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Sony PMW-F55

From the manufacturer's website:

" The PMW-F55 CineAlta camera shoots spectacular images with its 8.9 megapixels (effective) Sony 4K image sensor. You get superb dynamic range, the widest colour gamut, and pristine image quality, whether you shoot in HD, 2K or 4K. Multiple recording formats includes HD/2K/4K on SxS memory and 16-bit RAW 2K/4K on AXSM™ media Multiple recording formats include MPEG-2 HD422, MPEG4 SStP*, XAVC 2K*/HD, XAVC QFHD*/4K and 16-bit RAW 2K/4K**. You can have simultaneous recording on internal high-speed SxS PRO+ memory cards and RAW 2K/4K recording on sleek AXSM™ memory cards using the optional bolt-on AXS-R5 recorder, designed specifically to attach seamlessly to the F55 and F5 cameras. There is also high speed shooting up to 240 fps RAW 2K and 60 fps in RAW 4K recording onto the AXS-R5. "

This camera is also known as (or is very similar to):

  • CineAlta PMW-F55
  • PMWF55
  • PMW-F5
  • PMWF5
  • CineAlt PMW-F5


Testing

Our testing confirms that EditReady successfully converts Sony PMW-F55 MXF footage. This means that files from the Sony PMW-F55 can be converted and transcoded, and played in applications like Quicktime Player, iMovie, Avid, and Final Cut Pro.


EditReady works with Sony PMW-F55 files

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EditReady works great with the video files recorded by the Sony PMW-F55. You can easily preview the files, edit their metadata, apply LUTs, and transcode them to formats like ProRes, DNxHD or H.264. It's the fastest and easiest way to get from capture to edit.

All Formats and Frame Sizes are Supported

This camera has many possible framesize, framerate and compression options. Whichever you choose, it'll work great with EditReady.