Editing Nikon DF H.264 MOV footage in Final Cut Pro X on Mac

Summary: Having got a Nikon DF, and tried importing some raw video footage shot with it into Final Cut Pro X but with no luck. If you have the same issues, check out the easy solution here. 

A week of high-speculation and teaser videos culminated in the launch of Nikon's latest DSLR – the new Nikon Df. Nikon DF captures stills in JPEG and RAW and video in the MOV format, with H.264/MPEG-4 compression. But this MOV video format came from Nikon DF is a long GOP format that is highly compressed, it is not a good editing format.



All the problem lies in the codec, not the format itself. Nikon DF adopts the H.264 standard for video compression while the most suitable video codec for FCP is Apple Proes Codec.

So in order to edit Nikon DF MOV in FCP X, the key point is to convert Nikon DF MOV footage to ProRes for importing. Hence a piece of third-party software is needed to do the job. For the sake of quality, Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac is highly recommended.

This program is known as the best Nikon H.264 MOV Converter for Mac which is good at encoding camera shootings in different formats (H.264 MOV, MTS/M2TS, MXF, etc.) to video editing software compatible file types, i.e. ProRes for FCP, AIC for iMoive, and DNxHD for Avid Media Composer, making the experience of editing Nikon DF HD Video footage with Final Cut Pro X as fast and seamless as possible. Just download a free trial here and follow the guide below.

Transcoding Nikon DF H.264 mov footage to Apple Prores for Final Cut Pro X

Step 1: Install and launch this Mac Nikon H.264 MOV Converter and load DF 0 H.264 MOV clips to the program. You can click either “Add Video” button or “Add from folder” button to load source MOV files.

If you want to combine the loaded MOV clips into one file, simply tick off the checkbox before “Merge into one file”.

Step 2: Click the format bar, and move mouse cursor to “Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” as output format.

Tip: By clicking “Settings” button, you are able to enter the “Profile Settings” panel to adjust video and audio parameters for your Nikon MOV source files, including video size, bit rate, frame rate and more.

Step 3: Click “Convert” button to start transcoding Nikon DF mov footage to Apple ProRes Codec for Final Cut Pro X.

Once the process completes, you are able to ingest your Nikon DF mov footage to FCP X for further editing on Mac without any incompatibility issues.


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Transferring Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 MXF to FCP X with multi-track

An easy and step-by-step workflow to convert Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 MXF to Apple ProRes with multiple audio tracks for FCP X editing.

"The camera that we are using is a Panasonic HPX500. We are shooting at 1080p 60i. But the videos are wrapped in MXF which I am not familiar with. I'm wondering whether I can edit these P2 MXF videos in FCP X? How to keep the multiple audio channels preserving? Thanks in advance!"

Panasonic AG-HPX500 is an HD P2 camcorder with high resolution. Many photography fans choose it for its outstanding video recording ability with 4:2:2 10-bit sampling, records in DVCPRO50, DVCPRO and DV, and other HD, SD formats at 1080 in 60i, 50i, 30p, 25p and 24p; as well as four independent audio channels.



The Panasonic AG-HPX500 recorded videos are really excellent among the high-end cameras; and you may want to edit them in some editing programs on mac, such as Adobe Premiere Pro, iMovie/FCE, FCP, After Effects and so on. But all of them are nonlinear editing programs which mean the MXF encoded files are not supported directly.

In addition, you may got the MXF footage taken by AG-HPX500 camera with several video streams or audio tracks and may want to edit them in FCP X always want to keep the multiple audio/video track separately as original. So here comes up the question: how can we convert Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 MXF recordings to FCP X compatible format with multi-tracks?

After lots of searching and testing among the top converting programs,multi-audio track MXF Converter for Mac- Pavtube iMixMXF comes up and help you to convert MXF to Prores 422 preserving all or any audio tracks for output Prores .MOV and mix the multiple audio tracks into one if you need. Now download it and follow these steps as below.

Transcode Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 MXF to Multi-audio track ProRes 422 for FCP Xwith all audio tracks preserved on Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks

1. Connect your AG-HPX500 P2 camera to Mac and keep it on. (Please make sure you have the entire MXF file structure as it saved on your camcorder’s P2 card)



Get Pavtube iMixMXF installed. Now follow the top left two icons to load individual mxf or in batch.



2. Click "Format" and choose Multi-track Video>Multi-track Apple ProRes 422(*.mov) as the most compatible codec for FCP X editing.

