Convert GoPro Hero 10/9/8 H.265 to MPEG-2 for Premiere Pro CC
Last week, I go on traveling with my girl friend, during the trip, we enjoy the trip very much, and we use my new bought GoPro Hero 8 shoot some high quality image and videos. Now I want to edit those in Premiere Pro CC for sharing with my friends on my facebook. However, I can’t import my GoPro Hero 8 4K H.265 to Premiere Pro CC for editing. Learned from the net, many people say Premiere Pro CC 2017 doesn’t support H.265 format. So how can I directly import GoPro Hero 8 H.265 footage into Adobe editing software?
The GoPro Hero8 Black ($399) is the latest flagship action camera from the company that created the category. The small, go-anywhere camcorder has been redesigned, without changing the aesthetics established over the past few generations. It records 4K video at up 60fps—with excellent stabilization—and is waterproof. It’s the best action cam you can buy today. Some users reported that GoPro Hero 8’s shooting is just perfect but it is a pain while importing GoPro Hero 8 4K MP4 to Premiere Pro CC. Any possible solution?
While searching for solutions to edit GoPro Hero 8/9/10 H.265 footage in Premiere Pro CC, some guys present a practical way. Since Premiere Pro CC can’t ingest 4K, 5K and 5.3K H.265 footage from GoPro Hero 8, GoPro Hero 9, GoPro Hero 10 the easy workaround is to transcode H.265 to MPEG-2, which ensures best results when using in Premiere Pro CC, CS6 and CS5. Acrok Video Converter Ultimate (Windows version and Mac version) is such a professional yet easy-to-use tool to help users make the H.265 trancoding on PC.
The program provides perfect support for handling the 4K files in MP4, MOV, MXF, MKV, etc format. With it, you can effortlessly convert 4K clips from GoPro Hero 8/9/10 to Premiere Pro CC highly compatible MPEG-2 MPG, ensuring maximum editing quality and efficiency. Besides, the great utility also exports advanced encoders like Apple Intermediate Codec, ProRes, H.264, DNxHD, etc. allowing you to convert video to seamlessly fit iMovie, Vegas Pro, Avid Media Composer, iMovie, Final Cut Pro X, DaVinci Resolve, etc. In addition, you can rip and convert Blu-ray/DVD movies to any format with this 4K Video Converter for playing on any device. Download it and below are the steps on converting H.265 for Premiere Pro CC in detail.
Download GoPro Hero 4K video converter:
How to convert GoPro Hero 8/9/10 H.265 videos for editing in Premiere Pro CC?
Step 1: Load videos
Install and run the 4K H.265 Video Converter on your PC, then run it. Click on “Add file”, and browse your files; select all the video files you wanna convert.
Step 2: Choose output video format
Click the “Format” bar and select Editing Software > Adobe Premiere MPEG-2 (*.mpg) as output format.
Tips: Adjust video, audio settings : Click the “Settings” button and customize proper video/audio parameters including Video size, bitrate and fame rate and mroe. Usually 1920*1080 video size and 30fps video frame rate are recommended for Premiere Pro CS6/CS5 and Premiere Pro CC editing. If your software supports 4K video editing, you can set 4K resolution as output.
Step 3: Start video conversion
Click “Start” to begin H.265 to MPEG-2 video conversion. After the conversion is completed, you can load the converted video file to your Premiere Pro CC for further editing.
