How to import 4K H.265 MP4 from Samsung NX500 to FCP X?

How to get FCP X work with Samsung NX500 H.265 videos? We can easily find there are many guys are eager to know if FCP X can support H.265 codec as many of them wanna import and edit Samsung NX500 H.265 in FCP X. Well, as far as we know, the H.265 standard simply has not yet been adopted by Final Cut Pro or any other software industry leaders. To work Samsung NX500 H.265/HEVC in FCP X, you'll need to convert Samsung NX500 H.265 video files to something editable like Apple ProRes 422 or Apple ProRes 4444 for FCP (FCP X, FCP 7, FCP 6).



Actually, it's not so hard to do the trick as long as you apply a professional 4K H.265 converter software. Acrok HD Video Converter for Mac is just what you need to achieve your goal. With it, you can effortlessly convert Samsung NX500 H.265 to FCP X friendly movie format like ProRes MOV, QuickTime MOV (Note: it applies to all kinds of Final Cut Pro including FCP X, FCP 7 and FCP 6) keeping the original quality. Besides Final Cut Pro , this software can also export MPEG, AIC, DNxHD for Premiere Pro/Sony Vegas Pro, iMovie, Avid Media Composer and more NLE systems.

If you are Windows users, Acrok HD Video Converter is the alternative choice. Below is the detailed guide on converting Samsung NX500 H.265 clips to Apple ProRes 422 on Windows computer.

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Step 1: Load H.265 videos to the program
Launch the H.265 to ProRes Converter and click "Add " button to locate the H.265 files you want to add. Click "Settings" button Check the "Merge into one file" box, you can join several NX500 4K clips together if necessary.



Step 2: Choose output format
This 4K Video Converter provides you several output options. Here you can click "Format" pull down list to select Final Curt Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) as the best video format for FCP X. Apple ProRes 4444 MOV, Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy) (*.mov)formats are the good choice as well.



Tip: Click "Settings" to fix the frame rate, bitrate, video size, etc to your needs. You'd better create the files with the appropriate resolution and frame rate that matches your source footage.
 
Step 3: Start conversion
Click the big "Convert" button at the bottom right corner to finish encoding Samsung H.265 to MOV for FCP X on Mac OS X.

When the conversion is done, you can find the output files by clicking "Open" button on the main interface, then you can transfer the converted NX500 H.265 files to FCP X to play and edit without any problem.

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