How to transfer M4V files into Final Cut Pro for editing

November 19, 2013 6:31 pm / Posted by Ian Lam to Video Editing

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Problem 1: Import M4V to FCP
I transferred a DVD to a MPEG-4 movie using HandBrake. I can open and screen the file (just over 2 hours) using QuickTime, but I cannot import it to FCP--which tells me it doesn't recognize the format. I need to edit it for a documentary sample reel. What can I do to get it into FCP for editing?

Problem 2: M4V to Final Cut Pro. Any ideas?
I've been doing a lot of actor's reels for local actors. they come to me with a DVD of their work and I've been using HandBrake to pull the files off the disc, which results in an m4v file. I've had some success converting this to ProRes in QuickTime and editing this in FCP. Does anyone have a better workflow?

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Update: M4V is a highly compressed codec designed for the end user, Doremisoft M4V to FCP Converter is the good answer for these question.

Doremisoft M4V to FCP Converter can help you to convert M4V files into FCP supported video file DV so that you can easily import M4V clip into FCP and edit M4V files with FCP free.

Doremisoft Video Converter is also a perfect M4V Video Editor Mac, able to edit M4V files easily on Mac OS X.

If you want to import DVD into FCP or edit DVD movies with Final Cut Pro, in fact there is a direct workflow for you-----Doremisoft DVD to FCP Converter so that you don't have to rip DVD movies with Handbrake.

Easy operation to finish M4V to FCP conversion for editing M4V files with FCP as the following

Click the “Add File” button to select the M4V videos from your hard drive to Mac video converter.

Move your mouse cursor to Common Video and select an DV video format as the target formats.

Click on the Start button to start converting M4V to FCP.