Edit Nikon 1 J5 4K/60p Video in iMovie/FCE

If you are having issues importing and editing Nikon 1 J5 4K/60p video in iMovie/FCE on Mac, you may wish to read this post. It explains an easy way of converting Nikon 1 J5 4K/60p video to an “edit” friendly format for use in iMovie and FCE with optimum performance.

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Announced as the latest powerful addition to the Nikon 1 System of compact interchangeable lens cameras, the Nikon 1 J5 comes with a more traditional shape and feels with a contoured grip and secondary command dial. It’s 1″20.8MP BSI-CMOS sensor offers a boost in resolution over its predecessor, and is capable of 4K video capture at 15 fps (15p), as well as 1920 x 1080 video recordings at 60p/30p and 1280 x720 video capture at 120p/60p/30p.

After you got the Nikon 1 J5 camcorder, you may have recorded some videos with it. This camcorder can help you to record videos in 4K format. If you have the need to import Nikon J5 4K/60p video to iMovie/FCE, you will find that your video files are not supported by iMovie/Final Cut Express, what’s the reason? Because iMovie and FCE can’t edit some special video formats, such as MOV, AVCHD MTS, MXF, etc. so it means you can’t import Nikon J5 4K video to iMovie/FCE for editing directly.

In this case, how can we solve Nikon 1 J5 4K/60p video to iMovie/FCE issue? We are afraid that you will need third party converter software to process file conversion before editing. Considering the ease of use and lossless quality, we would recommend Pavtube Video Converter for Mac, which will help you to convert Nikon 1 J5 recorded 4K/60p video files to iMovie/FCE native supported Apple Intermediate Codec.

                                

How to edit Nikon 1 J5 4K/60p video in iMovie/FCE?

Step 1: When you download and install the Mac Video Converter, open the main interface and choose the “Add video” to load your Nikon 1 J5 4K/60p videos in. For the multiple video clips we can hit the “Add from folder” button.



Step 2: Click the “Format” bar to get the drop-down menu and you can get “iMovie and Final Cut Express>>Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)” as the best output format.



Step 3: Click “Settings” button to customize the output video and audio settings by yourself. But if you are not good at it, you’d better use the default parameters, they will ensure you a good balance between file size and image quality basically. You can change the resolution, bit rate, frame rate as you need.

Step 4: Now, click “Convert” and let it go. The Mac Video Converter supports batch conversion. So if you have lots of 4K/60p videos to convert, check “Shut down computer after conversion” and you can go away without keeping an eye on it.

Conclusion: Once the conversion process shows in 100%, click “Open” to get the output videos. Create a project and start Nikon 1 J5 editing 4K/60p videos in iMovie/FCE with light speed.

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