Import DJI Osmo+ 4K to Davinci Resolve

The DJI Osmo+ is a handheld Gimbal with an integrated Zoom Camera, it offers up to 7x zoom when shooting in Full 1080p resolution, and up to 3.5x zoom at all other resolutions. As an advanced 4K camera, it shoots up to crisp DCI 4K (4096 x 2160) resolution at 24/25 fps, UHD 4K at up to 30 fps in either MP4 or MOV container format with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 compression codec. When the shooting is done, for people who want to do some color correction and professional audio post production of the DJI Osmo+ 4K video, Davinci Resolve can be the best choice for you. The following article will show you how to smoothly import DJI Osmo+ 4K to Davinci Resolve for a high quality editing workflow.

Can Davinci Resolve support 4K resolution video editing?

Davinci Resolve's official website shows that the Davinci Resolve 12.5 and later version only supports to import UHD video with a resolution of 3840 x 2160, it also means that if you try to load DJI Osmo+ DCI 4K video with 4096 x 2160 to Davinci Resolve, you will definitely suffer video playback choppy or stuttering issues.

Native work Osmo+ H.264 MP4/MOV with Davinci Resolve

Although the H.264 MP4/MOV video shot with DJI Osmo+ is included in Davinci Resolve supported file formats list. However, it is well known that H.264 is just a good delivery file format, it is not a good editing format. If you try to edit H.264 native with Davinci Resolve, you start to lose image quality as you do color correction or composite gradients to create greenscreen keys.

To solve above listed image quality issues, it would be much ideal for you to transcoding DJI Osmo+ H.264 to a Davinci Resolve compatible higher bit-rate format such as Prores files, which render faster but have more room, you can create great looking effects without losing any quality.

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Best tool to transcode DJI Osmo+ 4K H.264 to Prores for Davinci Resolve

Here, you can get the job easily completed by downloading our best Prores Converter - Pavtube Video Converter for Mac. The application can assist you to batch convert DJI Osmo+ 4K H.264 to Davinci Resolve most favorable high bit-rate editing format Apple Prores in various different file types including Apple Prores 422, Apple Prores 422 HQ, Apple Prores 422 Proxy and Apple Prores 422 LT. You can choose the suitable one according the following standards:

If you computer is old or slow, or you just want to do some rough editing, you can select to output "Apple Prores Proxy)(*.mov)"or "Apple Prores (LT)(*.mov)"format to save more space and bandwidth. However, if your computer are powerful enough to handle multicam and high-resolution video and you are going to do many effects editing work with Davinci Resolve, you'd better choose to output "Apple Prores 422(*.mov)"or "Apple Prores 422(HQ)(*.mov)"for better performance.

For Windows users, you can go to download Pavtube Video Converter to complete the conversion on Windows 10/8.1/8/7.

How to Import and Edit DJI Osmo+ 4K Video with Davinci Resolve?

Step 1: Load DJI Osmo+ 4K video.

Download the free trial version of the program. Launch it on your computer. Click "File" menu and select "Add Video/Audio" or click the "Add Video" button on the top tool bar to import source DJI Osmo+ 4K video files into the program.

Step 2: Select output file format.

Click "Format"bar, from its drop-down list, select your desired Prores format such as "Final Cut Pro" > "Apple Prores 422(*.mov)", you can also choose other prores formats on your own needs.

Step 3: Edit DJI Osmo+ 4K video.(optional)

Select an item on the main interface to active the "Editor" menu, then click the pencil like icon to open "Video Editor" Window, you can play and preview the original video and output effects. Also you can flip video, trim, add special effect, reset, and adjust volume.

Step 4: Convert DJI Osmo 4K video to Apple Prores format.

Go back to the main interface and press the "Convert" icon on the right-bottom to start DJI Osmo+ 4K video to Davinci Resolve Apple Prores conversion process.

When the conversion is done, feel free to import converted video to Davinci Resolve for furthering professional editing.

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Best Video Editor for DJI Mavic Pro

XDCAM EX is a variation of XDCAM HD that records full HD resolution as either 1920 x 1080 or 1280 x 720 footage. XDCAM EX video and audio content is stored on disc within MP4 container files. The footage is recorded on SxS cards, based on the PCMCIA ExpressCard/34 form factor. Some people try to import and edit XDCAM EX footage with Davinci Resolve, but they often fail to do that due to the format incompatible issue.

