Get iMovie/FCE to recognize or import Nikon D4 1080p mov videos

Having got a Nikon D4, and tried importing some raw video footage shot with it into iMovie or FCE but with no luck. If you have the same issues, check out the easy solution here.

Nikon's new flagship professional digital SLR, the D4, the successor to the Nikon D3s, features a newly-developed a 16.2-megapixel FX-format CMOS sensor, as well as the powerful Expeed 3 image processing engine. Nikon D4 has been developed through continuous dialogue with professional photographers. It is wonderful to be taken to take photos and record HD videos when you travel or commute.

If you have got the Nikon D4 camera and often use it to shoot 1080P video, you may have the need to edit Nikon D4 h.264 mov footages in iMovie/FCE on Mac, but you will encounter some editing problems with D4 full hd videos, like importing slowly, and couldn't edit videos smoothly as iMovie/FCE doesn't support h.264 footages well. 

As far as I am concerned, it will be the best choice to convert Nikon H.264 MOV to iMovie/FCE best native supported video format - AIC codec .MOV, then you can edit Nikon D4 1080p mov video well in iMovie/FCE on Mac. Check out Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac, a top Nikon H.264 MOV to AIC Converter. It supports transcoding all Nikon 1080p MOV files to AIC so that you can easily import the Nikon h.264 recordings to iMovie, FCE for editing on Mac. Plus, it also supports converting H.264 MOV to Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, Adobe and more.

Now free download it here and follow the steps below to convert Nikon D4 MOV to iMovie/FCE on Mac.

1. Transfer h.264 encoded .mov files from Nikon D4 camera to your Mac HDD via USB cable. Install and run the top Nikon H.264 MOV Converter for Mac , click “Add video” to load the Nikon D4 recorded MOV video or directly drag the files to this Mac HD Video Converter.




Tip: If you have multiple MOV clips, you can select the “Merge into one file” box to merge your multiple MOV files into one file.

2. Click “Format” bar and choose “iMovie/Final Cut Express -> Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) (.mov)” as export format. This is iMovie/FCE preferred video format.



3. Click the “Settings” button and customize proper video/audio parameters if necessary. Video size, bitrate and frame rate are flexible and can be adjusted as you like. E.g. Set video size to 1920*1080 when you feel like to keep 1080p as the source file features.

Before start the conversion, edit function is useful and convenient for you to use. You can deinterlace, trim, crop, adjust effects or add watermark to the video.



4. Click “Convert” button and transform Nikon H.264 MOV to AIC MOV for using in iMovie/FCE on Mac.

Once the conversion is finished, you can click “Open” button to get the output files effortlessly. Now you have got it right and them import the AIC .mov to iMovie/FCE for editing.

Launch the iMovie or Final Cut Express, choose from File menu > Import > Files…

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Import Sony PDW-F800 XDCAM MXF files into FCP 6/7 keeping all the audio tracks

If you need to edit Sony PDW-F800 MXF footages in Final Cut Pro 6/7 on Mac, you can follow this article to convert XDCAM MXF to FCP native Prores codec and edit without rendering.

The PDW-F800 camcorder is the newest member of the XDCAM family. On top of the exceptional technology, the PDW-F800 offers very high quality HD recording at a data rate of up to 50Mbps using the MPEG-2 4:2:2P@HL compression. Sony PDW-F800 XDCAM camcorders' video format is MXF, but many users will find using these XDCAM MXF files on Mac is really a nightmare.



As MXF is not compatible with Mac Editors like Final Cut Pro 6/7, you can't direcly log & transfer your MXF videos from Sony PDW-F800 in FCP 6/7 sommothly. Even with the Plu-gin installed, some users would still meet the trouble due to its complex procedures. We also searched the solution, we find out there is an easy way to fix this issue, that is to convert Sony XDCAM MXF files to Apple ProRes, which is natively suported by Final Cut Pro. 

In addition, in case that your Sony PDW-F800 XDCM MXF files may have several video streams or audio tracks. For people who want to edit them in FCP 6/7, is there anyway to keep all the multiple audio/video track separately as original?

Fortunately, Pavtube iMixMXF can help you to get it done. With it you are allowed to preserve all or any audio tracks for output Prores .MOV and mix the multiple audio tracks into one if you need.

Below, we give you the step-by-step guide to convert Sony PDW-F800 XDCAM HD422 MXF files to Prores .MOV with multiple audio tracks for FCP 6/7.

Step 1. Get this Mac multi-track MXF Converter installed, click  to load individual mxf videos; or click    to load the entire folder. It will recognize all the audio channels.

