing?

QuickTime MOV vs Avid Media Composer

To import QuickTime MOV files to Avid Media Composer, you will need a QuickTime AMA Plug-in, which is automatically installed when you first install your Avid editing software. The QuickTime AMA Plug-in is designed to read any Quicktime movie that will play in the QuickTime Player, however, some uncommon movies may not be supported. And the QuickTime files supported by QuickTime AMA Plug-in must meet the following specifications:

1)The QuickTime movie must contain video using only a single codec, if your timeline contains shots that use different codec, the resulting export will be mixed media and will not AMA link. If you timeline uses a single codec only, then a same as source export will create a movie of a single codec type, will will AMA link.

2) The QuickTime audio and video tracks must be the same length.

3)The file contains a maximum of 24 audio tracks.

Therefore, if the QuickTime files you are going to edit with Avid Media Composer do not comply with the above mentioned specifications, you will be not be able to get QuickTime MOV to Media Composer with QuickTime AMA Plug-in.

iPhone .*mov vs Avid Media Composer

As far as we know, the iPhone (including iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 4S, etc.) records in MOV files compressed with H.264 codec. The H.264 codec is a final delivery codec; it is not one you want to use for editing in Avid Media Composer. To fix the problem, the easy workaround is transcode iPhone MOV to a more editing-friendly format, such an Avid's DNxHD.

Camera .*mov vs Avid Media Composer

Well, it is good for us to take high quality images and record vivid 4k and full HD videos with a good camera. A camera may include CMOS sensor, AF system, give photographers the best balance of performance, precision and low-light ability, and it mainly encodes footage save as the MOV container format with H.264 codec. According to the different specs of the different camera brands, we usually saw the camcorder users encounter importing issues when attempting to edit MOV footage with Avid Media Composer like import it slowly, and couldn't edit videos smoothly.

All-in-one solution to import .*mov files to Avid Media Composer

To solve this problem, you can transcode QuickTime MOV, iPhone MOV, camera MOV files to Avid Media Composer native support DNxHD codec, which deliveries both high efficiency and quality without compromise. For the .*mov files to DNxHD codec task, we recommended Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac(read the review) for you. An Avid preset “Avid DNxHD” is included in the converter, you should then be able to import the converted QuickTime MOV, iPhone MOV, camera MOV files into Avid with smooth editing without any trouble. 

Besides Avid, this video converter also provides the presets like ProRes for Final Cut Pro, Apple InterMediate Codec(best format) for iMovie and more. 

          

  

Other Download:

• Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.com/hd-video-converter-mac/
• AppStore Download: https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/pavtube-hd-video-converter/id502792488?mt=12
• Amazon Download: http://www.amazon.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter-Mac-Download/dp/B00QI9GNZS
• Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-HD-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-76177786.html

Download and install Pavtube HD Video Converter on Mac (compatible with Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, 10.10 Yosemite, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.7 Lion, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.5 Leopard and lower versions). Run this program, you will find the interface is very brief, this program is very easy to use.

If you are running on Windows, please turn to the alternative Windows version - Pavtube HD Video Converter.

Steps: Convert QuickTime MOV, iPhone MOV, camera MOV to Avid DNxHD

Step 1. Add files.

Click "Add Video" button to load QuickTime MOV, iPhone MOV, camera MOV files files to the program. You can also directly drag the videos files into the program directly.

Step 2. Select output format.

From "Format" drop-down lists, you can select Avid Media Composer preferable editing codec from "Avid Media Composer" > "Avid DNxHD(*.mov)" as the output format.

Tip: If you like, adjust video and audio parameters, including the Bitrate of Video and Audio, the Codec of Video and Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the Settings button on the main interface for getting the best quality.

Step 3. Start the conversion.

Finally, simply hit the big Convert button to start converting QuickTime MOV, iPhone MOV, camera MOV files to Avid Media Composer friendly video formats. 

Within several minutes, you can find the converted file on your computer by clicking the "Open" button. And then you can import the new(converted) files to Avid Media Composer easily.

Related program:

If you have the camera recorded video in MXF, AVCHD(MTS/M2TS) container or codecs, the list best two MXF Converter / MTS/M2TS Converter should be take into your consideration!

