How to Work GoPro Hero 6 4K H.265 in FCP X?

The Best Action Camera. GoPro Hero 6 is a capable tool for videographers and hybrid shooters providing record 4K video at 60 frames per second (fps) and shoot slo-mo 1080p video at 240 fps. However, some users can't successfully import the GoPro Hero 6 H.265/HEVC video in FCP X or other NLEs for editing. If you're searching for a solid answer for GoPro Hero 6 H.265 video to Avid issues, you are in the right place. Get the solution now.



From the GoPro Hero 6 camera spec, you can know it builds 4K videos in MP4 wrapper. Generally, FCP X can support MP4 format. But the problem is, the GoPro Hero 6 4K is encoded with H.265, which is a compressed format and not ideal for editing. Plus, working with 4K files can be taxing on your computer, especially if you don't have the most powerful machine to edit on. To edit GoPro Hero 6 H.265 footage in Final Cut Pro X flawlessly, an ultimate solution is to transcode 4K H.265 files for FCP X.

To achieve the goal, a professional 4K H.265 Video Converter is what you need. Featured with the most advanced converting technology, Acrok H.265 Video Converter is the optimal choice for you. It provides hundreds of output format presets for 4K MP4, MOV, MXF videos, such as Apple ProRes for FCP X, H.265 MOV for Premiere Pro CC and Sony Vegas Pro 15, etc. Besides, this 4K converter is also available to customize the output resolutions to any size like 1080p, 2K, 4K as users want. With it, you can downsize your 4K files from GoPro Hero 6 as you want. Download the tool and start the H.265 video conversion.

Free download GoPro Hero 6 to FCP X Converter

Best Way to import GoPro Hero 6 4K files to FCP X

Step 1: Load H.265 videos from GoPro Hero 6
Run GoPro Hero 6 to FCP X Converter and load 4K H.265 clips to it by clicking "Add Files" button. You can also drag and drop the H.265 videos to the program directly from your Hard drive.



Step 2: Choose Avid compatible format
Click "Format" bar and choose "Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as output format on the drop-down menu.



Tip: To edit GoPro Hero 6 H.265 video in Avid Media Composer, you need to choose "Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas MOV (AVC)(*.mov)" as the output format.

Tip: You can also click "Settings" to fix the frame rate, bitrate, video size, etc to your needs. You can play and edit GoPro Hero 6 4K videos in this 4K Video Converter easily. For getting original resolution videos, you need to select "Original".

Step 3: Start 4k conversion
Click the convert button under the H.265 Video Converter preview window, the converter will start encoding 4K video from GoPro Hero 6 for FCP X.

After the conversion, click the "Open" button to locate converted files, and then you can load the converted GoPro Hero 6 4K files into FCP X for editing smoothly with the best quality.

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