Can Davinci Resolve native import XDCAM EX files?

From Davinci Resolve supported file formats list, we can see that it offers no native importing support for the XDCAM EX files. Therefore, to successfully load the XDCAM EX MP4 files into Davinci Resolve, the best solution is transcoding XDCAM EX to Davinci Resolve editable codec such as QuickTime, Prores, DNxHD, etc.

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Transcode XDCAM EX MP4 to Prores or DNxHD for Davinci Resolve

Here, you can easily produce Davinci Resolve compatible QuickTime, DNxHD or Prores codec by download this powerful yet simple to use application called Pavtube Video Converter for Mac (Best Mac Video Converter Review). The program has perfect importing support for the XDCAM EX MP4 files shot with Sony camera. Thanks to its batch conversion mode, you can load multiple XDCAM EX MP4 files into the application for conversion at one time.

The application can assist you to direct convert XDCAM EX to Davinci Resolve native compatible Prores, QuickTime or DNxHD codec with perfect quality and super-fast encoding speed. To get better output video and audio file quality, feel feel to adjust the output profile parameters such as video codec, resolution, bit rate, frame rate, audio codec, bit rate, sample rate, channels, etc as you like.

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Step by Step to Transcode XDCAM EX MP4 for Davinci Resolve Editing

Step 1: Load XDCAM EX files into the program.

Start the program on your computer, on the main interface, click "File" > "Add Video/Audio" or "Add from folder" to load Sony XDCAM EX MP4 files into the program.

Step 2: Specify output file formats.

Click "Format" bar, from its drop-down list, select Davinci Resolve best supported editing codec such as "Avid DNxHD (*.mov)" from "Avid Media Composer" or "Apple Prores 422(*.mov)" from "Final Cut Pro" main category menu extended list.

Step 3: Start the conversion process.

After all the setting is done, click right-bottom "Convert" button to start encoding XDCAM EX MP4 files to Davinci Resolve preferred editing codec.

When the conversion is completed, click "open Output Folder" button on the main interface to pop out the folder with converted files, then you will have no problem to import and edit XDCAM EX files with Davinci Resolve on either Windows or Mac.

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Play M2TS on DVD Player

The M2TS files are generally used with Sony formats and hardware, particularly Blu-ray Disc and AVCHD. The M2TS files can be played with many desktop software players such as VLC, SMPlayer, 5KPlayer or hardware Blu-ray players or game consoles Sony PlayStation 3/4/Pro. For those standard DVD owners, you may be disappointed to find that you can't get M2TS files played on DVD Player or DVD Player connected TV. The following article will share you 2 workable ways to fix this issue.

Solution 1: Convert M2TS to DVD Player supported digital file formats
Solution 2: Burn M2TS to DVD disc for DVD Player viewing

Solution 1: Convert M2TS to DVD Player supported digital formats

Today, most high-end DVD Player models features USB inputs that can be used to house USB flash drives filled with movies. You can then access the files through your DVD player's main menu and watch them on your TV screen. First, look in the instruction manual for your DVD player to see what types of video files it supports. DVD players won't just support any file format--most support .MKV or .AVI files, among a few other popular formats. Be sure to look in the "Technical Specifications" listing in your DVD player's instruction manual to see what formats it will support before potentially wasting your time.

Obviously, M2TS is not the supported file format by DVD Player. The good news is that you can use a third-party M2TS Converter such as Pavtube Video Converter (get Mac version) to easily transcode M2TS to DVD Player most compatible MPEG-2 file format.

Simple steps to convert M2TS to DVD Player MPEG-2 format

Step 1: Load M2TS files into the application.
Step 2: Output DVD Player most compatible MPEG-2 format.

Step 3: Begin the conversion by hitting right-bottom convert button.

After the conversion, you can then following the steps below to play converted M2TS files on DVD Player.

Step 1: Put your USB flash drive into a USB port on your computer.
Step 2: Open your USB flash drive by clicking on "My Computer" and then clicking on the icon for your flash drive.
Step 3: Drag the appropriately formatted video files into this window. They will now be transferred to your USB flash drive.
Step 4: Remove the USB flash drive from your computer.
Step 5: Put your USB flash drive into an open USB port on your DVD player.
Step 6: Use your DVD player's remote control to navigate to the "USB Flash Drive" menu. Select the file you want to play from the list by highlighting it and pressing the "Enter" or "Play" buttons on the remote. The file will now play on your TV screen.

