Does GoPro Studio support 4K?


How can I work with 4K footage in GoPro Studio? Does GoPro Studio support 4K? If you are having issues editing 4K files in GoPro Studio, you can follow this post to learn a workaround to get GoPro Studio recognizing 4K media flawlessly.

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“I recorded some 4K MP4 footage from Sony X1000V Action Cam saved to laptop. Downloaded GoPro Studio software to edit the footage but it always crashes during transfer. Is there anything I can do to go through this? Thanks for any help.”

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If for whatever reason you are having troubles using 4K footage in GoPro Studio, we would recommend transcoding them to a format that is well compatible with GoPro Studio first, such as GoPro Studio preferred H.264 MP4 format, which GoPro Studio will recognize and handle well. Here’s how.

How to transcode 4K files for use in GoPro Studio smoothly?

Here’s what you need
HD Video Converter (download the right version depending on your computer system)
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The steps:
Step 1: Start up HD Video Converter as the best 4k converter for GoPro Studio. When its main interface pops up, click ‘Add File’ button to import your source files.
convert 4k video for editing in GoPro Studio

Step 2: Select MP4 as output format
For a good editing performance, we would recommend choosing ‘HD H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Video (*.mp4)’ as target format under ‘HD Video’ column.
the best 4k converter for GoPro Studio
Useful tips:
1. This converter supports batch conversion, so you can load multiple files to it for conversion at a time.
2. By ticking off ‘Merge into one file’ option, you can combine the selected video clips into a single file.

Step 3: Custom video and audio settings
If necessary, you can click ‘Settings’ button and go to ‘Profiles Settings’ panel to modify video and audio settings like video encoder, resolution, video bit rate, frame rate, aspect ratio, audio encoder, sample rate, audio bit rate, and audio channels. 3D settings are also available.

Step 4: Start transcoding 4k video files for GoPro Studio
When ready, click ‘Convert’ to start format conversion. As soon as the conversion is complete, you can click ‘Open Folder’ button to get the generated MP4 files for use in GoPro Studio with very good quality. Nothing could be simpler or more immediate.

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