iPod - Import Olympus E-PL1 to FCP-Convert Olympus E-PL1 AVI to Pro Bnimen - Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:27 pm Post subject: Import Olympus E-PL1 to FCP-Convert Olympus E-PL1 AVI to Pro
Import Olympus E-PL1 to FCP-Convert Olympus E-PL1 AVI to ProRes
Summary:In this article, you will get to know the easy way to "How to import Olympus E-PL1 AVI to Final Cut Pro 7/X for editing on Mac, first transcode Olympus E-PL1 720P AVI to ProRes 422 MOV for FCP 7/X.
"I got an Olympus E-PL1 camera from my friendship, and I have recorded some HD videos when I travel. I want to edit the footages in FCP, how do I adjust my easy setup before importing from my Olympus E-PL1 camera? The manual says it's a HD(720p)camera, but I can't find a good setting. The movies look good in the viewer but blurry and bad after exporting."
Many users find that the footage itself looks great, problem is editing a sequence in FCP. FCP only works in specific formats and video resolutions. The material from this camera has to be converted to one of those. You can probably use AVI to ProRes 422 converter to do that. What you convert it to depends on the exact specifications of your original media.
FCP X best supported video format on Mac Mountain Lion 10.8 is Apple ProRes 422 codec MOV format, so FCP X doesn't support Olympus E-PL1 AVI footages well. The best method to solve this problem is to convert Olympus E-PL1 AVI to ProRes for editing in Final Cut Pro X, you can follow the steps below to transcode E-PL1 AVI to FCP X for editing.
1.Download Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac - The professional Mac Video Converter for Olympus can help you convert Olympus E-PL1 AVI files to ProRes 422 MOV format for Final Cut Pro(include FCP 6/7, FCP X), more output formats are also supported.
3. Set the best video format for editing Olympus E-PL1 videos in FCP 7/X.
Click "format" bar to choose the output format. Click and choose "Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)".
4.You can click "settings" to customize the output parameters, adjust the resolution, bitrate as you want.
5.Click convert button to start.
Now the steps are finished, you just need to wait for some time. Convert E-PL1 AVI video to Apple ProRes is the best method for you to edit the footages in Final Cut Pro. With this Olympus E-PL1 to ProRes Converter, you can easily change Olympus E-PL1 files to FCP X compatible format for editing, this software runs fast.
