CION 4k ProRes to 1080p - Workflow for Importing AJA Cion 4K video to FCP 7/6

Read this page to learn how to import and edit 4K raw video from AJA Cion in Final Cut Pro 6/7 on Mac OS X.

AJA CION can record at 4K (4096x2160), UltraHD (3840x2160), 2K (2048x1080) and HD (1920x1080). 2K and HD are hardware scaled from the full 4K sensor, resulting in beautiful over-sampled images, which also retain your lens’ focal length at any desired resolution. Frame rates up to 50 and 60p are supported - even at full 4K resolution.

CION uses AJA’s proven SSD-based Pak storage. The robust high speed compact storage mounts directly in-camera and allows recording of 4K/UHD and 2K/HD as ProRes 4444, ProRes 422 (HQ), ProRes 422, ProRes 422 (LT) and ProRes (Proxy).

Learn from Apple official site, we know that FCP X 10.1 can support editing and monitoring 4K video, including 4K ProRes, Sony XAVC and REDCODE RAW. But the point here is, Final Cut Pro 7 still uses 1080p as primary delivery format and will continue to do so for a long time. To import and edit AJA CION 4K clips in FCP 7 smoothly, you are advised to convert and downscale 4K to 1080p from AJA Cion for FCP 7 before editing.



Different from 720p/1080p videos, the conversion of 4K video is in a higher standard, a professional 4K Video Converter is what you need. Featured with the most advanced converting technology, Brorsoft 4K Video Converter for Mac is now providing the most reliable and professional 4K solutions to all format issues including 4K XAVC/XAVC S, 4K MP4, 4K MOV, 4K MXF and more.

It provides hundreds of output format presets for 4K videos, such as Apple ProRes for Final Cut Pro,DNxHD for Avid, Apple InterMediate Codec for iMovie, MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere. Besides, this 4K converter is also available to customize the output resolutions to any size like 1080p, 2K, 4K as users want. If you are working on Windows(Windows 10 included), please turn to Brorsoft Video Converter. Download the tool and start the 4K to FCP 7/6 video conversion.

Download AJA Cion 4K to FCP Converter:

(Note: Click here for OS X 10.5)

Convert AJA 4K video to 1080P ProRes for editing in Final Cut Pro 7, FCP 6

1. Load Source 4K Video Files

First and foremost, download and launch the 4K Video Converter on your Mac. Then, press the "Add" button to add 4K video file into the program. Batch conversion is supported, so you can add several files to the converter at one time.



Step 2: Set output video format

Click the "Format" bar and select Final Cut Pro> Apple PreRes 422(*.mov) as output format.



Tip: Click the "Settings" button and customize proper video/audio parameters including Video size, bitrate and fame rate and more. Usually 1920*1080 video size and 30fps video frame rate are recommended for FCP 6/7 editing.

Step 3. Start conversion

After all necessary settings, hit the convert button to start the AJA Cion 4K ProResvideo to 1080p ProRes conversion on Mac OS X. Once the conversion process shows in 100%, click Open to get the output videos. Create a project and start editing AJA Cion 4K video in FCP 6/7/X with light speed.

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