Convert/Render Screenium 3 4K recording to 1080p

Posted on July 24, 2017 by admin

Screenium 3 from Synium Software is a screen recording app that can capture any video (as well as audio) on your Mac’s display. The hot feature is that it can record 4K videos. But as we know, the majority of playback, editing work is still being finished in 1080p. In most cases, we still need to downscale most of the 4K video files to 1080p. And this article will present you how to downscale Screenium 3 4K to 1080p in detail.

In fact, you may not see any real differences if you’re not doing much to the footage. One of the huge benefits to 4K, that you can do a lot to the image and retain detail for a beautiful 1080p finish. For those who wanna play and edit 4K Screenium 3 recordings on old computer(editing a 4K video requires more computing power and it could be more time consuming), we suggest you to convert/render all Screenium 3 4K clips to 1080p then edit the project in 1080p and smart-render.

Although there are numbered tools and utilities can convert and compress the ultra HD videos, few of them can process at a fast speed. Well, Brorsoft Video Converter Mac is considered to be the best 4K to 1080 converter. It is surely in the support of compressing Screenium 3 4K videos to 1080p faultlessly.

What’s more, this video app can help you to convert Screenium 3 4K videos to FCP, iMovie, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer and more editing programs compatible format like Apple ProRes, Apple InterMediate Codec, MPEG-2, DNxHD, etc. Thanks to the built-in video editor, you can trim, crop and retouch your videos in clicks. Overall, this program is a completely professional 4K HD video converter, player and editor. For Windows users, Brorsoft Video Converter is the alternative choice. Download it and learn the step-by-step tutorial.

(Note: Click here for OS X 10.5)

Guide: How to downscale/convert Screenium 3 4K to 1080p

Step 1. Load Source 4K Video Launch the best 4K Video Converter; click “Add Video” and load your 4K files. This program supports batch conversion, so you can add multiple files into it at a time.

Step 2. Decide Output Format Click the “Format” drop down list to select output format like MOV, AVI, MPEG-2. If you want to play or edit Screenium 3 videos on decent media player or editing programs, you’d better set a preset profile that best meets your needs. For example, if you want to edit Screenium 3 in Premiere Pro, “Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MPEG-2(*.mpg)” would be the best choice.

Step 3. Set Video Resolution at 1080p Click “Settings” button; you can adjust video and audio settings, including codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channel. To down-convert ultra HD 4K to 1080p, do remember adjusting video size to 1920*1080. That is the exact 108p.

Step 4. Start 4K to 1080p Conversion Hit “Convert” button to let the Screenium 3 4K to 1080p conversion begin.

When the conversion finished, check the generated 1080p video, you will certainly be satisfied with its final video quality. It would be easier for you to playback and edit your Screenium 3 4K files.

How to Edit iPhone 6S (Plus) 4K in After Effects

Posted on December 28, 2015 by admin

I’ve been filming a little bit of 4K video on my new iPhone 6s+ and I’m wondering how to edit iPhone 4K videos in After Effects. Searching the web, some guys recommend Final Cut Pro X which could do it natively. While, I wanna stick with After Effects, the workaround I need is to convert iPhone 4K MOV to After Effects with proper settings.

Actually, the 4K video was restricted to edit in After Effects. Only the latest version After Effects CC can natively support 4K video like Sony’s XAVC. The previous version After Effects CS4/CS5/CS6 has not yet been updated for 4K support. What’s more, due to the format limit, we can’t edit 4K MOV from iPhone in After Effects flawlessly. As mentioned above, we need to encode iPhone 4K to After Effects compatible video and even downscale 4K to 1080p if necessary. What you need is a 4K video converter application.

Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is the ideal 4K video converter for you, which can take your high quality 4K files and convert them into a supported format like MPEG-2 for editing in After Effects any version. Besides AE, this software can also export professional encoders like DNxHD for Avid, ProRes for Final Cut Pro, Apple InterMedaite Codec for iMovie, MPEG-2 for Adobe Premier Pro and more. This 4K video converter is also available to customize the output resolutions to any size like 1080p, 2K, 4K as the users want. For Windows users, 4K Video Converter is the alternative choice.

How to convert iPhone 4K footage to MPEG for After Effects

Step 1: Load source iPhone 4k files

Launch the 4K Video Converter on your Mac, and you can either click “Add” button to import .wmv files, or directly drag and drop the files into this program.

