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The JVC Everio GZ-RY980 is the most full-featured of the trio and the only one that shoots 4K video. The high-end model uses an 18.9-megapixel 1/2.3 inch backlit sensor and a 10x optical zoom lens. The tech specs don’t detail the frame rates, but 4K footage can be captured at 70 Mbps. We can get 4K MOV at 70 Mb/s, Full HD AVCHD up to 24/28 Mb/s via JVC GZ-RY980H easily. Can we edit the 4K footage on our pc via editing software, such as Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas Pro etc? This guide will give you clear answer.
Does JVC GZ-RY980H 4K Video Works with iMovie and Final Cut Pro X?
Apple announced to support JVC 4K videos, but why we can’t import JVC GZ-RY980H 4K video to iMovie and Final Cut Pro for further editing? Well, that’s because iMovie only supports the MOV whose video codec is MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264 or AIC; Final Cut Pro X only supports JVC-created XDCAM EX and JVC H.264 Long GOP. So if your GZ-RY980H recordings are not accepted by Apple editing softare or other program, it’s probably because of the video codec doesn’t supported by your software. To get JVC GZ-RY980H videos accepted by all editing software, you’ll have to convert JVC GZ-RY980H 4K videos to your editing software friendly video format with a video conversion tool.
To help you realize the JVC GZ-RY980H video conversion, we recommend you the professional 4K Video Converter – Acrok Video Converter Ultimate (Windows | Mac) which is especially designed for all users to encode any 4K video to editing software native editing codec/format with best output quality.
Overall, the program is a professional yet all-in-one video conversion tool. With it, you can easily convert Blu-ray, DVD, MXF, MP4, MOV, MTS, MKV, AVI, WMV even H.265 files to H.264 MP4 for playing on Smart TV, Tablet, Smartphone. It also provides simple video editing functions for you. Besides, the 4k video converter can also convert 8K/6K/4K/1080P/720P videos from camcorders or DVs for editing in Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express, iMovie, Avid Media Composer, Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas Pro, Windows Movie Maker, etc. Just download it and follow the tutorial below to convert JVC GZ-RY980H 4K footage.
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How to convert JVC GZ-RY980H 4K video for FCP, Premiere, iMovie, Avid, Vegas?
Add video files to the software
Launch the JVC GZ-RY980H Video Converter and drag and drop the source 4K media to JVC Video Converter. Or click “Add files” button to locate the files you want to convert.
Choose output format
Click Format to select output format
Tip: In case the default settings do not fit your requirement, you can click “Settings” button and enter “Profile Settings” panel to adjust video size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channels.
For Final Cut Pro suers (FCP X, FCP 7, FCP 6)
For Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5 and Sony Vegas Pro 15/14/13/12 users
For iMovie users
For Avid Media Composer users
Start transcoding JVC GZ-RY980H videos
Finally, click the Convert button to start converting your JVC GZ-RY980H 4K videos on Mac or Windows.
Once the conversion finished, click the “Open” button to get high quality resulted videos. After that, you can edit them in Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, iMovie, Avid Media Composer, Sony Vegas Pro, etc. to meet your different needs.