RED EPIC-W is a professional camcorder that has the ability to capture 5K and 4K videos, there are a few of professional users choose to use this excellent camcorder to record high quality videos, have you recorded some videos with RED EPIC-W 5K S35 camcorder? In this article we will share the best workflow to edit RED EPIC-W 5K S35 camcorder 4K DNxHR video in FCP X via ProRes codec, you will get the best Apple ProRes codec converter to use, just follow the content below.
RED EPIC-W 5K S35 camcorder is a very powerful camcorder, it adapted the 5k super 35 cmos sensor and dual sensitivity sensor, dsmc2 accessories, interchangeable lens mounts, magnesium and aluminum construction. With this camcorder you can capture RAW videos and Apple ProRes videos or DNxHD/DNxHR videos, the Apple ProRes or Avid DNxHD/DNxHR formats can be recorded at 4K and 2K resolutions directly to the onboard MINI-MAG media. This is ideal device to capture high quality footages.
RED EPIC-W 5K S35 FCP X Question
“Hello, is there an easy way to get RED EPIC-W recorded videos be edited smoothly in FCP X? I am using the Final Cut Pro X on Mac computer, and in the past several days I recorded some 4K DNxHR videos, when I loaded these 4K DNxHR videos to FCP X on Mac, I found the videos are not supported, is there something wrong with my method? Should I transcode the RED EPIC-W 5K S35 DNxHR videos to other codec or format? Any suggestion is appreciated, thanks!”
As a professional camcorder RED EPIC-W 5K S35 camcorder is able to capture 4K DNxHR videos, maybe your recorded videos are in this codec, have you encountered the RED EPIC-W to FCP X editing issue? Just like the question showed above, there are many users have encountered the importing and editing issue with FCP X, their recordings are in 4K DNxHR codec. You may be wondering what caused the importing and editing, it is not so difficult to figure it out. if you check your videos you will know that they are in DNxHR codec, but on Apple Final Cut Pro X official page, you will learn that DNxHR codec is not supported by FCP X, the native supported editing codec is Apple ProRes codec, once you convert RED EPIC-W 5K S35 camcorder recorded 4K DNxHR codec videos to Apple ProRes codec, you will be able to edit RED EPIC-W 5K S35 videos with FCP X smoothly.
RED EPIC-W 5K S35 FCP X Apple ProRes Converter
From the information above you may have known that you need to convert 4K DNxHR videos from RED EPIC-W camcorder to FCP X Apple ProRes codec. To convert the videos, you’d better use professional RED EPIC-W 5K S35 FCP X Apple ProRes Converter, here we would like to recommend the best RED EPIC-W to FCP X converter, it is called Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac, this is the best Apple ProRes converter on the market, it supports nearly all the video formats, such as 4K DNxHR videos recorded by RED EPIC-W, 4K DNxHD videos, Apple ProRes videos, 4K H.264 videos, 4K H.265 HEVC videos, all the 4K videos are supported by this program. What’s more, it can rip purchased blu-ray and DVD disc movies to unprotected common video formats for playing on any devices, you can get rid of the disc copy protection easily.
Convert and edit 4K DNxHR video in FCP X via ProRes codec
Step 1. Download RED Video Converter from the link, install this 4K video converter on your Mac computer. Besides Mac version, this software has corresponding Windows version, both Windows version and Mac version can help you to convert 4K videos, 1080p videos or Blu-ray disc movies.
Step 2. Import RED EPIC-W 5K S35 recorded videos into the 4K video converter. After you launched the RED EPIC-W to FCP X converter, click “Add Files” button to import the RED EPIC-W 4K DNxHR videos that you want to convert, this RED EPIC-W 5K S35 FCP X converter will convert your videos with the best quality and speed.
Step 3. Select FCP X Apple ProRes codec for output. To convert and edit 4K DNxHR video in FCP X via ProRes codec, just click and select “Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)”, this is the native supported codec and format of Final Cut Pro X. If you want to convert videos to other formats, you can choose the output format according to your need, there are many optimized output formats in this RED EPIC-W to FCP X converter, such as optimized formats for editing programs, tablets, smartphones, HDTVs, it is very convenient to choose the output format.
Step 4. Click convert button to start converting RED EPIC-W 4K DNxHR videos to FCP X Apple ProRes.
The conversion process will begin immediately, Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac will convert your RED EPIC-W clips with top quality and speed, when the conversion is finished, click “Open” button to get the converted videos, and then you can load these footages into FCP X and edit via Apple ProRes codec, there will be no problems anymore.
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