Step 2: Select output format

To import WMV files to After Effects, you can follow Adobe Premiere/ Sony Vegas column and select MPEG-2 (*.mpg) as output format.

Step 3: Video/Audio settings

Click “Settings” button if you’d like to customize advanced audio and video parameters like Video Codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, Audio codec, sample rate, audio channels. If you are using After Effects CS6/CS5/CS4 which does not fully support native 4K files, 1080p would be the best settings. Of course, if you wanna get a 4K workflow in After Effects CC, you can keep the original 4K video resolution.

Step 4: Start conversion

Click the convert button under the preview window, the iPhone 4k video converter will start encoding 4K MOV for importing to After Effects.

Soon after the conversion is finished, just click “Open” button to get the generated files for edit in After Effects CS4/CS5/CS6/CC perfectly.

Best software to convert GoPro H.264 4K to H.265 4K

Posted on December 24, 2015 by admin

I got some clues that H.265 compresses video files to 50% with the most proficient encoding format today, MPEG-4, or also known as the H.264. So, I am trying to convert native GoPro H.264 4K to H.265 4K video file. A little searching turns up the solution. If you also wanna encode some H.264 files to H.265 format, just read on.

In order to convert H.264 video to H.265, you will need to have a reliable H.265 converter to do the job. Overall, Brorsoft Video Converter is considered to be the best choice for you.

This software is a powerful H.265 encoder, decoder and converter. It can help you convert non-H.265 videos(H.264, MKV, DivX, AVI, WMV, MOV, MXF, MPG, MTS…) to H.265 files and vice versa. It’s easy to use, and performs professionally. With it, you can fast convert GoPro H.264 4K video to H.265 4K seamlessly. What’s more, this video converter severs as a wonderful H.265 video player for you. And with the built-in video editor, you can personalize and retouch your videos in clicks. For Mac users, you can get H.265 Converter for Mac.

Start GoPro H.264 4K to H.265 4K Lossless Conversion

1. Add GoPro H.264 videos

Run the H.264 to H.265 Converter program, go to the menu bar, select Add button to select the GoPro H.264 files you want to import. You can also directly drag the video files to the program for conversion. It supports batch conversion so you can import multiple files at a time.

2. Choose H.265 as output format

From the drop-down list of ” Format” > “Common Video”, you can select H.265 Video(*.mp4) as the target format.

Tip: You can change the format parameters by click the Settings bar. The video size, video encoder, frame rate, bit rate, audio encoder, channel and more other parameters can be adjusted in this Settings option.

3. Start H.264 to H.265 conversion

When all the settings are done, click the Convert button to start encoding GoPro H.264 files to H.265. The conversion time depends on your video size, computer performance, output settings, etc. Generally, it won’t take too long. After the conversion, you’ll get resulted H.265(HEVC) videos for better usage.

4K workflow in Final Cut Pro X/7

Posted on October 24, 2015 by admin

Q1: “Can FCP 7.0.3 edit 4k material? I’m working on a 4K project on a MacPro.”

Q2: “I may have a 4K edit job in the next few months. I’m running FCPX on an iMac. Can Final Cut Pro X support 4K files perfectly?”

As more and more 4K support cameras come out like Sony F5, F55, Sony AX100, Sony A7s, Panasonic GH4, DJI Phantom 3, Canon XC10 and more, more and more guys are stuck in 4K importing & editing issues. The typical one is how to import 4K to Final Cut Pro 7/X. In this article, we will talk about the issue and give you some hints.

Although FCP-X(FCP X 10.1.) supports some 4K videos( 4K ProRes, Sony XAVC and REDCODE RAW), while old version FCP X and Final Cut Pro 6/7 and like many editors use 1080p as primary delivery format and will continue to do so for a long time. If you want to have a smooth 4K video and FCP workflow, you are advised to convert 4K video to ProRes in proper settings(1080p) for further editing in FCP 6/7/X. With the help of Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac, you can easily achieve the goal.

Overall, this program is a completely professional 4K video converter, player and editor. Unlike some free video converters, it is capable of serving as the best 4K Video Converter for Mac. It provides hundreds of output format presets for 4K videos, such as Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes 422(HQ), Apple ProRes 422 (LT), Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy), and Apple ProRes 4444 for Final Cut Pro, AIC MOV for FCE (Final Cut Express) and iMovie, MP4 for any mobile or PC video players, and more formats for better editing, playing, and burning. This Ultra HD Video Converter is also available to customize the output resolutions to any size the users want.

