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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Downsize DJI Inspire 1 4K to 1080p for Editing in FCP/iMovie/FCE

Summary: An instructional tutorial about how to downsacle DJI Inspire 1 footage from 4K to 1080p so that you can edit DJI 4K footage in Mac Final Cut Pro, iMovie or FCE without any trouble.



The DJI Inspire 1, a new brand quadcopter equipped with a built-in camera and integrated with a gimbal, capable of capturing 4K video and taking 12-megapixel photos. With the high definition image features, DJI Ispire 1 has attracted a lot of users. However, it still is a pain for those who want to import DJI 1 4K footage to Final Cut Pro, iMovie or FCE for further editing. In fact, 4K is not widely supported and the majority of work is still being finished in 1080p. So to edit DJI Inspire 1 4K videos on Mac smoothly, you'd better downsize the 4K video to 1080p videos, just read on and you will get the hints.


If you insist in importing DJI Inspire 1 4K file to FCP/iMovie/FCE for soomthly editing, the recommended suggestion is to take advantage of a third-party program to convert DJI Inspire 1 4K footages to FCP/iMoive/FCE more editable video formats in 1080p. For this case, the ease-to-use yet professional Brorsoft 4K Video Converter is a good choice.

With the all-in-one powferful 4K video converter, player and editor. You can effortlessly transcode 4K H.264(MP4/MOV), XAVC, XAVCS, etc to Apple ProRes Codec or Apple Intermedia Codec(1080p would be the best settings.), which ensure the best results when working with Final Cut Pro, iMovie or FCE. This will save you both time and trouble, and all you need is to drag the result videos for prompt editing. Now just keep reading for brief how-to on the simple process.

How to downsacle DJI Inspire 1 4K to 1080p for editing on Mac

1. Load Source Video >> Launch the DJI 4K to 1080p Converter; click “Add Video” and load your DJI 4K HD files. This program supports batch conversion, so you can add multiple files into it at a time.


2. Select ouput format >>

For editing DJI 4K footage with Final Cut Pro, click the “Format” bar and select Final Cut Pro> Apple PreRes 422(*.mov) as output format.



For iMovie and Final Cut Express, choose iMovie and Final Cut Express -> Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov).



3. Set Video Resolution at 1080p >> Click “Settings” button; you can adjust video and audio settings, including codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channel. To down-convert ultra HD 4K to 1080p, do remember adjusting video size to 1920*1080. That is the exact 108p.



4. Start 4K to 1080p Conversion >> Hit “Convert” button to let the DJI Inspire 1 4K files to 1080p conversion begin.

When the conversion finished, check the generated 1080p MOV video, you will certainly be satisfied with its final video quality. It would be easier for you to playback and edit your DJI Inspire 1 4K clips on Mac with Final Cut Pro/Express or iMovie.

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