Solution 2: Burn M2TS to DVD disc for DVD Player viewing

Although there are many DVD disc burning software on the market, however, if you are looking for a simple to use application that can assist you to directly burn DVD disc from M2TS files, we highly recommend Pavtube DVD Creator (get Mac version) to you. The program not only assists you to burn M2TS files to DVD disc but also offers beneficial DVD menu editing features for you to change DVD menu template/style, menu text, display aspect ratio and background, you can also set chapter marker and playback mode.

Apart from M2TS files, you can also use this powerful DVD authoring tool to create DVD disc from other types of digital file formats such as AVI, WMV, MP4, MOV, MKV, Tivo, etc.

Step by Step to Burn M2TS Files to DVD Disc

Step 1: Insert a blank DVD disc into your computer optical drive.

Insert a blank DVD-R (DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW) into the DVD-ROM drive of your computer.

Step 2: Add M2TS video into the program.

Run the DVD Creator software, import M2TS files into it for burning DVD disc project.

Step 3: Customize DVD menu.

Switch to the menu pane, double click a DVD menu beneath the Menu Template to apply it to your DVD. You can customize the background video/image, background music, text, title thumbnail and more for your DVD menu. You can also choose the DVD quality at the bottom of the software, higher quality requires bigger DVD disc volume.

Step 4: Start M2TS video to DVD disc burning process.

Click the "Burn" button to start burning Halloween videos to DVD. You can burn M2TS video to DVD disc, save as ISO file or Generate to DVD Folder.

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Edit Mavic Pro Platinum 4K Video with Davinci Resolve

DJI's new drone - Mavic Pro Platinum, which is released back in August of this year, comes with a set of redesigned rotor blades that the company claims make the unit 60 percent quieter than the previous model - DJI Mavic Pro. What different change is the video recording capability, the new DJI Mavic Pro Platinum also enables you to shot both DCI (4096x2160) and UHD 4K (3840x2160) wrapper in either MOV or MP4 container with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 compression codec. After the shooting stage, if you are looking for a great tool for editing, color correction and professional audio post production all in a single application, Davinci Resolve can be best choice. What really matters is how to get the best workflow of Mavic Pro Platinum Pro 4K with Davinci Resolve.

Work Mavic Pro Platimum 4K H.264 native with Davinci Resolve

From Davinci Resolve supported file formats, we can see that this professional non-linear editing software has perfect compatibility with various file types and formats. H.264 is also included. However, although H.264 is a good delivery file format, it is not a good editing format. The main reason is that H.264 is an 8-bit video format. If you edit it natively, you start to lose image quality as you do color correction or composite gradients to create greenscreen keys. There just isn't a lot of room to work. Transcoding to a higher bit-rate format solves these image quality issues.

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Best editing workflow of Mavic Pro 4K with Davinci Resolve

Prores files are larger, but they render faster and have more room, so you can create great looking effects without losing any quality when working with Davinci Resolve. Here, you can easily transcode Mavic Pro 4K Platinum 4K to Apple Prores codec with best our best Prores Converter - Pavtube Video Converter for Mac. The program has perfect importing support for the DJI Mavic Pro 4K H.264 MP4/MOV video. Thanks to its batch conversion mode, you can load multiple video into the application for conversion at one time.

The program can assist you to convert Mavic Pro 4K video into Davinci Resolve most favorable color correction editing codec - Apple Prores in different types. If your Mac computer are powerful enough and you wish to apply more effects editing, just choose the "Apple Prores 422" or "Apple Prores 422 HQ" format. If your computer lacks the ability to handle 4K resolution video, you just want to do some rough editing or offline editing, "Apple Prores 422 Proxy" or "Apple Prores LT" can better satisfy your great demand.

For Windows users, you can also download and install Pavtube Video Converter to export Apple Prores codec from Mavic Pro Platinum 4K on Windows 10/8.1/8/7.

Step by Step to Transcode and Edit DJI Mavic Pro Platinum 4K with Davinci Resolve

Step 1: Input DJI Mavic Pro Platinum 4K video.

