The FDR-AX700 is Sony's upgrade to the popular FDR-AX100 4K consumer camcorder. SmartReview previewed this model at CES 2018 in Las Vegas. With a professional camcorder like FDR-AX700, you can capture 4K video in XAVC S formats - and save it to solid state media. However, some users may have a hard time to import 4K XAVC S files to Final Cut Pro/Premiere Pro for editing. Don't worry, the following article will share some useful tips and tricks for you.

The Sony FRD-AX700 can output 4K video files in XAVC S formats, while these formats are not perfect compatible with many editing software. An easy solution for you is to transcode Sony FDR-AX700 XAVC S to FCP X/Premiere Pro edit-friendly formats like Apple ProRes/H.264 before editing. To do the job quickly and losslessly, Acrok 4K Video Converter is highly recommended.
With it, you can convert XAVC S files recorded by Sony FDR-AX 700 to Final Cut Pro(FCP X, FCP 7, FCP 6), Premiere Pro (CC, CS6, CS5) compatible formats without losing quality. Besides, you're also allowed to convert rented/purchased Blu-ray disc for playing on Galaxy S9, iPhone X, Galaxy Note 8, LG V30, Nokia 8, Huawei P20 and more. With a built-in editor, you can easily personalize your Blu-ray and video to get the very part and effect you want.
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Convert Sony FDR-AX700 4K video for further editing
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Add video files
Install and run best XAVC S video converter for Mac, then click "Add file" icon to import 4K XAVC S files from your Sony FDR-AX700.

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Choose output format
Click format column to Choose Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) as output format for FCP X, FCP 7 and FCP 6. For editing Sony FDR-AX700 video in Premiere Pro, you need to goto Editing software category, then select "Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas AVC (*.mov)" as output format.

Tip: Click "Settings" button to adjust the resolution, bitrate, etc. Just customize the parameters to meet your need. If you want to trim, crop Sony FDR-AX700 video via this program, just clicking on "Edit" icon. By the way, batch conversion is also supported by this top 4K Video Converter.

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Start video conversion
When all the settings are?done, click right-bottom "Convert" button to begin the conversion from Sony FDR-AX700 4K XAVC S to FCP/Premiere Pro editable format conversion process. Aftwards, you have no hassle to import the converted videos to FCP and Premiere Pro for editing.