Offering high definition video quality with the smaller file size than other web video files, WebM format has received a rising popularity. But the WebM format is only for HTML 5 websites to stream videos online, that's to say, it's not easy to play and edit those WebM files. Then what if we happen to have some WebM files from the YouTube website and wanna import them into Final Cut Pro for editing, how can we do? If you are is such demands, you can read on this article, here i will teach you how to get Final Cut Pro work perfectly with WebM files.
To transfer WebM videos to Final Cut Pro for editing smoothly, the easy workaround is to convert WebM to a more editing-friendly format, such a Final Cut Pro's ProRes, which ensures the best results when working with FCP X/7/6. Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is the solid tool to help users make the WebM to ProRes transcoding on Mac OS X (El Capitan included).
With it, you can effortlessly encode/re-encode WebM files to FCP highly compatible ProRes MOV, ensuring maximum editing quality and efficiency when working with Final Cut Pro X or FCP 7. Besides, its also exports advanced encoders like Apple Intermediate Codec, DNxHD, etc. allowing you to convert video to seamlessly fit iMovie, iDVD, Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer, etc. If you're editing with Final Cut Pro, chances are you already installed this great utility. If not, download it from here and follow the step-by-step guide below.
How to Convert WebM video to Final Cut Pro with no hassle
Step 1. Add WebM files
Drag WebM files to the program directly. Or go to the "File" menu, choose "Add Video" to locate the WebM files you want to transcode. You can add several files to do batch
conversion.
Tip: When first loading, Brorsoft TiVo Converter will ask you to input your Media Access Key. Simply enter your Media Access Key, and click "OK" to confirm.
Step 2: Select output format
When it comes to choosing the output format for these target videos, you directly one choose "Final Cut Pro" preset. For compression, Apple ProRes 422 will do fine for keeping
the original WebM quality the same and creating a Final Cut friendly file format. Apple has made a few variations to the ProRes family - use ProRes 422(Proxy) or (LT) for
smaller file sizes(Applied to FCP 7 and above version).
Step 3 (optional): Adjust the video, audio settings
Click "Settings" to fix the frame rate, bitrate, video size, etc to your needs. If you want to edit in Final Cut without having to render the clips while editing, all the frame sizes must be the same as the sequence settings. You can save a lot of render time by making all the clips the same size with this Mac WebM converter.
Step 4: Start WebM to ProRes conversion on Mac
Click the big "Convert" button at the bottom right corner to finish transcoding WebM to ProRes for FCP.
When the conversion is done, you can find the output files by clicking "Open" button on the main interface, then you can transfer the encoded WebM files to your Final Cut Pro, FCP 7 or 6 to edit with ease. Once you've got your video edited, you can export to any codec/container that you'd like for playing and sharing.
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