Thursday, September 11, 2014

Tricks for Editing GoPro MP4 Files in Windows Movie Maker

Want to import GoPro MP4 videos to Windows Movie Maker but the WMM doesn't accept your files? Here you'll get the best solution to add GoPro videos to WMM.




The GoPro HD is an affordable high performance wearable camera to record sporting and other activities. The GoPro HD records in MPEG-4 and outputs its files as .MP4 files. Every time when you import GoPro MP4 videos to Windows Movie Maker or Windows Live Movie Maker, it will stop working. These are the common problems encountered by many Windows Movie Maker users. Fortunately, there is an easy way to fix the issue. Let's find it out.

Monday, September 8, 2014

Converting GoPro HD MP4 to ProRes for Final Cut Pro 7/X

To import GoPro HD footage into Final Cut Pro 7/X for smoothly editing, the easy workaround is to convert the GoPro MP4 to ProRes codec, which ensures best results when working with FCP.




With every camera, comes many different questions about workflow. The term 'workflow' can be fairly broad, but today I am looking at importing GoPro footage into Final Cut Pro. The GoPro Cameras incluing GoPro HERO3, HERO2 and HERO are affordable high performance wearable cameras for us to record sporting and other activities. The GoPro HD records in MPEG-4 and outputs its files as .MP4 files. The MP4 codec is a final delivery codec it is not one you want to use for editing. To import GoPro footage into FCP 7 or FCP X for smoothly editing, first you need to convert MP4 files to a to a more editing-friendly format, such a Final Cut Pro's ProRes.

Friday, August 29, 2014

Tutorial: How to Convert GoPro HD footage for editing in iMovie (iMovie 11)

A quick-start tutorial for converting GoPro MP4 to iMovie most compatible codecs so that you can import and edit GoPro HD Hero4/Hero 3/Hero 2 camera files in iMovie (iMovie 11) smoothly.




The GoPro HD series(Hero4, Hero3, Hero2) is an affordable high performance wearable camera to record sporting and other activities. Some people including you may be confused: iMovie says it supports MP4, but why I can't import GoPro MP4 footage to iMovie? Is there an easy workaround to get iMovie work with GoPro HD footage perfectly? If you're confused about this, read on to get the quick answer.

Monday, August 25, 2014

How to get Pinnacle Studio working with GoPro HD footage perfectly?

Facing problems editing GoPro HD Hero4/Hero 3/Hero 2 footage in Pinnacle Studio? Fortunately, there is an easy way to fix this issu. Check it out here.




Pinnacle Studio is one of the most popular video editing software owned by almost everyone, pro-alike and green hand. Although, it claims that Pinnacle Studio is compatible with the MPEG-4 files, H.264 MP4, a compressed output format is still not an ideal editing format. It can only work with AVI, WMV files perfectly. That's why you find it a hard work when importing HD MP4 files from GoPro Camera into Pinnacle Studio for further editing. Got frustrated? Keep reading a brief how-to on the simple process, which guaranteed to edit your GoPro HD footage in Pinnacle Studio smoothly.

Thursday, August 21, 2014

How to Import GoPro HD footage into Adobe Premiere CC/CS6/CS5/CS4

If you have any issue when importing GoPro HD Hero2/Hero 3/Hero4 MP4 files to Adobe Premiere Pro for further editing, just follow this simple guide, which offers you a quick fix for the problems with GoPro HD footage and Adobe Premiere.




GoPro HD Hero series like HD Hero4, HD Hero 3, HD Hero 2 cameras can take Full HD qaulity video. And they are familiar with everyone whoever has passion for outdoor activities. The point here, you will find it a painful experience to import GoPro HD footage into Adobe Premiere Pro. Problems such as not showing the video only audio, unsupported file type, rendering video occur when when playing & editing GoPro HD video in MP4 format. Fortunately, there is an easy way to fix the issue. Let's find it out here.