If you've got a Blackmagic camcorder like PYXIS, the RAW and H.265 format will not be an unfamiliar for you.The only problem usually occurred during the editing process. RAW and H.265 still cannot fully supported by some video editors like Vegas Pro and Avid Media Composer can't ingest RAW/H.265 video from Blackmagic PYXIS directly. In this article, I will share the Blackmagic PYXIS Vegas Pro/Avid Media Composer workflow with you.
In terms of compression efficiency, H.265 is better compared to H.264. It saves space and reduces bandwidth pressure during data transfer. It is for these reasons that compression of 6K videos captured by Lumix S9 is preferably in the H.265 video codec. However, the importing process of Blackmagic PYXIS 6K H.265 to Vegas Pro and Avid Media Composer is, however, not a walk in the park. Codec incompatibility, lagging, or choppy problems are some issues you can expect when you import your videos. When you want to troubleshoot any editing issues of Blackmagic PYXIS RAW and H.265 in Vegas Pro/AVid, the below solution will come in handy.
Note: Even the latest Vegas Pro 19 and Avid Media Composer 2023.12 is hard to read Blackmagic PYXIS 10-bit Videos shot in Dlog-M according to a growing mass of user reports. This is actually a known issue cause by long-GOP codec. The common ways to fix it out is upgrading your PC/graphics card and downscaling/transcoding the Blackmagic PYXIS video to 4K or 1080P video in MPEG-2 codec for using in Vegas Pro. To edit Blackmagic PYXIS 6K RAW and H.265 footage in Avid Media Composer. Keep reading to find detailed solutions.
Solution: Convert Blackmagic PYXIS video to an Vegas Pro/Avid compatible format.
Featured with the most advanced converting technology, the latest Acrok Video Converter Ultimate is now providing the most reliable and professional H.265 and RAW encoding/decoding solutions to almost all NLEs issues. In general, it provides hundreds of output format presets, such as MPEG-2 for Vegas Pro, DNxHD for Avid Media Composer, AIC for iMovie, Apple ProRes for FCP, etc. Besides Blackmagic cameras, this ideal converter is also available to deal with other cameras including Sony, Canon, MOV, DJI, GoPro, Panasonic .etc. Now, download the tool and start the Blackmagic PYXIS to Vegas Pro and Avid Media Composer conversion.
3 Simple Steps Convert 4K Blackmagic PYXIS to Vegas Pro/Avid Editing-friendly codec
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Import videos
Install the 6K Video Converter and run it. Drag the Blackmagic PYXIS H.265 or RAW files to the software. Or you can also click "Add file" button on the top of the main interface to import video to the program. (Note: batch conversion is supported, so you can load more than one file to save time.)
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Choose the optimized preset
The program has already optimized the video settings for Vegas Pro and Avid Media Composer. The output videos will keep the original quality of video files. Moreover, the program has some simple edit functions like cropping, splitting, adding effects etc.
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Start video conversion
Now click the "Convert" button, and then leave the Blackmagic PYXIS video to Vegas Pro/Avid Media Composer Converter to do the rest automatically for you. Finally, launch your editing software. In iMovie, go to the File menu, choose Import > Movies, and then navigate to the folder that your output videos are saved. Select the files and click "Import".