Download the free trial version of the program. Launch it on your computer. Click "File" menu and select "Add Video/Audio" or click the "Add Video" button on the top tool bar to import source DJI Mavic Pro Platinum 4K video into the program.

Step 2: Define the output format.

Clicking the Format bar, from its drop-down list, select Davinci Resolve most favorable color editing codec "Apple Prores 422(*.mov)" as the output file format.

Tips: If your computer is slow to handle 4K resolution video, just output a smaller file resolution "Apple Prores 422 (Proxy) (*.mov)" for smooth editing workflow.

Step 3: Edit DJI Mavic Pro Platinum 4K video.

On the top tool bar on the main interface, click the pencil like icon to open "Video Editor" window, you can trim Blu-ray movies to remove the unwanted parts by setting the start and end time, crop to remove the black borders or unwanted area by dragging the dash line around the video frame, flip video, add text/image/video watermark, change video picture effect, replace/remove audio in video, add external subtitles, etc.

Step 4: Begin the conversion process.

After all setting is completed, hit the "Convert" button at the right bottom of the main interface to begin the conversion process from Mavic Pro Platinum 4K to Davinci Resolve most preferable Apple Prores editing format.

When the conversion is finished, click "Open Output Folder" icon on the main interface to open the folder with generated files. Then feel free to load the compatible Mavic Pro Platinum 4K video into Davinci Resolve professional post editing workflow.

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Import Canon Vixia HF G21 AVCHD/MP4 to iMovie

The VIXIA HF G21 from Canon offers Full HD 1080p60 recording in both MP4 and AVCHD file formats, with maximum bit rates of 35 Mbps in MP4, and 28 Mbps in AVCHD. For Mac users who wish to turn your Canon Vixia HF G21 footage into stunning movies or trailers, iMovie can be your best choices. How about the native workflow of Canon Vixia HF G21 AVCHD/MP4 with iMovie?

Can iMovie direct import Vixia HF G21 AVCHD/MP4 format?

From iMovie supported file formats, we can see that both AVCHD and MP4 are included in iMovie editable file formats list. However, the 60p AVCHD MTS file is not an acceptable file format by iMovie. Although iMovie can native import 60p MP4. However, you won't get a high quality editing workflow since the MPEG-4 files is highly compressed.

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Best workflow of Vixia HF G21 AVCHD/MP4 with iMovie

To get the best workflow of Canon Vixia HF G21 AVCHD/MP4 with iMovie, it would be ideal for you to transcode Vixia HF G21 AVCHD/MP4 to iMovie most favorable high quality and high performance editing codec Apple Intermediate Codec - AIC. To generate AIC codec, you can download Pavtube Video Converter for Mac, which has perfect importing support for both the AVCHD and MP4 format shot with Canon Vixia HF G21. Thanks to its batch conversion mode, you can import multiple video into the application at one time to save your precious time.

The application can assist you to easily convert Canon Vixia HF G21 AVCHD/MP4 to iMovie AIC codec with best quality and super fast conversion speed. To get better output quality, you can flexibly adjust output profile parameters such as video codec, bit rate, frame rate, resolution and audio codec, bit rate, sample rate and channels, etc in the "Profile Settings" window offered by the application.

Pavtube Video Converter for Mac is available on macOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, Mac OS X El Capitan, Mac OS X Yosemite and Mac OS X Mavericks, etc. It is very simple to use, no matter experienced user or fresh could handle it very well. What's more, it helps to produce high quality conversion results with better video/audio quality.

Step by Step to Transcode Canon Vixia HF G21 AVCHD/MP4 to AIC for iMovie Editing

Step 1: Import Canon Vixia HF G21 AVCHD/MP4 video.

Download the free trial version of the program. Launch it on your computer. Click "File" menu and select "Add Video/Audio" or click the "Add Video" button on the top tool bar to import Canon Vixia HF G21 AVCHD/MP4 video into the program.

Step 2: Choose output file format.

From "Format" drop-down option, choose iMovie best editing codec by selecting "iMovie and Final Cut Ex..." > "Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC)(*.mov).

Step 3: Edit Canon Vixia HF G21 AVCHD/MP4 videos.

By default the Edit icon is grayed out. To activate the Edit menu, you have to select an item first. When a video or movie is selected, click the pencil like Edit icon on the left top tool bar to open the video editor window, here, you can play and preview the original video and output effects. Also you can flip or rotate video, trim, crop, add watermark, apply special effect, edit audio or insert external subtitle.

