Transcode Nikon D5300 to ProRes 422 LT for FCP 6/7 on Mac Mavericks

If you want to edit Nikon D5300 footage in Final Cut Pro 6/7, read the guide to learn the effective way to achieve it by converting Nikon H.264 MOV to FCP native ProRes 422 LT on Mac Mavericks.

As Nikon's advanced beginner'DSLR, the D5300 takes the D5200's place between the entry-level D3200 and the enthusiast-targeted D5300 in the company's APS-C lineup. The D5300 also offers a beefed-up video mode, which is now capable of true 1080/60p HD video, unlike Canon Rebel T5i's 1080 30p video. 

 

Is there any news about support of the new Nikon D5300 in FCP 6/7? I work on iMac, Mac OS X (Mavericks 10.9) 

MOV video format came from Nikon D5300 is a long GOP format that is highly compressed, it is not a good editing format.When you attempt to import Nikon D5300 videos to Final Cut Pro 6 or FCP 7 for some editing, you may find Final Cut Pro can not handle the H.264 MOV files natively.

To solve the problem, the key point is to convert Nikon D5300 MOV footage to FCP format- ProRes 422 for importing on Mac OS X. Well, here is the quick guide about how to transcode Nikon D5300 H.264 files to FCP 6/7 most compatible format Apple ProRes 422 in high quality. 

At first, a piece of third-party software is needed to do the job. For the sake of quality, Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac is highly recommended. This program is known as the best Nikon H.264 MOV Converter for Mac which is good at encoding camera shootings in different formats (H.264 MOV, MTS/M2TS, MXF, etc.) to video editing software compatible file types, i.e. ProRes for FCP, AIC for iMoive, and DNxHD for Avid Media Composer, making the experience of editing Nikon D5300 HD Video footage with Final Cut Pro 6/7 on Mac Mavericks as fast and seamless as possible. Just download a free trial here and follow the guide below. 

Transcoding Nikon D5300 H.264 footage to Apple Prores for Final Cut Pro 6/7

Step 1: Install and launch this Mac Nikon H.264 MOV Converter and load D5300 H.264 MOV clips to the program. You can click either “Add Video” button or “Add from folder” button to load source MOV files. 

If you want to combine the loaded MOV clips into one file, simply tick off the checkbox before “Merge into one file”. 

Step 2:   Click the format bar, and move mouse cursor to “Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422(LT) (*.mov)” as output format. 


  
The Apple ProRes 422 (LT) codec provides the following: 

• Roughly 70 percent of the data rate of Apple ProRes 422 (thus, smaller file sizes than Apple ProRes 422) 
• Higher quality than Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy) 

Tip: 

1. To get high quality, please choose “Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) (*.mov)” instead. The Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) codec offers the utmost possible quality for 4:2:2 or 4:2:0 sources (without an alpha channel) and provides the following: 

• Target data rate of approximately 220 Mbps (1920 x 1080 at 60i) 
• Higher quality than Apple ProRes 422 

2. By clicking “Settings” button, you are able to enter the “Profile Settings” panel to adjust video and audio parameters for your Nikon MOV source files, including video size, bit rate, frame rate and more. 

Step 3: Click “Convert” button to start transcoding Nikon D5300 mov footage to Apple ProRes Codec for Final Cut Pro 6/7. 

Once the process completes, you are able to ingest your Nikon D5300 mov footage to FCP 6/7 for further editing on Mac Mavericks without any incompatibility issues. 

Learn more: 

Two ways to ingest Nikon D5300 H.264 MOV to Adobe Premiere Pro on Mac
Best method to import Nikon DSLR H.264 MOV into Avid MC
Problem with loading Nikon D3100/D3200 H.264 MOV files to FCP 6/7

Problem with loading Nikon D3100/D3200 H.264 MOV files to FCP 6/7

This article offers a brief guide about how to transcode and transfer Nikon D3100/D3200 H.264 MOV footages to Mac editing program in FCP 6/7.

Qusstion:

I am using the older FCP 6.0.6 with a new Nikon D3200 DSLR that shoots "MOV" files.  I can't seem to find "settings" that enable "copying," "importing" "log and caputure," whatever process. FCP crashes every time I try to get the files. FYI:  I am shooting in 1920x1080 at 24p and mostly trying the Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) setting, but have tried DVCPRO also. Anybody got suggestions about what I need to do?

• From: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4979891 

Best Answer:

You need to convert the native format that camera shoots Before you import. There is no plugin that allows FCP 6/7 to deal with that tapeless format, like it does with Canon DSLRs via Log and Transfer. You'll need to convert the H.264 mov files to ProRes 422(HQ), then import those files into FCP .

