Edit GoPro Karma MP4 Video in Final Cut Pro

The GoPro Karma (like the DJI Phantom 4 Pro) is the season's hottest drones. Karma captures amazingly smooth GoPro footage in the air, handheld or body mounted.  While, none of the top editors Adobe Premiere Pro or Apple Final Cut X can edit GoPro Karma .mp4 files well. To get FCP edit GoPro Karma MP4 files smoothly, we need to transcode (convert) them to something more usable. Read on to learn how to... 

For our goal of maintaining maximum image quality while providing the smoothest editing experience, we will want to transcode the GoPro Karma source files into ProRes 422 LT. While there are higher quality versions of ProRes(Learn Apple ProRes File Types), they will only cause unneccesary larger files and ProRes 422 LT can handle just slightly more data than we are generating, thus making it a great fit for our use.

Best tool to transcode GoPro Karma footage to ProRes for FCP

To transcode GoPro Karma H.264 MP4 to FCP ProRes easily and quickly, Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is highly recommended. This program features high efficiency and seamless conversion. With it, you can effortlessly convert 4K or 1080P MP4 video to ProRes encoded MOV files - ensuring maximum editing quality and efficiency when working with FCP X, FCP 7 and FCP 6. In addition, the program can also help you transcode GoPro Karma files to Apple Intermediate Codec, DNxHD, MPEG-2, AVI, WMV, FLV, etc. for smoothly editing or playback with iMovie, Avid, Adobe Premiere, Davinci Resolve, Cyberlink PowerDirector etc.

Steps to convert GoPro Karma MP4 clips to ProRes for FCP

1. Import source videos to the software

Once run the best video converter you can click "Add Video" button to load .mp4 source files. Convert supports batch conversion, so you are allowed to add multiple files to convert at a time.



2. Select the output format

Click "format" bar and choose "Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422(LT) (*.mov)" as Final Cut Pro X compatible codec for editing H.264 footage in FCP X smoothly. ProRes 422(HQ), Pro Res 422, Pro Res 444, Pro Res 422(Proxy) are all the proper choice.



Tip: Tap "settings" to customize the output parameters- adjust the video size, bitrate, frame rate, audio sample rate, audio channel, etc to get a decent video for editing in Final Cut Pro.



3. Start conversion

Click "Convert" button to start transcoding GoPro Karma to Apple ProRes MOV for Final Cut Pro.

Once the conversion is done, you can transfer your GoPro Karma footage into Final Cut Pro X or FCP 7 for editing smoothly on Mac(macOS Sierra).

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