{"id":1318,"date":"2013-10-24T09:30:34","date_gmt":"2013-10-24T09:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/?p=1318"},"modified":"2020-05-18T08:08:19","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T08:08:19","slug":"convert-wmv-to-fcp-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/convert-wmv-to-fcp-mac.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Import WMV to Final Cut Pro by Converting WMV to Final Cut Pro Compatible Format"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve got some WMV files in my MacBook and  I&rsquo;d like to edit it with Final Cut Pro, But the problem is I can&rsquo;t import WMV  to Final Cut Pro. It seems that Final Cut Pro is not able to recognize WMV  files. How can I import WMV to Final Cut Pro?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s true that Final Cut Pro can&rsquo;t  recognize WMV because WMV is not compatible with Mac OS. Final Cut Pro  basically supports the same format as QuickTime. So, if you can&rsquo;t play a video  with QuickTime on Mac book, that basically means you can&rsquo;t import it to Final  Cut Pro or iMovie, either. To Final Cut Pro, WMV is not supported. But there  are solutions to that. This post would show you how to import WMV to Final Cut  Pro. Previously, we have talked how to import MP4 to Final Cut Pro by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/mp4-to-final-cut-pro-mac.html\">converting  MP4 to Final Cut Pro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"anchor-list-dark\" >\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"#part1\">Part 1: Convert WMV to Final Cut Pro Compatible Format with Leawo Video Converter<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#part2\">Part 2: Convert WMV to Final Cut Pro Compatible Format with Prism Video Converter<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#part3\">Part 3: Convert WMV to Final Cut Pro Compatible Format with Miro Video Converter<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#part4\">Part 4: Convert WMV to Final Cut Pro Compatible Format with Internet Video Converter<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#part5\">Extension: Import WMV to Final Cut Pro by Installing Codec<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part1\">Part 1: Convert WMV to Final Cut Pro Compatible Format with Leawo Video Converter<\/h2>\n<p>To import WMV to Final Cut Pro for editing,  we can convert WMV to Final Cut Pro MOV or DV format. Here we use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/video-converter\/\">Leawo Video Converter<\/a> to do  the magic. Considered as the best video converting program, it is highly  recommended to convert WMV to Final Cut Pro format. Having an easy-to-use  interface, this video converter requires no expertise to operate video  conversion, which means even software green hand can operate this video  converter at great ease. Better than any other free video converter, Leawo  Video Converter is able to convert video files at 6 times faster speed. The  input and output support a great variety of formats such as Common Video (MP4,  H.265 MP4, MKV, H.265 MKV, MOV, etc.), HD Video (HD MP4, HD AVI, HD TS, HD VOB,  etc.), and 4K Video (4K MP4 and 4K MKV). At the same time, Leawo Video  Converter supports audio input and output as well, including AAC, AC3, WAV,  MP3, WMA, FLAC, etc. In other words, we can use Leawo Video Converter to  extract audio file from video file, and to convert audio file from one format  to another. This video converting program supports altogether 11 languages&nbsp;(English,  German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Hungarian, Armenian, Spanish,  French, Portuguese and Dutch). More amazingly, users are allowed to freely add  subtitles and select audio track for keeping in the output video files.<\/p>\n<p>Not limited to Windows version, Leawo  software team also develops the Mac counterpart of Leawo Video Converter for  operating on Mac system. Download and install the right version of Leawo Video  Converter based on the operating system on your computer. As the conversion  process is nearly the same regardless of version of Leawo Video Converter, here  we take Windows version of Leawo Video Converter as an example to convert WMV  to Final Cut Pro.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/video-converter.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/icon\/Trial_win1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/video-converter-mac.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/icon\/Trial_mac1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Step 1. Import Source WMV Video File<br \/>\nLaunch Leawo Video Converter, go to the  &ldquo;Convert&rdquo; tab, and click &ldquo;Add Video&rdquo; button on the sub-menu to load your source  WMV video file. Alternatively, you can directly drag and drop WMV video file  into the program interface. After WMV video file is imported, you could play  back the video file, select subtitles and audio tracks from the source video  file, add external subtitles to the loaded video file, edit the loaded video  file, etc.