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Natively Edit GoPro video files in Final Cut Pro with ProRes codec
Topic Started: Jun 6 2014, 02:12 AM (42 Views)
lydia622520
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Summary: This article is about step-by-step tutorial to edit your GoPro Hero MP4 footage in Final Cut Pro smoothly.

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GoPro as the world's first true 1080P HD and best selling wearable camera won a lots fans. Since GoPro HERO3 generated high quality action image, people always use it to record sporting and other activities. I have a GoPro Hero 3+, but there’s something let me down: I've been messing around with settings in MPEG Streamclip and Compressor and scouring the web for tips on sending GoPro footage to Final Cut Pro, but so far have not found any better options.

Is there a fast reliable workflow that actually saves time? Is there conversion software that will actually use all available processor cores and available memory to make this process go fast? Lucky enough, I found an effective way to import and edit GoPro videos in FCP 7, FCP X just two hours ago. Now I want to share the solution with anyone who owns a GoPro and Final Cut.

First of all, download Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac- The program works as the best GoPro Video Converter for FCP. It helps you fast transcode GoPro HD MP4 footage to Final Cut Pro preferred formats for easier editing. Plus, it supports converting all GoPro camera MP4 files to FCP with fast encoding speed and without quality loss. What’s more, it’s the optimal tool for transcoding GoPro, Sony, Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, etc camera or camcorder videos to kinds of NLE programs including Avid MC, Adobe Premier Pro, iMovie, Final Cut Express and more. Just download it and follow the simple guide to achieve your goal.

Step-by-step guide on converting GoPro MP4 to Final Cut Pro:

Step 1: Add Gopro MP4 video files

Install and launch the best Video Converter for GoPro and load source MP4 clips from GoPro to it.

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Step 2: Choose output format

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

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Step 3. Adjust video/audio settings

Click "Settings" to fix the frame rate, bitrate, video size, etc to your needs. If you want to edit GoPro video in Final Cut without having to render the clips while editing, all the frame sizes must be the same as the sequence settings.

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Step 4: Start encoding GoPro MP4 video

Click “Convert” button to start encoding GoPro MP4 to ProRes for importing to FCP.

When the conversion task is finished, click “Open” button to get the exported files and then import the converted GoPro MP4 files into FCP 6/7 or Final Cut Pro X to do further editing flawlessly.

Additional Tips:
If you want to edit GoPro video in Avid Media Composer, you just need to choose the “Avid Media Composer > Avid DNxHD(*.mov)” as output format in the second step; For iMovie, select "iMovie and Final Cut Express -> Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)"; For Adobe Premiere Pro, choose “Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MPEG-2(*.mpg)” as output.

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Source:Step-by-step guide on converting GoPro MP4 to Final Cut Pro
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Summary: If you have any issue when importing GoPro videos to iMovie (iMovie 11), just follow this simple guide, which offers you a quick fix for the problems with GoPro MP4 and iMovie.

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I usually edit my videos on my Mac with Apple’s iMovie app. This tutorial is about GoPro video and iMovie. All the reports I’d read suggested that GoPro videos needed converting from MPEG-4 to a format iMovie can handle. But the first time I tried importing directly, iMovie seemed to handle everything fine without converting. But then I ran into difficulties. I had to cancel the first import – and couldn’t get the Mac to resume. (It wouldn’t do anything without the camera being connected.) I had no better luck the second time. So today, I bit the bullet, and converted my latest GoPro videos before attempting to edit it in iMovie. It worked flawlessly.

You may also be confused: is it necessary to convert GoPro videos to iMovie? According to my own experience, my best tip for anyone else wanting to edit GoPro footage in iMovie is this: accept you need to convert the footage first. You’ll save yourself a lot of frustration.

The basic reason is that the GoPro video file off of the micro SD card has a H.264 codec, and has an MP4 file extension. The file type is a compressed output format, but not ideal for editing in NLE system. For the purpose to help all the GoPro(Surf Hero, Hero 960, HD Hero 2, HD Hero 3, Hero 3+) users to import GoPro MP4 files to iMovie smoothly, I will share a fast way to convert GoPro video to iMovie with Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac.

It supports converting all GoPro camera MP4 files to Apple InterMediate Codec MOV with fast encoding speed and without quality loss. With it, you can effortlessly import and edit your GoPro HD MP4 footage within iMovie '11, iMovie'9 and iMovie 08. This will help you import the file correctly and saving the rendering time and other issues. Just download it and follow the step-by-step guide to transcode GoPro MP4 files for editing in iMovie.

Convert/Import GoPro MP4 files to iMovie 11

Step 1: Add Gopro video files

Install and launch the best GoPro to iMovie Converter and load source MP4 clips to it. You can check the “Merge into one file” to join GoPro files together.

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Step 2: Choose output format

Hit the "Format" bar and select iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple InterMediate Codec(*.mov) as output format on the drop-down menu.

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Tip - Profile Settings:
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: Start GoPro to iMovie conversion

Click the arrow button to start converting GoPro MP4 to AIC MOV for iMovie.

Once the process completed, click "Open" button to find the generated videos, and then you can transfer the converted GoPro MP4 files to iMovie 11 easily and quickly.

Additional Tip:

Besides transcoding GoPro MP4 to iMovie, the best GoPro Video Converter Mac can also export DNxHD for Avid Media Composer, MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere Pro/Premiere Element, ProRes for Final Cut Pro and more NLE systems for native editing.

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