You may get some flash SWF files and need to add these SWF files to Final Cut Pro for editing on Mac(Yosemite, Mavericks). However, when you're trying to import the SWF video, you only to find that the files are not supported by Final Cut Pro(even the latest FCP X). To quickly solve the issue, you’re advised to convert SWF to ProRes, which are highly compatible with FCP. Simply follow this article to how to get SWF files working with Final Cut Pro flawlessly.
To have a fast and easy SWF to FCP conversion task, first you need to download Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac, an easy-to-use yet powerful high-quality video converter, player and editor which is compatible with any Mac OS system. With it, I can effortlessly transcode SWF files for smoothly editing in Final Cut Pro 6/7/X, iMovie, Avid Media Composer, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Express and more video editing programs. Installed this great utility now and learn the step-by-step SWF to ProRes conversion.
Tutorial on converting SWF to Final Cut Pro in simple steps
Step 1: Launch the best SWF to FCP Converter on Mac, and then click the "Add" button to import the .swf videos to the program. (Drag and Drop is also a convenient way to load the videos.)
Step 2: Click "format" bar and choose "Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as Final Cut Pro compatible format for editing SWF files in FCP smoothly.
Tip: In case the default settings do not fit your requirement, you can click "Settings" button and enter "Profile Settings" panel to adjust video size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channels.
Step 3: Click Convert button to start transcoding SWF to ProRes for Final Cut Pro 6/7/X on Mac OS X.
Once the conversion completes, you can click "Open" to find the .MOV videos which can be directly imported to Final Cut Pro. You've done.
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Source: Importing SWF into Final Cut Pro X/7/6
