If you have downloaded videos from YouTube on PC, you may notice the files are saved as .flv generally. Some online videos would be .f4v, as FLV videos with H.264 codec. What will you do when you want to edit the downloaded youtube videos to ProRes Codes on Final Cut Pro without rendering?
Apple ProRes 422 is a standard-definition and high-definition lossy video compression format developed by Apple Inc. for use in post production. It was introduced in 2007 with Final Cut Studio 2 and is comparable to Avid’s DNxHD codec which has the same purpose and uses similar bit rates. Both are DCT basedintra-frame-only codecs, and are therefore simpler to decode than distribution oriented formats like H.264. FCP/FCP7 is Mac based editing software which supports transcoding FLV to Apple ProRes for further editing.
So the program you need is a great Mac FLV to Apple ProRes 422 Converter. With it, you can convert Flash videos F4V, FLV files to Apple ProRes 422 for editing with Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Pro 7 on Mac.
Below is the step-by-step guide for you to quickly convert FLV to Apple ProRes Codec (*.mov) for editing in Final Cut Pro.
Step 1. Download/Load FLV files to Apple computer.
Run Aunsoft Mac Video Converter as the best Mac FLV Video Converter, and click the “Add” button to load .flv /.f4v videos.You may also directly drag and drop the FLV video to application UI for importing files.
Step 2. Choose Final Cut Pro – Apple ProRes (*.mov) output format.
Click the “Format” option and navigate the mouse cursor to Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) as output format. The Mac FLV to ProRes Converter will convert FLV to Apple ProRes 422 MOV with high quality. (Tip: The Apple ProRes (*.mov), DVCPROHD (*.mov), HDV (*.mov) formats under Final Cut Pro output profile are available when your FCP is installed on Mac).
Step 3. Convert FLV video to Apple ProRes (*.MOV) for Final Cut Pro
Click the convert button under the preview window, and the Mac FLV to FCP Converter will start the conversion from FLV to Apple ProRes MOV for Final Cut.
After the conversion, you can easily import Apple Prores to Final Cut Pro without rendering for editing.
Tips:
If you would like to edit FLV with FCE/iMovie, Avid, etc, you can convert FLV to Mac itself bring format like Apple Intermediate Codec, DV PAL/NTSC, DVCPRO NTSC/PAL, DVCPRO50 PAL/NTSC (*.MOV) for FCE and iMovie, or transcode FLV to Avid DNxHD (*.mov) for Avid on Mac.
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