The HC-VX870K is the first 4K Ultra HD consumer camcorder offered by Panasonic. 4K has 4 times the resolution of Full HD, and is about the same resolution as the 4K projector in your local movie theater. Chances are you have shot some 4K footage with the Panasonic HC-VX870K camera, there is big probable you may want to edit them with Final Cut Pro 7. But you'll disappointed to find FCP 7 cannot import those 4K video files. No worry, in this article, I will share a quick workaround with you to fix the annoying issue!
As a matter of fact, Final Cut Pro 7(Even FCP X) won’t deal with 4K videos instantly- have to wait for rendering or even some raw footage like 4K .MP4 from GoPro can’t be recognized. The easy workaround I have worked out is to use a third-party video app to convert 4K to ProRes for FCP 7 direct editing. Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is what most guys recommend, which a professional 4K to FCP converter app.
Unlike some free video converters, it is capable of serving as the best 4K Video Converter for Mac. It provides optimal presets such as Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes 422(HQ), Apple ProRes 422 (LT), Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy), and Apple ProRes 4444 for Final Cut Pro. With it, you can transcode your Panasonic HC-VX870K 4K MP4 videos to Final Cut Pro favored format quickly and easily. Plus, this 4K Video Converter is also available to customize the output resolutions to any size like 1080p, 2K, 4K as users want. If you try to edit Panasonic HC-VX870K 4K footage in Final Cut Pro, chances are you have downloaded the great utility. If not, please free download it here:
(Note: Click here for OS X 10.5.8)
How to encode Panasonic HC-VX870K 4K MP4 video to ProRes .mov for use in FCP 7 smoothly?
Step 1: After launching the 4K Video Converter for Mac, click ‘Add File’ button to load your source video files from Panasonic HC-VX870K camera.
Step 2: 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 video 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).
Tips: If necessary, you can click ‘Settings’ button and go to ‘Profiles Settings’ panel to modify video and audio settings like video encoder, resolution, video bit rate, frame rate, aspect ratio, audio encoder, sample rate, audio bit rate, and audio channels. 3D settings are also available.
Step 3: Click ‘Convert’to start HC-VX870K 4K MP4 footage to ProRes MOV conversion. When the conversion finished, check the generated ProRes video, you will certainly be satisfied with its final video quality. It would be easier for you to edit with Final Cut Pro 7 as well as FCP X, FCP 6.
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