"I'm on a nice, shiney new iMac - i7, fastest, baddest, 5k res monitor, etc. Quick hard drives, even tried the internal and a SSD, but DJI Phantom 4 4k video is very slow in Final Cut Pro X. Runs doggy though I can view it in 'Preview' or the finder with no issues - even two or more streams of 4k plays fine, just not in Final Cut Pro. Anyone have any ideas? I've tried both .mp4 and .mov file types, the same outcome. In Final Cut Pro, it tends to play about 5 seconds of video just fine, then starts breaking. Also, is there a benefit of one file type over another (.mp4 or .mov)?
In recent days, many people have reported that they encountered various issues when importing DJI Phantom 4 4K footage into Final Cut Pro, just like the above one. Before giving the solution, let’s find out the reason to the problem. As a DJI Phantom 4 owner, you must know DJI Phantom 4 captures 4K video in MP4 or MOV(up to 4096×2160 24 / 25p, 60 Mbps, with MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 codec) format, which is not a native editing codec for Final Cut Pro. Final Cut Pro X(10.11 and its later versions) can usually handle 4K files without much problem, but it is extremely hardware intensive. In addition, the DJI Phantom 4 4K video footage compressed with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 will still have big file size, it will take a lot of time for Final Cut to render those 4K videos.
To solve those problems, the quick workaround is to convert DJI Phantom 4 4K MP4/MOV to Final Cut Pro natively supported formats ProRes in 1080p resolution. Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is now providing the most reliable and professional 4K solutions to convert all kind of the DJI Phantom 4 4K videos into compatible ProRes.mov video for Final Cut Pro X/7/6 without loss of video quality. Besides Final Cut Pro, this program can also help you convert and import DJI Phantom 4 4K videos to Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, iMovie and more NLEs. Below is how. Just take a look at the brief guide below.
(Note: Click here for OS X 10.5)Best Way to import DJI Phantom 4 4K files to Final Cut Pro natively
Step 1: Load DJI Phantom 4 4K videos
Run DJI Phantom 4 4K to FCP Converter and load 4K MP4/MOV clips to it by clicking “Add” button. You can also drag and drop the 4K files to the software directly from your Hard drive.
Step 2: Select output format you want
For importing DJI Phantom 4 4K to Final Cut Pro X/7/6, you can choose "Final Cut Pro> Apple ProRes 422(*.mov)" as output format.
Tips: If you'd like to customize advanced audio and video parameters like Video Codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, Audio codec, sample rate, audio channels, please turn to "Settings" page. Usually 1080p is the optimal setting for using in Final Cut Pro X/7/6. You can downscale DJI Phantom 4 4K to 1080p.
Step 3: Convert DJI Phantom 4 4K to Final Cut Pro
Hit the convert button; it will start converting DJI Phantom 4 4K for importing to FCP X/7/6. Soon after the conversion, just click "Open" button to get the generated files for editing in FCP X/7/6 perfectly.
Related Guides:
Import and Edit 4K footage recorded from DJI Phantom 4 onto Premiere Pro
Import 4K MP4/MOV from DJI Phantom 4 to Edit in iMovie
Downscale DJI Phantom 4 4k to 1080p for better playback and editing
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