3. Click "Settings" to free select needed video/audio tracks.

Check the tracks you need and left others unchecked, thus you can get Multi-track MOV with your needed audio streams. Note there’s a mix into one track icon on the bottom, it will combine all your checked audio tracks into single one.

4. Click the red "Convert" and just let it go!

Wait for a while to get this Panasonic AG-HPX500 multiple audio track into ProRes MOV for FCP X editing on Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks.

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P.S.

1. Pavtube also have a Mac MXF to FCP converter program for users that do not need to deal with multi-track video/audio files; only $29 is needed atm. Refer to here to quick look this MXF Converter for Mac (Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks supported).

2. Good news for Blu-ray/DVD fans! Pavtube studio now provides ByteCopy for Mac plus iMixMXF bundle, saving $17 immediately! (ByteCopy for Mac is a multi-track featured blu-ray ripping program. With it, you can easily backup blu-ray to lossless multi-track MKV without any quality loss, transcode to multi-track MP4/MOV/ProRes and other mainstream video formats.)

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How to get Nikon D610 footages readable by Apple Aperture 3

Summary: Wonder if Aperture 3 has add support for Nikon D610 mov files? In this article, you will get the way to smoothly import Nikon D610 footages to Apple Aperture 3 with no need to worry the incompatible issue.

Nikon D610 Packed with features that rival cameras costing nearly twice as much, the Nikon D610 is the least expensive full-frame 35mm sensor DSLR that Nikon makes and is a great way to enter full frame photography. Shoot 1080p HD videos with selectable frame rates of 30p, 25p or 24p and MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 compression in highly compressed MOV format.

Cant open D610 RAW files in Apple Aperture 3. Does anyone know if Apple Aperture will be supporting the D610 movie format? Appreciate any help!

After testing, we find that Apple Aperture 3 can't support Nikon D610 MOV video footages well due to codec reason. To get Nikon D610 footages readable by Apple Aperture 3, it's a good choice to convert Nikon D610 MOV to Aperture best supported video formats, such as Apple ProRes codec MOV, and then you can edit the Nikon D610 video in Apple Aperture 3 smoothly. Now, you can follow the easy steps below.

The easy way to import and edit Nikon D610 108p MOV in Apple Aperture 3

Step 1: Download Pavtube Mac MOV to Aperture Converter and import your Nikon D610 MOV file.



Step 2: Click format column and choose the output format. You are recommended to choose Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov), it's great for editing in Apple Aperture 3.



Step 3: Click settings button to adjust the output video's parameters, such as bitrate, resolution, etc. (Optional)

Step 4: Start converting Nikon D610 1080p MOV videos to ProRes codec for Apple Aperture 3.

After converting, you can load Nikon D610 video to Apple Aperture 3 for editing as you want, now you can have a try.

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Transfer Panasonic HDC-MDH1 AVCHD 2.7" videos to FCP 6/7

Summary: Read on this article, you can get the hints how to import and edit Panasonic HDC-MDH1 2.7" AVCHD MTS footage with Final Cut Pro 6/7 flawlessly without any issue.  

I purchased Panasonic HDC-MDH1 on 26.3.2012 in Bangalore. This is an exellent professional shoulder mount camera in lowest price, also best for Wedding, Birthday parties, Functions, outdoor shoots etc. Shoots in very lowest light clear picture. No vibration in long zoom shooting. 


I have just shot my first HD wedding video with the MDH1. I am very happy with the video quality with the 2.7" Touchscreen LCD, the camera which records in AVCHD format, I need to edit the   2.7" mts files on Mac with FCP before sharing with my friends and family.

But I find that Panasonic HDC-MDH1's recording AVCHD MTS files are not the preferred format for Final Cut Pro 6/7. Then I think the first step to do is to convert Panasonic mts video to FCP compatible Prores codec for editing with high quality on iMac/MacBook Pro with Mac OS X like Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion and Mavericks 10.9.  Now I will share the easy steps here.

Step 1: Free Download and install Panasonic MTS to FCP Converter to your Mac. It's excellent Panasonic AVCHD Converter which can convert nearly all Panasonic camcorder videos to any formats you need, such as Apple Prores 422 MOV, Apple InterMediate Codec MOV, QuickTime MOV, etc. Then import your 2.7" AVCHD files from HDC-MDH1.



Step 2: Click the format bar, and move mouse cursor to "Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as output format .



