Canon 100D 1080p MOV to FCP X

Cannon has announced the EOS 100D, OR 100D as 'the world's smallest, lightest APS-C DSLR', which is measuring an official 116.8x90.7x69.4mm and weighing 407g. This camera release people from burden of carrying heavy camera or camcorder while still is able to take stunning pictures and records excellent video footages.

Let’s see some big spots in the new Canon EOD 100D.

* Small form factor DSLR weighing 400g/14oz.

* 18MP APS-C sensor with 14-bit DIGIC 5 processor

* 'Hybrid CMOS AF II' system with 80% frame coverage

* Continuous autofocus in movie mode with subject tracking

* ISO 100-12800 (expandable to ISO 25600)

* 4 fps continuous shooting

* 1080p30 video recording, monaural microphone (stereo input jack)

* 3-inch fixed capacitive touch-screen (same as EOS M)

* 9 point AF (central sensor is cross-type)

* 'Creative Filters' image-processing controls, previewed live on-screen

* Movie Type: MOV (Video: H.264, Sound: Linear PCM, recording level can be manually adjusted by user)

You may ask: how to put Canon 100D 1080p MOV footages in video editing programs such as Final Cut Pro X? You cannot directly import MOV file into FCP X since this video editing program does not support this video format as source media natively. You need transcode Canon 100D 1080p MOV videos to FCP X compatible format firstly.

Software requirement

This top Canon 100D MOV to FCP X converter for Mac does a great job to transcode Canon 1080p MOV videos to ProRes 422 MOV for FCP X. Plus, it allows you to join several Canon 100D clips together, or split one big file into several smaller ones.

Brief steps about transcoding Canon 100D 1080p MOV to Final Cut Pro X

Steps 1. Load Canon 100D 1080p MOV video clips.
Click “Add video” button and you can easily import Canon 100D 1080p MOV videos to Pavtube MOV to FCP X Converter on Mac.

Step 2. Select profile presets and adjust settings.
From the Format list, find Final Cut Pro catalog and you are recommended to select profile for getting FCP X friendly files.

The ProRes codec is the best codec for FCP X, although the source media is a mov suffix, it's not the same with quicktime movie format; that's why you cannot get the Canon 100D MOV into FCP X directly.

Note: If you are not sure which profile you should choose, select according to video quality you want to get:
Apple ProRes 422 – Higher quality than Apple ProRes 422 (LT)
Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) – Keep original video quality for editing in FCP
Apple ProRes 422 (LT) – Get a smaller file sizes than Apple ProRes 422
Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy) – SD levels – 480i/p and 576i/p. Used in offline workflows.
Apple ProRes 4444 – Edit and finish 4:4:4 materials

BTW, to get 1080 videos, we need to click the "Settings" button and choose 1920*1080 as output video resolution.

Step 3. Start converting Canon 100D 1080p MOV for FCP X.
Click the big Convert button and Canon 100D 1080p MOV for FCP X conversion begins. Once completes, clock “Open” icon, find converted MOV files and you are able to transfer Canon 100D 1080p MOV video footages to FCP X for editing.

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