MKV to FCP---Convert MKV to Apple ProRes 422 MOV for Final Cut Pro

Q:"How can I import my MKV recordings to Final Cut Pro for editing? I got some film clips that with multi-track audios from my company and I need to do some image processing in FCP. However, there's always something wrong when adding MKV to FCP. Should I change the MKV to MOV for FCP?"

Before answering the above mentioned question, let's have a quick learn about MKV and ProRes HQ:

MKV---The Matroska Multimedia Container is an open standard free container format, a file format that can hold an unlimited number of video, audio, picture or subtitle tracks inside a single file. It is intended to serve as a universal format for storing common multimedia content, like movies or TV shows. See more about What is MKV format.

Additional Reading: Downsize 1080p MKV to 720p MKV?

About Apple ProRes (HQ)

With widespread adoption across the video post-production industry, Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) offers visually lossless preservation of the highest-quality professional HD video that a (single-link) HD-SDI signal can carry. This codec supports full-width, 4:2:2 video sources at 10-bit pixel depths, while remaining visually lossless through many generations of decoding and reencoding. The target data rate of Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) is approximately 220 Mbps at 1920 x 1080 and 29.97 fps. Apple ProRes HQ is really best for formats that originated as 10-bit or higher, like Red, Alexa, AVCIntra.

Put it bluntly, Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac is the quick answer to the beginning question. With the easy operation and faster conversion speed, we are glad to tell you this professional MKV converter can do this job nicely. From MKV to ProRes MOV, that's the key how to edit the MKV files in FCP freely.

How to transcode 1080p MKV to ProRes (HQ) for FCP?

Step 1. Import 1080p MKV to the best MKV to FCP Converter for Mac.

Launch the best MKV to ProRes 422 (HQ) Converter for Mac and click the button "Add video" or "Add from folder" to import MKV files to the program. If necessary, you can double click the file name to preview it.

Tips:

If you would like to combine multiple MKV files into one file, you can simply tick off the checkbox of "Merge into one file".

Step 2. Select "Apple ProRes 422(HQ) (*.mov)" as output format for FCP

Click on the "Format" menu to get the format profile list, and then move to "Final Cut Pro" dialogue, under which there are couples of format presets for Final Cut Pro. Simply click on "Apple ProRes 422(HQ) (*.mov)" to make your selection.

Step 3. Start converting 1080p MKV movies to ProRes 422 (HQ) for using in Final Cut Pro

Click "Convert" button at the right bottom corner to start 1080p MKV to FCP Conversion. As the Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) has extremely high quality, please make sure you have enough space to store the generated ProRes 422 (HQ) MOV files.

After the MKV to Apple ProRes for FCP conversion on Mac OS X finished, you will be able to get the final output files for FCP via clicking on "Open" button with ease. Now it's time for you to get those files into FCP without re-encoding. After transferring the files into FCP, we are glad to enjoy editing MKV videos in FCP. Would you like to have a try?