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Import Videos to FCP with ProRes Codec for native editing
Topic Started: Apr 25 2014, 06:18 AM (61 Views)
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Summary: Always meet troubles when importing videos MTS, MKV, MXF, VOB, AVI, etc to Final Cut Pro? No more worry. I will share a best FCP Codec Converter with you, which enables you to convert any incompatible video to FCP native codec Apple ProRes in an easy way.

Final Cut Pro is a wonderful tool to help you turn your home videos into professional eye-catching movies Have some videos either downloaded from the Internet or taken by your cameras and want to touch them up with FCP? However, when you import videos to Final Cut Pro for editing, there will be some troubles if these videos are not included in FCP compatible video codec/format list.

I recently picked up a Sony FS700 slow motion cinema camera, the format it records to is AVCHD, I was wondering what the best codec I should convert to retain best image quality and dynamic range for editing in FCP X? What is the native codec for FCP as well?

Get some tech support from online, I got know Apple ProRes is FCP's "native" codec. So it's an extremely safe bet. That will let you successfully edit your footage in Final Cut Pro without any hassle. Well, get any file type to ProRes, an easy-to-use FCP Codec Converter is the key.

The best tool to help you get it done is Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac, fully compatible with Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.7 Lion, Snow Leopard 10.6, etc. It is free, clean and safe to install and use. With it, you can effortlessly transcode camcorder videos MTS, MOV, MP4, MXF or other popular video files AVI, MKV, FLV, VOB, WMV, MPG to Apple ProRes 422, ProRes 422 HD, ProRes 422 LT, ProRes 4444 for FCP, with fast conversion speed and high output quality. It works well and converts flawlessly. The built-in video editor allows you trim, crop, add effect to your videos to get a decent final video as you want.

Download the Video Converter for FCP:

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Now I will quickly walk you through how to use the best FCP codec converter to convert kinds of videos for editing in Final Cut Pro 6/7, or FCP X.

1. Install and launch the app. You can either click File > Add Video Files to select and import videos to the program. You can also add files by simply drag & drops.

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2. Brorsoft Video Converter Mac offers optimized format presets for Final Cut Pro, “Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)”, “Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 HQ (*.mov)”, etc. Choose a one you need.

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3. Click "Convert" button to start encoding video files to Apple ProRes for Final Cut Pro (X) under Mac OS X.

More Features of the FCP Video Converter:

1. Settings- click to set video resolution(1920×1080/1440×1080/1280×720/720×480), bitrate(from 1Mbps to 20Mbps), frame rate (24p/30p)

2. Editor (next to "Add" icon)- click to set deinterlace, trim, crop, add subtitles, set watermark effect, etc.

Once the ProRes 422 Mac conversion is done, you can transfer the converted files into Final Cut Pro for editing smoothly on Mac with ease.

Learn more about Apple ProRes:

a. ProRes 422 (HQ): offers the utmost possible quality for 4:2:2 or 4:2:0 sources and provides target data rate of approximately 220 Mbps and higher quality than Apple ProRes 422;
b. ProRes 422: provides target data rate of approximately 145 Mbps and higher quality than Apple ProRes 422 (LT);
c. ProRes 422 (LT): provides roughly 70 percent of the data rate of Apple ProRes 422 (thus, smaller file sizes than Apple ProRes 422) and higher quality than ProRes 422 (Proxy);
d. ProRes 422 (Proxy): provides roughly 30 percent of the data rate of Apple ProRes 422 and high-quality offline editing at the original frame size, frame rate, and aspect ratio;
e. ProRes 4444: offers the utmost possible quality for 4:4:4 sources and roughly 50 percent higher than the data rate of Apple ProRes 422 (HQ).

Read more:

How to get Final Cut Pro Working With Individual .mts/.m2ts Videos
How to Convert MXF to Apple ProRes for Final Cut Pro
How to Convert .VOB files to Work in Final Cut Pro X
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