Core to any digital camera experience is the quality of the screen, which in the FZ330 is now a 1,040k-dot LCD panel that, importantly, adds touch responsiveness. Also on board is Panasonic's theme for 2015 and beyond: 4K Photo. Yep, the FZ330 can capture 4K movie clips and 8-megapixel stills can be extracted from them using the in-camera software. Multiple encoding formats consist of 4K MP4 (100Mbps), FHD 28/24/17 Mbps / AVCHD and FHD 20Mbps / MP4 recording capability. Wide media format compatibility makes it possible to record MP4 and MTS.
According to Panasonic , "Panasonic has eliminated one of the main obstacles to achieving a smoother, more streamlined production workflow. Native file recording ensures your footage is ready to edit the moment it’s shot, resulting in a more efficient workflow and no loss of image quality. Additionally, with the MP4 mode for Windows editing environments, it is possible to record in MP4 format for direct editing in other major NLE systems, including Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Sony Vegas Pro and Grass Valley Edius Pro." However, on some occasions, for a faster and more stable workflow, "transcoded editing" is also required. Here in this post, we will focus on how to convert Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ330 recordings to ProRes for use in FCP 7/X fluidly.
How to encode Panasonic Lumix FZ330 video for editing in FCP 7 and FCP X fluidly?
Here’s what you need - Arok HD Video Converter for Mac
With Acrok HD Video Converter for Mac installed, you are able to encode Lumix FZ330 media to ProRes .mov for working with FCP 7/X smoothly. More than Panasonic Lumix FZ330 footage, it also supports converting 4K MP4, XAVC S MP4, P2 MXF, XAVC MXF, XDCAM/XDCAM HD MXF, IMX MXF, AVCHD (.m2t, .m2ts, .mts), H.264 MOV, XAVC S MP4, XDCAM EX MP4, MKV, AVI, M2V and more for your different final targets, such as editing, playing, sharing, and burning.
How to transcode Lumix FZ330 video to FCP ProRes on Mac?
Step 1: Run Acrok HD Video Converter for Mac as a professional Lumix FZ330 to FCP Converter. When its main interface comes up, click "Add File" to load source video to this best Apple ProRes Converter.
Step 2: Select ProRes MOV as output format for opening with FCP 7/X
Panasonic Lumix FZ330 to FCP Workflow - From the "Format" list, move to "Final Cut Pro" catalogue, and select "Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as target format. Apple ProRes is the best suited editing codec for FCP 7 and its former version FCP 6 and the most recent version FCP X. When loading them into FCP (X), you needn’t wait for a long time for rendering. To create smaller files, transcode your source files to Apple ProRes 422 (LT) via this MP4 to FCP Converter.
Apple ProRes 422 - Higher quality than Apple ProRes 422 (LT);
Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) - Keep original video quality for editing in FCP;
Apple ProRes 422 (LT) - Get a smaller file sizes than Apple ProRes 422;
Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy) - SD levels - 480i/p and 576i/p. Used in offline workflows.
Apple ProRes 4444 - Edit and finish 4:4:4 material.
Important: If you’ve loaded a number of video clips to do batch conversion, please do remember ticking off "Apply to All" option before you start.
Step 3: Adjust video and audio settings (for advanced users)
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. 3D settings are also available.
Step 4: Click "Convert" to start Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ330 video to ProRes MOV conversion.
Step 5: Click "Open" to get generated ProRes 422 files for transferring and editing in Final Cut Pro 7/X with optimum performance.
Hopefully this tutorial (How to import and edit Lumix FZ330 video in FCP X and FCP 7?) gets you on your way to an effective Panasonic Lumix FZ300 workflow in FCP 7/X.
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