Import and edit Blu-ray files in FCP X on Mac

convert Blu-ray to FCP X ProRes

To transfer Blu-ray to Final Cut Pro X for editing, you’ll need to convert Blu-ray to Final Cut Pro X compatible video formats first. Here the best Mac Blu-ray ripping software is highly recommended to help you rip videos from Blu-ray for FCP X in only 3 steps.

Compare Blu-ray disc with DVD disc, Blu ray disc has many advantages. With the development of digital technology, Blu-ray and DVD is shrinking in the market. But, there are many Blu-ray fans like buying new Blu-ray disc movies for enjoyment. Perhaps this has become a habit. As a general consumer, is not possible ripping and conveting Blu-ray disc. For playing, sharing and editing Blu-ray files, you will need a Blu-ray ripping software. In this post, I will share the Blu-ray to FCP X solution with you.

If you have collected some Blu-ray discs, you may need to edit your favorite Blu-ray files in FCP X o to make some modifications. However, Final Cut Pro X (FCP X) doesn’t support Blu-ray format (3D Blu-ray Discs, 2D Blu-ray Discs, Blu-ray Folder, Blu-ray ISO Image File), so you can not import Blu-ray to FCP X for editing smoothly. In this case, we’d better to convert Blu-ray to FCP X compatible video formats first. Here Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac is highly recommended to you.

This Mac Blu-ray ripping software is professionalized in converting Blu-ray to all sorts of video files and extracting Blu-ray audio to various audio files. With it, you can transcode Blu-ray to ProRes for FCP X, FCP 7 and FCP 6, rip Blu-ray to Apple Intermediate Codec for iMovie, convert Blu-ray to MPEG-2/H.264 for Premiere Pro and Sony Vegas Pro, convert Blu-ray to MOV for iTunes and more to satisfy your different needs. Plus, it lets you select Blu-ray subtitle and audio track to convert your Blu-ray movie with any available languages, as well as setting up video brightness, contrast, saturation and so on. First, download the program and then check out the steps below to finish the conversion. For Windows users, Acrok Blu-ray Ripper can help you rip and convert Blu-ray to Apple ProRes 422 video on Windows 10 easily.

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How to rip Blu-ray movies to FCP X ProRes video with ease?

Here the detailed way to convert Blu-ray files on Mac is showed. The way to covnert Blu-ray in Windows is the same. Just make sure you’ve downloaded the right version.

1

Load your Blu-ray movies

Insert the Blu-ray disc into your Blu-ray drive and click the "Load Disc" icon to load the Blu-ray movies. If you have backuped the Blu-ray movies onto your hard drive. You can click "Load From Folder" optuion to add Blu-ray files.

Blu-ray to FCP X - Edit Blu-ray in FCP X

2

Select output format for FCP X

Click "Format" drop-down bar to select a proper video format. To edit Blu-ray videos in FCP X, "Final Cut Pro" > "Apple PreRes 422(*.mov)" is the suitable one.

Convert Blu-ray to ProRes 422 MOV and ProRes 4444 MOV for FCP X

Tip: Before conversion, you can click "Settings" button and enter "Profile Settings" panel to adjust video size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channels. Blu-ray are standard definition with a much smaller frame size. Blowing up a file to that size will only reduce the quality. Beforre the Blu-ray to ProRes video conversion, you can choose the suitable subtitles and voice. Of course, you can get the output format without subtitles too.

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Start Blu-ray to FCP X conversion

Click Convert button to start converting Blu-ray to ProRes for FCP X. Once the conversion completes, you can click "Open" to find the exported videos which can be directly imported to FCP X. You’ve done.

Additional Tips:
Besides FCP X, This versatile Blu-ray to FCP X Converter can also rip Blu-ray to Premiere Pro, Avid MC, iMovie, Sony vegas Pro, Premiere Elements, etc video editing programs. If you want to play Blu-ray movies on smartphone, tablet, Smart TV or other media player. Just trying our Blu-ray to Final Cut Pro Converter. This ostware can help you rip and convert Blu-ray to any video/audio format to fit your needs.