Import DJI Phantom 3/4 4K Files to iMovie(macOS Sierra/El Capitan)

Yes, iMovie is a very simplistic program and makes editing a breeze. Whereas, iMovie should work fine for HD, but is unlikely to perform well with 4K. If you wanna edit DJI Phantom 3/4 4K in iMovie, you'd better read on to get some tips and tricks to resolve the issue.

4K has become a new standard in the video industry for films, but 4K videos still cannot be well supported by most popular applications including iMovie mainly because of the ultra high video resolution and the format compatibility problems. For native importation of DJI Phantom 3/4 4K video files within iMovie, it is highly recommended to convert Phantom 4K MOV or MP4 video to iMovie with approriate codec Apple InterMediate Codec for editing smoothly. With the help of Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac, you can easily achieve the goal.

With the professional 4K video converter, you can effortlessly encode DJI Phantom 4K MP4/MOV footage for smoothly importing and editing in various non-linear editing systems (NLEs), including iMovie, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro and more. Besides, DJI Phantom clips, it also can deal with other video formats such as MKV, MTS, MXF, XAVC, FLV .etc on Mac OS X including Yosemite, El Capitan, macOS Sierra. Now, download the software on computer and follow the guide below to start conversion.

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How to Convert DJI Phantom 4K videos to iMovie for Editing

Step 1: Add 4K Video Source

Click "Add" button on the top of the main interface to load original DJI Phantom 3/4 4K videos to the program. Or you can simply drag & drop the videos to the software.

Step 2: Set Output Video Format

Click the Format column to select output format "iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov)" as the best compatible video format for editing 4K in iMovie.

Step 3: 4K Video Settings

Click "Settings" button 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. Usually 1080p is the optimal setting for using in iMovie. You can downscale DJI Phantom 4/3 4K to 1080p.

Step 4: Start Conversion

After confirming everything is alright, click the "Convert" button on the bottom right to launch the conversion. Since 4K video file is usually very large, please be more patient for the conversion. Thereafter, import, play and edit the DJI Phantom 3/4 4K files in iMovie.