Can Pinnacle Studio Import DJI Phantom 4 4K Footage Natively

If you have any issue when importing DJI Phantom 4 4K files to Pinnacle Studio, just follow this simple guide, which offers you a quick fix for the problems with DJI Phantom 4 4K footage and Pinnacle Studio.

With the DJI Phantom 4, you can shoot 4K videos at up to 30 frames per second. You may have got some 4K footages from DJI Phantom 4. The point here, you will find it a painful experience to import DJI Phantom 4 4K to Pinnacle Studio. And there are some frequently asked questions quoted as below:

“I'm wondering if anyone out there has experience with the 4K footage the Phantom 4 produces and how it plays with Pinnacle Studio. Does Pinnacle Studio import the Phantom 4 footage natively, or does it have to be converted first?”

Well, a compressed output MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 MP4/MOV from Phantom 4 is not ideal for editing. What's more, Pinnacle Studio cannot handle 4K files well. To solve those problems, the quick workaround is to transcode DJI Phantom 4 4K files to Pinnacle Studio natively supported formats. Along with some help from third-party software like Brorsoft Video Converter, it can be done effortlessly. Here I share a simple guide on how to convert DJI Phantom 4 4K for editing in Pinnacle Studio smoothly. If you're facing the issues, read on to find the answer.

Overall, the program is the best Video Converter for DJI Phantom 4 4K footage, which will create Pinnacle Studio friendly file format- MPEG-2 keeping the original quality. Besides Pinnacle, this software can also export professional encoders like DNxHD for Avid, MPEG-2 to Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas and more. Just with the program, you can edit DJI Phantom 4 4K in Avid/Adobe/Sony Vegas smoothly. Just download it and follow the tutorial below to get the work done.

Converting DJI Phantom 4 4K video to Pinnacle Studio

Step 1: Add Phantom 3 4K videos

Install and launch the 4K Video Converter, and then click "Add Files" button to import your DJI Phantom 4 4K clips to the software.



Step 2: Choose output format

Click "Format" pull down list to select Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as the best video format for Premiere Pro. WMV, MOV formats are the good choice as well.



Tip: Click Settings to customize audio and video parameters Video Codec, bit rate, frame rate, Audio codec, sample rate, audio channels. We advise you to downsize 4k to 1080p for easier editing on your computer. Of course, if you stick with 4K video, you can keep the original video size.

Step 3: Convert DJI Phantom 4 4K files

Click the Convert button under the preview window; the converter will start encoding DJI Phantom 4 4K MP4/MOV for importing to Pinnacle Studio.

Soon after the conversion is finished, just click "Open" button to get the converted DJI Phantom 4 4K footage for editing in Pinnacle Studio perfectly.

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