To import GoPro Hero6 4K MP4 into Davinci Resolve flawlessly, an ultimate solution we found would be to transcode/compress 4K MP4 to DNxHD for Davinci Resolve.

So, I have talked about the GoPro Hero6 4K to Adobe Premiere best workflow. Some guys asked some tricks for using GoPro Hero6 4K video in Davinci Resolve in recent days. And in this page, I will throw a quick workaround to help all GoPro users to open and work GoPro Hero6 media in Davinci Resolve with ease.

As you know, the GoPro Hero6 delivers the highest 4K video quality with H.264- an heavily compressed codec. It’s not good for editing in NLEs including Davinci Resolve. So if you import GoPro Hero6 4K videos in Davinci Resolve, users always encounter video and audio problems. Well, Avid DNxHD format delivers both efficiency and quality without compromises. So, before transferring Hero6 MP4 video to Davinci Resolve, you’d better convert GoPro Hero6 4K MP4 to Avid DNxHD for smoothly editing.

Along with some help from a top video converter like UFUSoft Video Converter, it can be done quickly and easily. It is capable of converting 4K videos from GoPro Hero6 to DNxHD, MPEG-2, etc for smoothly importing and editing in various non-linear editing systems (NLE), including DaVinci Resolve 9/10/11/12, Avid Media Composer 5.5/6.0/6.5/7/8, Adobe Premiere Pro and more. For Mac users, please get UFUSoft Video Converter for Mac. Below is how. Just take a look at the brief guide below.

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How to Convert and Import GoPro Hero6 4K files to Davinci Resolve?

Step 1. Install and launch the 4K video converter. Click the Add button to import your GoPro Hero6 MP4 videos to the program. Checking the “Merge into one file” box allows you to merge several videos into one file.

Step 2. Click the format bar and move mouse cursor “Avid Media Composer”. Here we recommend the “Avid DNxHD 1080p (*.mov)” as the best video format.

Tip: You can click “Settings” button to adjust the resolution, bitrate, etc. Just customize the parameters to meet your need.

Step 3. Click “Convert” button to start converting GoPro Hero6 video to DNxHD for importing to Davinci Resolve.

After the conversion is finished, just run Davinci Resolve and import the generated DNxHD .mov files. You will find the output video work perfectly on DaVinci Resolve 9/10/11/12.