Best Camera 2016: Edit Panasonic Lumix LX100(4/18) MP4 Files in FCP X

The black Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX100 Digital Camera is an advanced point-and-shoot with manual controls designed to enable and inspire creativity. It features a large multi-aspect 16.8MP 4/3″ MOS sensor to produce 12.8MP still images (4:3) and 4K Ultra HD video at 30 and 24 fps. You also have the ability to extract high-resolution 8MP images from the 4K video, letting you capture entire scenes without missing a shot.

Take advantage of 4K Ultra HD 3840 x 2160 video recording at 30 or 24 fps in MP4 format. 4K video can be recorded for up to 15 minutes, and requires an SD card rated at UHS-I Speed Class 3. The camera also records Full HD 1080p video at 60 or 30 fps in MP4 or AVCHD formats.

As you see, the Panasonic DMC-LX100 gains great respect for its 4K ability- it can record 4K videos in MP4. While, you will find it’s a painful experience to import and edit Panasonic LX100 4K in FCP. Although FCP X supports 4K, while most editing programs including Final Cut Pro 6/7 still use 1080p as primary delivery format and will continue to do so for a long time.

In order to convert the 4K MP4/AVCHD taken with Panasonic LX100 to Apple ProRes codec, you’ll need Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac(read the review), a professional high-definition video converter that converts Panasonic DMC-LX100 footage as well as HD videos of other various formats to editable and playable video and audio formats. You may download a trial of the software to try it out.

         

How to convert Panasonic DMC-LX100 4K MP4 into ProRes

Step 1. Launch the 4K/HD Video converter. Drag the 4K .mp4 files from Panasonic DMC-LX100 to the software. It supports batch conversion and joining multiple video clips into one file.



Step 2. Click the “Format” bar and select Final Cut Pro> Apple PreRes 422(*.mov) as output format.



Tips: If you want to know more about Apple ProRes, please check Types of Apple ProRes Codecs, Apple ProRes Info & Tips,Apple ProRes Specifications.

Step 3. You can click the “Settings” button and video size, bitrate and fame rate are flexible and can be adjusted as you like, 1080p would be the best settings. Of course, if you already owner a new Retina MacBook Pro, you keep the original video resolution.



Step 4. Hit the convert button to start transcoding Panasonic DMC-LX100 4K MP4 to ProRes for FCP X.

After the conversion, click Open to get the output videos. Now you can run the Final Cut Pro X and click File --> Import --> Files to import the converted 4K files and edit them in FCP X without any trouble.

Note: Before load files to FCP X, please make sure you have installed ProApps QuickTime Codecs, or you may get files with sound only without video.

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