Edit Panasonic HC-X2000 H.265 footage in DaVinci Resolve 16

Read this article to learn how to import and edit Panasonic HC-X2000 4K H.265/HEVC videos with DaVinci Resolve 16 flawlessly.

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Professional shooting everywhere: HC-X2000 packs advanced functions in a well-balanced body to excel both in functionality and mobility. Allowing you to capture more colour information in 4:2:2 10-bit, the HC-X2000 supports 10-bit Full HD in 59.94p/50p (100 Mbps) and 4K-recording in 29.97p/25p (200 Mbps) on SD-card. Via HDMI-output, you can record 4K/10-bit files even in 59.94p/50p. If you just got some 4K videos from HC-X2000 and wanna edit these 4K footage in DaVinci Resolve 16, you'd better read on to learn 4K H.265/HEVC to DaVinci Resolve 16 workflow, which ensures you work Panasonic HC-X2000 recordings in DaVinci Resolve 16 simply and smoothly.

From its specs, Panasonic HC-X2000 can capture 4K videos in MP4, MOV format. But the problem is, H.265/HEVC file format from Panasonic HC-X2000 is beyond the compatibility of DaVinci Resolve. Something else, DaVinci Resolve16 can (usually) handle 4K files without much problem, but it is extremely hardware intensive. In most cases, editing 4K in DaVinci Resolve 16 is very taxing on your computer. In order to work Panasonic HC-X2000 4K recordings in DaVinci Resolve16 smoothly, a better way is to transcode Panasonic HC-X2000 4K to a more "edit" friendly codec. The process is surprisingly easy and can be done with the help of Acrok Video Converter Ultimate.

Overall, this video conversion program can effortlessly encode/re-encode Panasonic, Sony, Canon, Fujifilm and GoPro 4K H.265/HEVC footage for smoothly importing and editing in various non-linear editing systems (NLE), including DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro X, iMovie, LightWorks and more. If you work Panasonic HC-X2000 files in DaVinci Resolve 16 on Mac, please turn to Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac to solve the issues.

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Tutorial: Transcode Panasonic HC-X2000 H.265/HEVC to DaVinci Resolve

STEP 1. Load 4K H.265 footage

Run the 4K H.265 Video Converter you just set up. Drag and drop the 4K .mp4 or .mov video files to the converter. You can also hit Add files button to import videos to the software. In the right window, you can preview your videos.

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STEP 2. Choose output format

Click "Format" bar and choose Editing Software ->Avid DNxHD 1080P (*.mov) as output format for editing Panasonic HC-X2000 4K H.265/HEVC videos in DaVinci Resolve 16 with natively supported video codec.

Convert H.265 to DNxHD  MOV for editing in DaVinci Resolve

Tip: If you like, you can choose "Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" under "Final Cut Pro" category. For keeping original resolution, you need to click "Settings" then select "Original" in "Resolution" column. 1080p would be the best settings for DaVinci Resolve 15, 14, 13. Of course, if you wanna get Panasonic 4K workflow in DaVinci Resolve 16, you have keep the original video resolution.

STEP 3. Start video conversion

Hit the convert button to start converting Panasonic HC-X2000 H.265/HEVC to DNxHD MOV. After the conversion, you can get the resulted videos from output folder for easier editing in DaVinci Resolve 16 with the best quality.

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