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GH4 .mov files work great with FCPX

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07 May 2014 03:37 - 07 May 2014 03:43 #45710 by tedmcneil
Sorry if this has been covered somewhere else, wasn't sure where to put it.

I just got my GH4 last week and I was dreading importing it into FCPX because of all the transcoding that I assumed that it would require. Well - "assume makes an ass out of you and me." I needn't have worried.

The GH4's UltraHD and 4K .mov files will play on the timeline with not a red bar in sight. Not even a hiccup on my 5 year old Mac Pro with 1GB graphics card. Below is one of my UltraHD test clips. All I did to footage was make the levels as legal as I could.

EDIT: For some reason I can't figure out how to embed - so here is the link:
Last edit: 07 May 2014 03:43 by tedmcneil.

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07 May 2014 08:19 - 07 May 2014 08:19 #45713 by cgbier
I took the freedom:



Looks great on the rMBP.

Glad the GH4 came out. That means I'll be able to fish a decently priced GH3 out of the eBay soon :woohoo:
Last edit: 07 May 2014 08:19 by cgbier.

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07 May 2014 11:30 #45719 by tedmcneil
Thanks.

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