As a Nikon D3200 user, you may also have this question. Nikon D3200 shoot videos in h.264 mov format. Except D3200, most Nikon D series camcorders record videos with this format, like Nikon D800, Nikon D4, Nikon D3100, Nikon D3200, Nikon D5100,etc. As far as i know, h.264 is the maximum compression ratio codec. On one hand, it will give us resonable video size, on the other hand, it's not suitable for editing by most editing software. Final Cut Pro 6/7 also included.

To solve the importing problem loading Nikon D3100/D3200 H.264 MOV files in FCP 6/7, you’d better choice to convert Nikon H.264 MOV to ProRes 422 codec MOV format, then you can edit video well in FCP 6/7 on Mac.

Check out Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac, a top H.264 MOV to ProRes MOV Converter. It supports transcoding all Nikon 1080p MOV files to Apple ProRes so that you can easily import the Nikon D3100/D3200 h.264 recordings to Final Cut Pro X, Final Cut Pro 6, Final Cut Pro 7 for editing on Mac (Mountain Lion and Mavericks 10.9 included). Plus, it also supports converting H.264 MOV to iMovie, FCE, Adobe, Avid and more.


Free Download and install the top Nikon H.264 Video Converter and follow the steps below to convert Nikon D3100/D3200 MOV to Final Cut Pro 6/7.

1. Transfer h.264 encoded .mov files from Nikon D3100/D3200 camera to your Mac HDD via USB cable. Run Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac, click “Add video” to load the Nikon DSLR recorded MOV video or directly drag the files to this Mac HD Video Converter.




Tips: 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 “Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 HQ (*.mov)” as export format.



The Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) codec offers the utmost possible quality for 4:2:2 or 4:2:0 sources (without an alpha channel) and provides the following:

• Target data rate of approximately 220 Mbps (1920 x 1080 at 60i)
• Higher quality than Apple ProRes 422

Of course, Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes 422 LT, Apple ProRes 422 Proxy, Apple ProRes 4444, etc are all the proper format.

Learn more Apple ProRes, please refer to Types of Apple ProRes Codecs

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 transcode Nikon D3100/D3200 H.264 MOV to Apple ProRes MOV for using in Final Cut Pro 6/7 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 Apple ProRes .mov videos to FCP 6/7 for editing. Launch the Final Cut Pro, choose from File menu > Import > Files…

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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…

Read More:

• Problem with loading Nikon D3100/D3200 MOV to FCP 6/7
• Compatibility of Nikon mov files with Mac

4K Video Converter – Convert 4K Video for editing with Mac in FCP, Avid, iMovie, Premiere Pro, FCE

Follow the guide below and you will know how to import 4K Video to FCP, Avid, iMovie, Premiere Pro, FCE without rendering or any other problems on Mac OS X(Mavericks included).

At CES 2013, Panasonic and Sony is unveiled their 4K camcorder, they witness the power of science and technology again. For consumers, this is a good thing, but the 4K camcorder is so expensive. Sony calls it a consumer model, but it definitely looks more like a prosumer piece of gear.

Videomaker's Best Camcorder of NAB 2013 is the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K, and there are other video camcorders can record videos in 4K, such as Canon C500, Sony NEX-FS700, Sony PMW-F55/F5, etc. the videos formats include MXF, XAVC mainly. But the 4K video doesn't have good compatibility. Especially edit 4K video on Mac. Here I'll share the Mac 4K editing solution, that is, how to edit such 4K high definition videos on Mac in FCP, Avid, iMovie, Premiere Pro, FCE.

What's the 4K video format?

Different 4K camcorders record different formats, the formats including MXF, MOV, MP4, AVCHD, MTS, M2TS etc. To make 4K videos editable on Mac in FCP, Avid, iMovie, Premiere Pro, FCE, we need to know Mac compatible formats first and then do conversion with a professional 4K to Mac Converter software tool.

Find below a step-by-step tutorial on how to ingest 4K formatted footage through Mac in FCP, Avid, iMovie, Premiere Pro, FCE.

Recommended Software

Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac supports three professional encoders, Apple Intermediate Codec, ProRes and DNxHD – ensuring maximum editing quality and efficiency when working with iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Express or Avid Media Composer, respectively. With 4K Video Converter Ultimate for Mac, you can edit Canon, Sony, JVC and Panasonic 4K video on Mac easily.




4K Video Converter supported devices and formats:

Support Devices:

• Sony 4K camcorder: FS 700 
• Canon EOS C500 4K camcorder: EOS C500, EOS-1D C 
• Panasonic 4K camcorder
• JVC 4K camcorder

Support 4K formats:

4K MOV, 4K AVCHD, 4K MXF(P2), 4K MP4, 4K MTS, 4K M2TS etc.

How to transcode 4K video on Mac via 4K Video Converter?

Step 1: Install and run this Mac 4K Video Eocoder on your Mac.

