How to Convert Sony a7S III 4K H.265 for Editing in DaVinci Resolve?

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I’m considering getting a Sony a7S III but have read that people are having problems importing and editing the video on computers with it. Apparently it’s not just a matter of dumping the video files off the memory card and start using them but they need to be converted to a format the Mac can read first. Is this correct? I’m on a PC running Windows 10 and aim to edit Sony a7S III 4K video using DaVinci Resolve 17…

With this guide, you can smoothly import and edit Sony a7S III 4K recordings in DaVinci Resolve 17, 16, 15 on Windows 10/Mac OS X.

Scanning the specs of Sony a7S III, I know the Sony a7S III produces MP4 files encoded with H.265 or H.264, but it seems DaVinci Resolve 16 does not like the way (XAVC HS, XAVC S-I, XAVC S). The file type is a compressed output format, but not ideal for editing in NLE system. To solve those problems, the quick workaround is to transcode Sony a7S III 4K MP4 files to DaVinci Resolve natively supported format (H.264 Codec .mp4 is highly recommended.).

To complete the task, UFUSoft XAVC Converter for Mac or Windows is recommended, which is a powerful high-quality 4K video converter, player and editor. If you are editing with DaVinci Resolve 16, chances are you already installed this great free utility.

Overall, the program is the best 4K Video Converter for Sony a7S III footage. With it, you can effortlessly transcode Sony a7S III H.265 to H.264 .mp4, which will create DaVinci Resolve 16 friendly file format keeping the original quality. Besides DaVinci Resolve, this software can also export DNxHD for Avid Media Composer, MPEG-2 for Premiere Pro CC, Apple ProRes for Final Cut Pro X and more NLE systems for native editing. Just download it and follow the tutorial below to make your DaVinci Resolve to ingest 4K videos from Sony a7S III beautifully.

How to Convert Sony a7S III 4K H.265 for Editing in DaVinci Resolve

Step 1: Load Sony a7S III 4K video files
Install and launch the Sony a7S III video converter and load source 4K clips to it. You can import MP4 clips to the program through “Add file” button or “Add folder” icon.

Step 2: Choose DaVinci Resolve preferred format
You can choose 4K — > 4K MP4 (*.mp4) as the output format. The output video can be imported to DaVinci Resolve 16 directly.

If you like, you can choose DNxHD MOV or ProRes MOV under “Editing Software” category.

Tips: In case the default settings do not fit your requirement, you can click “Settings” button and enter “Profile Settings” panel to adjust video size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channels.

Step 3: Start Sony a7S III 4K video conversion
Click “Convert” button to start encoding Sony a7S III 4K H.265 footage video to H.264 codec for importing to DaVinci Resolve 17/1615. When the conversion task is finished, click “Open” button to get the exported files and then import the converted Sony a7S III 4K MP4 files into DaVinci Resolve to do further editing.