GoPro Hero 9 is the most advanced GoPro yet. Featuring improved image quality and a 2x more powerful processor with 2x faster video frame rates, HERO4 Black takes Emm Award-winning GoPro performance to a whole new level. Incredible high-resolution 5K30 and 4K60 video and high frame rate 1080p120 video enable stunning, immersive recordings of you and your world. The point here, you will find it a painful experience to import GoPro Hero 9 5K and 4K MP4 into FCP X. And there're some frequently asked questions quoted as below.
Q: Hero 9 files in FCP X
Has anyone out there been editing videos from their Hero 9 in FCP X? I have not been able to get clean playback in FCP X, it's always choppy. I was wondering if anyone else is having this issue or if anyone is getting clean playback. This is a question specific to FCP X, thanks.
Although Final Cut Pro X is compatible with MP4 format, a compressed output 4K H.264 .mp4 from GoPro Hero 9 is not ideal for editing. What's more, FCP X can handle 5K and 4K files without much problem, but it is extremely hardware intensive. When you tried to load some MP4 files from GoPro Hero 94, you will find it's hard work. To solve those problems, the quick workaround is to convert GoPro Hero 9 H.265/HEVC files to FCP X natively supported formats. Along with some help from third-party software, it can be done effortlessly. Here I share a simple guide on how to convert GoPro Hero 9 5K/4K files for editing in FCP smoothly. If you're facing the issues, read on to find the answer.
First you need to try Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac. Overall, the program is the best Mac Video Converter for GoPro Hero 9 footage, which will create an FCP X friendly editing codec - Apple ProRes (422/4444) keeping the original quality in OS X Mavericks, Mountain Lion and more. Besides Final Cut Pro, this software can also export professional encoders like DNxHD for Avid, AIC MOV for iMovie, MPEG fpr Sony Vegas Pro and more. For Windows users, Acrok Video Converter Ultimate is the alternative choice. Just download it and follow the tutorial below to get the work done.
Free download this GoPro Hero 9 to FCP Converter here.
Guide: Convert GoPro Hero 9 5K/4K MP4 to FCP X ProRes
Step 1: Load GoPro MP4 videosInstall and run the 4K MP4 to ProRes Converter, and then click "Add Files" button to import your GoPro Hero 9 5K or 4K footage to the program.
Tip: If you wanna combine GoPro MP4 video clips into one file, you can click the "Merge into one" box.
Step 2: Set output format
Click "Format" pull down list to "Final Cut Pro" category then select "Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as the best video format for FCP.
Step 3: Convert GoPro Hero4 video to ProRes
Click the Convert icon under the preview window; the 4K converter will start trascoding GoPro Hero 9 MP4 for importing to FCP X.
Some more helpful features of the GoPro Hero 9 Video Converter:
1. Editor (next to "Add" icon)- Click to set watermark, trim, crop, add subtitles, etc.
2. If you want to smoothly edit GoPro Hero 9 footage in Adobe Premiere Pro, you just need to choose the Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas > MOV (AVC)(*.mov) as the best video format as output format; For iMovie, select "iMovie and Final Cut Express -> iMovie Video (*.mov)" in the second step; For Avid Media Composer, choose "Editing Software > Avid DNxHD(*.mov)" as output.
3. Settings- Click it to customize audio and video parameters Video Codec, bit rate, frame rate, Audio codec, sample rate, audio channels. We advise you to adjust the A/V parameters to be the same with source MP4 footage so as to bear least quality loss at proper file size. Of course, if you don't stick with 4K video, you can downsize 4k to 1080p for easier editing on your computer.
When the GoPro Hero 9 4K video conversion is done, just click "Open" button to get the converted videos for importing into FCP (FCP X, FCP 7, FCP 6) perfectly.
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