Pavtube MXF Converter / Mac Version: can handle MXF/MXF footage produced by Canon, Sony and Panasonic camcorders and convert MXF video files to various video format supported by popular devices such as iPad Air/4/3, iPhone 5S/5C/5/4S/4, Apple TV 3, Google Nexus, Samsung Galaxy Tab S/3/2, Samsung Galaxy S5/S4/S3, Surface RT/Pro, PS4/PS3, WDTV, etc. >> Import HD MXF for Avid Editing

Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter / Mac Version：The best AVCHD(MTS/M2TS) converter on the market, which can convert AVCHD(MTS/M2TS) videos and other HD formats to FCP X Apple ProRes codec MOV format, or convert AVCHD(MTS/M2TS) to Avid Media Composer/Adobe Premiere Pro/iMovie native supported video format. >> Convert Sony AVCHD MTS/M2TS clips to DNxHD MOV for Avid

Read More:

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• Working with Slow Motion MXF videos in Avid Media Composer
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• Sony F55/F5 XAVC 4K videos and Avid Media Composer, Xpress Pro workflow
• Import Panasonic Lumix AVCHD Lite clips to Avid Media Composer with DNxHD MOV Codec

Best 4 M2TS to VLC Converters for Windows and Mac

Perhaps you spend an noon to build up your blue ray collection in the form of m2ts files, or copy the Panasonic HD camcorder recorded the m2ts format videos with instruction into your hard drive, because of you were advised to download and run VLC media player as this will work.

well… it kinda works, but you found that the films are not watchable, they are slow, multicoloured and jerky.

Why VLC cannot play some M2TS files?

M2TS Files are high definition files, which needs good graphics and better RAM for the files to be played. Thus, in case, you are feeling difficulty while running M2TS Files on your old computer, thus the VLC Player not running some M2TC Files well.

Even you running on a powerful computer like iMac, most of the M2TS Files can easily be played on VLC Player, but still some of the M2TS Files are there, which VLC can’t play. Some of the reasons for such errors can be in the form of the “Blu-Ray error: This Blu-Ray disc needs a library for AACS decoding, and your system does not have it”, which proves that the lack of the Library for AACS Decoding is essential for the system to play M2TS Files.

Therefore, VLC Player cannot play some M2TS Files, a professional M2TS Converter you need. Here we list the Top 4 Free (4K) M2TS to VLC Converter for VLC on Windows/Mac can be easily convert M2TS Files to VLC Player supported MP4, MKV, AVI, etc without any quality loss.

Top 4 Free (4K) M2TS to VLC Converter for VLC on Windows
(4K) M2TS to VLC Converters
	Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter	Pavtube Free Video DVD Converter Ultimate	Pavtube HD Video Converter	Pavtube iMedia Converter
(4K) M2TS format to/from other formats
Sony M2TS	Y	Y	Y	Y
Canon M2TS	Y	Y	Y	Y
Panasonic M2TS	Y	Y	Y	Y
4K M2TS	Y	Y	Y	Y
3D M2TS	Y	Y	Y	Y
H.265/HEVC	Y	-	Y	Y
XAVC	Y	-	Y	Y
XAVC S	Y	-	Y	Y
M4V	Y	-	Y	Y
M3U8	Y	-	Y	Y
3D MP4/MKV/AVI/WMV	Y	-	Y	Y
MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, WebM, DivX, FLV	Y	Y	Y	Y
MXF/MTS/M2TS	Y	Y	Y	Y
DVD	-	Y	-	Y
Bluray	-	Y	-	Y
MP3, AAC, FLAC,OGG	Y	Y	Y	Y
WAV, M4A, DTS	Y	Y	Y	Y
Devices Preset format supported
iPhone preset( iPhone SE, iPhone 6S,etc.)	Y	PART	Y	Y
Android preset(Galaxy S7, Xperia XA, Nexus 6p,etc)	Y	PART	Y	Y
Windows preset(Windows Phone 8/10)	Y	PART	Y	Y
Gaming systems, Projectors, 3D, HDTV, etc.	Y	PART	Y	Y
HD Media Players	Y	Y	Y	Y
NLEs Preset Format Supported
Adobe Premiere	Y	-	Y	Y
Sony Vegas	Y	-	Y	Y
Avid MC	Y	-	Y	Y
Final Cut Pro X/7/6	Y	-	Y	Y
iMovie 11/10/9..	Y	-	Y	Y
Avid MC	Y	-	Y	Y
Built-in Editor Functions
Trim & Crop Video	Y	Y	Y	Y
Merge & Split Video	Y	Y	Y	Y
Reset Audio Channel/codec	Y	Y	Y	Y
Adjust Video bitrate/size	Y	Y	Y	Y
Add Subtitles	Y	Y	Y	Y
Image/Text Watermarking	Y	Y	Y	Y
Conversion
2D to/from 3D Conversion	Y	-	Y	Y
Batch Conversion	Y	Y	Y	Y
GPU or Multicore Acceleration(Windows only)	Y	Y	Y	Y
Supported OS
Windows 10	Y	Y	Y	Y
Windows2003 or higher	Y	Y	Y	Y
Mac OS X El Captian	Y	-	Y	Y
Mac OS X 10.5 or higher	Y	-	Y	Y
Overall Rating	8.5	8	8.5	9
Trail/Purchase
Windows Trail	download	download	download	download
Windows Purchase	buy	update	buy	buy
Mac Trail	download	-	download	download
Mac Purchase	update	-	buy	buy

