How to Upload Canon 5D Mark III/II videos to Sony Vegas Pro

Summary: This article will offer you the best solution to import and edit Canon 5D Mark III/II H.264 MOV footage in Sony Vegas Pro 13/12/11/10/9 smoothly.



On the 25th anniversary of its EOS system, Canon finally announced the long-awaited update to its full-frame 5D Mark II dSLR. The 5D Mark III is packed with capabilities for both still and video shooters, but at a much steeper price. It is also capable of recording full HD video with manual exposure control and in multiple frame rates, including 1080/30p and 720/60p. Both record in MPEG-4 and outputs its files as .MOV files (the container). Files are compressed using the h.264 codec. The h.264 files are suited to be delivered as is, which is not an ideal one for editing. That's why you will encounter problems when using Canon 5D Mark III/II H.264 MOV footage in Sony Vegas Pro.

Since the H.264 codec is a final delivery codec it is not one you want to use for editing. Therefore, in order to smoothly edit Canon 5D Mark III/II footage in Sony Vegas Pro, you'd better transcode the H.264 files to a more editing-friendly format, such as MPEG-2 for Sony Vegas Pro. Along with some help from third-party software, it can be done effortlessly. Here I share a simple guide on how to convert Canon 5D Mark III/II H.264 MOV files for Sony Vegas Pro editing smoothly. If you’re facing the issues, read on to find the answer.

First of all, download the app - EaseFab Video Converter

Overall, the program is the best Video Converter for Canon MOV footage. With this Canon MOV converter, you can effortlessly transcode Canon 5D Mark III/II MOV files to MPEG-2 or WMV, which will create a Sony Vegas Pro friendly file format keeping the original quality. Besides Vegas, this software can also export DNxHD for Avid, MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere Pro, Premiere Element, AVI for Pinnacle Studio, WMV to Windows Movie Maker and more NLE systems for native editing. Just download it and follow the tutorial below to get the work done.

How to convert Canon H.264 MOV to Sony Vegas Pro

Step 1. Click "Add Video" button on the main interface to load your MOV files once you set up the professional MOV Converter on your PC. (Drag&Drop function is another way to import the videos.)



Step 2. For the next step, you'll have to choose an output format for your Canon .mov video file. The program has three already optimized the video settings for Sony Vegas Pro. Here we recommend you choose MPEG-2 which can help you keep the original quality of MOV video and seamlessly fit Sony Vegas Pro 13/12/11/10/9.



Step 3. Finally, simply click the big Convert button to start converting your videos. The progress bar will show how much time is needed.

When the conversion task is finished, click "Open Folder" button to get the exported files and then import the converted Canon 5D Mark III/II MOV files into Vegas Pro to do further editing without any issue.