Do I need to convert software from GoPro to FCP on mac?

You probably will be OK working with the native media – depending on how strong your system is and the media resolution. If you find you're dropping frames, you can create and work with proxy media. Keeping the media on a fast drive other than your system drive is a good idea.

Good luck.

Russ

Absolutely not, keep them in their native format.

BenB wrote:

Absolutely not, keep them in their native format.

We see posts every now and then from folks whose GoPro files do not appear in FCPX seamlessly. For them, using the GoPro editing app to convert from the native format to, say, ProRes 422 is an easy way to get their movies into FCPX. The price they pay is time to do the conversion and the 422 files are huge compared to the MP4s.

We do this regularly on our systems for one simple reason: for whatever reason, GoPro files appear directly in FCPX only 50% of the time. So we just use the GP app to make selections and convert.

Why this happens to us is anyone's guess but we've tried everything to fix it. Sometimes our GopPros connect instantly to FCPX. Other times the only software that sees them is GoPro. Gremlins. Eh.

Bottom line: Impatient with maybes, there are fewer headaches for us if we just do the conversion.