Just follow the STEP GUIDE to convert M2TS Files to VLC Player supported formats, MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac and output MKV as example, other converters almost have the same steps and you can also choose other format if you need. Choose one of the Top 4 Free (4K) M2TS to VLC Converter for VLC and follow the steps.

Step 1. To import videos, you may click on “Add Video” or simply drag the M2TS video files in.

Step 2. Click on the dropdown list of “Format” to select MKV as output format. To convert M2TS to MKV for VLC with standard quality, you can select the “MKV (Matroska) Video (*.mkv)” format under “Common Video” option. To transcode M2TS to MKV with HD quality, you can choose the MKV format under “HD Video” option. Of course other format can be chosen as long as VLC Player compatible with.

Step 3. (Optional)Select one or more files, click the pencil icon and find more editing items for M2TS videos, ‘Trim’ to when to start and when to finish, ‘Crop’ to get rid of the unwanted edges, etc. More you can get into the interface here.

Step 4. Set an output folder to store the converted files, then hit the “Convert” button to carry out the conversion for VLC.

When the conversion is over, please click on the “Open” button next to “Output” box on the main interface to view the converted files, you can play the converted M2TS files in VLC media player smoothly.

Besides convert for playing on VLC media player, you can also choose the ProRes codec for editing in Final Cut Pro, MPG for editing in Sony Vegas, ect. You can also share the converted and edited M2TS files to Youtube or Faccebook.

Read More:

• Best AVCHD/MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac El Capitan Review
• Watch 1080p M2TS movies on HDTV via USB
• Convert 4K M2TS to AVI HD for Sony Vegas Pro
• MTS to MP4 Converter – How to Convert MTS/M2TS to MP4 on Mac
• Play MTS/M2TS Files on Mac and PC

Watch Netflix Movies on Galaxy S7 with Gear VR

With access to apps like Netflix now, you can transport yourself to the perfect place to watch a movie on Galaxy S7 with Gear VR. the Netflix app puts you in a full blown cabin with photos on the wall, a couch you are sitting on, and a coffee table in front of a massive screen.

Watching Netflix on your TV, tablet or smartphone is all good and well, but watching it in VR is on another level. The Netflix app takes you into a virtual mansion with floor to ceiling windows, stone walls and a view of the mountains outside that you’re sat atop.

Set up Netflix in order to suitable for watching on Galaxy S7 with Gear VR

To connect your Samsung Gear VR to your Netflix account, make sure you are on the home screen, then follow the steps for your device below.

1. When you plug your Galaxy S7 into the Gear VR for the first time, the software will automatically install. You'll need to create an Oculus account and logged in before you can start your full Samsung Gear VR experience.

2. Follow the prompt to complete the installation, once the Netflix app launches, select Sign In.  Begin from the Netflix home screen, navigate up and select Settings or the Gear icon .

2. Enable Wifi on your Galaxy S7 and connect to a fast access point. Some applications refuse to work if you aren't connected to a Wifi network and you cannot turn it on while you're using the Samsung Gear VR.

3. Close all the background apps on your Galaxy S7 before you start Gear VR. This will free up resources and make your programs run faster.

4. Connect and enable any devices you plan on using before you start using the Samsung Gear VR. Once you're in, you cannot install or connect devices. Also, make sure they are within arm's reach so you can locate them by touch while you're using the device.

Your device is now connected to your Netflix account. Enjoy!

How about the offline downloaded / recorded Netflix films?

It's great that you can use Netflix instant streaming to watch movies and tv episodes online(details on Part 2), but been wondering if it would be possible to also streaming Netflix movies or tv shows to Galaxy S7 watching with Gear VR offline?

There are no services for video downloads on Netflix. If you have made use of a third – party video downloader / recorder to download / record some Netflix films, the next 3 suggestions should be take into your consideration.

