Compatibility of Nikon mov files with Mac in FCP, Avid, iMovie, Premiere Pro, FCE

Along with Pavtube MOV Converter for Mac, you can easily convert and import Nikon MOV footage into FCP, Avid, iMovie, Premiere Pro, FCE for further editing on Mac (Mac Mountain Lion and OS X 10.9 Mavericks included).

Nikon DSLRs are excellent so that many people willing to buy one. Nikon hot cameras include Nikon D800, D4, D7000, Nikon D3100, D3200, D5100, etc. It's great to take photos and record full HD 1080P videos by Nikon DSLR. The Nikon DSLR recorded video format is H.264 MOV, this format is supported by many editing software, but sometime it is not supported perfectly on Mac editing software, like Final Cut Pro and Avid Media Composer 6. The main reason is the H.264 codec not well for editing.


What is Final Cut Pro 7/X best supported codec and format?

Final Cut Pro X/7 supported best video format is Apple ProRes 422 Codec MOV format, you can edit Nikon MOV video with this format in Final Cut Pro X smoothly without rendering.

What is Avid Media Composer 6 best supported codec and format on Mac mountain Lion?

Avid MC 6 best supported video format is DNxHD codec MOV format, or XDCAM codec MOV format, so DNxHD is the first choice if you need to edit Nikon MOV in Avid Media Composer 6.

What software supports Nikon H.264 MOV and both FCP 7/X, AMC 6 best codec output?

The best I have used is Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac, it can convert videos with good video and audio quality, and offer rich video formats for output, such as convert Nikon MOV to ProRes 422 for FCP 7/X, or convert Nikon h.264 to DNxHD for AMC 6.

Here are easy steps for you to transcode Nikon MOV to both FCP 7/X and AMC 6.

1. Download Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac, install and run this Nikon MOV to FCP/AMC converter on Mac Mountain Lion.



2. Click "Add" to load Nikon MOV video files or directly drag the files into file list.

3. Click "Format" bar to determine output format. You are recommended to choose Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov), it's for FCP 7/X; or choose Avid Media Composer -> Avid DNxHD (*.mov), it's for AMC 6.



4. Click convert button to start transcoding Nikon MOV to FCP 7/X or AMC 6.

As shown above, it is very easy to change Nikon MOV to prores 422 MOV, or DNxHD codec MOV, it becomes easy for you to use the recorded footages in Final Cut Pro 7/X and Avid Media Composer 6.

This Mac Nikon MOV Video Converter can also convert Nikon MOV to iMovie, Premiere Pro, FCE with good quality, just download the and have a try.

Lossless edit best Digital SLR Cameras H.264 HD clips in FCP X

H.264 is a new video codec standard which can achieve high quality video in relatively low bitrates and it is a popular video format for playing. High definition video brings us more detailed, lifelike and impactful images. But not all HD video capture devices are created equal.

Best Digital SLR Cameras for Shooting Video recommended for you like: Canon T3i,60D,5D Mk II,5D Mark III,Nikon D700,Sony Alpha55,Sony NEX3 and Panasonic/Pentax/Olympus/Fujifilm cameras etc can capture in .mov container with this H.264 codec. Plus, like GoPro can also shot in this H.264 format in .mp4 container,also Sanyo Xacti HD shootings. But more the H.264 videos, the more video to FCP importing problems we will meet.

After recording, you may want to edit the video footages in FCP X on Mac, but, some video codecs and formats are not well supported by Final Cut Pro X, this article will share the way to transcode Canon/Nikon/Sony/Panasonic/Pentax/Olympus/Fujifilmrecorded videos to Apple ProRes 422 for FCP X editing, the prores codec is best for FCP X editing, with this codec, you can edit video in FCP X smoothly without any problems.

1. Download Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac. This professional HD Video Converter can help you convert Canon/Nikon/Sony/Panasonic/Pentax/Olympus/Fujifilm video files to ProRes 422 MOV format for Final Cut Pro X, more output formats are also supported.



2. Install and launch this Canon/Nikon/Sony/Panasonic/Pentax/Olympus/Fujifilm video Converter. Import footage to the converter.

3. Click format bar to choose the output format. Click and choose Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov).



4. You can click "settings" to customize the output parameters, adjust the resolution, bitrate as you want.

5. Click convert button to start.

With this Canon/Nikon/Sony/Panasonic/Pentax/Olympus/Fujifilm/GoPro to Apple ProRes 422 converter, you can easily import camera video files to FCP X for editing, this software runs fast, so you can convert HD footages to FCP X in less time, video and audio synchronization are perfectly guaranteed.

How to take converted videos to FCP

For FCP 7: Simply navigate to File > Import > Files and select the converted clips. There is no need "Log and Transfer" with typical camcorders.

For FCP X, navigate to File > Import > Media and in the window that comes up, select your transcoded ProRes clips.

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How to convert mxf file to FCP 6/7/X support format on Mac

With this awesome guide, you can smoothly import and edit MXF files in Final Cut Pro 6/7/X by converting MXF to Prores MOV format.

