Working with MP4 files in Edius Pro 7


What’s the best workflow between MP4 video and Edius Pro 7? How can I work with MP4 files in Edius Pro 7 smoothly without any hassle? If you are having issues editing MP4 media in Edius Pro 7, you may wish to read this post. It displays a way of converting MP4 content for use in Edius Pro 7 flawlessly.
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EDIUS Pro 7 is the fastest and most versatile real-time editing software – 4K, 3D, HD, SD and almost any format from 24×24 to 4Kx2K, all on the same timeline, even in nested sequences, all in real-time. EDIUS Pro 7 gives you the ability to handle more resolutions, unlimited tracks and real-time editing for the ability to Edit Anything, Anywhere.

EDIUS 7 supports the most recent XAVC/XAVC S, AVC-Ultra, and Canon 1D C Motion-JPEG formats, and works natively with many different video formats, such as Sony’s XDCAM, Panasonic’s P2, Panasonic/Sony’s  AVCHD, Ikegami’s GF, RED, as well as Canon’s XF and EOS movie formats.

For those who still having issues working with MP4 files in Edius Pro 7, we would recommend converting the files first. Here’s a quick guide telling you how to convert MP4 video for use in Edius Pro 7 seamlessly.

How to encode MP4 files for Edius Pro 7 editing?

Software requirement
HD Video Converter (for both PC and Mac)
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The steps:
Step 1: Open up HD Video Converter as a professional MP4 to Edius Pro 7 Converter. When its main interface pops up, click ‘Add File’ to import your source files.
converting MP4 content for use in Edius Pro 7

Step 2: Select output format for Edius Pro 7
This converter provides a wide variety of formats as output. You can select a format that is natively supported by Edius Pro 7 as target, such as ‘WMV’ and ‘MOV’ under ‘HD Video’ column and ‘DNxHD .mov’ under ‘Avid Media Composer’ column.

Convert MP4 to HD WMV for Edius Pro 7
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Transcode MP4 footage to DNxHD .mov for Edius Pro 7
MP4 to Edius Pro 7 Converter

Step 3: Modify 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 conversion
When ready, click ‘Convert’ to start file conversion. As soon as the conversion finished, you can click ‘Open Folder’ to get the exported files for working in Edius Pro 7 easily and directly.

If you don’t want to wait for the entire conversion process, you can tick off ‘Shutdown computer when conversion completed’ and go away to do other things.

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