Perhaps you also like to record videos. It’s so cool to take video with iPhone, especially the new iPhone 6 which allows you to record a HD video (30 fps or 60 fps) and edit a Hollywood-style movie. If you have collected many interesting 1080p HD video recording from iPhone 6 camera and want to directly import iPhone 6 video to edit with FCP X for recalling the wonderful moments, you’ll finally know it’s difficult, some of your MP4 or MOV files can’t be successfully ingested, let alone the M4V recordings. Why?
It is possibly because of the unsupportable codecs and formats of iPhone 6 recordings, Final Cut Pro is only able to import and edit any QuickTime compatible video format, camera-native formats, even Apple ProRes, when you import these incompatible videos into FCP X, sometimes, it will take a long time for rendering. In fact, it’s the process of transcoding.
Luckily, this time I will show you how to convert iPhone 6 videos to FCP X video file format for editing directly in this article which can solve this issue that borings you so long with ease.
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Before finishing this task, you need to download it first:
Let’s look at the following guide with step-by-step instructions.
How to Convert iPhone 6 video recordings for Final Cut Pro X
Step 1. Load iPhone 6 video recordings
Install the program on Mac and run it. Drag the iPhone 6 videos to the software. Or you can also click “Add Video” button on the top of the main interface to import video to the app.
Step 2. Select output format
Hit the “Format” bar and select Final Cut Pro > Apple PreRes 422(*.mov) as output format which is specially designed for FCP X. (Read difference about Types of Apple ProRes Codecs)
Recommended File Formats Supported by Final Cut Pro:
Video Formats: Apple Animation codec, Apple Intermediate codec, Apple ProRes(all versions), AVC-intra, AVCHD (including AVCCAM, AVCHD Lite, and NXCAM), DV (including DVCAM, DVCPRO, and DVCPRO50), DVCPRO HD, H.264, HDV, iFrame, Motion JPEG(OpenDML only), MPEG IMX(D-10), REDCODE RAW (R3D), Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2, Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2, XAVC, XDCAM HD/EX/HD422, QuickTime formats.
Audio Formats: AAC, AIFF, BWF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Container format: 3GP, AVI, MP4, MXF, QuickTime
Still-image formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, PSD, RAW, TGA, TIFF
Note: Final Cut Pro uses QuickTime technology, which means you can import and export almost any almost any QuickTime-compatible file format or import the abovementioned file formats.
Tip: Adjust the video and audio parameters, including the Bitrate of Video & Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the Settings button on the main interface for getting the best quality. You can also edit videos with the built-in video editor in this iPhone 6 Video to FCP Converter.
Best Video/Audio Settings for Final Cut Pro
Aspect Ratio: Native aspect ratio without letterboxing (examples: 4:3, 16:9)
Resolution: You can choose different resolutions, all the way to 5K. The lowest resolution supported is 640 x 480. You cannot choose custom resolutions or aspect ratios. This is a huge negative.
Frame Rate: The lowest frame rate possible is 23.976p, and the maximum is 60p. No 12 or 18 fps options.
Audio Settings: Generally, audio only has ‘Surround’ or ‘Stereo’, and the maximum audio bit depth isn’t specified. Squence audio is always mixed using 32-bit floating-point values.
Note: Final Cut Pro allows you to directly import any audio file format compatible with QuickTime. However, only uncompressed file formats should be used for editing.
Step 3. Start converting iPhone 6 video to FCP X
Tap “Convert” button on the main interface to start iPhone 6 video to ProRes conversion on Mac OS X. You can check the conversion process in the Window. After the conversion, it is easy to import the transcoded .mov to Final Cut Pro X for further editing.
Now you’re ready to begin working/using iPhone 6 1080p video recordings in Final Cut Pro X.
Step 4. Exporting
Your best friend is going to be the “Share” feature. Especially if you’ve done any effects work on your project, do NOT export a Quicktime master file and then compress it later. Instead, use the Share feature in order to allow the encoder access to the raw pieces of your edit, saving a generational loss. So, once your edit is laid out in a Final Cut sequence and is ready to go, navigate to File -> Share.
That’s all. Have a good nice.
Extended Knowledge
More people take more photos with iPhone than with any other camera. And now the iSight camera has a new sensor with Focus Pixels and new video features, like 1080p HD at 60 fps, slo-mo at 240 fps, and time-lapse video mode. So you’ll have more reasons to capture more moments on video, too. Continuous autofocus provides constant focus as you capture your footage. And cinematic video stabilization keeps your shots steady, even when you’re not. (Know more about iPhone 6 camera)
- 1. How To Record 4K Video On iPhone 6
You can now record 4K videos on your iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus with the new Ultrakam 4K app for iOS. The iPhone 6 have an immensely potent camera as it is, but given the hardware prowess that it possesses, the new app from Ultrakam will now push video recording to its limits on the latest smartphones from Cupertino.
- 2. How to shoot a slow motion video on iPhone 6
Slow motion video means just what you’d expect — everything recorded moves more slowly, but still smoothly. It’s like the effects you see in movies and on TV. Better still, Apple lets you quickly and easily set in and out points for the slow down effect at any time, so you can make sure your video only goes slow, and stays slow, for the precise moments you want.
a. Launch the Camera app from the Home screen of iPhone 6— slow motion.
b. Switch the slider along the bottom to Slo-Mo by swiping your finger to the right twice from the default photo mode — or just tap the word Slo-Mo at the bottom left.
c. Record the video you want to have a slow motion portion in just like you’d record a regular video.
d. Once the video is done recording, tap on the thumbnail in the bottom left hand corner to pull it up.
e. Here you can play the video and drag the sliders around in order to adjust what part of the video is actually slow motion.
- 3. Get 10 Must-have Tips to Optimize iPhone 6 footage for FCP X Editors here
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