XAVC is the newest recording format introduced by Sony on October 30, 2012. And currently only Sony PMW-F5 and PMW-F55 Super 35mm CineAlta 4K cameras has the ability to record stunning HD 2K and 4K videos using the revolutionary new XAVC codec.
So new a video format, XAVC videos are currently only support by few video editing programs, if you get Sony Vegas Pro 12, then, good luck, you can import PMW-F5/F55 videos to Sony Vegas Pro 12 for editing for it happens to be a lucky bird to support Sony PMW-F5/F55 XAVC recordings.
However, if you are using a Sony Vegas that is prior to Sony Vegas Pro 12. Then, it is maybe impossible for you to transfer XAVC footages to Sony Vegas unless you upgrade it to Sony Vegas Pro 12. However, I believe you will think hard before getting Pro 12, because it costs you $699.95, quite a huge amount of money probably for most ordinary people.
Then, why not find another solution? There, I am willing to recommend you a program named XAVC Video Converter which is specially designed for convert XAVC video to popular videos such as AVI, WMV, MPG, MOV, MP4, MKV, FLV, 3GP, VOB, ASF, RM, RMVB etc for editing in Sony Vegas, Windows Movie Maker etc on Windows.
Compared with Sony Vegas Pro 12, XAVC Video Converter only costs you $49, a really small fraction of the price of that of Sony Vegas Pro 12. The most imporatant thing is that, XAVC Video Converter can fast convert Sony PMW-F5/F55 XAVC videos to Sony Vegas (8, 9, 10, 1 and even 12). Think hard and make your decision
Tips: If you need to edit XAVC videos in iMovie, Final Cut Pro on Mac, you can turn to XAVC Converter for Mac.
Simple guides to show to how to convert XAVC to Sony Vegas
Step 1: Import Sony PMW-F5/F55 XAVC videos
Click “Add Video” to load XAVC files from Sony PMW-F5/F55 camcorders
Step 2:Select output format and directory
Select “Format” pull down list to select AVI, WMV or MPG as output format. And then, click the small triangle to choose a path to save your converted files.
Step 3: Convert Sony XAVC footages
Click “Convert” to convert Sony PMW-F5/F55 XAVC files to AVI, WMV,MPG for editing in Sony Vegas
Aftere converting XAVC files to AVI, WMV or MPG, you can free transfer XAVC to Sony Vegas for free editing.