Frustration with iMovie and Canon G1X MOV transcoding

Canon PowerShot G1 X surprises the users with its ability to shoot spectacular 1080p full HD video with stereo sound that you can later watch on your HDTV or put to your computer to share with family and friends. In addition to be capable of shooting full HD 1080p video at 24 frames per second, the PowerShot G1 X digital camera can also shoot 720p HD video at 30 frames per second. The Full HD video, together with the professional level of images, makes the PowerShot G1 X the best choice for Canon lovers. The broght and compact camera seems the perfect one except the problem when you want to import Canon PowerShot G1 X 1080p MOV to iMovie on Mac for editing.


The reason that you can't edit G1X MOV videos in iMovie is canon G1X recorded videos are in MOV format, this format is not compatible well with iMovie and other editing software, iMovie best supported video format is Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) MOV format, so if you want to edit G1X MOV video in iMovie smoothly, you’d better convert G1X MOV to AIC MOV for iMovie, you can follow the steps below to transcode G1X to iMovie AIC format, then you won't have any editing problems in iMovie.

1. Download Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac, this Mac H.264 to AIC Codec Converter can help you convert G1X MOV to AIC codec for iMovie, more output formats are also supported, such as MKV/AVI/MP4/Apple ProRes, etc.

2. Run the professional Mac Canon MOV to iMovie Converter, import G1X MOV footages to this best AIC Converter for iMovie.

3. Click and choose the best output format, for editing G1X MOV in iMovie, you click and choose iMovie and Final Cut Express -> Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov), it's the best format for iMovie and Final Cut Express.



4. You can click settings button to customize output parameters as you want, such as codec, resolution, etc. it's good to keep the parameters as original.



5. Edit function is available to use in this G1X MOV iMovie Converter; you can trim, crop, add watermark or adjust effect to the Canon Powershot G1X MOV video.

6. Click "Convert" button to start, H.264 to AIC Converter will help you convert videos in a short time, and then you can import Canon G1X video to iMovie freely.

Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac is an all-in-one bluray ripper for Mac, Mac DVD Ripper, and Video Converter for Mac. can convert 1080p cameras/camcorders footages to editable HD video formats for non-linear editing software like iMovie, Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, Avid, Adobe Premiere etc. The HD footage can be compressed to SD video clips for storage when you wanna save storage space. The Mac iMedia Converter is also able to extract audios from Blu-ray discs, DVDs and videos for media players with high quality and fast conversion speed.

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Nikon D800E to FCP Importing Tips-Smoothly edit Nikon D800 h.264 videos in Final Cut Pro

The D800E is designed to stimulate cinematographers to explore different moods and perspectives by enabling Full HD and HD video recording in two frame formats; Nikon FX- and DX-based movie formats in just one camera. By using the B frame data compression method, you can record 1080p Full HD video at 30p in H.264/MPEG-4 AVC format with unmatched moving image integrity for up to 29 min. 59 seconds of recording in a single clip.

"Just shot some footage with the Nikon D800E, I haven’t shot or edited HD before now, so need some help setting up the project, understanding about transcoding, exporting etc. This is also my first time shooting with a DSLR camera. The footage itself looks great. Problem is editing a sequence in FCP. I've read different things online regarding importing the D800E directly into FCP. Do I need to transcode the D800E files using ProRes or something else? And if so, how?"

This question is asked by a Nikon user, if you have used nikon D800E camera recorded many 1080P footages, you may want to import Nikon D800E video to FCP X/6/7 for editing. If you have got the D800E and often use it to record 1080P video, you may have the need to edit D800E MOV in Final Cut Pro on Mac, but FCP X best supported video format is Apple ProRes 422 codec MOV format, so FCP X doesn't support Nikon D800E MOV footages well. The best method to solve this problem is to convert D800E MOV footage to ProRes for editing in Final Cut Pro X, you can follow the steps below to transcode D800E MOV to FCP X for editing.

1. Download Pavtube Mac Nikon h.264 MOV Converter. This professional HD Video Converter can help you convert D800E MOV files to ProRes 422 MOV format for Final Cut Pro, more output formats are also supported.

2. Install and launch this D800E MOV Converter. Import Nikon D800E 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 D800E MOV to Apple ProRes 422 converter, you can easily change D800E files to FCP X for editing, this software runs fast, so you can convert your D800E footages to FCP in less time.
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.

This Mac Nikon MOV Video Converter can alson convert videos to iMovie, Premiere Pro,FCE and Avid with good quality.

And you can get more info about how to import video to FCP (x) on pavtube website.

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