How to Import FLV to Final Cut Pro for Mac

FLV stands for "Flash Video". It is a format designed for web video playback that offers high rates of compression and produces high quality videos. At present, FLV is the file format widely used by some famous websites, such as YouTube, Google Video, Myspace, Reuters.com, etc.

Many Mac users would download videos from these video sharing websites and like to edit FLV vides on Mac with Final Cut Pro, and then share them on their favorite communities online, like YouTube and FaceBook. To our joy, so many online fascinating FLV videos attract us. Have an impulse to edit FLV videos on Final Cut Pro? Unfortunately, FLV can’t be accepted by Final Cut Pro directly. Final Cut Pro only accepts those QuickTime compatible file formats.

To import FLV to Final Cut Pro to edit, you should convert FLV to QuickTime formats (like MOV, MPEG-4, etc. ).This FLV to FCP Converter for Mac will help you import FLV to Final Cut Pro successfully.

How to Convert FLV to Final Cut Pro?

What you need is only an FLV to FCP converter for Mac (and of course the videos and FCP). Free download here and install by double clicking the .dmg file

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On the show-up windows, drag and drop icon to Application icon to complete installation. It's easy to use this FLV to Final Cut Pro Converter for Mac: import, select output format (e.g. MOV) and start conversion. Still confused how to use? See detailed guide. When conversion complete, you get Final Cut Pro compatible video ready.

Now see how to import converted MOV file to Final Cut Pro on Mac running Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Lion etc.

First, import FLV files to FLV to FCP converter for Mac (either by dragging files or click File -> Add Video Files).
Second, set the output format as Final Cut Pro and set other settings as you like .Then click "start".
Third, after the conversion process finished, import the converted MOV files to Final Cut Pro to edit at your pleasure.

After editing your original FLV files on Final Cut Pro, if you are willing to export FLV from Final Cut Pro, the process is also simple. Import the edited MOV files from FCP file folders to FLV to FCP converter for Mac and the other way around, select the output as FLV. In the end, enjoy uploading them online as FLV format for watching and sharing.