Step 4: Start the conversion process.

After all the settings is over, go back to the main interface and hit right-bottom "Convert" button to start to convert Canon Vixia HF G21 AVCHD/MP4 to iMovie best compatible Apple Intermediate Codec editing format.

When the conversion is completed, launch iMovie on your Mac computer to import converted video to iMovie for smooth editing workflow on either fast or slow Mac computer.

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Import Sony A7R III 4K XAVC S to iMovie

The Sony a7R Mark III is the company's latest high-resolution full frame mirrorless camera. Much like Nikon's recent D850, it's one that combines this resolution with high speed and fast autofocus capabilities to a degree we've not previously seen. The camera can record up to 100 Mbps UHD 4K video in XAVC S format within an MP4 wrapper at a frame rate of 23.98, 25 and 29.97fps. When the shooting is completed, for Mac users, if you are looking for a free and professional video editing software to edit the Sony A7R III 4K XAVC S footage, iMovie can be your best choice. The following article will show you how to get a smooth workflow of Sony A7R III 4K XAVC S with iMovie.

Can iMovie native import Sony A7R III 4K XAVC S video?

From iMovie supported file formats, we can see that iMovie lacks the ability to handle XAVC S footage. Therefore, you will need to perform a format transcoding process to edit A7R III 4K XAVC S with iMovie.

Transcode A7R III 4K XAVC S for iMovie editing

To get a high quality and high performance editing workflow of A7R III 4K XAVC S with iMovie, it would be much ideal for you to encode 4K XAVC S to iMovie most favorable Apple Intermediate Codec. It was used because it was less processor intensive as the compression scheme did not need the next frame to be displayed.

Looking for a simple to use application to get the job completed, we highly recommend Pavtube Video Converter for Mac to you. The program has perfect importing support for A7R III 4K XAVC S video into the application. Thanks to its batch conversion mode, you can load multiple A7R III 4K XAVC S video into the application at one time for conversion to save your precious time.

Edit A7R III 4K XAVC S

Before loading A7R III 4K XAVC S video into the iMovie, you can also complete some basic video editing work with the program's built-in editing options. You can trim unwanted video segments from the video, crop video to remove the black bars, add transparent text watermark, apply special rendering effects, insert external srt/ass/ssa subtitles, etc.

How to Import and Edit Sony A7R III 4K XAVC S with iMovie?

Step 1: Import Sony A7R III 4K XAVC S video.

Download the free trial version of the program. Launch it on your computer. Click "File" menu and select "Add Video/Audio" or click the "Add Video" button on the top tool bar to import Sony A7R III 4K XAVC S video into the program.

Step 2: Choose output file format.

From "Format" drop-down option, choose iMovie best editing codec by selecting "iMovie and Final Cut Ex..." > "Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC)(*.mov).

Step 3: Edit Sony A7R III 4K XAVC S videos.

By default the Edit icon is grayed out. To activate the Edit menu, you have to select an item first. When a video or movie is selected, click the pencil like Edit icon on the left top tool bar to open the video editor window, here, you can play and preview the original video and output effects. Also you can flip or rotate video, trim, crop, add watermark, apply special effect, edit audio or insert external subtitle.

Step 4: Start the conversion process.

After all the settings is over, go back to the main interface and hit right-bottom "Convert" button to start to convert Sony A7R III 4K XAVC S to iMovie best compatible Apple Intermediate Codec editing format.

When the conversion is completed, launch iMovie on your Mac computer to import converted video to iMovie for smooth editing workflow on either fast or slow Mac computer.

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Edit 4K Video with Pinnacle Studio 21/21 Plus/21 Ultimate

The newly released Pinnacle Studio 21/21 Plus/21 Ultimate offers powerful and creative video editing by applying special effects, adding titles and templates or also multi-track, HD, 3D and 4K video editing. Have some 4K footage shot with your 4K device recorders and also wish to load them Pinnacle Studio 21/21 Plus/21 Ultimate. How about the workflow of 4K video with Pinnacle Studio 21/21 Plus/21 Ultimate?