Tips:

a.  There are other four presets for ProRes: Apple ProRes 422 HQ, Apple ProRes 422 LT, Apple ProRes 422 Proxy and Apple ProRes 4444. Usually the ProRes 422 HQ has better video quality than ProRes 422 and could meet your needs. If you need smaller size, turn to ProRes 422 LT.

Learn more Apple ProRes, please refer to Types of Apple ProRes Codecs

b. Click Settings to customize video size, bitrate, frame rate and other specs.

Step 3. Click "Convert" button to start transcoding Panasonic HDC-MDH1 2.7" AVCHD videos to FCP 6/7 on Mac OS (Mavericks 10.9 included).

After a shot conversion, you will be able to import/load Panasonic HDC-MDH1 2.7" videos into Final Cut Pro 6/7 for editing without rendering.

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Pavtube Released 2014 World's Best iOS Data Recovery Software

Summary: Pavtube iOS Data Recovery is newly released for iOS Device users to recover lost data from iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and iTunes Backup files.

Pavtube iOS Data Recovery 1.0.0 (Windows Version) is newly released for the new coming year. iOS Device users with any generations of iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch can now recover lost data either directly from iOS device or from iTunes Backup file on Windows or Mac.

 Price: $59.95

iOS remains more popular than Android for holiday shopping in the US according to MacRumors. And iOS attracts Apple lovers of all over the world with its stability, no crapware, well-designed & intuitive user-interface, etc. But one still may encounter data loss by false configuration, device stolen, water damage, factory settings restoration, failure to update or jailbreak, etc. which are all frustrating. Pavtube developers found solution to help people who want to recover lost contacts, photos, videos, call history, SMS, iMessage, notes, reminders, and more.

"I have many friends using iPhone and other iOS devices. Some of them asked me for help when they deleted data unexpectedly," said Anda Wu, the software developer, "After some research, I finally found that the deleted data are actually stored in other ways on the device and in iTunes Backup files and can be recovered. And then it comes to my mind that we can develop an easy tool to recover lost data and help those who felt depressed on this."

Pavtube iOS Data Recovery is thus developed and released at a special point of time to help users in the fresh new year of 2014.

"It not only recovers 7 types of data, like lost contacts, notes, call history, and Safari bookmark directly from the device, but also recovers 11 types of data including images and videos from iTunes Backup files," continued by Anda. "And we minimized the process into only three steps: connect (or choose iTunes Backup file), scan, and recover."

"Pavtube iOS Data Recovery will be a wonderful saving for iOS device users to recover or backup data. And we are preparing for future updates to make it be able to recover more data." concluded Anda.

To learn more about Pavtube iOS Data Recovery, please visit

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Two ways to ingest Nikon D5300 H.264 MOV to Adobe Premiere Pro on Mac

How to import .mov footage taken by Nikon D5300 to Adobe Premiere Pro without rendering? By converting Nikon mov to Premiere friendly format, you can easily get the smooth workflow with D5300 and Premiere Pro on Mac (Mavericks included).

Nikon D5300 makes fantastic quality images and weighs almost nothing, so it's a pleasure to carry it everywhere. Compared to the pro cameras I often haul, the D5300 feels as if it's hollow, which is a very good thing. It can record H.264/MPEG-4 stored as .MOV video files which ensures high quality.

As the H.264 codec is highly compressed, so can not easily and directly import and edit Nikon D5300 mov files on Mac with Adobe Premiere Pro. If you want to import  Nikon D5300 MOV video to Premiere Pro on Mac for editing, you are likely to meet all kinds of problems due to the compatibility issue. So how can we import Nikon D5300 MOV footage to Premiere Pro? Here are two solutions:

Method 1.

Right click your MOV footage; rename the .mov files with .mpg extension. This "fools" Adobe Premiere Pro into thinking it's a different codec.

It works in this way; however, your footages didn't turn into another codec so that Premiere Pro may still does something wrong during editing. And if you didn't do a backup before changing the extension, it really ruins your valuable footage.

Besides, here's another problem: what if you have hundreds of clips to be edited? Rename all of them could be such a pain!

So here comes the second way to let Nikon D5300 import to Adobe Premiere Pro smoothly.

Method 2.

To crack the obstacle, the best way is to convert the H.264 MOV from Nikon D5300 to MPEG-2 or MOV which have been designed to work especially well as high-quality, high-performance editing codecs for Premiere Pro. Come and meet this Canon MOV to Premiere Pro Converter which would be a vital part of your workflow. You can order a license directly, or free download a trial version here.

