Load Canon C200 4K Video to Final Cut Pro X

Here is the step-by-step guide for you to import and edit Canon C200 4K .MP4 videos with Final Cut Pro X on Mac OS X.

The new Canon C200 sits between the C100 Mark II and the C300 Mark II is one of the best camera at a sub $10K price level. The big feature in the C200 that seems to be on the tip of everyone’s tongue is of course the internal 12bit (and 10bit) internal 4K Raw recording. And if you plan to get the Canon C200, you'd better read on to learn Canon C200 4K to Final Cut pro X workflow, which ensures you handle C200 recordings in FCP X simply and smoothly.

We can capture 4K MP4 files with C200. But the H.264 MP4 file format from Canon C200 is beyond the compatibility of FCP X. In order to work Canon C200 MP4 in FCP X smoothly, a better way is to transcode C200 MP4 to a more "edit" friendly codec. The following paragraphs show you how to edit Canon C200 4K footage with FCP without bogging down your computer.

The process is surprisingly easy and can be done with the help of Brorsoft 4K Video Converter for Mac. Overall, this video conversion program can effortlessly encode/re-encode 4K H.264(MP4/MOV), XAVC, XAVC S, etc footage for smoothly importing and editing in various non-linear editing systems (NLE), including Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro, iMovie, FCE and more.

Converting Canon C200 4K MP4 clips to FCP X editable video

1. Load 4K MP4 footage

Launch the Mac video converter and click add button to import Canon .mp4 clips to the program for converting.



2. Select FCP preferred format

Click "Format" bar to choose the output format. You can freely choose Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) or Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy) (*.mov) for editing in FCP X.



Tip: Click the Settings button; you can recommended to set the video size, bit rate, fame rate, etc. If you are running on an old computer, handling 4K in Final Cut Pro X is a hard job. In this case, you can down-convert 4K to 1080p(Just reset video size as 1980*1080).

3. Start conversion

Hit Convert button to start transcoding Canon C200 MP4 to Final Cut Pro editable ProRes 422 codec.

After 100% accomplishment, you just need to click the "Open" button on the main interface to find your converted file. Launch Final Cut Pro, choose File > Import > Files... and browse to where you save the converted C200 video clips to. Choose the videos that you'd like to add and then start editing.

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