Tips for editing JVC GY-LS300 AVCHD/MOV 4K footage in Avid, Premiere and Vegas


Summary: How can I work with JVC GY-LS300 AVCHD/MOV 4K recordings in Avid, Adobe Premiere and Sony Vegas? Read this post to find tips for editing JVC GY-LS300 footage in Avid, Premiere and Vegas.
JVC GY-LS300 4K Video Converter
Does anyone know a good JVC GY-LS300 4K Video Converter?
“Hi, there, I’ve captured a number of 4K video files wrapped in QuickTime (.mov) format using JVC GY-LS300 camcorder which I want to ingest to Avid for post-production. Avid allows for easy and direct importing of videos from my camcorder, but it is very unreliable and unstable, so I needed something else to convert them first. My problem is that, the converters I’ve tried were not able to convert them to what I needed. Can anyone give me some suggestions if you know a good 4K MOV Video Converter? Thanks.”

If you are looking for a converter to transcode JVC GY-LS300 4K MOV Video for editing in Avid, Adobe Premiere or Sony Vegas, you can give HD Video Converter a shot. It not only reads JVC GY-LS300 4K video as input, but also recognizes AVCHD, XAVC (S) 4K as well as XDCAM MXF files as input. In our older post, we’ve talked about how to rewrap JVC GY-LS300 AVCHD/MOV to ProRes for FCPX, how to encode JVC GY-LS300 4K MOV to AIC for iMovie/FCE, and in this post, we will continue discussing how to convert JVC GY-LS300 AVCHD/MOV 4K to Avid, Premiere and Vegas in simple steps.

You can download a demo version (for both, PC and Mac) to have a try. They are not free but it is totally worth it.
4K MOV Video Converterconvert JVC GY-LS300 AVCHD/MOV 4K to Avid, Premiere and Vegas

How to convert JVC GY-LS300 AVCHD/MOV 4K footage to Avid, Premiere and Vegas?

Follow these steps:
Step 1: Start up HD Video Converter as a professional JVC GY-LS300 AVCHD /MOV Converter. When its main interface pops up, click ‘Add File’ to input your source media.
convert JVC GY-LS300 AVCHD/MOV 4K files to DNxHD for Avid

Step 2: Select output format for your NLEs
1) Convert JVC GY-LS300 AVCHD/MOV 4K files to DNxHD for Avid MC
From ‘Format’ bar, select ‘Avid DNxHD (*.mov)’ as output format under ‘Avid Media Composer’ column.

2) Convert JVC GY-LS300 AVCHD/MOV 4K files for Premiere
If you are running Premiere Pro on a Windows PC, you can from ‘Format’ bar, select ‘Avid DNxHD (*.mov)’ as output format under ‘Avid Media Composer’ column.

If you are using Premiere Pro on a Mac, you can select ‘Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)’ as output format under ‘Final Cut Pro’ column.
JVC GY-LS300 AVCHD/MOV 4K files to MOV Conversion
Important: If you’ve loaded a number of video clips to do batch conversion, please do remember ticking off ‘Apply to All’ option before you start.

In addition to DNxHD and ProRes, you can also select ‘MOV (AVC) (*.mov)’ as output format under ‘Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas’ option.

3) Transcode JVC GY-LS300 AVCHD/MOV 4K video for Sony Vegas
Click the drop-down list besides ‘Profile’, choose ‘Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas > MOV (AVC) (*.mov)’ as the most compatible format for Vegas with best quality. You can choose ‘MPEG-2 (*.mpg)’, or ‘WMV (VC-1) (*.wmv)’ as well.
tips for editing JVC GY-LS300 footage in Avid, Premiere and Vegas
This method is also available when you want to edit JVC GY-LS300 AVCHD/MOV 4K files in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.

Step 3: Custom video and audio settings
If necessary, you can click ‘Settings’ button and go to ‘Profiles Settings’ panel to modify video and audio settings like video encoder, resolution, video bit rate, frame rate, aspect ratio, audio encoder, sample rate, audio bit rate, and audio channels. 3D settings are also available.

Step 4: Start JVC GY-LS300 AVCHD/MOV 4K files to MOV Conversion
When ready, click ‘Convert’ to start format conversion. As soon as the conversion is complete, you can click ‘Open Folder’ button to get the exported MOV files for use in Avid apps, Adobe Premiere or Sony Vegas with optimum performance. Nothing could be simpler or more immediate.

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