Make sure that any DRM protections on downloaded Netflix films are removed thought video downloader / downloader / recorder.

If the video format that was used by the downloader / recorder to save the movies is not Galaxy S7 compatible then it must be converted. 

Pavtube Video Converter (read the review)would assist you in converting, adjusting bit rate and resolution. You can also convert your normal 2D into 3D for watching on Galaxy S7 with Gear VR.

In order to watch Netflix on Galaxy S7 with a great view make sure that downloaded / recorded Netflix films comfortable with the bit rate, out format, and resolution. It is able to convert any videos to Samsung Gear VR required side-by-side or top-to-bottom (top down) 3D video for viewing on Gear VR via Samsung smartphones.

          

Other Download:

- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.com/video_converter/

- Amazon Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-75734821.html

- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-75734821.html

How to make downloaded movies suitable for watching on Galaxy S7 with Gear VR?

Step 1: Load downloaded / recorded source movies to the app

Click “File” icon to load source movie to this app. Or you can simply drag and drop the video into it.

Step 2: Set 3D format

Click “format” bar to find “3D Video”. Select “MP4 Side-by-Side 3D Video(*.mp4) ” under this category for Galaxy S7 with Gear VR.

Tip: You can also configure the parameters like resolution, frame rate, encoder and bit rate for video, and sample rate, channel, encoder and bit rate for audio and save it as your own profile in profile settings window to get better 3D movies for Galaxy S7 with Gear VR.

Step 3: Get the conversion process started

Hit the red “Start Conversion” button to change normal to 3D SBS MP4 video for playback on Galaxy S7 with Gear VR. Locate the generated 3D movies in output folder when the process is done.

Now, transfer the 3D movies to your Galaxy S7. After the step, you can enjoy the 3D movies on your Galaxy S7 with Gear VR.

Read More:

• Top 5 3D movies to playback on Gear VR
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Top 4K TV Video Converter for Mac Reviews

You don’t need to pull your hair out when you’re unable to open a 4k video on your TV when you really want to watch if you have good video converter software around. This article introduces you the best 3 4K TV Video Converter to Convert 4K Videos for entertainment on TV in a simple way.

1.Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac

Overall, this all-in-one mac app tool can easily handle 4K videos and then spit it back out in a new format with the fastest encoding speed, while limits the loss of quality as much as possible, so you can view your 4k videos on virtually any device including iPhone, iPod, iPad, Android, Windows device; playing converted 4k videos via any media player software; edit videos files for further use.

Key Feature:

• You can convert any video in 3840 x 2160 or 4096 x 2160 4k resolution.
• It allows you to edit the 4k video such as crop, trim, merge, watermark, rotate, effects and many more.
• You can convert the 4k videos for portable devices like Android devices, iPad, iPhone, TVs, etc.
• Converts files 30x faster than other converters.

2. Pavtube Video Converter for Mac

As the old famous 4K Video Converter on the market, Pavtube Video Converter for Mac has a good reputation among our users’ hearts. It’s an all-in-one media conversion program that can almost handle all videos nicely here. You’ll have free access to watching SD videos (e.g. YouTube FLV/F4V, MP4, AVI, MPG, WMV, etc), 4K digital camcorder recordings such from Panasonic, Sony, Canon, Red, GoPro or JVC, etc. including H.265/HEVC, XAVC, AVCHD, MXF, etc., 4K DVR videos (Tivo), audio files (e.g. MP3, MP2, WMA, FLAC) on 4K devices such as Apple/Android/Windows series, media players, game consoles, etc. Or to other file types for editing in FCP, iMovie, FCE, Avid MC, Adobe Premiere, etc.

Key Feature:

• It can covert 4k videos to/from 1080p or 720p HD or even SD video format.
• You can use this software to convert your video for various programs like iMovie, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut pro, etc.
• Other than being user friendly, it provides a very fast conversion speed with high output quality.
• Like any other video editor, it also allows you to trim, crop and watermark the video files.

3. Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac

The optimal tool I prompt here is Pavtube HD Video Converter. Just like it named, it has some more HD preset profiles than Pavtube Video Converter for Mac. This all-in-one converting tool is surely in the support of converting 4K UHD videos in any formats faultlessly, it can convert videos to 4K Ultra HD videos in MP4 (AVC coder) or other extension not only for playing on portable devices, but also for editing in FCP, iMovie, FCE, Avid MC, Adobe Premiere, etc.

