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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Compress/Play Panasonic GH4R 4K MOV in QuickTime via Mac El Capitan

Summary: This article is about how to convert and compress 4K MOV videos into QuickTime via your Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan. Then you can play Panasonic DMC-GH4R 4K videos smoothly in QuickTime.

Play Panasonic GH4R 4K MOV in QuickTime
If you have recorded some 4K MOV footages about moments of life using Panasonic DMC-GH4R, and want to watch theses videos in QuickTime on Mac El Capitan, I guess you have met some playback problem. For example, some users feedback QuickTime Player always gets stuck when playing 4K MOV videos on MacBook Air and wherever they click, QuickTime doesn’t react. Obviously, the problem is widespread. Before answering the question, let’s learn about technical details of 4K.

4K resolution, also called 4K, have the ultra high-definition quality and twice the horizontal and vertical resolution of the 1080p HDTV format, with four times as many pixels overall. The minimum Mac hardware requirements are quite high. QuickTime Player on MacBook Air does not have the ability to process 4K videos smoothly. In order to play Panasonic DMC-GH4R 4K MOV footage smoothly in QuickTime on Mac El Capitan, we need to compress them to the proper resolution – 1080P. Now I’d love to recommend an excellent video converter for you - Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac. This program can not only compress Panasonic DMC-GH4R 4K MOV videos to 1080P for playing in QuickTime, but also cut down the bit rate for a better user experience. It also enables you to cut out the most fantastic footage for sharing on YouTube.
  

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How to play Panasonic DMC-GH4R 4K MOV in QuickTime on Mac El Capitan?

Step 1. Add 4K MOV files to the program

First of all, transfer 4K MOV files from Panasonic DMC-GH4R to Mac.

Click "Add Video" or "Add from folder" button on the top menu to browse and choose your 4K MOV files.



Step 2. Choose the preset output format - QuickTime (*.mov)

Click "Format" bar, from its drop-down selection, define "MOV - QuickTime (*.mov)" as the proper output profile format.



Step 3. Change output profile parameters.

Click "Settings" to open “Profile Settings” window to resize your camera videos by choosing a smaller one at “Size” option. Other parameters like bitrate, channels, and frame rate are also adjustable.



Step 4. Start converting 4K MOV files to QuickTime (*.mov)

Click on the big red "Convert" button in the main UI to start converting 4K MOV files to QuickTime (*.mov). You can find your videos by clicking "Open" button. 

Then you are able to watch Panasonic DMC-GH4R 4K MOV videos in QuickTime with no problem.
Enjoy!

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