How to edit GoPro Hero 13 MP4 files in Final Cut Pro?

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Edit GoPro Hero 13 4K and 5.3K video with Final Cut Pro
After you used GoPro Hero 13 recorded some videos, you may need to edit the footages with editing programs, like Final Cut Pro. Many users are talking about the GoPro Hero 13 video editing issue on forums. The question is whether GoPro Hero recorded MP4 files work well in FCP. Due to the H.265 codec incompatibility and fps limits, a lot of users have found that they can't import and edit GoPro Hero 13 H.265 MP4 files with Final Cut Pro smoothly, so you can't import GoPro Hero 13 footage to Final Cut Pro directly.

How can you import GoPro Hero 13 recorded MP4 files to work perfectly with the Final Cut Pro? What you need to do is to convert Hero MP4 files into Apple ProRes codec, this is the best codec for Final Cut Pro. Acrok Apple ProRes Covnerter can handle Hero 13 MP4 video files and transcode H.265 to Apple ProRes codec for Final Cut Pro.

Tips:
If you have shot 5.3K, 4K or 1080p videos with GoPro Hero 13 camera, and want to edit in Final Cut Pro, Acrok Apple ProRes converter also features 8K video conversion, this program will transcode all the recorded files to FCP X native Apple ProRes codec. Besides, it can convert any video to popular editing programs, such as convert Canon H.264 MOV to Avid Media Composer DNxHD, convert Sony XAVC to Premiere Pro MPEG-2, transcode Blu-ray to H.264 for DaVinci Resolve, etc.

How to convert GoPro Hero 13 MP4 files for Final Cut Pro?

1. Step 1. Download GoPro Hero 13 MP4 to FCP converter
Free download GoPro Hero 13 H.265 to ProRes converter from the website, as a professional Mac Final Cut Pro ProRes converter, this converting program is integrating the features of converter, editor, and player. In addition to Apple ProRes codec for FCP series, it can also produce best workflow for other NLEs like Avid Media Composer, iMovie, Adobe Premiere Pro, etc. and output playable formats for a great number of devices.

Step 2. Import GoPro Hero 13 MP4 files
Install and launch the GoPro Hero 13 MP4 to ProRes converting program on your Mac, and add the recorded H.264 MP4 files into the software by clicking "Add files" on the top left corner. If you have videos in other formats, they can also be imported to 8K/6K/5.3K/4K and 1080P video converter for Mac for conversion. You can also use it to convert MTS/MXF/MOV for Final Cut Pro.

Step 2. Choose Apple ProRes 422 format for FCP
Click format bar and follow "Final Cut Pro" ＞ "Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" in the output format list. After choosing Apple ProRes codec, the fps and other parameters of your Hero 4 MP4 files will become perfect for editing in FCP, because this profile is optimized for FCP, and it is best video codec for FCP.

Step 3. Edit GoPro Hero MP4 files (Optional)
Before proceeding on for GoPro Hero video conversion, you can go to the "Video Editor" window to do some editing work for your GoPro Hero 13 MP4 files. For example, you can save the wanted GoPro clips by "Trim", cut off annoying areas by "Crop", add watermarks to GoPro Hero 13 files to provide necessary information of your video, adjust special effects, etc.

Step 4: Settings:

If you'd like to customize advanced audio and video parameters like Video Codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, Audio codec, sample rate, audio channels, please turn to "Settings" page. Usually 1080p is the optimal setting for using in Final Cut Pro. You can downscale GoPro Hero 13 footage to 1080p. Of course, you can also keep the original resolution too. Just selecting "Orginal" in resolution column.

Step 5. Transcode GoPro Hero 13 MP4 to Apple ProRes
Start converting GoPro Hero 13 MP4 to Apple ProRes codec by hitting "Convert" button, when the conversion finished, you can import converted files into Final Cut Pro and edit natively, please try this GoPro Hero video converter, hope it can solve your problems.