How to Convert 4K videos to ProRes for Final Cut Pro

Step 1: Add 4K source video > Click “Add” button on the top of the main interface to load original 4K videos to the program. Or you can simply drag&drop the videos to the software.

Step 2: Choose ProRes as output format > Press “Format” option and navigate the mouse cursor to choose “Format > Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” as the best codec for FCP on Mac.

Step 3: Advance video/audio settings > You can click the “Settings” button and customize proper video/audio parameters if necessary. Video size, bitrate and fame rate are flexible and can be adjusted as you like. Usually 1920*1080 video size and 30fps video frame rate are recommended for FCP editing.

Step 4: Start 4K to FCP conversion Hit the convert button to start the 4k video to ProRes conversion on Mac OS X. After the conversion, click Open to get the output videos. And you can start editing these transcoded 4K files in FCP 7, FCP X. Create a project, make an event, drag the files to the event folder and start editing with light speed in FCP.

Importing Panasonic DMC-CM1 4K into FCP 7

Posted on June 9, 2015 by admin

Panasonic DMC-CM1, a large-sensor camera smartphone, can capture 4K video recording at 15fps, as well as Full HD recording at 30fps. I’ve got a Panasonic DMC-CM1, what I want is to work with the 4K files from DMC-CM1 in FCP 7. So my problem is will Final Cut Pro 7 support 4K files? Is it possible to edit Panasonic DMC-CM1 4K in FCP 7 natively?

A little searching turns out the result. Granted, Final Cut Pro(FCP X 10.1.) and above can support 4K files without much problem; while, the old version FCP X or Final Cut Pro 6/7 is not able to deal with 4K well(Currently 1080p is the primary delivery format for FCP). Thus, to use Panasonic CM1 4K files in Final Cut Pro 7, a suggestion is to convert DMC-CM1 4K MP4 clips to Final Cut Pro native format- ProRes.

Searching further, I found Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is what most guys recommend. Overall, this 4K video converter provides the most reliable and professional 4K solutions to all format issues including 4K MP4, 4K XAVC/XAVC S, 4K MOV, 4K MXF and more. With it, you can transcode Panasonic CM1 4K video to FCP compatible ProRes 422, 4444 without any quality loss. It comes with various format presets for 4K videos, such as 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. Just download it and follow the tutorial below to get the work done.

Convert Panasonic DMC-CM1 4K video for editing in FCP 7

1. Load 4K files

Run the program you just set up. Drag and drop the 4K video files to the converter. You can also hit Add files button to import videos to the app. If you wanna combine several videos into one file, you can click the “Merge into one” box.

2. Choose output format

Click “format” bar to choose the output format. You can freely choose Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) for FCP.

3. Adjust video, audio settings

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

3. Start converting 4K footage to FCP

Hit the convert button of the best 4K to ProRes Converter. It will start converting 4K for importing to FCP immediately. Soon after the conversion, just click “Open” button to get the generated files for natively editing Panasonic DMC-CM1 4K video in FCP 7 as well as Final Cut Pro X perfectly.

4K to Movie Maker- Import GoPro Hero4 4K to Windows Movie Maker

Posted on February 9, 2015 by admin

I recorded a video using GoPro Hero4. But every time I try to open the GoPro Hero4 4K with Window Movie Maker (ie to edit etc) it crashes – and from what I have read mp4’s aren’t compatible with Movie Maker. So I have scoured the internet, tried everything about the way to solve the GoPro Hero4 4K to Movie Maker incompatibility issues, and have a decent solution now.

In my view, GoPro Hero4 Black is the best choice for videographers who are found in outdoor activities. It can can capture stunning 4K footage in extreme settings(30fps). Of course 2.7K50, 1440p80, 1080p120, 960p120 and 720p120 fps for crisp, smooth footage are supported as well. Whereas, if you want to work with the 4K files from GoPro Hero4 in Windows Movie Maker, it would be a bit difficult. This article will guide through how to rewrap and transcode GoPro Hero4 4K .mp4 to .wmv(HD) for Windows Movie Maker step by step.

If you need to import GoPro Hero4 4K video to Windows Movie Maker, it’s suggested to convert Gopro 4K to Windows Movie Maker supported format like WMV/AVI (1080p would be an optimal setting), which will bring you the best results when working with WMM. Here we recommend Brorsoft Video Converter, which is a great GoPro 4K to Windows Movie Maker Converter.

