This post is writing for people who are considering Leica CL 4K MP4 as a pain to work with Final Cut Pro. It displays a way to convert Leica CL 4K MP4 to ProRes MOV for use in Final Cut Pro with excellent quality.
Does anyone know a good Leica CL 4K MP4 to Final Cut Pro Converter?
"Hi, guys, does anyone know a good H.264/MPEG-4 to Apple ProRes converter? I needed to convert some 4K MP4 video files to .mov so I could edit via my Final Cut Pro. After conducting a Google search on converting MP4 files, I got lots of options. The thing is that I was unable to figure out which one is best suited for my request. Anyone got any suggestions? Thanks a lot."
Some universal transcoders may be able to convert Leica CL 4K MP4 recordings to other formats for editing and playing, such as Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac. In this post, we are going to talk about how to convert Leica MP4 files to Final Cut Pro native editing video using MP4 to Final Cut Pro Converter in simple steps.
Before we start, you may want to know more about Videography Capability of Leica CL.
Video recording format – MP4
Video resolution / frame rate – Optional: 3840 x 2160 p (4K) 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 p (FHD) 60 fps, 1920 x 1080 p (FHD) 30 fps or 1280 x 720 p (HD) 30 fps
Video recording time – Depending on ambient or housing temperature video recordings are possible up to a maximum length of 29 minutes, maximum file size is 4 GB. If a recording exceeds this limit, the respective part is automatically stored in another file
How to encode Leica CL MP4 clips to ProRes 422 for Final Cut Pro?
First of all, download a free trial of Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac
User review – "I think Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac is great – I tried and sampled many others and none were both straight forward and accurate – particularly with regard to synchronizing audio with the video." – Tre Bennett
Add videos
Run Acrok program as a professional Leica Video Converter. When its main interface comes up, click "Add File" to load source footage to it.
Choose output format
Select "Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as output format under "Final Cut Pro" column. The ProRes codec is workable in Final Cut Pro and its former version FCP X.
Settings
If necessary, you can click "Settings" button and go to profiles settings panel to modify video and audio settings like video encoder, resolution, video bit rate, frame rate, aspect ratio, audio encoder, sample rate, audio bit rate, and audio channels.
Edit
Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac is not only a video converter program, but also a simple and easy video editor. By default the “Edit” icon is grayed out . To activate the “Edit” menu, you have to select an item first. When a video file is selected, you can click the “Edit” icon on the tool bar of main interface to edit selected file. On the “Video Editor” Window, you can play and preview the original video and output effects. Also you can flip video, trim, add 3D effect, reset, and adjust volume.
Start conversion
Click "Convert" to start Leica CL video conversion. Click "Open" to get generated ProRes MOV files for using in Final Cut Pro with optimum performance.