Canon 700D (Rebel T5i) videos are saved in 1080p30 .mov with H.264 as video codec and stereo sound with internal or external mics. But this MOV video format came from EOS 650D is a FULL HD format that is highly compressed, its mov formats can not easily and directly import and edit on Mac with Final Cut Pro, etc . You can use the EOS Movie Plugin-E1 for Final Cut Pro. If you haven’t heard about the EOS Movie Plugin-E1 for Final Cut Pro it adds an option to the FCP Log and Transfer tool to import Canon T5i, 5D Mark III, 650D .etc H.264 QuickTime files and transcode to any of the ProRes flavors (or Apple Intermediate Codec) in the process. A timecode is assigned to the footage based on the time stamp set in your camera and a reel names is also assigned. There’s also an option to archive the footage when loading directly off a CF card. There’s a very detailed webpage about the EOS Movie Plugin-E1 for Final Cut Pro available here. To download the installer follow this link and then select Mac OS X from the Drivers / Software Selection pop-up:
Log and Transfer was still able to load the footage and assigned a reel name based on the top directory. Continue reading