 

Step 2. Click "Format" and choose Multi-track Video>Multi-track Apple Prores 422 (*.mov) for importing in to FCP 6/7.



Step 3. Click "Settings" to customize your video size, bitrate, frame rate and other specs; and check video channels that you want to keep. (Optional)

Notes:

1. Follow the bottom left icon to "mix into one channel"; or that it will keep all the audio tracks apart.

 

2. With this Pavtube iMixMXF program, you can also add some personal subtitles in it like this which makes the play backing much easier:

Step 4. Click "Convert" to start converting Sony PDW-F800 multi-track MXF to multi-track MOV for playback or editing on Mac Mavericks.

Tips:For users don“t need to deal with multi-track thing, just simple want to convert MXF to other formats, the MXF Converter for Mac (only $29) is highly recommended.

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Rewrap XDCAM MXF to Quicktime MOV for playing back on Mac

This article aims to help users transcode Sony XDCAM MXF to compatible format with QuickTime Player. With this easy-to-use Sony XDCAM Converter for Mac, you can easily convert your MXF to QuickTime MOV for playback.

Hot search: MXF to YouTube｜MXF to VLC｜MXF to iMovie

XDCAM is a series of products for digital recording using random access solid-state memory media, introduced by Sony in 2003. Four different product lines — the XDCAM SD, XDCAM HD, XDCAM EX and XDCAM HD422 — differ in types of encoder used, frame size, container type and in recording media. The XDCAM format uses multiple video compression methods and media container formats. However, when you want to share your XDCAM MXF videos with friends using QuickTime player, you'll feel frustrated because QuickTime can't play XDCAM MXF files.  

So is there any way to enjoy your favourite XDCAM MXF videos with QuickTime? Of course yes! The best solution is to rewrap those XDCAM MXF to a QuickTime-friendly format. Only comes with some help from third-party software, it can be done effortlessly.

If you're looking for an ease-to-use software application, don't mind spending $29, I've had success using Pavtube MXF Converter for Mac to Sony XDCAM recording MXF videos to QuickTime playable MOV format on Mac quickly. I've found the quality to be excellent, and see no difference from the original. Fully support Sony XDCAM camcorders like PDW-F800, PDW-700, PDW-F355L, etc. Below are the detailed steps.

Guide on how to transcode Sony XDCAM MXF to MOV for freely playing on Mac

Part I: Import XDCAM MXF videos to Mac

Connect your Sony XDCAM camcorder to Mac and transfer MXF video files to your Mac for converting.

Part II: Convert Sony XDCAM MXF to QuickTime MOV

Step 1. Load XDCAM MXF footage.

Drag and drop individual .mxf file or XDCAM MXF file structure to the best Sony XDCAM MXF Converter.



Step 2. Select output format.

Click on the dropdown menu of “Format” and select “Common Video -> MOV – QuickTime (*.mov)” as target format. This format is specially designed for QuickTime playback. You can also choose format as you need in the format column, such as AVI, MKV, MP4, etc.



Step 3. Adjust video and audio parameters.

Click “Settings” button to customize the output video and audio settings by yourself. You can also use the default parameters, they will ensure you a good balance between file size and image quality basically. You can change the resolution, bitrate, frame rate as you need. 



Step 4. Start Sony XDCAM MXF to MOV conversion.

Click convert button to start to convert Sony XDCAM MXF file to QuickTime MOV on Mac with this best Mac XDCAM Converter.

After you converting Sony XDCAM MXF files to MOV for Mac, you can freely enjoy and play the converted footages smoothly with QuickTime Player on Mac.

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Convert MXF files to QuickTime MOV for playing on your Mac

In this article, you can learn the easy way to convert recorded MXF files to QuickTime MOV, and it will help you solve the playback issues with MXF and QuickTime Player on Mac.

 

QuickTime is a multimedia framework developed by Apple Inc., capable of handling various formats of digital video, picture, sound, panoramic images, and interactivity. As an excellent movie player, it is widely used by most of Mac users. But according to users' feedback, they usually have trouble with locating the Quicktime files once openning the MXF files.

What's the reason? As we know, MXF clips comes from like Panasonic HVX200/HPX300, Canon XF300/XF305, Sony EX camera, etc. It is not compatible with media players just like Apple QuickTime. So to get QuickTime Player natively accept MXF files, converting MXF file to Quicktime mov video is a necessary step if you want watch your MXF video on Mac with QuickTime Player.

Ane then what you need is a professional MXF to MOV Converter for Mac. Here I suppose you to use the top MXF Converter for Mac from Pavtube, it is just designed to convert MXF files to QT best supported MOV format so that you can freely enjoy MXF files with QuickTime on Mac.

