How to Import 4K into FCPX?

[Steven P. Denny]

I have some b-roll that was recorded in 4K on a micro SD Card. It was produced from the Mavic Pro drone camera.

 

When I try to ingest it to my FCPX, I get the alert "The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer" with options to "ignore", "eject" and "initialize". I haven't hit the initialize tab for fear of it wiping the card clean. The other two options provide no solution.

 

How can I convert this footage to be imported into my FCPX workflow for edit?

 

In the future, should I make sure the client records in 1080p setting?

 

I hope someone can assist me on this matter.

 

Thank you.

 

Steve

[Tyler Purcell]

Well that's a computer issue, not an FCPX issue. If the card can't be read, then it's a problem with the card or the card reader.

 

Try a different card to see if the card reader works properly.

[Steven P. Denny]

The reader does in fact read other cards properly. It's possible this individual did not format the card prior to shooting, I suppose. If it was not formatted, is there any options to still recover the b-roll?

[Tyler Purcell]

Yea, I bet it didn't record anything. Mac's can read any media, so it's not a driver issue or something lame like that. I bet the Mavic doesn't even verify the file structure as it's writing, so it doesn't know better.