Can I edit Lumix LX10 4K MP4 in FCP X without rendering?

This premium compact camera combines a 20.1-megapixel 1″-type sensor with a Leica-branded 24-72mm equivalent lens that has an impressive f/1.4-2.8 maximum aperture. 4K video is a big part of Panasonic’s offerings with the LX10. In addition to standard 4K UHD video recording at 30fps, the camera also provides users with 4K Live Cropping.

If you record sone 4K footave via this great 4k camera, you may need to edit it in Final Cut Pro X for better sharing. But you have to spend long time on rendering. I get some MP4 files to edit and believe I’ve figured out the solution for editing Sony 4K MP4 in Final Cut Pro X flawlessly without rendering. Here is the way I’d like to share with Mac users.

Acrok 4K Video Converter for Mac can help you effortlessly encode/re-encode Panasonic Lumix LX10 4K MP4 recordings for smoothly importing and editing in various non-linear editing systems (NLE), including Final Cut Pro X, Premiere Pro CC, Avid Media Composer, Vegas Pro 17, DaVinci Resolve 16, etc. Download a trial and let’s see how this 4K Video Converter works.

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How to import Lumix LX10 4K MP4 to FCP X without rendering?

Add videos

Download, install and run the top 4K Video Converter; click “Add Files” icon to load your source Lumix LX10 .mp4 videos. Another method to import files is the simple drag-and-drop operation. Batch conversion is supported so you can load multiple files at a time.

Choose FCP X friendly format

Click the "Foramt" option, and move mouse cursor to Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) as output format. To get 4K videos, we need to click the "Settings" button and select "Orginal" in "Resolution (pix)", our input "3840 x 2160" as output video resolution.

Tip: Click the Settings icon if you’d like to customize advanced audio and video parameters like Video Codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, Audio codec, sample rate, audio channels. If you want to join all the imported files, just tick “Merge all files into one” on the bottom.

Start video conversion

Click the "Convert" button to start transcoding MP4 to MOV for Final Cut Pro X. When the conversion is completed, click "Open" button to locate the converted Apple ProRes 422 MOV files. Now you can import and edit Lumix LX10 4K MP4 video in FCP X without rendering.