Overall, the program is the best Video Converter for GoPro Hero4 footage, which will create an Windows Movie Maker friendly file format- .wmv keeping the original quality in Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8. Besides Movie Maker, this software can also export professional encoders like DNxHD for Avid, MPEG-2 for Premiere Pro/Sony Vegas Pro and more.

How to Convert GoPro Hero4 4K to Windows Movie Maker

1. Import GoPro videos

Run the GoPro MP4 video to WMV Coverer; click the Add button to load 4K .mp4 files to the program from your computer. You can also directly drag the video files into the program directly.

2. Choose Movie Maker friendly format

Click the Format box and select HD Video –>WMV HD(*.wmv) on the dropdown menu as output format. Besides, you can also choose Divx HD(*.avi) as output if you have not installed the .wmv codec.

Tip: This GoPro 4K Video Converter allows you to tweak the profile settings. If you like, adjust video and audio parameters, including the Bitrate of Video and Audio, the Codec of Video and Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the Settings button on the main interface for getting the best quality.

3. Start conversion

Simply click the Convert button to start converting GoPro 4K video to Windows Movie Maker friendly video formats.

Within several minutes, the conversion would be finished and you can find the converted file on your computer by clicking the “Open” button. And then you can import the converted GoPro Hero4 4K to Windows Movie Make for editing via its “Import video” option.

Editing GoPro Hero4 Black 4K with iMovie in Yosemite

Posted on January 3, 2015 by admin

GoPro HERO4 Black takes Emm Award-winning GoPro performance to a whole new level. Incredible high-resolution 4K30 and 2.7K50 video and high frame rate 1080p120 video enable stunning, immersive footage of you and your world. Owning a new GoPro Hero4 Black, good experience, but something turns to frustrating when I tried to import GoPro Hero4 4K to iMovie for further editing.

I have scoured the internet, tried everything I could find about GoPro Hero4 to iMovie workflow. Some guys mentioned the new iMovie that came with Yosemite, can now handle 4k video – including stabilization, exporting to 4k files, cropping down to 1080, and other simple edits like Ken Burns, etc. I’ve upgraded to iMovie 10.0.6 in Yosemite, but NO luck. It seems that iMovie still can’t process 4K videos from GoPro Hero4 well.

To solve the problem, the quick workaround is to transcode GoPro Hero4 4K to iMovie natively supported formats in 1080p. Along with some help from a 4K video converter, it can be done effortlessly. Here I share a simple guide on how to convert Hero4 4K .MP4 to AIC .mov for editing in iMovie smoothly. If you’re facing the issues, read on to find the answer.

Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is the utility I applied in this workflow. Overall, the program is the best Mac Video Converter for GoPro Hero4 footage, which will create an iMovie friendly file format- Apple InterMeidate Codec .mov keeping the original quality in OS X Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion and more. Besides iMovie, this software can also export professional encoders like DNxHD for Avid, ProRes for Final Cut Pro, MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere Pro and more. Just download it and follow the tutorial below to get the work done.

Convert GoPro Hero4 Black 4K MP4 files to iMovie on Yosemite

Step 1: Add Gopro 4K files > Install and launch the best GoPro to iMovie Converter and load source 4K MP4 clips to it.

Step 2: Choose output format > Hit the “Format” bar and select iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple InterMediate Codec(*.mov) as output format on the drop-down menu.

Tip – Profile Settings:
In case the default settings do not fit your requirement, you can click “Settings” button and enter “Profile Settings” panel to adjust video size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channels. if you don’t stick with 4K video, you can downsize 4k to 1080p for easier editing on your computer.

Step 3: Start GoPro 4K to iMovie conversion > Click the arrow button to start converting GoPro Hero4 4K to AIC MOV for iMovie.

Once the process is completed, click “Open” button to find the generated videos. Then you can transfer the converted GoPro Hero4 4K MP4 to iMovie for editing easily and quickly.

Editor’s Note: For GoPro Hero4 Black owners who stick with 4K video, there are some tips. After some further digging, here is what I found about 4K exporting with iMovie 10.0.6 in Yosemite.

To set the resolution of the shared movie: Choose an option from the Resolution pop-up menu. Unavailable resolutions appear dimmed.

Tip: You can export a 4K clip in its native resolution by selecting a 4K clip in the browser.

To set the output quality of the shared movie: Choose an option from the Quality pop-up menu. To manually set the output quality of the shared movie, choose Custom from the Quality pop-up menu, and drag the slider to set the target bit rate. As you drag the slider, the estimated file size that appears below the preview thumbnail is updated.

