Edit DJI Ronin 4D RAW files in DaVinci Resolve 17/Vegas Pro 19

Questions:

"I am about to cut a half hour documentary from about 3 hours of RAW footage, shot on DJI Ronin 4D. I need to import the RAW clips into DaVinci Resolve 17 but I am not sure exactly what codec is acceptable for them. Any suggestion are appreciated. Thank you!"

"I’ve got some DJI Ronin 4D RAW files that I’d like to use on Vegas Pro 19 and I was wondering how I can get them on there. At the moment they aren’t able to import in to my projects or events. Do I need to convert them to be able to use them? If so what file do they need to be converted to and what can I use to convert them?"

DJI has announced the Ronin 4D, a fully integrated camera and gimbal solution that can capture 8K RAW. The new Zenmuse X9 gimbal camera will be offered in 6K and 8K versions. The Zenmuse X9-6K supports up to 6K/60fps and 4K/120fps, while the Zenmuse X9-8K captures up to 8K/75fps. Both offer H.264 and Apple ProRes and ProRes RAW support for codecs. The problem is here, we can’t load 6K and 8K RAW files from DJI Ronin 4D to DaVinci Resolve 17 or Vegas Pro 19. This article will teach you how to make 6K/8K RAW and your editing software compatible without problems.

DJI Ronin 4D RAW recordings will not be recognized by DaVinci Resolve 17 and Vegas Pro 19. Hereby if you want to edit them in these software, the H.264 MOV is mostly recommended. That is to say, you need to convert DJI Ronin 4D 6K and 8K RAW files to H.264 for DaVinci Resolve 17/Vegas Pro 19. As we all know, DaVinci Resolve 17 and Vegas Pro 19 are two type of computer software application known as a Non-linear editing system. The most compatible codec for DaVinci Resolve 17 editing is H.264, ProRes 422, DNxHD; The most compatible codec for Vegas Pro 19 editing is H.264, MPEG-2. So to solve these similiar issuses, the best solution here is to transcode DJI Ronin 4D RAW to H.264 MOV format. To the get work done, a third-party software is needed.

To get the work done, Acrok Video Converter Ultimate is highly recommended for you. It can help you to convert DJI Ronin 4D RAW files to DaVinci Resolve 17/Vegas Pro 19 compatible H.264 .mov format without loosing quality. Apart from fast converting RAW basically, it also supports encoding all MXF, MTS, MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, RAW to ProRes codec for Final Cut Pro X, ripping Blu-ray/DVD to common format for playing on any digital device, etc. What’s more, the conversion is easy to handle and only with a few simple clicks, you can finish the conversion without facing any glitches. If you have problems when using DJI Ronin 4D RAW 8K/6K files in DaVinci Resolve 17 on Mac, please get Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac. Download the program and you can edit RAW footage in Vegas Pro 19 and DaVinci Resolve 17 smoothly as you wish.

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Steps to Convert DJI Ronin 4D RAW to H.264 MOV Files

The quick start guide below uses RAW files converter Windows screenshots. The way to encode DJI Ronin 4D RAW files in Mac (macOS 12 included) is almost the same. Just make sure you get the right version according to your computer’s operating system.

Load DJI Ronin 4D files

Connect you camera to your computer, istall and run Acrok software as the top RAW Video Converter. To import them to this program, you can drag the whole RAW files directly to the program, or click Add file icon, and pick the RAW files one by one.

Select output format

For Vegas Pro 19 users: Click "Format" bar to choose H.264 MOV profile under "Editing Software" categories.

For DaVinci Resolve 17 users: Click "Format" bar to choose H.264 MP4 profile under "Common Video" categories.

Start the RAW to H.264 conversion

Now all you need is pressing the "Convert" button to get the entire process accomplished. Once the conversion is finished, you can click "Open" button to get the output files effortlessly, and now you are ready to import and edit converted video files with Vegas Pro 19 and DaVinci Resolve 17 without any issue.