How to import/put/edit Kodak zi8 video to Final Cut Pro (FCP) on Mac?
Kodak’s Zi8 is a high definition pocket camcorder that records 1920 x 1080p video at 30 frames per second (fps) in the H.264 format. When you try to import Kodak zi8 video to Final Cut Pro for editing, you will feel disappointed. Perhaps Final Cut Pro cannot accept Kodak zi8 video or the Kodak zi8 video in FCP run choppy on your Mac.
Kodak zi8 camcorder captures videos as MOV (QuickTime file) H.264 format which need to be transcoded to another format for editing in FCP (Final Cut Pro 6, Final Cut Pro 7). Kodak zi8 video to Final Cut Pro converter for Mac is the best converter to convert Kodak zi8 video to FCP compatible DV, HDV format so as to import Kodak zi8 video to Final Cut Pro (FCP) on Mac.
With professional Mac Kodak zi8 video to FCP converter, edit Kodak zi8 video with Final Cut Pro on Mac is never a headache anymore. Import Kodak zi8 video to Final Cut Pro also helps you to convert Kodak zi8 video to other regular formats so that you could enjoy Kodak zi8 video on windows media player, real player, iTunes, iPod, iPhone, PSP, BlackBerry, etc.
How to convert Kodak zi8 video to DV edit Kodak zi8 video with Final Cut Pro
Step one: connect Kodak zi8 camera to Mac
Connect Kodak zi8 camcorder to your Mac
Step two: download
Download Kodak zi8 to Final Cut Pro converter Mac and double click .dmg to install
Step three: add Kodak zi8 videos
Click “Add Files” button to load Kodak zi8 videos form your zi8 camcorder or Mac. You can load many files at one time
Step four: select output format
In the drop down list of profiles, select DV as the proper output format for Final Cut Pro
Step five: edit videos
Crop, trim and add effects according to your preference
Step six: start conversion
Click “Convert” button to start to convert Kodak zi8 video to FCP on Mac
Kodak zi8 video to Final Cut Pro converter Mac works as a versatile editor.
Trim:
Choose to combine all files into one to make it a whole video
Crop:
You can free to cut off black borders and unnecessary persons, object. To get a better watching effect, you have four choice of aspect ratio: original, full screen, 4:3 and 16:9.
Add special effects:
Tweak special effects like video saturation, contrast, brightness and tune artistic effects such as emboss, gray, old film.
Merge files:
Choose to combine all files into one to make it a whole video.
Rotate videos:
For more entertainment, you may rotate videos upside down or from left to right