How to import Camcorder Video to Final Cut Pro?

A Word to Import Camcorder into Final Cut Pro

Final Cut Pro is absolutely powerful video editor on Mac to edit videos recorded by camcorder. With Final Cut Pro, you can make the camcorder videos unique and professional. But it is unavailable to import camcorder videos to Final Cut Pro directly. So in this tutorial, we will show how to import camcorder videos to Final Cut Pro with SnowFox Total Video Converter step by step.

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Convert Camcorder Video to Final Cut Pro Supported Video Format

Follow the below steps, you will know how to convert Camcorder Video to iMovie supported video format. Before conversion, make sure you download Camcorder Video to iMovie Converter for Mac.

Connect camcorder to Mac

Connect camcorder to Mac, then copy and paste the videos from camcorder to hard disk. The popular brands of camcorder are JVC, Sony, Canon, Panasonic and Flip. In most cases they record videos in AVI / TOD / MOD / MTS / M2TS format.

Launch Total Video Converter for Mac

Launch SnowFox Total Video Converter for Mac and import Camcorder Video. It supports to import videos in a batch.

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Select Final Cut Pro as output profile

You just need to select Final Cut Pro as output profile, and this mac video converter will automatically set the best video / audio parameter for you.
Note: It's very important to keep original resolution to re-create a high quality video.

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Start converting Camcorder Video to Final Cut Pro supported video

Press "" button, it will perfectly start converting Camcorder Video to Final Cut Pro supported format video.

Import converted video to Final Cut Pro

After finish camcorder video to final cut pro conversion, you could easily import or add the output videos to Final Cut Pro. Firstly, launch Final Cut Pro, import output videos into FCP for editing.

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Which format video can be edited directly on Final Cut Pro

Native editing for DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO, DVCPRO 50, and DVCPRO HD
Native editing for HDV including 1080i 50/60, 1080p 24/25/30, 720p 24/25/30/50/60
Native AVC-Intra playback for both AVC-Intra 100 and AVC-Intra 50 at 1080p 24/25/30, 1080i 50/60, 720p 24/25/30/50/60
Sony XDCAM HD at 25-Mbps CBR, 18- and 35-Mbps VBR at 1080i 50/60 and 1080p 24/25/30/VFR with free Sony software
Sony XDCAM HD422 1080i 50/60, 1080p 24/25/30, 720p 24/25/30/50/60 with free Sony software
Sony NXCAM SD (PAL and NTSC) is supported using Apple ProRes 422
Sony XDCAM EX 1080p 24/25/30, 1080i 50/60, 720p 24/25/30/50/60 with free Sony plug-in
JVC created, Apple QuickTime-wrapped XDCAM EX media imported with drag and drop to a Final Cut Pro bin
AVCHD and AVCCAM editing is supported using Apple ProRes
Sony IMX playback support at 30, 40, and 50 Mbps for SD Sony IMX ingest and output supported with free Sony software
Panasonic P2 playback support at 1080p 24/25/30, 1080i 50/60, and 720p 24/24N/25/25N/30/50/60/VFR from P2 cards
More details visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3290

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