Lossless edit best Digital SLR Cameras H.264 HD clips in FCP X

H.264 is a new video codec standard which can achieve high quality video in relatively low bitrates and it is a popular video format for playing. High definition video brings us more detailed, lifelike and impactful images. But not all HD video capture devices are created equal.

Best Digital SLR Cameras for Shooting Video recommended for you like: Canon T3i,60D,5D Mk II,5D Mark III,Nikon D700,Sony Alpha55,Sony NEX3 and Panasonic/Pentax/Olympus/Fujifilm cameras etc can capture in .mov container with this H.264 codec. Plus, like GoPro can also shot in this H.264 format in .mp4 container,also Sanyo Xacti HD shootings. But more the H.264 videos, the more video to FCP importing problems we will meet.

After recording, you may want to edit the video footages in FCP X on Mac, but, some video codecs and formats are not well supported by Final Cut Pro X, this article will share the way to transcode Canon/Nikon/Sony/Panasonic/Pentax/Olympus/Fujifilmrecorded videos to Apple ProRes 422 for FCP X editing, the prores codec is best for FCP X editing, with this codec, you can edit video in FCP X smoothly without any problems.

1. Download Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac. This professional HD Video Converter can help you convert Canon/Nikon/Sony/Panasonic/Pentax/Olympus/Fujifilm video files to ProRes 422 MOV format for Final Cut Pro X, more output formats are also supported.



2. Install and launch this Canon/Nikon/Sony/Panasonic/Pentax/Olympus/Fujifilm video Converter. Import footage to the converter.

3. Click format bar to choose the output format. Click and choose Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov).



4. You can click "settings" to customize the output parameters, adjust the resolution, bitrate as you want.

5. Click convert button to start.

With this Canon/Nikon/Sony/Panasonic/Pentax/Olympus/Fujifilm/GoPro to Apple ProRes 422 converter, you can easily import camera video files to FCP X for editing, this software runs fast, so you can convert HD footages to FCP X in less time, video and audio synchronization are perfectly guaranteed.

How to take converted videos to FCP

For FCP 7: Simply navigate to File > Import > Files and select the converted clips. There is no need "Log and Transfer" with typical camcorders.

For FCP X, navigate to File > Import > Media and in the window that comes up, select your transcoded ProRes clips.

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