Click "Add Video" and import the 4K video into this software. 4K Video to Mac converter Mac can help you transcode 4K video to FCP, Avid, iMovie, Premiere Pro, FCE for 4K to Mac importing natively.

Step 2: Choose output format

Click on "Format" bar and locate the appropriate output profile. To import 4K files to Mac, you need to convert to Mac supported formats.

• Final Cut Pro 7/X

Move mouse cursor to “Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” to set a FCP 7/X best codec.

Apple ProRes 422 – Higher quality than Apple ProRes 422 (LT)

Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) – Keep original video quality for editing in FCP

Apple ProRes 422 (LT) – Get a smaller file sizes than Apple ProRes 422

Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy) – SD levels – 480i/p and 576i/p. Used in offline workflows.

Apple ProRes 4444 – Edit and finish 4:4:4 material

• Final Cut Express and iMovie

Choose FCE and iMovie friendly format- “iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)

• Avid Media Composer 5.5/6 

In order to take advantage of the plugin AMA, you have to make sure that you still keep the structure of the file folder recorded by your camera. If not, here you can set Avid DNxHD (*.mov) for natively editing in Avid MC.



Step 3: Just hit the Convert button on the bottom right to kick off 4K to Mac Conversion.

Step 4: Import 4K video into Mac through FCP, Avid, iMovie, Premiere Pro, FCE

After conversion, locate and select the file you want to import, then click Import for further editing in Final Cut Pro 7/X, Final Cut Express/iMovie, Avid Media Composer.

Now, you can edit 4K video on Mac in FCP, Avid, iMovie, Premiere Pro, FCE natively, smoothly without any problem. Video and audio quality and synchronization are perfectly guaranteed.

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Mac Nikon MOV Converter-Compress Nikon D7100 HD MOV to iMovie 11

This guide will show you how to Convert Nikon D7100 HD MOV to iMovie 11 with AIC MOV , so that you can load your Nikon D7100 footages to iMovie/FCE for further editing on mac.

"I have 200+ raw mov files from a Nikon camera and want to edit these Nikon D7100 MOV in iMovie 11. Unfortunately, the file structure is gone and there's no way to edit this videos? I hope not. I am only hoping at this point to convert these files to useable formats and manually sync up the audio files and the video files. What can I do?" 
 


The MOV files Nikon D7100 outputs in encoded by H.264 high-def streams, which is different from QuickTime mov or others. Many traditional nonlinear editing programs on mac do not support H.264 codec directly, such as iMovie, FCP, Adobe premiere and so on. To load Nikon D7100 H.264 MOV to iMovie 11 or FCE, you need to convert them into iMovie preferred video format firstly. Besides, it's a pity if you don't keep the original file structure, but it's not unfixable – come and meet this Nikon D7100 Converter for Mac. 

This Mac Nikon to iMovie converter is not only able to convert organized videos files, but also able to deal with various videos and audios in batch. No need to install third party plug-in, no need to fix the settings manually; just import, choose iMovie preset, and click Convert. It's just as simple as that. The software does a good job in editing H.264 .mov files directly in iMovie/FCE and also easily convert Nikon D7100 video to FCP, AVI, WMV, MPG, etc. You can also remux, Trim, cut, split, mix videos, overlays, also add 3D effect to D7100 H.264 footages. Now mac 10.8.3 is supported, feel free to have a try! 

Now get this Mac iMovie AIC Converter installed; you can order a license directly or download a trial version here. 

Ok let's move on! 

How to Convert Nikon D7100 HD MOV to iMovie 11 with AIC MOV 

Step 1. Connect your Nikon D7100 camera to Mac with USB cable or use card reader to transfer the MOV files to Apple hard drive disk. 

Step 2. Add Nikon D7100 1080p H.264 MOV videos to Mac Nikon to iMovie Video Converter. 

Run HD Video Converter for Mac, and click the "Add Files"button to load individuals mov videos; or you can click "Add from folder"to load the entire folder. 

 

Step 3. Choose editing program compatible format. 

Click the "Profile"option, you will find various video formats sorted by different editing programs/devices. To get high video quality with least quality loss, you can choose iMovie and Final Cut Express>Apple InterMediate Codec(*.mov). 

 

Click Settings, you can fix the size to 1920*1080 to get better video quality; also you can fix the bitrate, frame rate as what you need. 

 

Step 4. Now click the big red Converter and wait for a while to get the fresh hot converted video. Click Browse to locate them directly. Ok now the transcoded files now are ready for editing Nikon D7100 MOV in iMovie 11 or FCE. 

Tips: 

This HD Video Converter is not only capable of converting Nikon footages, but also able to convert various video formats to each other. 

See also: 

Nikon D800E to FCP Converter 

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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