Nikon D3300 and Sony Vegas workflow - Convert Nikon MOV footage to AVC MOV

Summary: Show you how to convert Nikon D3300 MOV footage to Sony Vegas for importing and editing h.264 mov shootings by using HD Video Converter for Mac.



The Nikon D3300 is the company's latest entry-level DSLR. Announced in January 2014, it replaces the best-selling D3200 and like that model is aimed at beginners or those looking for a step-up in quality and control over a point-and-shoot camera without breaking the bank.

User Question:
"I am interested in converting the .mov h .264 files my Nikon D3300 takes, to something that will run smoothly in Sony Vegas Pro 13, such as a clean .avi, .wmv. It would be nice to know how to set the setting to achieve this. Do you have any idea about it?”

Our Answer:
If you’re getting caught by the editing issues of Nikon D3300 footage, I definitely recommend you a solution- converting the H.264 MOV files to Sony Vegas with HD Video Converter, just like my friend had done. Why HD Video Converter? Basically, it does a good job in converting H.264 .mov files to Sony Vegas supported MPEG-2 codec formats for editing in sync and not loose much quality. And it allows you to join the Nikon D3300 clips together, and add audio track to the video as background music. Does it convert MOV to MPEG-2 fast? I should say it's much faster than Handbrake.

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How to transcode Nikon D3300 MOV footage to Sony Vegas?

Follow these steps:
Step 1. Install and run HD Video Converter for Mac as the best Nikon D3300 Video Converter, As soon as the main interface pops up, click 'Add Files' button to load Nikon D3300 MOV video files.



Step 2. Set MPEG-2 as output format for editing
For the purpose of encoding Nikon D3300 video files for editing in Premiere and Sony Vegas, from the Profile bar, move to 'Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas' column amd choose 'MPEG-2 (*.mpg)' as output format.



Note: If you've loaded a number of video clips to do batch conversion, please do remember ticking off 'Apply to All' option before you start.

Step 3. Adjust video and audio settings to optimize output file quality
Click "Settings" button, then you will be able to adjust audio and video parameters on the popup window to customize the output file quality, these adjustable parameters include codec name, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channel. To maintain original HD quality, you may set “original” in the fields of “Size”, “Bitrate” and “Frame rate”. To downsize the Nikon D3300 .mov files, just set a smaller bitrate.

Step 4. Click "Convert" button to convert Nikon D3300 MOV files to Sony Vegas.
Once the conversion is finished by Nikon D3300 MOV to Sony Vegas Converter, you can click "Open Folder" button to get the output files effortlessly. Now you have got it right, just to import and edit D3300 MOV files with Sony Vegas and other editing software for editing.

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