How to Import GoPro Hero3 4K to Premiere Pro

Find an easy way to import and edit GoPro Hero3 4K MP4 in Adobe Premiere Pro in a smooth workflow. 



Got some GoPro Hero3 videos and wanna edit the 4K footage with Adobe Premiere Pro? In this article, we focus on how to import and work GoPro Hero3 4K in Premiere Pro. If you're just the Adobe PP user, read on to get some tips and tricks to have a smooth workflow.  

When loading Hero3 Black 4K .mp4 to Premiere Pro CC, CS6, CS5 or CS4, you will find it is a painful experience as Adobe PP can’t handle the 4K footage well. To import GoPro Hero3 4K flies into Adobe Premiere Pro for smooth editing, you’d better update your program to the latest version. 

Alternatively, third-party software is required to convert GoPro 4K MP4 to Premiere Pro natively supported format like MPEG-2. Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is highly recommended here. 

Overall, the program is the best GoPro video converter. With it, you can effortlessly transcode Gopro Hero3 MP4 to MPEG-2 or MOV, which will create an Adobe Premiere friendly file format keeping the GoPro original quality. Besides Premiere, this software can also export DNxHD for Avid, Apple ProRes for Final Cut Pro, Apple InterMediate Codec for iMovie and more NLE systems for native editing. For Windows users, Brorsoft Video Converter is the alternative choice. 

Converting GoPro Hero3 4K MP4 to MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere 

Step 1: Add 4K file 

Click "Add File" button to import GoPro Hero3 4K MP4 videos to this powerful program. Or you can simply drag the videos directly to the software window list. 

 

Step 2: Choose preferred format 

Click "Format" pull down list to select Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as the best video format for Premiere Pro. WMV, MOV formats are the good choice as well. 

 

Tip: Click the "Settings" button, you are able to enter the "Profile Settings" panel to adjust video and audio parameters for the converted files, including video size, bit rate, frame rate and more. Here personally I recommend you to set the video size as 1920*1080p for better editing. Of course, if you want to get original 4K resolution, just keep the video size as original. 

 

Step 3: Start conversion 

Click the Convert button to start transcoding GoPro Hero3 4K MP4 to MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere Pro. 

Once the process is at 100%, click "Open" button on the main interface to find the generated videos, then you can transfer the encoded Hero4 4K videos to Adobe Premiere Pro CC, CS6, CS5 or CS4 for editing without hassle. 

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