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Friday, June 9, 2017

Convert GH5 4K Videos to Apple ProRes to Import to FCP 7/X

Lumix GH5 is the latest in the line of Panasonic's top-of-the-range GH series of mirrorless cameras, which over years have carved out a niche for themselves among videographers thanks to their breadth of movie-making features. As one of the best 4K camera solutions, the Lumix GH5 allows you to shoot Cinema 4K (4096 x 2160) at 60p with a bit rate of 150Mbps. Tring to record some stunning 4K footage by GH5, and ready to edit these 4K videos from Panasonic GH5 in Final Cut Pro (FCP X, FCP 7, FCP 6) so as to make them more stylish? However, there are some problems such as not showing the video but audio only, unsupported file type when playing & editing Panasonic GH5 video in FCP especially in 4K. So, how to import Panasonic GH5 4K video to Final Cut Pro (FCP X, FCP 7, FCP 6) on MacOS (Sierra) beautifully?

To transcode Panasonic GH5 4K MP4/MOV footage for editing in FCP, you're highly recommended to use Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac. By running it, there's no need to set the codec by yourself: the Mac program has a optimized preset for Final Cut Pro (FCP X, FCP 7). Besides Final Cut Pro, this program can also export DNxHD for Avid, Apple ProRes for Final Cut Pro, Apple InterMediate Codec for iMovie and more NLE systems for editing.

For Windows users, Dimo Video Converter Ultimate is the alternative choice, which supports converting Panasonic GH5 4K MP4 to FCP supported file format in Windows (Windows 10 included). Just get the right program according to your system and follow the steps below to learn how to get Panasonic GH5 4K footage support in Final Cut Pro.

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Step 1: Add original Panasonic GH5 4K file

Click "Add File" button to import Panasonic GH5 4K MP4 videos to this powerful program. Or you can simply drag the videos directly to the software window list.

Step 2: Choose preferred format

Click "Select Format" pull down list to select "Editor > Final Cut Pro" as best video format for Final Cut Pro.

Tip 1: Click the "Settings" button, you are able to enter the "Profile Settings" panel to adjust video and audio parameters for the converted files, including video size, bit rate, frame rate and more. Here personally I recommend you to set the video size as 1920*1080p for better editing. Of course, if you want to get original 4K resolution, just keep the video size as original.

Tip 2: You can edit the 4K video from GH5 before transcoding to Final Cut Pro. Just click "Edit" button, you can trim, crop the video, or add watermark, adjust effect and creating 3D from the 2D videos which you will convert.

Step 3: Start conversion

Click the "Start" button to start transcoding Panasonic GH5 4K to Apple Prores for Final Cut Pro. Once the process is at 100%, click "Open" button on the main interface to find the generated videos for importing to FCP X/7/6.

In addition, this great Mac 4K video converter also allows you to fast share converted or edited MP4 file to from Mac or Win computer to mobile devices wirelessly, via its mature IP address sharing technology (i.e. Dimo Media Server). What's more, you can even convert edited videos export from editors into more popular formats. Congratulations! You have successfully taken the first step to make your own masterpiece.

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