Media compatibility of Pinnacle Studio 21/21 Plus/21 Ultimate

To answer this question, we should be clear of what file formats can be played on Pinnacle Studio 21/21 Plus/21 Ultimate:

Pinnacle Studio 21 Version	Standard	Plus	Ultimate
HEVC (H.265)**	Import	Import	Import and Export
Dolby Digital	2CH	5.1CH	5.1CH
XAVC S support	-	New	√
XAVC and DVCPRO HD decoding	-	-	√
4K Ultra HD video support	-	-	√
Import MXF files			√

Tips: HEVC (H.265) support requires supporting PC hardware or graphics card.

From above information, we can see that currently only Pinnacle Studio 21 Ultimate has editing support for 4K Ultra HD video. Neither Pinnacle Studio 21 Standard nor 21 Plus offers 4K video editing capability. Therefore, before importing 4K video to Pinnacle Studio 21 Standard/21 Plus, it is essential to compress 4K to 1080p.

Although the Pinnacle Studio 21 Ultimate provides 4K Ultra HD video editing function, however, it doesn't mean that you can import 4K video with any file formats into it. Currently, it only supports to handle 4K video with the format of XAVC S, MXF, H.265/HEVC, etc. Therefore, if you try to load other 4K video such as 4K AVI, 4K WMV, 4K MOV, 4K MKV, 4K TS, 4K H.264, 4K Prores, etc, you will fail to add them to Pinnacle Studio 21 Ultimate. When in that condition, you will need to perform a format or codec transcoding process.

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Best tool to transcode and compress 4K Video for Pinnacle Studio editing

For those people who are looking for a comprehensive solution to fix Pinnacle Studio 21 4K video editing issues, we highly recommend Pavtube Video Converter to you. The program has full importing support for all 4K video wrapped with different container file formats such as AVI, WMV, MP4, MOV, MKV, TS, XAVC, XAVC S, MXF and compression codec such as H.264, H.265 and Prores.

Here, you can not only transcode unsupported 4K video to Pinnacle Studio 21 Ultimate editable 4K file formats such as 4K H.265/HEVC, but also downscale 4K video to Pinnacle Studio 21 Standard/21 Plus compatible HD AVI/WMV/MPEG-1/MPEG-2/MPEG-4, etc.

Edit 4K video with built-in editing functions

Before loading 4K video into Pinnacle Studio 21 Standard/21 Plus/21 Ultimate, you can first complete some simple video editing task with the built-in editing options offered by the application. You can trim or cut video to remove unwanted parts or segments from the beginning or end, crop video to remove the black edges, apply special rendering effect, change video picture effect, add video/image/transparent text watermark, insert external subtitle, etc.

For Mac users, you can switch to download Pavtube Video Converter for Mac to complete the format and codec transcoding and compression process on macOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, Mac OS X El Capitan, Mac OS X Yosemite, Mac OS X Mavericks, etc.

How to Transcode and Compress 4K Video for Pinnacle Studio 21/21 Plus/21 Ultimate Editing?

Step 1: Load 4K video files into the program.

Run the program on your computer click "File" > "Add Video/Audio" or "Add from folder" to add unsupported 4K video files into the program.

Step 2: Set output file format.

Click the pull down menu of "Format", from its drop-down list, choose one of Pinnacle Studio 21 Ultimate supported 4K file formats "H.265 Video(*.mp4)" under "Common Video" main category.

To choose Pinnacle Studio 21 Standard/Plus supported editing formats, choose "AVI HD Video(*.avi)" under "HD Video" main category.

Step 3: Compress 4K to 1080p.

To deal 4K video with Pinnacle Studio 20 Standard or Plus, it would be much ideal for you to compress 4K to 1080p by outputting a HD file format and then changing the output file resolution as "1920*1080" or "1080*720" in the program's "Profile Settings" window.

Step 3: Edit 4K video.

Check an item to active the "Video Editor" function, then click the pencil like icon on the top tool bar to open the "Video Editor" window, you can trim video length, crop video black bars, add watermark, apply special rendering effect, remove/replace audio in video, etc.

Step 4: Start the final conversion process.

After all setting is completed, hit the "Convert" button at the right bottom of the main interface to begin the conversion process from 4K video to Pinnacle Studio 21/21 Plus/21 Ultimate transcoding and compression process.

When the conversion is finished, click "Open Output Folder" icon on the main interface to open the folder with generated files. Then you will have no problem to import and edit 4K video with Pinnacle Studio 21/21 Plus/21 Ultimate.

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