How to Convert MKV to Edit in Final Cut Pro

"Hi Just purchased Final Cut Pro X and I'm really impressed with it so far. However, I have just discovered that it cannot import MKV files. My question is - What is the best method of doing this while still retaining the quality of the footage? I have look at various convertors but tricky to choose which one top go for? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks"


There are a lot of users have encountered problems when they want to import MKV to Final Cut Pro on Mac, just like the problem showed above, what’s the best way to import and edit MKV files with FCP? how to solve MKV to FCP importing and editing issue? Many users are talking about these questions on final cut pro related forums, now in this article we will share the best way with you to import MKV to FCP and edit natively.

As all we know, Final Cut Pro is a wonderful tool to help us turn our home videos into professional eye-catching movies. But it normally can recognize a few file formats like DV, MOV, M4V, MP4 and some AVI files from cams. While MKV is not supported. In order to import MKV files to Final Cut Pro for editing, you'll need to convert MKV to FCP compatible video format. Since ProRes is the the most compatible codec introduced by Apple which ensures maximum editing quality and efficiency when working with Final Cut Pro, the quick workaround is to convert MKV to Apple ProRes codec MOV format for soomthly importing and editing with FCP X on Mac.

The process to convert the files to ProRes is fairly easy and fast as long as you have such a tool like Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac, which is especially designed for Mac users to encode MKV video to Apple ProRes with best output quality. Overall, the program is a professional yet all-in-one video conversion tool. With it, you can easily convert all MKV files to ProRes 422, ProRes 422 HQ or 4444 for using in Final Cut Pro X/7/6. It also provides simple video editing functions for you. Besides, the Mac video converter can also convert HD videos from HD camcorders or DVs (like JVC, Panasonic, Sony and Cannon) for editing in Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express, iMovie, Avid MC, Adobe Premiere Pro etc. Just download it and follow the tutorial below to convert MKV to Apple ProRes for FCP X/7/6.

How to Convert MKV for Editing in Final Cut Pro

STEP 1: Launch the Mac MKV to FCP Converter; click "Add" button from main menu to browse your computer hard drive and select the MKV files you want to convert. Or you can easily drag-and-drop files into this application for converting. You can also load video files formatted in .avi, .wmv, .flv, .vob, .mpg, etc.



STEP 2: Click the format bar, and move mouse cursor to "Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as output format.



Tips: In case the default settings do not fit your requirement, you can click "Settings" button and enter "Profile Settings" panel to adjust video size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channels.

STEP 3: Click Convert button to start transcoding MKV to ProRes for Final Cut Pro on Mac OS X.

Once the conversion completes, you can click "Open" to find the .MOV videos which can be directly imported to FCP 6/7/X. You've done.