To make Lumix DC-S1H footage compatible with FCP X perfectly, the easy option is to convert the Lumix DC-S1H 6K, 5.9K and 5.4 K H.265 to a more editable format. Acrok software will give you a hand.

The S1H looks big and expensive by stills camera standards, but it’s small and affordable compared to any other camera with the same video features. With a few caveats, we were impressed. Panasonic Lumix S1H Digital Mirrorless Video Camera with 24.2 Full Frame Sensor, 6K/24p Video Recording Capability,… In Stock. Whereas, problems still exist when importing Lumix DC-S1H H.265 MOV to FCP X. In this page, we aim to crack the users’ puzzles how to work with Lumix DC-S1H H.265 6K (5952×3968) in FCP X natively.

From its specs, we know Lumix DC-S1H can capture H.265 files in 6K, 5.9K, 5.4K and HD recording resolutions. Something frustrating is that Lumix DC-S1H 6K, 5.9K or 5.4K ProRes files are beyond the compatibility of Final Cut Pro (including the latest version 10.4.6), etc. The basic reason is due to the ultra high video resolution and codec incompatibility. You can’t get a flawless workflow in most cases. To solve the problem, you need to convert Lumix DC-S1H H.265 files to FCP X supported format and codec like Apple ProRes with a tool like Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac.

Free download Lumix DC-S1H to FCP X Converter

Overall, it is the best H.265 Video Converter ever. Developed with the most advanced converting technology, it fully supports input and output videos at 4K, 6K, 8K or even higher resolution. With it, you can fast transcode Lumix DC-S1H H.265 video to FCP X as well as Premiere Pro CC, Vegas Pro 17, Avid Media Composer, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve 16 and more editing programs. And there is no need to worry about the quality loss. For Windows users, please get Acrok Video Converter Ultimate.

Guide: How to Convert Lumix DC-S1H H.265 to ProRes for FCP X

Step 1: Load H.265 footage to the converter
Download, install and run the Lumix DC-S1H Video Converter Mac; click “Add File ” icon to load your source H.265 videos from Lumix DC-S1H.

Step 2: Choose a proper output format
Click on the “Format” bar and choose a best editable format. For editing in FCP X, choose Final Cut Pro –> Apple ProRes (*.mov) as output format.

Tip: Advanced video settings
Set proper video/ audio parameters. Click the “Settings” button and set proper video/ audio parameters. You can reset set the video size, bitrate and fame rate. You can keep original 6K or 5.9K resolution or adjust video size to 4K, 2K or 1080 full HD as you need.

Step 3: Start converting Lumix DC-S1H video
Hit the convert button, it will start converting Lumix DC-S1H H.265 footage to Final Cut Pro X compatible format ProRes MOV immediately.

Soon after the conversion, just click “Open” button to get the generated files. Now, it’s freely to import Lumix DC-S1H recordings into FCP X as well as FCP 7/6 for natively editing.

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