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Edit Nikon Coolpix P1000 4K MP4 in FCP X/7/6

Nikon Coolpix P1000 is a new camera that released not long ago, now many users have got this excellent camera, the Nikon Coolpix P1000 features rock-steady image stabilization, 4K Ultra HD video with stereo sound, Intuitive lens and camera control, advanced design features for advanced usability. You can shoot and share with a compatible smartphone through Nikon SnapBridge app, it is easy to shoot great photos and videos from day one. Nikon Coolpix P1000 will be a good assistant if you need a camera to take photos as well as record high quality videos.

Nikon Coolpix P1000 4K MP4 to FCP X/7/6 Workflow

Nikon Coolpix P1000 4K MP4 to FCP X/7/6 Workflow

“Hello, guys! I purchased the Nikon Coolpix P1000 not long ago, recently I need to make a high-definition recording of a meeting, I have chosen Nikon Coolpix P1000 to record the meeting. However, when I want to import the videos to FCP X for editing on Mac, these recorded 4K MP4 files can’t be supported smoothly, can you tell me what caused the issue? Is there an effective method to solve Nikon Coolpix P1000 4K MP4 to FCP X editing issue? Thank you!”

After you got the Nikon Coolpix P1000 camera you may have used it recorded some 4K videos in MP4 format, before you sharing with others, you may need to edit Nikon Coolpix P1000 4K MP4 files with FCP X/7/6 on Mac, but, there are a lot of users have reported that they can’t import and edit Nikon Coolpix P1000 4K MP4 video with FCP X/7/6 smoothly, just like the question showed above, with the limitation video formats, it is not strange that we usually meet troubles of adding 4K MP4 videos to FCP X/7/6 for editing. Although FCP X/7/6 can handle many native video formats and camera files than any other real time editing system, it doesn’t mean that you can import every piece of video into this world famous amazing editor, including Nikon 4K MP4 videos.

Why Nikon Coolpix P1000 files are failed to be edited in FCP X/7/6? It is caused by the video codec and format. Nikon Coolpix P1000 can record videos in 4K H.264 MP4 format, the H.264 codec MP4 format is good for video playback, but it is not good for video editing, the codec is not well supported by Final Cut Pro X/7/6 on Mac. If you check FCP X official page you will know that Apple ProRes codec is the native supported editing codec, in this case the efficient Nikon Coolpix P1000 4K MP4 to FCP X/7/6 Workflow is to use 4K video converter and convert 4K MP4 to FCP X/7/6 Apple ProRes codec.

Best Nikon Coolpix P1000 to FCP 4K video converter

Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac is the best 4K video converter to make your recorded 4K videos accepted by FCP X/7/6 for editing with native supported Apple ProRes codec, now please follow the steps below to convert Nikon Coolpix P1000 4K MP4 to FCP X/7/6 Apple ProRes.

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Step 1. Download Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac from the link, install this 4k video converter on your computer, run it you will see the brief main interface. This MP4 to FCP X/7/6 converter will convert your Nikon Coolpix P1000 4K MP4 files to Apple ProRes codec for editing.

Nikon Coolpix P1000 Video Converter-convert 4K MP4 video on Mac

Step 2. Import your Nikon Coolpix P1000 4K MP4 files with “Add Files” button or “Add Folder” button. Or on the other way, just drag your 4K files into the program, batch loading and converting is supported by this Nikon Coolpix P1000 to FCP converter.

Convert Nikon Coolpix P1000 video for using in FCP, Premiere Pro, iMovie and Avid

Step 3. As is mentioned above, Apple ProRes codec is well supported by FCP X/7/6. So just click the format bar to choose “Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)”, with this codec you can edit Nikon Coolpix P1000 4K files with FCP X/7/6 smoothly, there will be no importing and editing issues anymore.

Step 4. If you want to change the output parameters, you can click the “Settings” button, and then you can adjust the video and audio parameters, such as resolution, bitrate, frame rate, codec, etc. you can change the parameters according to your need. Tip: Before converting 4K videos to FCP X/7/6 for professional and further editing, you can use the video editor designed in this 4k video converter to edit your 4K MP4 videos. Click “Edit” to get to the “Video Editor” interface, and edit your Nikon Coolpix P1000 videos by trimming, cropping, adding text/image/video watermarks, inserting subtitles, adding special effects, etc. these features are very useful.

Step 5. Click “Convert” on the main interface of the 4k video converter to start conversion

Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac will convert 4K MP4 files from Nikon Coolpix P1000 to FCP X/7/6 with high quality and fast speed, when the conversion is finished, you can import videos into FCP X/7/6 smoothly, and now you can edit the footages as you want, there will be no importing and editing issues anymore.


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