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How to Import Panasonic GH5S 4K to Final Cut Pro X for Editing

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The Panasonic GH5S is a video-focused Micro Four Thirds camera built around what the company markets as a 10.2MP sensor. It's best understood as an even more video-centric variant of the GH5: it can shoot either DCI or UHD 4K footage natively (one capture pixel = one output pixel) at up to 60p. For those who're shooting GH5S 4K files and using Final Cut Pro, just read on. We'd like to share a tutorial below- how to import and edit Panasonic GH5S 4K in Final Cut Pro X without a hitch.

Importing footage is one of the first things you learn when becoming an editor, but different types of footage can have their challenges. When we try to handle 4K videos from Panasonic GH5S, we found it's not an easy task due to high video resolution and file codec... Luckily, we've worked out the best solution to the fix. If you are just stuck in the issue, read on to get some clues.

Based on our experience, to get FCP X support 4K videos from the GH5S directly, you could try a video converter to convert Panasonic GH5 4K H.264 (MP4/MOV) to Final Cut Pro X most compatible format Apple ProRes. The app we recommend is Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac.

Overall, it is one of the best GH5S 4K video converter tool for us. The program comes with several optimized format for FCP, which enable you to transcode Panasonic GH5S 4K to ProRes for editing with FCP X directly without any rendering or codec problems. Plus, it also allows you to convert GH5S 4K to DNxHD for Avid Media Composer, DNxHD for Avid Media Composer, MPEG2 for Adobe Premiere Pro, etc with best results. Download it and follow the tutorial below to transcode GH5S 4K footage to Final Cut Pro effortlessly.

Download GH5S 4K Video Converter Mac:

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Converting Panasonic GH5S 4K Video to ProRes for Final Cut Pro

Step 1. After downloading, install and run this Mac 4K Video Converter, just copy the 4K .mp4 or .mov files to your hard drive. Then click Add to import the files to the software for converting.

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Step 2. Click "format" bar and choose "Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422(LT) (*.mov)" as Final Cut Pro X compatible codec. ProRes 422(HQ), Pro Res 422, Pro Res 444, Pro Res 422(Proxy) are all the proper choice.

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Step 3: Click the "Settings" button and set proper video/ audio parameters. You can reset set the video size, bitrate and frame rate, audio sample rate, audio channel. If you would like to use default settings, simply skip this step.

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Step 4: When you finish all settings, click the "Convert" button to start the 4K conversion.

After the conversion, you can click "Open" button to get the generated ProRes .mov files effortlessly. Now, it's much easy for you to add Panasonic GH5S 4K clips to Final Cut Pro X or FCP 7 for smooth editing on Mac.

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