How to Put YouTube Videos into Final Cut Pro for editing

Summary: Guide about how to import YouTube videos to Final Cut Pro by converting YouTube files to FCP most compatible video format.



I always download online videos from YouTube to share them with friends, or import YouTube files to Final Cut Pro for editing. But the problem is how to put YouTube files onto FCP? Well, you'll find that it is pretty simple to import YouTube .flv to FCP with the step-by-step guide below. This guide introduces a common and effective way to import YouTube videos to Final Cut Pro for editing.

Final Cut Pro accepts the Apple ProRes MOV formats, but not YouTube flash videos. In order to edit YouTube video in Final Cut Pro, you need to convert YouTube video to Final Cut Pro compatible format first. Below is the detailed solution.

Convert YouTube video to FCP readable format

First, download and install Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac.

It is the best choice for you to finish the job. This converter can be used to convert any downloaded YouTube video to Final Cut Pro compatible format ProRes with fast conversion speed and high output quality. It can also be used to convert other kinds of formats to different one, like AVI, WMV, FLV, MKV, VOB, MOV, MP4 and more. Editing the video is another advantage of this YouTube to FCP converter. You can customize the video as you like without any hassles.

Then, click the “Add” button to select the Youtube videos from your hard drive to Mac video converter.



Afterwards, choose a proper video format. For editing YouTube video in FCP smoothly, choose "Final Cut Pro> Apple PreRes 422" as the output format.



Tip: Click "Settings" to fix the frame rate, bitrate, video size, etc to your needs. If you want to edit in Final Cut without having to render the clips while editing, all the frame sizes must be the same as the sequence settings.

Finally, click on the Convert button to start converting Youtube videos to Apple ProRes for using in FCP. After the file conversion, you can edit the video as you like through Final Cut Pro.

P.S. Brorsoft Video Converter Mac not only works as the best YouTube to Final Cut Pro Converter, it is also able to convert YouTube videos for editing smoothly with iMovie, FCE, Avid Media Composer and more editing programs on Mac OS X(Mavericks included).

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