How do I import and edit Panasonic Varicam 35 AVC-Intra 4k video files in EDIUS?


How can I expect a smooth Varicam 35 AVC-Intra 4k workflow with EDIUS? If you came upon issues working with Varicam 35 AVC-Intra 4k movies in EDIUS, you may wish to read this post. It explains a workaround to transcode Varicam 35 AVC-Intra 4k footage for use in EDIUS fluently without any hassles.
Varicam 35 AVC-Intra 4k workflow with EDIUS
How do I use Varicam 35 4K files in EDIUS fluently?
“Hi, all, I’ve got a brand new Varicam 35 4K camera sitting on my desk. This camera uses Panasonic’s AVC-ULTRA codec for internal 4K, UHD, 2K, and HD recording. Now I’m having issues working with the Varicam 35 AVC-Intra 4k media in EDIUS. EDIUS imports Varicam 35 4K media, but the editing process is not fluent. Any ideas? A workable transcode? Thanks.”

The Varicam 35, a Panasonic’s 4K camera recorder for digital cinema equipped with a newly developed super 35mm CMOS sensor released in autumn 2014, is the first product supporting AVC-ULTRA for 4K. This Varicam 35 provides 4K/UHD high quality recording with AVC-Intra Class4K and supports 2K recording with AVC-Intra Class2K also HD recording with AVC-Intra Class200 and Class100.

If for some reason you are having issues importing or editing Varicam 35 4K files in EDIUS, we would recommend transcoding Varicam 35 4K movies to DNxHD or ProRes .mov for a smooth editing workflow in EDIUS. And HD Video Converter will do the trick. You can follow the guide below to learn a way of converting Varicam 35 AVC-Intra 4k footage for use in Edius fluidly.

Here’s what you need
HD Video Converter
Varicam 35 AVC-Intra 4k workflow with EDIUSworking with Varicam 35 AVC-Intra 4k movies in EDIUS

Varicam 35 AVC-Intra 4k and Edius workflow – how to convert Varicam 35 AVC-Intra 4k files for editing in Edius?

Follow these steps:
Step 1: Open up HD Video Converter as a professional Varicam 35 AVC-Intra 4k to EDIUS Converter. When its main interface pops up, click ‘Add File’ to import your source files.
working with Varicam 35 AVC-Intra 4k movies in EDIUS

Step 2: Select output format for EDIUS
This converter provides a wide variety of formats as output. You can select a format that is natively supported by EDIUS as target, such as ‘WMV’ and ‘MOV’ under ‘HD Video’ column and ‘DNxHD .mov’ under ‘Avid Media Composer’ column. (The Mac version also provides ‘ProRes’ output under ‘Final Cut Pro’ column)

Convert Varicam 35 AVC-Intra 4kfiles to HD WMV for EDIUS
convert Varicam 35 AVC-Intra 4k files to HD WMV for EDIUS

Transcode Varicam 35 AVC-Intra 4k files to DNxHD .mov for EDIUS
transcode Varicam 35 AVC-Intra 4k files to DNxHD .mov for EDIUS

Encode Varicam 35 AVC-Intra 4k files to ProRes .mov for EDIUS
encode Varicam 35 AVC-Intra 4k files to ProRes .mov for EDIUS

Step 3: Modify 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 conversion
When ready, click ‘Convert’ to start file conversion. As soon as the conversion finished, you can click ‘Open Folder’ to get the exported files for working in EDIUS easily and directly.

If you don’t want to wait for the entire conversion process, you can tick off ‘Showdown computer when conversion completed’ and go away to do other things.

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