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harvey438:
How to download YouTubevideos and import them to FCP for editing?


Have you ever encountered troubles while downloadingYouTube videos and importing them to Final Cut Pro for further editing? If so,you may find what you want in this article, because it aims to solve the twoproblems in detailed steps, just feel free to comply with it. 
Part one: How to downloadYouTube videos?
Factually, we can download FLV videos from YouTube via webbrowser Safari directly. It can be done in several simple steps:
1. Open YouTube.com or other video viewing websites inSafari
2. Open Activity window in Safari by Pressing Command-Option-A,or by selecting “Activity” option inSafari's “Window” menu on the top ofthe screen. 
3. Then scroll to find out the biggest file size which isobviously the video file in Activity window, double-click it, even if it isstill loading, after that, Safari will download it.
4. When the download is over, you will find a file named get_video, and you must add theextension .flv to it, by the way,the part before .flv can be replaced by any other text.
Now the download is finished, while Final Cut Pro does notsupport FLV files directly, thus we need a helpful converter to do us a favor.Please read on the following part.
Part two: How to importYouTube video to FCP for editing? 
Personally, I usually usePavtube Video Converter forMac to convert YouTube FLV files to MOV for FCP. Its operating process isas following:
1. Download, install andlaunch Pavtube VideoConverter for Mac

2. Import YouTube videos,select FCP format and set save path
Click “Add” buttonto input FLV files downloaded from YouTube to this program, after that, selectan output format for FCP by clicking the drop-down list of “Format”, here I select QuickTime MOVfor example.


Also, you are allowed to click “Browse” to decide where to export the output MOV files, if not, theconverter will save them to a destination folder set by default. By the way, ifyou want to join several YouTube videos to be a single file, you can tick thecheckbox “Merge into one file” toachieve it. After conversion is completed, you are able to find the convertedfiles via pressing button “Open”.

3. Set advanced settings
Suppose you are good at adjusting audio andvideo parameters, then you can press “Settings”to do this. You can reset all the items on the following window, like codec,bit rate, frame rate and so on.

4. Convert 
After all the necessary settings are ready, you can clickbutton “Convert” tostart the conversion. PavtubeVideo Converter for Mac can give you an estimated size of the finalgenerated file, so that you can know if you have enough space to save theoutput files. Moreover, you will see it also shows you clearly how much time ithas spent or how much time it will possibly cost to convert the rest part. Theconverting window is as below. 


Some people may ask if there is a program that can processdownloading and conversion at the same time, so that they do not spend too muchtime and energy on it. In fact, there is, and in Part three it will beintroduced in detail. 

Part three: How todownload and convert YouTube video files for FCP simultaneously?

Step 1: Download, installand run Pavtube YouTubeConverter for Mac
Pavtube is capable of processing downloading andconversion simultaneously. As soon as you launch it, the interface below will showup. 


Step 2: Import YouTubeURL, select FCP format and set store path
Hit button “Add URL”in the above window, and then the following interface will appear. Just copyand paste the URL of the YouTube video file which you want to download andconvert to the text box of “URL”.Then select a workable format for FCP by clicking the drop-down list of “Convert To”. Here I choose MOV for instance.


Afterwards, you can insert the storage file name in thetext box of “Save As”, otherwise,the program will generate a file name automatically. Meanwhile, you are allowedto hit “Browse” in the opposite sideof “Save To” to specify where tolocate the output MOV files. By the way, if you want to save the original FLVfiles, you are allowed to tick the checkbox “Save FLV File” to achieve this goal.


Step 3: Custom
This program enables you to adjust video and audioparameters like codec, bit rate, aspect ratio, frame rate, sample rate, etc, sothat you can change them randomly according to your own requirements. Generallyspeaking, the larger values, the better quality, but the larger file size. Doremember click “OK” to save yourcustom settings.


Step 4: Download andconvert
Once all the settings aredone, you can click “OK” button tostart. The following window will show you the progress of downloading andconversion, so as to manage your time properly. If batch downloading andconversion are under way, you can even go out for a walk or take a nap. Afterdownloading and conversion are completed, you can click button “Open” to find the output MOV and FLVfiles.

Well, as soon as YouTube video conversion is finished, youcan import the output MOV files to FCP to do further editing easily. My postseems longsome, but I sincerely hope it is informative.

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