Work GoPro Video with Cyberlink PowerDirctor

PowerDirector doesn't import GoPro video files? Here's a solution for you. 

As a GoPro user, you may got some GoPro footage to make a project. While, when you try to import GoPro video to PowerDirector or other NLEs, only find that it seems very jumpy like its missing scenes. In this article, we aim to offer a simple workaround to help you import and edit GoPro video in PowerDirector smoothly.

As we know GoPro HD or 4K records in MPEG-4 and outputs its files as .MP4 files (the container), but it seems PowerDirector (including the latest version PD 15) does not like the way. The file type is a compressed output format, but not ideal for editing in NLE system. To solve those problems, the quick workaround is to transcode GoPro MP4 files to PowerDirector natively supported format with Brorsoft Video Converter, which is an easy-to-use yet best video converter for GoPro videos(See Review of the Best GoPro Video Converter).

With it, you can effortlessly transcode GoPro MP4(in matter in 4K, 1080p or HD) to MPEG-2, WMV, which will create a PowerDirector friendly file format keeping the GoPro original quality. Besides Cyberlink PD, this software also export DNxHD for Avid MC/Davinci Resolve, MPEG-2 for Premiere Pro, AVI for Pinnacle and more NLE systems for natively editing. Just download it and follow a simple tutorial below to import GoPro MP4 footage into PowerDirector for editing smoothly.

How to Import GoPro videos to Cyberlink PowerDirector

STEP 1. Run the GoPro MP4 converter; click the Add button to load 4K or 1080p .mp4 files to the program from your computer or SD card. You can also directly drag the video files into the program directly.



STEP 2. Click "Format" menu firstly and then follow "Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas" > " MPEG-2 (*.mpg)" as the output format. MPEG-4, WMV are also the proper choices.



Tip: You can click "Settings" if you'd like to customize advanced audio and video parameters like video Codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, Audio codec, sampling rate, bit rate, channels.

STEP 3. Simply tap the "Convert" button to start GoPro MP4 to MPEG-2 for Cyberlink PowerDirector conversion.

After conversion, you can find the encoded MPG files for Cyberlink PowerDirector smooth editing under "Open" panel. Now, it is much easy for you to run Cyberlink PowerDirector to import video clips followed "Open Folder>>Import Media Files".

Additional Tips:

This powerful GoPro Video Converter is not only designed for converting GoPro MP4 files for PowerDirector. It is also professional in making other common or camcorder videos like MOV, FLV, VOB, AVI, MKV, MPG, MTS, MXF, XAVC, XAVC S files editable in Windows Movie Maker, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Premiere Elements, Avid Media Composer, Sony Vegas Pro, After Effects, Magix Movie Editor Pro, Pinnacle Studio, etc to meet your different needs.

Related Guides:
Phantom 4 Pro h.265 And Final Cut Pro x Importing Issue- Fixed
Work Sony a7s Ii Xavc s In Final Cut Pro 7/X
Fix Panasonic Gh5 4k To Premiere Pro Cc Importing Issues