Overall, this MXF to QuickTime Converter is very easy to use and can do MXF to MOV conversion fastly with preserving the original video quality perfectly. Just download this powerful Mac MXF to QuickTime Converter, and follow the guide as below.

Step by step guide to help you convert MXF file to QuickTime .mov for playing on Mac

Step 1:Add mxf file into Mac MXF to MOV Converter

Install and run the program, click "Add" or "Add from folder" button to load your MXF video clips. You are allowed to add multiple files to convert at a time.

Step 2:Set Output format for QuickTime.

Click on the dropdown list of "Format" and select "Common Video -> MOV – QuickTime (*.mov)" as target format. This format is specially designed for QuickTime playback.

Step 3.Adjust video and audio parameters. (Optional)

Click "Settings" button to customize the output video and audio settings by yourself. You can also use the default parameters, they will ensure you a good balance between file size and image quality basically.




Step 4:Start Conversion

Click the "Convert" button to convert mxf file to QuickTime .mov on Mac.

After a few seconds or minutes (according to the length of source MXF file), you can finish the MXF to QuickTime Conversion. In this way, you can freely enjoy the output MOV file with QuickTime Player on Mac. Also you can edit the MOV file with Final Cut Pro.

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Re-encode Sony FS700 AVCHD to ProRes for freely importing in FCP

Sony FS700 users often meet the problem that they cannot edit AVCHD MTS files made by Sony high definition camcorder in FCP. The following will tell how to use FCP to edit Sony FS700 AVCHD MTS, which is not a Mac friendly format.



I've just got a bunch of CF cards in from a shoot from yesterday. I believe the camera used for the interview was a Sony FS700 On the CF cards, I have 2 folders: }CLP{ and then a }STT{ file, but FCP L&T doesn't like that structure so I can't use that. The files here are QT movs (M-PEG2) and I need to convert to ProRes 422. Not using MPEG since they don't keep source TC, so I'm using Compressor but it's taking EXTREMELY long, even for a 2 minute clip. Is there a quicker way to do these batches because I have to get all this footage over to the editor, but fear at this rate it will take all day!
  
The FS700 shoots AVCHD. And with any tapeless workflow, you need to copy the ENTIRE card structure to a hard drive. (refer to the guide). If you don't like the complex workflow as above, here hands down the best and easiest way we've found, that is to convert to Prores from a FS700 for importing. You should know that the FCP's native format is Apple ProRes, so after converting you can avoid the headache "FS700 and FCP incompatibility importing problem". Here is a simple tip for you how to make Sony FS700 AVCHD editable in FCP.

If you are planning to edit FS700 MTS clips with FCP, you'd better give the app a try. Here Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac is recommended. It is an easy-to-use MTS to FCP Converter for Mac program with clean interface. And it is good at converting Sony FS700 MTS files to Mac native format for editing. You can try the free trial version to test the functions at first.

Guide: Re-encode Sony FS700 AVCHD to ProRes for freely editing with FCP on Mac OS X

Step 1. Download and install the best MTS to ProRes Converter and connet FS700 cam to Mac, or insert the SD or Memor card into the computer.

Step 2. Open the encoder and click "Add File" or "Add from folder" to load .mts from FS700.

Note: If necessary, you can click "Edit" to edit the file- trim, crop and add special effects to the file.

Step 3. Click on "Format" bar, you will see the "Final Cut Pro" menu. The menu has several formats for choosing as the best output format. You'd better choose Apple proRes 422(HQ)(*.mov) to keep the original video qaulity.

Tip: If your source file is 1080p, you'd better keep the video frame rate as 30fps, video size as 1920*1080.



Step 4. Start ticking "Convert" button to convert Sony FS700 MTS file for editing in Final Cut Pro.

As soon as the conversion ends, you can clcik "Open" to get the converted file. Now, you can directly drag and drop the ProRes MOV file to Finla Cut Pro for further editing on your Mac OS X.

PS:

With the top MTS Converter for FCP, you also can transocde AVCHD/MTS/M2TS clips to compatible formats for editing with iMovie, Adobe PPro, Avid MC, FCE, ect. Mac OS X editors.

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How to transfer mvi file to edit in Pinnacle Studio 12

Just get a video file with MVI format like MVI_xxx.avi, MVI_xxx.mov or xxx.mvi?The article will show you the easy way to transfer mvi file to edit in Pinnacle Studio 12.

 

What's MVI?