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/add-source-wmv-files-01.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/add-source-wmv-files-01.png\" title=\"add-source-wmv-files-01\" alt=\"add-source-wmv-files-01\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Step 2. Set MOV as Output Format<br \/>\n  Click the drop-down box named &ldquo;MP4 Video&rdquo;  by default next to the &ldquo;Add Photo&rdquo; button. On the drop-down list, select  &ldquo;Change&rdquo; option.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/change-output-format-02-1.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/change-output-format-02-1.png\" title=\"change-output-format-02\" alt=\"change-output-format-02\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Then on the popup Profile window, select &ldquo;MOV&rdquo;  from &ldquo;Format&rdquo; column as output format. Please note that once you change the  output format, the name of the drop-down box will change as well.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/choose-mov-as-output-format-03.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/choose-mov-as-output-format-03.png\" title=\"choose-mov-as-output-format-03\" alt=\"choose-mov-as-output-format-03\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Note: If you need, you could click the  &ldquo;Edit&rdquo; button on the drop-down profile setting box to adjust video and audio  parameters like video codec, aspect ratio, frame rate, resolution, audio codec,  bit rate, channel, sample rate, etc. After editing job is done, click &ldquo;OK&rdquo; to  return to the main interface.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/edit-video-and-audio-parameters-04.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/edit-video-and-audio-parameters-04.png\" title=\"edit-video-and-audio-parameters-04\" alt=\"edit-video-and-audio-parameters-04\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Step 3. Convert WMV to Final Cut Pro<br \/>\n  Click the big green &ldquo;Convert&rdquo; button on the  sub-menu bar next to the format setting drop-down box. Then, on the popup  sidebar, set output directory. After setting output directory, click the  &ldquo;Convert&rdquo; button right below. Leawo Video Converter would start to convert WMV  to Final Cut Pro MOV. After the conversion process is finished, you can find  converted file in MOV format in the output folder you just set.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/convert-wmv-to-final-cut-pro-05.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/convert-wmv-to-final-cut-pro-05.png\" title=\"convert-wmv-to-final-cut-pro-05\" alt=\"convert-wmv-to-final-cut-pro-05\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Note: Leawo Video Converter is equipped  with an internal video editor, which means you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/video-converter\/edit.html\">edit video<\/a> after you  import source video files. There are many ways allowable for you to edit loaded  video files: video trimming,  cropping, watermarking, adjusting video effect and removing noise. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part2\">Part 2: Convert WMV to Final Cut Pro Compatible Format with Prism Video Converter<\/h2>\n<p>The second video converter is Prism Video  Converter which is the most stable and comprehensive multi-format video  converter available and is very easy to use. Check out the guide below to  convert WMV to Final Cut Pro with Prism Video Converter.<\/p>\n<p>Step 1. Import Source WMV Video Files<br \/>\nClick &ldquo;Add File&rdquo; at the top left menu bar  to choose and import source WMV video files.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2. Choose MOV as Output Format<br \/>\n  Under &ldquo;Output Format&rdquo; button, browse and  choose &ldquo;MOV&rdquo; as output format in order to convert WMV to Final Cut Pro MOV.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3. Choose Output Folder and Start to  Convert<br \/>\n  Browse and set an output folder before you  click &ldquo;Convert&rdquo; button. After a while, you will get converted file in MOV  format in the output folder you just set.