D7100/D7000 and FCP 7/X-Convert/Edit Nikon D7000/D7100 H.264 MOV in Final Cut (Yosemite)

Check out the easy solution here I’ve found to import and edit Nikon D7100/D700 MOV files in Final Cut Pro 7 or FCP X on Mac OS X (10.10 Yosemite inlcuded).

Source From:Resolved Issue with Nikon D7100/D7000 .MOV ifles with FCP

We all know that Final Cut Pro can natively deal with MOV files, but the MOV is compressed with Apple ProRes(all versions), H.264 codec is not friendly to FCP, so FCP cannot open the Nikon D7000/D7100 MOV files. So, how to import Nikon D7100/d7000 video into Final Cut Pro 7 for editing without crashing problem and avoid rendering?

To edit Nikon D7100/D7000 MOV in FCP, we have to convert H.264 MOV to Apple ProRes MOV first.



If you’re looking for a solution for the problem likewise, check out Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac, a top Mac Nikon h.264 MOV Converter. It supports transcoding all Nikon 1080p MOV files to Apple ProRes 422 so that you can easily import the Nikon h.264 recordings to Final Cut Pro X, Final Cut Pro 6, Final Cut Pro 7 for editing on Mac(Yosemite, Mavericks included). This will help you import the file correctly and saving the rendering time. Below is a brief guide for you.

Solution to Solve FCP Won't Import Nikon D7100/D7000 H.264 MOV Problem

Step 1: Free Download and run the best Mac Nikon MOV video converter for FCP (X) and drag your D7100/D7000 mov files to the software.



Step 2: Click format bar to choose “Apple ProRes” codec for DSLR .mov. You are provided with five Apple ProRes options listed as below. You can choose a proper one that fit your needs best according to the main difference of the five ProRes codecs. You’re recommended to choose “Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)”, it’s best for FCP editing.



Step 3: Click convert button in the main interface to start transcoding Nikon H.264 MOV to FCP Apple ProRes.

Some more helpful features of the app:

1. Settings- click to set video resolution(1920×1080/1440×1080/1280×720/720×480), bitrate(from 1Mbps to 20Mbps), frame rate (24p/30p)

2. Editor (next to “Add” icon)- click to set deinterlace, denoise, mute, volume up, trim, crop, etc.

After converting the Nikon DSLR MOV video to ProRes format, you can easily Log and Transfer or import/edit Nikon D7100/D7000 h.264 mov files in Final Cut Pro 7 or FCP X smoothly on Mac.

Tips: Before you try to do the conversion, if you are also a FCP X user, please make sure that you have installed the Apple ProRes Codec manually since the FCP X asks users to install it by themselves.

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