How to play 4K Videos with QuickTime Player 7 on Mac

Posted on October 28, 2014 by admin

I have a 4K video in an mp4 container (H.264). QT player 7 would not play it fluidly (though I suppose it’s normal) and QT player X just shows a black screen. How can I play a 4K video in QuickTime? Searching online, I got some clues. And now I want to write down this article to help QuickTime player users to solve the QuickTime 4K video playback issues.

As you see, 4K is coming. But believe it or not, 4K video is very difficult tor playback on PC, Mac. Apple has offered 4K playback support on OS X Mavericks, but with limits. Even if you can add a 4K video to QuickTime player, it is still an exercise in frustration- content on the display appeared tiny. What you can do is to scale the 4K resolution and tweaking a setting. What’s more, if your 4K videos in a Mac unsupported format, it won’t work at all. In this case, what you need is to convert 4K video to QuickTime playable format first. To resolve all the issues, we can recommend you Brorsoft 4K Video Converter Mac, which is an all-in-one tool that can help you to convert and downscale 4K videos within one stop.

Overall, this program is a completely professional 4K video converter and player. Just like the way it is dealing with 1080p videos, it is surely in the support of converting 4K videos in any formats faultlessly. With it, you can fast convert 4K Ultra HD videos in MP4, MKV, MXF, XAVC, WMV, AVI, or any other extension to QuickTime playable format with least quality loss. Plus, this 4K video converting software provides the optimal presets for portable devices like iPad, iPhone, Galaxy Tablet, Surface Tablet, Kindle Fire HDX; editing programs like Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Avid MC, etc for better enjoying, editing 4K files. It is also available to customize the output resolutions to any size the users want. For Windows users, turn to 4K Video Converter to ensure perfect 4K playback.

How to View 4K Videos in QuickTime Player(Mac)

1. Load 4K footage Launch the 4K to QuickTime Converter Mac. Drag & drop 4K files to the program directly and your files would be added instantaneously. Or you can head to the “Add” button to locate the 4K videos you want to add.

2. Select output format Click format you choose MOV as target format. This video app offers the QuickTime Movie Format for you. Or, you can also choose “Common Video -> MOV – QuickTime (*.mov)” as the output format.

3. Tweak video, audio settings Click “Settings” button; you can adjust video and audio settings, including codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channel. To down-convert ultra HD 4K to 1080p for easier playback, you just need to adjust video size to 1920*1080.

4. Start 4K to QuickTime conversion Hit the “Convert” button to let this smart converter start encoding 4K to QuickTime .mov on Mac OS X. When the conversion is done, you can play the converted 4K videos in QuickTime player without hassle.

Additional Tips:

1. What are the PC/Mac system requirements for 4K playback?

I can give you some data points as I tested multiple configurations to find out myself. My requirements were 4Kp60. The tests were done using a 4k capable monitor connected via displayport (the monitor however was not mine). I tested this a few months ago, I believe.

Tests, in order of memory:
i7-4770k using integrated GPU: 4k@60, no issues.
EVGA nVidia GTX 750Ti: 4k@60, no issues.
i7-2600k using integrated GPU: 4k@60, no issues.
G540 Celeron CPU (2013 CPU) using integrated GPU: 4k@30 no issues, 4k@60 a slight slowdown during high action scenes. CPU was pegged @ 100% for majority of the scenes. I believe that this chip is using the same integrated GPU as the 2600k, so it may have simply been an issue of the performance capabilities of the chip.
EVGA nVidia GTX 680: 4k@60, no issues.

Of course, source video encoding is the most important aspect of these tests, so I tested with three sources:
Youtube 4k video scene (VP8 codec, I think?)
Netflix, House of Cards S2,Ep1 title sequence (Silverlight? Windows 8.1 OS).
Some random MKV that I don’t remember the codec of and I’m not sure why I mentioned it.

Conclusion, most modern GPUs and Intel CPUs can handle the scenes relatively well.

2. Some guys recommend third-party 4K video player apps like VLC, DivX Player, Media Player Classic, but all of them can’t be an ultimate solution for all 4K videos. Based on out testing, we found VLC can’t support 4K video well, Media Player Classic can play 4K movies but only on Windows… To have a smooth 4K playback on Mac/Windows, this professional 4K Ultra HD Video Converter is the best choice.

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