Panasonic GX85 is the latest member of Panasonic GX series of cameras. First introduced in April 2016 , Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85 is a 16.0MP Mirrorless camera with a Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor. GX85 is also sold as Lumix DMC-GX80 / Lumix DMC-GX7 Mark II in some of the countries. Utilizing its 4K Video recording abilities in a creative way, Panasonic GX85 sports a 4K Photo Mode where you can capture 8 MP photos from 4K videos.
In this article, we won't highlight more features of the new camcorder but focus on how to import Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85 4K footage to FCP X and Premiere Pro for further editing. Read on to learn the Lumix GX85 to FCP X and Adobe Premiere Pro best workflow.
Based on our testing, when we tried to edit the 4K MP4 videos from Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85, we found the 4K files are not recognized by most editing software well including Final Cut Pro (FCP X, FCP 7, FCP 6), Adobe Premiere Pro (CC, CS6, CS5), etc. So, how to import Lumix GX85 footage from Lumix GX85 to FCP X and Premiere Pro correctly?
In order to make the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85 clips compatible with FCP X and Premiere Pro, a workable way is to convert 4K MP4 to their most compatible format. Acrok HD Video Converter for Mac is the solid tool to help users make the 4K recordings editable with different NLEs on Mac OS X.
Free download Lumix DMC-GX85 Video Converter
How to transcode Panasonic Lumix GX85 video for FCP X and Premiere Pro?
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Import 4K files
Install and launch the 4K Video converter as the best Lumix GX85 Video Converter. Then you can add the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85 4K videos to the program by clicking “Add File” icon or directly drag and drop.
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Edit/Split your 4K video
Click Edit button and you can trim, crop or adjust the video with the built-in video editor to get the very part and effect of the movie you want.
3
Choose output format
Click Format bar to select an output format. To import and edit your Lumix GX85 video inFinal Cut Pro X, Apple ProRes 422 MOV and Apple ProRes 4444 MOV format from “Final Cut Pro” are all the proper formats.
For Adobe editing software user, you can go to Editing Software category then get best editing format for Premiere Pro, such as Premiere Pro CC, CS6, CS5, etc.
4
Start the conversion
Finally, click Convert to start the Lumix DMC-GX85 4K video to FCP X and Premiere Pro editable video conversion. When the conversion ends, you can tap the Open button to locate the converted files and then import and edit the Lumix DMC-GX85 4K footage in FCP X/Premiere Pro freely.
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