Edit Panasonic FZ330 MP4/AVCHD in FCP X

Summary: Want to convert FZ330 MP4/AVCHD to ProRes for FCP X editing? If so, this article is right for you. It introduces an easy way to you guys, so you can finish the job effortlessly.

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The FZ330 adds a few upgrades over the FZ200, including 4K Photo burst shooting modes and faster autofocus. It's also possible to shoot “normal” 4K videos in MP4 format, as well as Full HD footage in MP4 or AVCHD format at up to 60p. This has necessitated an upgrade to the memory card port, which is now UHS-I and compatible with SDHC/SDXC cards.

“I need a tool that can help me to import Panasonic FZ330 MP4 footage to FCP X for editing. FCP X couldn’t recognize FZ330 MP4 files. I was told that FCP X native supported codec is Apple ProRes codec, will this codec help me? Please give me some suggestions on the way to import MP4 to FCP X.”

If you have whatever issues editing FZ330 MP4/AVCHD in FCP X, we would recommend convert them to a format that is best suitable for use in FCP X, such as Apple ProRes. Some main files formats recommended for Final Cut Pro:

Video Formats: Apple Animation codec, Apple Intermediate codec, Apple ProRes(all versions), AVC-intra, AVCHD (including AVCCAM, AVCHD Lite, and NXCAM), DV (including DVCAM, DVCPRO, and DVCPRO50), DVCPRO HD, H.264, HDV, iFrame, Motion JPEG(OpenDML only), MPEG IMX(D-10), REDCODE RAW (R3D), Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2, Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2, XAVC, XDCAM HD/EX/HD422, QuickTime formats.

Audio Formats: AAC, AIFF, BWF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Container format: 3GP, AVI, MP4, MXF, QuickTime

Still-image formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, PSD, RAW, TGA, TIFF

Generally, we can use Log and Transfer or Log and Capture to import MP4/AVCHD to FCP X for editing, but don’t expect it to result in top quality. So we could depend on Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac (review) to convert FZ330 MP4/AVCHD to ProRes. Along with the help of it, you can complete the task effortlessly. It supports creating high quality ProRes video for FCP X and all the versions at super fast speed effectively.

                           

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How to edit Panasonic FZ330 MP4/AVCHD in FCP X?

Step 1: Launch the MP4/AVCHD to ProRes Converter on your Mac, and then click the “Add video” button to import your source files directly. In order to import several files at one time, you can click “Add from folder” button.



Step 2: Click the “Format” bar to get the drop-down menu and you can get “Final Cut Pro>>Apple ProRes codec”, including ProRes 422, ProRes 422 (HQ), ProRes 422 (LT), ProRes 422 (Proxy) and ProRes 4444. Choose the proper one you want. Here, we suggest you to choose Apple ProRes 422 .mov as the best output format.



Step 3: Press the “Settings” icon and you’d better set the video frame rate as 30fps, video size as 1920*1080 for editing FZ330 MP4/AVCHD files in FCP X easily.

Step 4: Now, click "Convert" and let it go. The program supports batch conversion. So if you have lots of files to convert, check “Shut down computer after conversion” and you can go away without keeping an eye on it.

Conclusion: Once the conversion process shows in 100%, click “Open” to get the output videos. Create a project and start editing FZ330 MP4/AVCHD in FCP X with light speed.

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