Action Cam Essentials
for Final Cut Pro

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Action Cam Essentials removes GoPro fisheye, stretches 4:3 footage to fill 16:9, adds letterbox bars and grades action camera footage in Final Cut Pro.

Fisheye removal, dynamic stretching, letterboxing, color grade presets and vignetting are all built in.

Works with the current versions of Final Cut Pro and macOS, on Intel Macs and natively on Apple silicon. Pay once, yours forever; past customers get updates. Every order has a 30-day money-back guarantee.

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GoPro fisheye fix for Final Cut Pro

Overview

Action Cam Essentials is a Final Cut Pro plugin for GoPro and other action camera footage. Remove fisheye distortion, fill a 16:9 frame with 4:3 footage, add letterbox bars and grade the color, all in one place.

Shoot with your camera's full 4:3 sensor to capture more of the scene, then stretch just the sides to fit a widescreen project while your subject stays untouched.

Features

Fisheye removal: an automatic mode that also scales the clip to fill the screen, or manual amount and scale controls.
Dynamic stretching: widen the sides of 4:3 footage for 16:9 while a protection zone in the middle stays as shot.
Letterboxing: preset or custom letterbox bars, with your choice of color for each bar.
Color and levels: over 20 color grade presets, plus gamma, exposure, saturation, color balance and sharpening.
Vignetting: darken, blur or change the saturation of the edges, with on-screen size, falloff and center controls.

How to use

In the Titles browser sidebar, click My FCPeffects (show the sidebar if it's hidden).
Drag a preset above your clips, and trim it to match their length. Start with Custom to build your own settings.
Select it and open the Title tab in the Inspector.
Use Automatic.Removal to remove the fisheye, or turn on Enable.Manual.Fisheye for manual control.
For 4:3 footage in a 16:9 project, turn on Enable.Side.Adjustment and widen the sides with Adjust.Width.Left and Adjust.Width.Right.

Requirements

It's in the Titles browser, not the Effects browser. Place it above your footage.
Works with all versions of Final Cut Pro from the last 5+ years, including Final Cut Pro 11 and the current Final Cut Pro 12
Works with the current versions of macOS
Runs on Intel Macs and natively on Apple silicon (M1 and later)
No Apple Motion needed
Works with every resolution Final Cut Pro supports, including 4K and 8K
Install on any Mac you own that’s signed in to the same Apple account (Apple allows up to 5 Macs)

FAQ

Can I use 4:3 footage in a 16:9 project?

Yes. Side Adjustment stretches the sides to fill the frame, while the protection zone in the middle isn't stretched.

Why is it a title and not an effect?

So one copy can cover several clips at once, including full-sensor 4:3 clips in a 16:9 project.

Which preset should I use?

The presets have the same controls, set up for different camera modes. Pick Custom to start from scratch.

Does it work with action cameras other than GoPro?

Yes. It is for GoPro and other action camera footage with fisheye distortion.

Is Action Cam Essentials part of the MEGA BUNDLE?

Yes. It's one of the 80+ plugins in the MEGA BUNDLE, a $1,600+ value, for $80.

Is there a deal on individual plugins?