Key features:

• Read 4K videos and HD digital camcorder footages such as AVCHD (mts, m2ts), MXF, MOV, XAVC …
• Convert TiVo and other DVR recordings to MP4, DivX, MKV, AVI, MPEG, WMV and more
• Stream media contents from your PC to Android, Windows and iOS devices
• Support NVIDIA CUDA and ATI Stream (AMD APP) acceleration technologies
• Transcode HD/4K video files for video editing tools including Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere Pro, Windows Movie Maker, Pinnacle Studio, etc
• Convert 2D videos to 3D format with multiple 3D options
• Convert any video to 4K formats in 4096 x 2160 or 3840 x 2160

 Below we list the Top 4K TV Video Converter for Mac comparison in a table: 

Top 4K TV Video Converter for Mac
Products
	Pavtube Video Converter for Mac	Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac	Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac
4K Input
4K MP4	Y	Y	Y
4K MKV	Y	Y	Y
4K AVI	Y	Y	Y
4K MTS	Y	Y	Y
4K XAVC	Y	Y	Y
4K XAVC S/I/L	Y	Y	Y
4K MOV	Y	Y	Y
Samsung 4K	Y	Y	Y
SONY 4K	Y	Y	Y
Panasonic 4K	Y	Y	Y
Blackmagic 4K	Y	Y	Y
JVC 4K	Y	Y	Y
Output
H.265 MP4	Y	Y	Y
M3U8	Y	Y	Y
4K MP4/MKV	Y	Y	Y
H.264 MP4	Y	Y	Y
H.264 MP4	Y	Y	Y
3D MP4/MKV	Y	Y	Y
Samsung TV	Y	Y	Y
Panasonic TV	Y	Y	Y
Sony TV	Y	Y	Y
LG TV	Y	Y	Y
Devices Preset format supported
iPhone preset( iPhone SE, iPhone 6S,etc.)	Y	Y	Y
Android preset(Galaxy S7, Xperia XA, Nexus 6p,etc)	Y	Y	Y
Windows preset(Windows Phone 8/10)	Y	Y	Y
Gaming systems, Projectors, 3D, HDTV, etc.	Y	Y	Y
HD Media Players	Y	Y	Y
NLEs Preset Format Supported
Final Cut Pro X/7/6	Y	Y	Y
iMovie 11/10/9..	Y	Y	Y
Avid MC	Y	Y	Y
Built-in Editor Functions
Trim & Crop Video	Y	Y	Y
Merge & Split Video	Y	Y	Y
Reset Audio Channel/codec	Y	Y	Y
Adjust Video bitrate/size	Y	Y	Y
Add Subtitles	Y	Y	Y
Image/Text Watermarking	Y	Y	Y
Conversion
2D to/from 3D Conversion	Y	Y	Y
Batch Conversion	Y	Y	Y
GPU or Multicore Acceleration	Y	Y	Y
Ease of Use	8	8	8.5
Overall Rating	8.5	8.5	9
Supported OS	Mac OS X 10.5 or higher	Mac OS X 10.5 or higher	Mac OS X 10.5 or higher
Download	download	download	download
Buy	update	buy	buy
Price($)	35	35	65

Top 3 4K Video Players

4K Media Player Top 1: 5KPlayer

If a winner is to be named, we would like to recommend 5KPlayer, a free 4K media player which is designed to work under PC and Mac to smoothly play videos in 4K uhd 3840x2160, HD 1080p/720p, MKV, AVI, as well as play 360º virtual reality videos. Besides the ability to play UHD videos, it also features download & airplay knacks. If you don't know how to play 4K videos on your computer, this video player for 4K videos will be a good choice.

4k Media Player Top 2: VLC Player

VLC player, widely known for compatibility with a huge number of file formats, like video formats MP4, MKV, AVI, FLV etc and audio formats MP3, WMA, M4A, AACA and many more, has a strong ability to play files and codecs many other programs fail to handle with.

Recently, this video player get a got a boost and updated its support to cover 4K videos playback, as well as 8K video playback. Besides, this 4k video player software runs on both Mac and Windows for free.

4k Media Player Top 3: Media Player Classic

When it comes to 4k UHD players, Media Player Classic is not-to-be-missed. MPC is an extremely light-weight, open source media player, which unfortunately, runs on Windows only. It supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback, including 4k videos, HEVC H265 videos playback. However, as the MPC itself comes with no 4k playback ability, you will have to install the K-Lite Codec Pack first. Then you can play 4K videos with it.

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