Friday, July 11, 2014

How to import Nikon D3200 movies to FCP X, iMovie and Avid for editing?

About Nikon D3200 DSLR Camera:
The Nikon D3200 Digital SLR Camera is a professional imaging machine in the truest sense. It captures stunning high-resolution JPEG and RAW still photos and HD 1080p video via its 24.2 MP DX-format CMOS sensor.

Recording File Formats
Still Image NEF (RAW): 12 bit, compressed

JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8) or basic (approx. 1:16) compression

NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single image recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats

Video: MOV with H.264 / MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding (AVC) compression

If you have import while loading H.264 / MPEG-4 MOV video from Nikon D3200 to FCP X, iMovie and Avid, we would suggest that you convert Nikon D3200 video to a format that is compatible with yout editing apps. For instance, you can transcode Nikon D3200 video to AIC for iMovie, encode Nikon D3200 movies to ProRes for FCP X, and encode Nikon D3200 footage to DNxHD for Avid, To do video conversion, we would recommend HD Video Converter for Mac, this converter program is also able to convert AVCHD (.mts, .m2ts), MKV, MOV, AVI, XDCAM MXF, XAVC, XAVC-S, GXF, VRO, Tivo files and more to almost whatever formats you need in high quality with fast speed.

Download HD Video Converter for Mac for free



How to Edit Nikon D3200 Video in FCP X, iMovie and Avid?

Follow these steps:

Step 1. Install snd run HD Video Converter for Mac as a Nikon D3200 h.264 mov converter for Mac. click on “Add Video” to add your Nikon D3200 Video to the program.



Step 2. Select output format for iMovie, FCP X and Avid

1. Convert Nikon D3200 footage to ProRes for FCP X
Click on the “Format” bar and choose “Final Cut Pro> Apple PreRes 422″ or “Apple ProRes 422 HQ” or “Apple ProRes 4444″ as the output format.

2. Transcode Nikon D3200 MOV video to DNxHD for Avid
Click on the “Format” bar and choose “Avid DNxHD (*.mov) as output format from “Avid Media Composer” catalogue.

3. Convert Nikon D3200 MOV movie to AIC for iMovie and FCE
Click on the “Format” bar and choose “Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov) as output format from “iMovie and Final Cut Express” catalogue.

Step 3. Click ‘Settings’ button and go to ‘Profile Settings’ window to custon video and audio settings. (for advanced users)



Step 4. When ready, click ‘Convert’ to start transcoding Nikon D3200 MOV to ProRes, DNxHD, AIC for FCP X, Avid, iMovie. When the conversion process is done, click on ‘Open’ button to get the generated AIC/ProRes/DNxHD files and open them in iMovie/FCP X/Avid to create your own masterpieces.

More tips:

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