Got their ColourDirector thrown in free in a package deal. I bought Cyberlink PowerDirector for this task and it does the job. (I do understand the proxy approach to edit the 4K files.) Any savvy advise for a newbie greatly appreciated. Still a bit confused as to where to turn.

I am not making Star Trek movies but I need to get something usable in the near future. I am a newbie at video editing and have a lot to learn. I am not in the mood to chase hardware requirements - no upgrades are planned. My main desktop computer is no slouch but its not a 'gamer' system either (graphics-wise). The subscription BS is real turn-off for me too. I was thinking about Premiere for video but. I am evaluating Elements for photos now and it does what I need. I too have been looking for video editing software for the P4P 4K that wont break the bank. You can uncheck the Lock and adjust each one manually if you need to.) (If Aspect Ratio Lock is on, the Frame Height may adjust automatically. Which I did, by changing settings manually.Ĭhange Profile to 'High'.Change Level to '5.1'.Adjust Frame Rate to '30' or less.Change Pixel Aspect Ratio to 'Square Pixels' if necessary.Change Frame Width to '3840' and Frame Height to '2160'. Update: I finally got around looking for how to export in 4k. Some of the terminology is different, but accomplishes the same thing, and it uses 'shadow' files that are lower quality temp files automatically. It was only 71$ and does what I want in a fairly friendly interface. I was able to try out Cyberlink Power Director and have been using it for a couple of weeks.

I tried the newer Premiere Pro Elements, but wasn't happy with the interface. I've been using Premiere Pro CS6 for several years with good luck, however, it doesn't offer the option of saving to 4k h.264/mp4 footage. In order to work Phantom 4 Pro 4K footage in Adobe Premiere Elements smoothly, a better way is to transcode Phantom 4 Pro 4K to a more 'edit' friendly codec and 1080p would be the best settings. In most cases, editing 4K in Premiere Elements is very taxing on your computer. Something else, Premiere Elements now can handle 4K files without much problem, but it is extremely hardware intensive.

The problem is, H.264/H.265 encoded 4K file format from Phantom 4 Pro is beyond the compatibility of Adobe Premiere Elements(including the latest version PE 15).

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