Final Cut Pro is a professional non-linear editing software application developed by Macromedia Inc. and then Apple Inc. It supports like DV, HDV, etc. but no mxf format so if you want to edit mxf files with FCP, you should convert mxf file to FCP support format videos like dv, and then import mxf file into FCP for editing. Many people get some MXF files from their camcorders and want to edit them in Final Cut Pro on Mac to make their own videos or movies. But they face the problem is when they try to import MXF to FCP, they find that FCP can't recognize the MXF files.

To make MXF files compatible with Final Cut Pro, and you need to convert mxf videos to something that can be handled, such as ProRes 422 codec. This is a standard-definition and high-definition lossy video compression format developed by Apple. ProRes 422 is intended for video editing with Apple's non-linear editing software Final Cut (Pro). It retains higher quality than end-user codecs while still requiring much less expensive disk systems compared to uncompressed video.

The guide below shares with you the way converting MXF videos to Apple ProRes 422 encoded MOV files, so as to import the MXF footage to Final Cut Pro for editing.

Tips: Before converting MXF video, you need to put MXF file structure to Mac HDD, because MXF systems produce split-file A/V (that is, the video and audio stored in separate files). You also need a Mac oriented MXF Converter tool that features ProRes 422 encoder.

1. Download and run the Pavtube MXF Converter for Mac. Import MXF video clip to MXF converter.




2. Click on "Format" and choose “Final Cut Pro >>Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” format for output. It’s the best format for editing with Mac video editing software.



3. You can click "Settings" to set video resolution (1920×1080/1440×1080/1280×720/720×480), bitrate（from 1Mbps to 20Mbps）, frame rate (24p/30p) as you like.

4. Click "Convert" button to start transcoding MXF to Apple ProRes codec / converting .mxf to .mov videos.

After conversion, you just need to open the output folder and import the videos to FCP or other editing software. Now, you could edit MXF videos on Final Cut Pro 6/7/X as ease.

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AVCHD and Mac- Play and Edit MTS footage on Mac natively

Wanna a MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac? This article will give you the best AVCHD Converter Mac to help you find convert camcorder AVCHD files to any popular video formats for play and edit anywhere you want.

 

AVCHD is a format for the recording and playback of high definition (HD) video. It is with .mts extension which is a high-definition MPEG, AVC, H.264 transport stream video file format. AVCHD MTS files are used primarily with Sony hardware. Some camcorder models from Canon also use MTS files. These files are also present on Blu-ray disc compilations, therefore they are capable of storing quite a large amount of information and data tracks. So Most Mac product users will have to face to the problem of Mac being not so compatible with AVCHD videos.

 Part I: Play AVCHD Videos on Mac:

On your Mac OS computer, you can not play AVCHD files (.mts, .m2ts) on Mac from the camcorder connected via USB as an external storage device, or from removable media or from the computer's internal hard disk drive.

To enjoy AVCHD/MTS files on Mac, you can use one of the following options:

1. VLC Player (FREE)

Download VLC Player from videolan.com and start playing your AVCHD movies. You may required iLife 08 or 09 for playback.

2. Toast 9 or 10

Toast Player which is included with Toast 9 or 10 can play AVCHD files beautifully. Another advantage of Toast is fast conversion of .mts and .m2ts files to any other format you like.

Part II: Edit AVCHD Videos on Mac:

Limit:

a. As we know, Sony Vegas Pro is specially designed for Sony brand camcorders, in the purpose to allow shooting fans to edit AVCHD records from HD Camera or Camcorder. And this program usually works well in AVCHD video editing. However, Sony Vegas Pro is compatible of Windows system, but can not be used on Mac platform.

b. On Mac platform, iMovie, Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro, ect are all the popular Mac editing tools. While, there's always a pain around the 1080p users that these video editing programs usually cannot ingest AVCHD natively, because both the container and codec of AVCHD are too difficult to handle.

Solution for the two question above:

To deal with the problems between Mac and AVCHD, a third-party software is necessary. But what can this software do? Generally speaking, this software is called Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac, it is mainly for users who are always puzzled about video formats between their Mac and HD camcorders/cameras, which means it could convert AVCHD to other various formats for different use.

1. How to make camcorder/camera AVCHD compatible with QuickTime Player. .mov is the perfect format for QuickTime to handle. As we know, .mov is QuickTime's native format as it could be broadcasted in the highest quality. So, Convert AVCHD to MOV for QuickTime is the answer.

2. What about iMovie and FCP (X)? For iMovie, AIC (Apple InterMedia Codec) works best while Apple ProRes is FCP's native format. This video codec is mainly for editing HD camcorder/camera videos and designed for editing too as it can keep the highest quality.

Learn to Use AVCHD Converter for Making AVCHD Mac-friendly

Free download Mac AVCHD Converter for Mac. and it is quite easy to achieve AVCHD converting on Mac:

1. Launch the program and import your video by clicking "Add" button.



2. Choose Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov), iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov), Avid Media Composer -> Avid DNxHD (*.mov), it's for Avid editing, HD Video -> QuickTime MOV, or MP4 format for output as your task.



3. Click "Start" button to start converting.

This best Mac MTS to Mac converter will convert recorded 1080pvideos on Mac at top speed, you can choose rich formats for output on Mac, and then you can use HD MTS footages to playback, editing or sharing. If you need to edit AVCHD on Windows platform, you can try MTS Converter for Windows. Please take a try now, good luck to you!

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