If you are stuck in working with Panasonic GH4 4K files in Corel VideoStudio, you may wish to read this post. It demonstrates a workaround to transcode GH4 4K MP4/MOV footage for use in VideoStudio smoothly with optimum performance.
How can I get VideoStudio Pro X7 handling GH4 4K MP4 movies?
“Hi, there, I am shooting 4K MP4 on the GH4. The 4k video is very big in file size and it seems to be problematic to get Corel VideoStudio Pro X7 editing GH4 4K files. Can anyone recommend a solution to go through this? Thanks.”
If for whatever reason you are having issues editing Panasonic GH4 4K files in VideoStudio, we would recommend transcoding them to a format that is compatible with VideoStudio first. If you want to convert GH4 4K MP4 or MOV files to VideoStudio editable video with very good quality, you can use a program called HD Video Converter. Then you should be able to transcode the GH4 4K video for use in VideoStudio flawlessly. Check a short tutorial on how to encode Panasonic GH4 4K MP4/MOV files for editing in Corel VideoStudio.
Here’s what you need
HD Video Converter
How to convert Panasonic GH4 4K files to VideoStudio Pro?
Follow these steps:
Step 1: Run HD Video Converter as a GH4 4K files to VideoStudio Pro Converter, and click ‘Add File’ to load source files into it.
Step 2: Choose H.264 MOV as output format for VideoStudio Pro
Click the drop-down list besides ‘Profile’, choose ‘Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas > MOV (AVC) (*.mov)’ as the compatible format for VideoStudio Pro with best quality. You can choose ‘MPEG-2 (*.mpg)’, or ‘WMV (VC-1) (*.wmv)’ as well.
This method is also available when you want to edit GH4 4K files in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects and Sony Vegas Pro.
If necessary, you can click ‘Settings’ button to custom video and audio settings like frame rate, bit rate, resolution, sample rate, audio channels and so on.
Step 3: Start Panasonic GH4 4K files to VideoStudio Pro Conversion
When ready, click ‘Convert’ button to start encoding Panasonic GH4 4K files to H.264 codec for use in VideoStudio Pro smoothly. As soon as the conversion is complete, click ‘Open’ button to get the generated H.264 files for editing in VideoStudio Pro with optimum performance.
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