Rip and Import DVD to FCP X in multi-track ProRes MOV

Date February 21, 2017 Author Catherine Category Non-linear editing system

The update to Final Cut Pro saved Apple when it has been starting to lose faith in its professional video editor. The new Final Cut Pro X can now support the importing, editing and delivery of the highest quality video. Log-encoded footage from major camera manufacturers such as Canon, Panasonic, Sony, ARRI, Blackmagic Design and RED can be manipulated in the wider colour space offered by Rec. Popular as FCPX, it still does’t allow users to import DVD to edit. So, when you have some funny DVD video and want to reproduce it in FCPX to share on YouTube, you still need to convert DVD to FCPX supported media formats.

What video format does Final Cut Pro X use?

Final Cut Pro X uses QuickTime technology, which means you can import and export almost any almost any QuickTime-compatible file format.

Final Cut Pro X supports:

• Apple Animation codec
• Apple Intermediate codec
• Apple ProRes (all versions)
• AVC-Intra
• AVC-LongG
• AVCHD (including AVCCAM, AVCHD Lite, and NXCAM)
• DV (including DVCAM, DVCPRO, and DVCPRO50)
• DVCPRO HD
• H.264
• HDV
• iFrame
• Motion JPEG (OpenDML only)
• MPEG IMX (D-10)
• REDCODE RAW (R3D)
• Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2
• Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2
• XAVC (including XAVC-S)
• XDCAM HD/EX/HD422
• QuickTime formats

In all of the format, Apple ProRes will be the best choice for FCP X. Apple ProRes codecs provide an unparalleled combination of multistream, real-time editing performance, impressive image quality, and reduced storage rates. Apple ProRes codecs take full advantage of multicore processing and feature fast, reduced-resolution decoding modes. So how to convert DVD to multi-track ProRes MOV for Final Cut Pro X?

Best DVD to Multi-track Final Cut Pro X Converter

Pavtube Bytecopy for Mac is a professional DVD converting program on Mac which supports outputting various video formats including multi-track ProRes MOV for FCPX. It is fully compatible with all the Mac operating system including the newest macOS Sierra. It can remove DVD copy protection like Region codes, CSS, etc then output FCPX supported FCP X supported editing formats such as DV, QuickTime MOV, H.264, etc. 

Besides, it directly generates FCP X best editing formats – Apple Prores Codec in various types for high quality and high performance editing workflow on different computer with different hardware configuration. It can convert DVD to multi-track video like multi-track MOV, MP4, MKV and multi-track Apple ProRes 4444 XQ, Apple ProRes 4444, Apple ProRes 422 (HQ), Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes 422 (LT), Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy) for Final Cut Pro X/6/7. You can also go to the Multi-task Settings window to uncheck and remove unwanted subtitle languages and audio tracks to leave only your unwanted ones.

Kindly note for FCP users:

When using FCP X to edit videos, please make sure that ProApps QuickTime Codecs has been installed in advance; otherwise you may get files with sound only and without video.

How to rip DVD to Multi-track ProRes MOV for FCP X?

Step 1. Download and install this Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac, launch it and click Load Disc button to load DVD discs. Pavtube ByteCopy is also a Blu-ray Ripper so that you also can load Blu-ray and convert it to FCP X.

Step 2. Step 2. Click “Format” to find “Multi-track Video” catalogue, select “Multi-track Apple ProRes 422(*.mov)” as output format. You also can choose other multi-track ProRes MOV for FCPX.

With output default “Settings” you can get all audio tracks preserved. In addition, if you want more customization, you can also uncheck the audio tracks you do not need to output. Just find “Audio” under “Settings” button, then uncheck the undesired audio.

In the Audio tab, we can check the audio tracks we need as below:

Step 3. Click “Convert” to start conversion, when completed, click “Open” to find the generated MOV files.

Tips: Before you output multi-track ProRes mov for FCP X, you also can trim DVD, crop DVD, split DVD, mute DVD, replace DVD audio, extract DVD audio, etc in Edit windows.

Types of Apple ProRes Codecs and Comparison

There are a total of six ProRes formats. These formats range from extreme compression to minimal compression rates. It’s important to note that each ProRes format supports all of the current frame sizes such as SD, HD, 2K, 4K & 5K. So lets take a quick look at each codec and the data rate specs for each frame size.