Convert ProRes files to Davinci Resolve 12/11/10/9 in 1080p DNxHD codec

DaVinci Resolve is a wonderful video editing tool especially with the most advanced color corrector. And it normally can recognize a few file formats like QuickTime DNxHD, ProRes, MXF files from cams. But recently many users found that the 4K ProRes footage they caught with cameras had troubles in editing with all versions of DaVinci Resolve including Davinci Resolve 12/11/10/9. For you knowledge, although Davinci Resolve 12/11/10/9 has boasted the capacity to handle with 4K files without much problem, it is extremely hardware intensive especially for working on a old computer. In view of this, you're highly suggested to convert 4K ProRes to Davinci Resolve's preferable video format like DNxHD codec(1080p would be the best settings). 

To be able to edit all kind ProRes footage including 4K ProRes files in Davinci Resolve 12/11/10/9 easily, you need to transcode ProRes to a format that is best suitable for Davinci Resolve 12/11/10/9. You are recommended to use [url=]iMedia Converter for Mac[/url]. With this professional ProRes to DNxHD converter app, you can easily convert all ProRes files like ProRes 4444, ProRes 422 (HQ), ProRes 422, ProRes 422 (LT), and ProRes 422 (Proxy) to DNxHD for using in Davinci Resolve smoothly and flawlessly. Besides, with it you can also convert ProRes to any other video or audio formats including AVI, MP4, WMV, MOV, 3GP, MKV, VOB, FLV, AAC, MP3 and more. Some simple video editing functions like trim, crop, add watermark are also provided for you. If you are Windows user, for windows available [url=]here[/url]. In this article I’ll take Mac version as an example, Window version have the same steps and the functions. Just download it and follow the tutorial below to convert ProRes to DNxHD for Davinci Resolve.

Free download and install
 

Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/imedia-converter-mac/
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-iMedia-Converter/3000-2194_4-76177788.html

Transcode ProRes files to DaVinci Resolve 12/11/10/9

Step 1. Add ProRes files

Run DaVinci Resolve 12/11/10/9 video converter on Mac, and click “File”button to import ProRes files or directly drag the ProRes footage to the program. As batch conversion is supported, you are allowed to add all your conversion needed Prores files into the program and you can check the "Merge into one" box to join several video files together.



Step 2. Select the output format

Hit Format bar to select output format. As is mentioned above, Avid DNxHD is well supported by DaVinci Resolve 11. You can choose “Avid Media Compose” ＞ “Avid DNxHD 720p (*.mov)” or “Avid DNxHD 1080p (*.mov).”as output format. Of course, you can also click "Common Video" > "MOV - QuickTime (*.MOV)" as the target format.



Tips:

1. Adjust video settings (Optional)

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 want to get original settings, just keep the video size as original.

2. Edit MKV/MTS/MXF/AVI/MP4/FLV (Optional)

Before importing ProRes videos to DaVinci Resolve 12/11/10/9 for professional and further editing, you can use the video editor designed in this video converter to edit your ProRes videos. Click “Edit” to get to the “Video Editor” interface, and edit your videos by trimming (get/cut off video clips), cropping (remove unwanted areas), adding text/image/video watermarks, inserting subtitles, adding special effects, etc.



Step 3. Start conversion

When you finish all settings, hit "Convert" button to start transcoding ProRes to DaVinci Resolve 12/11/10/9. You can follow the conversion process from the pop-up windows.

After the conversion, it's freely to import ProPes files into DaVinci Resolve 12/11/10/9 for natively editing.

Step 4. Import the converted ProRes videos to DaVinci Resolve 12/11/10/9 

Get the converted ProRes files by clicking “Open output folder”, the launch the DaVinci Resolve on your Mac, click add files to import the converted files for smooth editing.

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