4K to Premiere Pro CC - Can I edit BlackMagic Ursa 4K in Premiere Pro CC

Here comes the problem that BlackMagic Ursa 4K Camcorder video format is hardly compatible with many NLEs, like Premiere Pro. This article gives you a workaround to edit BlackMagic Ursa 4K footage in Premiere Pro CC smoothly.




URSA can record in the two formats. The first is 12-bit CinemaDNG RAW, the second is Apple ProRes 422 (HQ), a debayered codec for easier playback and editing in a wide range of video editing applications. But I'm having trouble figuring out how to import Blackmagic URSA 4K to Premeire Pro with a smooth workflow. Learn from Adobe official site, I got know that Premiere Pro CC (2015) can support editing and monitoring 4K video, including Canon XF-AVC and Panasonic 4K444 formats. But the point here is, Adobe Premiere Pro old version still uses 1080p as primary delivery format and will continue to do so for a long time. So how to import and edit Blackmagic URSA 4K clips in Premiere Pro smoothly? Searching further online, I was advised to convert and downscale 4K to 1080p from Blackmagic for Premiere Pro before editing.

Actually, it's not so hard to do the trick. Premiere Pro works natively with H.264 Codec, a line of intermediate codecs, intended for using during video editing to help provide an efficient and high performance workflow with impressive image quality and reduced storage rates. With a professional 4K Video Converter- Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac, you can get the work done easily. This software is able to convert CinemaDNG RAW files and Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) from BlackMagic Ursa to Premiere Pro (CC, CS6, CS5) fully compatible format and keep original quality at the mean while. It can also export MPEG-2 for Sony Vegas Pro, Apple InterMedaite Codec (AIC) for iMovie/FCE, DNxHD for Avid Media Composer
 for native editing.

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Tip: If you want to learn how to edit Blackmagic URSA video with FCP X, you can read this guide - Blackmagic URSA FCP X-Edit Blackmagic URSA video with FCP X

How to convert BlackMagic Ursa 4K videos to Premiere Pro?

Step 1: Backup your 4K files from BlackMagic Ursa to hard drive. Install and launch this program. Drag and drop 4K files to the best BlackMagic Video Converter. You can import multiple files at once thanks to "Add from folder" button.



Step 2: Click the drop-down list in the format line to get the format box. Then choose "Editing Software >> Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas AVC (*.mov)" as output format.



Step 3: Click "Settings" button to customize the output video and audio settings by yourself. But if you are not good at it, you'd better use the default parameters, they will ensure you a good balance between file size and image quality basically. You can change the resolution, bit rate, frame rate as you need.

Step 4: You can preview to check the final result. Once you are satisfied with it, click the "Convert" button to start converting BlackMagic Ursa 4K video to H.264 format. It will take you a little while.

Conclusion: After conversion, you can get the generated files by clicking "Open" button. Now, you'll get no troubles in editing BlackMagic Ursa 4K files in Premiere Pro CC. Good News!