<\/p>\n<p>Step 1: Import Source WMV Video into the  Converter<br \/>\nLaunch the converter to enter the main  interface, switch to &ldquo;Convert&rdquo; tab, and click &ldquo;Add Video&rdquo; button to browse and  load source WMV video files into this Mac video converter<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/prism-video-converter-06.jpg\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/prism-video-converter-06.jpg\" title=\"prism-video-converter-06\" alt=\"prism-video-converter-06\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part3\">Part 3: Convert WMV to Final Cut Pro Compatible Format with Miro Video Converter<\/h2>\n<p>Miro Video Converter has presets that will  convert video to the correct sizes and formats for popular phones, iPods, and  other media players. Here we make use of it to convert WMV to Final Cut Pro  compatible format like MOV.<\/p>\n<p>Step 1. Add Source WMV Video File<br \/>\nOn the main interface of Miro Video  Converter, click &ldquo;Choose Files\u2026&rdquo; to add source WMV video file to the program  for converting. Alternatively, you can drag and drop source WMV video file into  the program to get ready for the conversion process.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2. Choose MOV as Output Format<br \/>\n  After source file is imported, you need to  choose Final Cut Pro compatible format as the output. Here we can choose MOV as  the output format as MOV is well compatible with Final Cut Pro. After that, you  can perform detailed settings such as video size, aspect ratio, etc. At the  same time, you can choose a folder to contain the output video file.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3. Start to Convert WMV to Final Cut  Pro<br \/>\n  After all settings is completed, you need  to click &ldquo;Convert&rdquo; at the bottom to convert WMV to Final Cut Pro.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/miro-video-converter-07.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/miro-video-converter-07.png\" title=\"miro-video-converter-07\" alt=\"miro-video-converter-07\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part4\">Part 4: Convert WMV to Final Cut Pro Compatible Format with Internet Video Converter<\/h2>\n<p>As a simple and user-friendly video  converter, Internet Video Converter is able to convert your video files to  different formats. However, unlike Leawo Video Converter, Internet Video  Converter is only available on Windows system, and it has no support for Mac  OS\/Linux. This free video converter supports most of video formats and it can  encode HD to formats such as AVI, MP4, WMV, 3GP, MOV, MPG, FLV, MTS, M2TS,  AVCHD, etc. Moreover, it supports codecs such as H.264, MPEG-4, Xvid, etc.  Check out the guide below to convert WMV to Final Cut Pro Compatible MOV Format  with Internet Video Converter.<\/p>\n<p>Step 1. Choose and Add Source WMV Video  File<br \/>\nDownload and install Internet Video  Converter on your computer, go to &ldquo;Transcoder&rdquo; tab, and click &ldquo;Select a video&rdquo;  to choose and add source WMV video file.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2. Select MOV as Output Format<br \/>\n  Click &ldquo;&gt;&gt; Save as\u2026&rdquo; to select MOV as  output video format.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3. Start to Convert WMV to MOV<br \/>\n  Click &ldquo;&gt;&gt;&gt; Apply Format&rdquo; to start  convert WMV to MOV file. After the conversion process is complete, you can find  the converted file by clicking &ldquo;Open output folder&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/internet-video-converter-08.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/internet-video-converter-08.png\" title=\"internet-video-converter-08\" alt=\"internet-video-converter-08\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part5\">Extension: Import WMV to Final Cut Pro by Installing Codec<\/h2>\n<p>Additionally, we can import WMV to Final  Cut Pro by installing a codec that would allow Final Cut Pro to recognize WMV  files. There are codecs specifically made for that, like Flip4Mac. It&rsquo;s a  QuickTime Component made for Mac OS to support Windows Media Video.<\/p>\n<p>After installing Flip4Mac, to Final Cut  Pro, WMV would no longer be a problem. You will be able to import WMV to Final  Cut Pro as well as play WMV with QuickTime and import WMV to iMovie.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/flip4mac-codec-09.jpg\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/flip4mac-codec-09.jpg\" title=\"flip4mac-codec-09\" alt=\"flip4mac-codec-09\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve got some WMV files in my MacBook and I&rsquo;d like to edit it with Final Cut Pro, But the problem is I can&rsquo;t import WMV to Final Cut Pro. It seems that Final Cut Pro is not able to &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/convert-wmv-to-fcp-mac.html\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[335,395,270],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-1318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-convert-video","category-fcp","category-video-to-video","tag-video-converter"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":9047,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}