MVI stands for Musical Video Interactive, also a DVD-based means of packing audio, video and interactive visual content onto one disk, and the audio content is provided in multiple formats, including a high-definition version and and MP3 version for copying to portable audio players. The video content is compatible with DVD video, and can also optionally include high-definition video. 

How to transfer mvi file to Pinnacle Studio 12

Some digital video cameras like Canon Powershot will save the movie in MVI format; however, you will some codec problem for editing MVI file in Pinnacle Studio as the version of Pinnacle Studio 12 can not support this MVI format. And this is the reason why you need to convert MVI to Pinnacle Studio 12 supported format.

According to the Pinnacle Studio website, Pinnacle Studio 12 can read AVI format best. So to get full use of this MVI file on Windows applications, you can get help with this professional MVI Converter from Pavtube, which can convert MVI to Pinnacle Studio readable AVI with perfect quality and fast conversion speed.

What's more, it is the ideal conversion tool that offers several editing functions like cropping video dimension, trimming file length, adjust playing effects, etc. If you also wanna make your MVI footages editable in Winsdows Movie Maker, Sony Vegas Pro, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere etc. I also strongly suggest you to try this , you'll make it!

Part I: Transcode MVI to Pinnacle Studio readable AVI format for editing

1. Load MVI files.

Run Pavtube Video Converter as the best Mac MVI to AVI Converter. Click "Add Video" or "Add from folder" icon to load MVI media files.

2. Select output format for video editing software.

Click "Format" menu and choose "AVI HD Video (*.avi)" as target format from "HD Video" option for editing natively in Pinnacle Studio 12.

3. Edit loaded MVI files.

Click "Edit" button and you are allowed to trim, crop, add text/image/video watermark or some effect to your output video for making it perfect. Here the function of adding subtitles to output files will contribute to make your own videos. You can use free software Subtitle Edit to edit your subtitle content then add it to output videos.



Tips: Click "Settings" on the interface and you can adjust the parameters including size, bitrate, frame rate, etc. to get a high quality of output files. And keep the settings the same as original video recordings will provide you the least loss of video quality.

4. Start conversion.

Click the "Convert" button to start conversion. When it completed, click the "Open" button to get the generated videos for Pinnacle Studio 12.

Part II: Import converted HD AVI for editing in Pinnacle Studio 12

Launch Pinnacle Studio 12 and follow "Import"> "IMPORT FROM"> "Other devices"> "the folder stored the converted AVI files"> "Start Import”,import or transfer your hd .avi files to edit in Pinnacle Studio 12. 

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Convert Sony Handycam video to MP4 format for playback,backup and sharing

Do you have got one Sony Handycam camcorder? In this article, you will get the best solution to convert Sony Handycam mts video to MP4 format for playback,backup and sharing.

Sony Handycam is a high-definition camcorder with hybrid video recording capability. With extraordinary imaging quality, Sony Handycam has all the capabilities of being a professional choice and acceptable by users to record videos with good clarity.

After celebrating your son’s birthday and recording videos of that moment using Sony Handycam, you may busy with looking for a way to backup, play or share your Sony Handycam videos with friends and family.

As the videos from Sony Handycam are recorded with AVCHD format which is not support by many device, like iPad, iPhone, Galaxy Tab, Nexus 7, etc, Media Players like Windows Media Player, QuickTime, VLC player, and some video sharing website, such as Youtube, Viemo and Facebook. Converting Sony handycam video to the compatible mp4 format on Windows and Mac is the best solution.

Here a professional app for converting MTS to H.264 is strongly recommended, that is Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Windows/Mac. It is an easy-to-use MTS/M2TS to H.264 Mac app for completing the task to convert sony hanycaom video to MP4 format on window and mac. You can totally depend on it. 

Now begin to operate the Sony Handycam MTS to H.264 MP4 Mac app.

1. Add Sony Hanycam MTS files to the application

Install and run the best Sony Handycam Video Converter, import the mts videos from Sony Hanycam by clicking "Add video" or "Add from folder",you can also directly drag and drop MTS files to the program.



2. Choose the output format

Now you should choose MP4 as the output format, H.264 as the video codec. This is the best and native format for storage, playback and sharing.



3. You can click settings to adjust the parameters



4. Start the Sony Handycam MTS to H.264 HD mp4 Mac Conversion

Click the "Convert" button to get the Mac conversion done.

Just in a few minutes, you can transfer or put HD mp4 videos on iPad, iPhone and other tablets or samrtphones for watching, backup the mp4 video on your Mac, or upload the video for sharing .

With Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Win/Mac, you can convert Sony Handycam mts video to H.264 MP4 format easily.

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