Besides taking photos with Canon G7 X, you may also use it to record high quality videos. Canon G7 X has the ability to record full HD 1080p movies at 60 fps, the recorded files are in MP4 format, so it is easy for sharing with others or play on playable devices. However, the Canon G7 X recorded MP4 videos is not well supported in Final Cut Pro X, on Canon G7 X related forums many users have found that they can't edit Canon G7 X H.264 MP4 files in FCP X smoothly, now in this article we will share the easiest way to import Canon G7 X to FCP X and edit Canon G7 X MP4 files with FCP X natively.
As we talked above, many users have problems when they edit Canon G7 X files with FCP X, what's the reason? It is because of the codec. From Canon G7 X's user manual you will know that G7 X can record videos in H.264 codec MP4 format, and H.264 codec is well for playback but not good for editing, FCP X can't handle H.264 files smoothly, so it is the H.264 codec caused the problem. If you want to edit videos smoothly with FCP X, you'd better convert videos to FCP X best supported video codec. From Apple Final Cut Pro product page you will find the information that Apple ProRes codec is the native codec for FCP X, with this codec you can edit videos with final cut natively. So the best way to edit Canon G7 X H.264 MP4 files with FCP X is to convert Canon G7 X H.264 MP4 files to Apple ProRes 422 codec MOV format, and then you can edit Canon G7 X MP4 videos in FCP X smoothly.
To convert Canon G7 X files to FCP X Apple ProRes codec, you will need to use a video converter which can output videos in Apple ProRes codec, here we want to introduce the best Canon G7 X to FCP X converter for you, the program is called UFUWare HD Video Converter for Mac, this is the best HD video converter on the market, it can convert all HD videos to the format you want, supported HD videos include MP4, MOV, MTS, M2TS, MXF, WMV, MPG, FLV, etc. this software has many native formats for editing programs and playable devices, such as Apple ProRes 422 codec for FCP X and FCP 7, Apple InterMediate Codec for iMovie, DNxHD codec for Avid Media Composer, and optimized formats for Android tablets, Android smartphones, Apple iPhone 6/6s, iPad Air 2, HDTVs, etc. it is definitely powerful video converter for you.
Convert Canon G7 X H.264 MP4 to Apple ProRes for FCP X editing
1. Download and install UFUWare HD Video Converter for Mac on your Mac computer, run this program as the best Canon G7 X to FCP X Converter. Besides Mac version, this software also has Windows version, which can also help you to convert Canon G7 X H.264 MP4 files on Windows 10, Window 8.1, Windows 7 or Windows XP, etc.
2. Click the "Add File" button on the top left corner you will be able to import Canon G7 X H.264 MP4 files into the software, you can add several Canon G7 X files at one time, batch conversion is supported, if you have other videos that need to convert, you can also import them to convert.
3. Choose FCP X best codec for output. Please click the "Profile" option and choose "Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422", this is best codec for using with Final Cut Pro. This software also has many optimized formats for other editing programs and playable devices.
4. Click "Convert" button to convert Canon G7 X H.264 MP4 to FCP X ProRes on Mac.
Video and audio quality is guaranteed in this converter, the Canon G7 X MP4 to ProRes Converter will convert your videos to Apple ProRes codec at fast speed. When the Canon G7 X MP4 to ProRes conversion is finished, you can load converted videos into Fianl Cut Pro X/7/6 and edit smoothly.
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