Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Canon 6D FCP workflow- Transcode Canon EOS 6D 1080p MOV to Final Cut Pro

If you don't know how to edit Canon 6D 1080p MOV video, please read the article below to learn the easy way to import and convert Canon EOS 6D H.264 MOV to ProRes for FCP 67/X editing.  

Less than a week after arch-rival Nikon grabbed headlines with the D600, Canon responded with an announcement of its own price-conscious full frame DSLR, the EOS 6D. The EOS 6D is perhaps best understood as a full frame version of the popular EOS 60D, and it primarily seeks to distinguish itself on the spec sheet with built-in Wi-Fi and GPS. For dedicated Live View users and video shooters, it could result in extra image noise or recording shutting off, since there's bound to be lots of heat generated.

And speaking of videographers, these users are able to record 1080P videos by Canon EOS 6D with full particulars, but they will be disappointed to find that it's impossible to edit Canon 6D 1080P MOV in FCP as below:

I have a Canon DSLR 6D and wanted to edit HD video in FCP. When I insert it on the timeline the settings that it comes to are skipping frames, cuts... I can't even insert Texts. Was I supposed to do something else?

In fact, Final Cut Pro will not accept MOV files from Canon 6D and the reason that the codec of Canon H.264 MOV isn't native with FCP (including both FCP 6/7 and FCP X).

To resolve this issue, you need to simply convert EOS 6D 1080p MOV to ProRes 422 codec MOV format, then you can edit EOS 6D 1080p mov video well in FCP on Mac. You can follow the steps below to convert Canon EOS 6D 1080p mov footages for FCP.

Step 1. Download and install Pavtube Canon Video Converter for Mac. It’s can convert videos between rich video formats, such as converting Canon 1080p MOV to ProRes 422 for FCP X.



Step 2. Drag and drop Canon EOS 6D recorded MOV video to this Mac Canon MOV to FCP Converter.


Step 3. Click "Format" column to choose the best output format for editing in FCP. if you want to edit EOS 6D 1080p MOV video in FCP, you are recommended to choose "Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)".


(Optional) - You can click "settings" button to customize the output parameters, such as resolution and bitrate.



(Optional) - Edit function is useful and convenient for you to use. You can trim, crop, adjust effects or add watermark to the video.

Step 4. Click "Convert" button to start transcoding Canon EOS 6D 1080p MOV to ProRes 422 MOV for Final Cut Pro on Mac.

This Canon MOV Converter for FCP can help you convert the video format/codec you need quickly, video and audio quality are best guaranteed. You can also follow this article to import converted videos to final cut pro for editing.

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