Transcode Nikon D5300 H.264 mov files on Mac to Premiere Pro for editing

Step 1. Connect your Nikon D5300 to Mac with USB cable or use card reader to transfer the MOV files to hard drive disk; do not forget to keep your camcorder on.

Step 2. Run this Nikon D5300 MOV Converter, click the "Add video" button to load individuals mov videos; or click "Add from folder" to load the entire folder.

Step 3. Choose editing program compatible format.

Click the "Profile" option, you will find various video formats sorted by various programs/devices. For Adobe Premiere Pro, it should be "Adobe Premiere > MPEG-2(*.mpg)" or "MOV (AVC)(*.mov)".



Step 3. Click "convert" button to convert Nikon D5300 H.264 MOV for Premiere Pro with this best Canon EOS Video Converter.

After conversion completes, you can easily import Nikon D5300 footage to Premiere Pro for smoothly editing as you want.

Tips:

1. Click here to learn: Basic Steps to import Media Files to Premiere Pro on Mac.

2. If you are a Windows user, follow the windows workflow with Canon MOV files in Adobe Premiere.

MXF MultiMixer: Top Choice to Encode MXF preserving Multiple audio channels

Summary: Want to deal with MXF files in multi-track? Here MXF MultiMixer from Pavtube will be your top Choice to Encode MXF preserving Multiple audio channels. This article will tells you how.

MXF files are more and more popular because Panasonic P2 camcorders, Canon XF camcorders and Sony XDCAM camcorders etc. are favored by a large proportion of users including both professional and amateurish photographers, such as: 

Panasonic: AG-HVX200, HVX-203, HPX170/171, HPX2000, HPX-2100, HPX2700, HPX3100, HPX3700, HPX500, HPX-300, etc. 

Canon: XF100, XF105, XF300, XF305, C300, C500 

Sony: PMW-350, PMW-320, PMW-100, PDW510, PDW-700, PDW-F800, PMW-500, PMW-200, PMW-160, etc. 

Most camcorders enable users to record Multi-audio channels, presenting stereoscopic in video shooting with great user experience, but neither MXF files nor multi-track MXF video are not friendly for playback or editing. Want to keep all audio tracks when converting MXF for playing on popular portable devices without quality loss? Want to convert more that 2 audio tracks intact to MOV for editing? Want to remove the unwanted audio tracks from original MXF Multi-audio tracks? Or need to mixing all audio tracks into one track after convertion? And here is exactly what Pavtube MXF MultiMixer can do for you. 

MXF MultiMixer, (For Mac:iMixMXF) works as a professional your best choice to covnert MXF for windows users which can convert transcode MXF files to AVI/WMV/MPEG-2/MOV for play MXF files on Quicktime with ease or import MXF files to After Effects/Premiere Pro/ Sony Vegas/Pinnacle Stdio/Windows Movie Maker for editing smoothly. 

What's more, it is the best Mixer tool which supports saving output video with the preservation of multiple audio tracks of original MXF videos. Other than multi-track preserving features, it is also capable of mixing several audio tracks into one track. Go to try those wonderful functions now and here offers you the Windows solution. 

• Best Multi-track MXF Converter Review 

 Encode MXF preserving Multiple audio channels with MXF MultiMixer

Download and install the best MXF Converter and Mixer, and then follow the instruction. 

Step 1. Load MXF footages. 

Run Pavtube  MXF MultiMixer on your PC, click "+" button to load the MXF video files or load the MXF folder. 

Tips: "Merge into one file" can help you to convert several MXF videos into one video. Just select the tasks you need and then check "Merge into one file", you will get one combination of those videos. 

Step 2. Select multi-track MP4/MKV/Proes format. 

Click "Format" menu to find "Multi-track Video", choose "Multi-track MKV (*.mkv)" or "Multi-track MP4 (*.mp4)" or "Multi-track MOV (*.mov)" for output.

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Step 3. Set multiple audio tracks for MKV/MP4/MOV video. 

If you do not need all audio tracks for output, click "Settings" button you are allowed to uncheck the audio tracks you do not want for output. And you can choose to keep default settings or adjust parameters, like codec, bitrate, channels, etc, according to your different requirements. 

To mix multiple audio tracks into one track, go to check "Mix into one track" on the lower left. Conversely uncheck it you will get multiple audio tracks separately. 


Step 4. Start conversion. 

Click "Convert" button to start converting MXF to multiple audio tracks MKV/MP4/MOV videos, after a while go to "Open" button to locate the generated with on track. 

Now you can successly transcode MXF preserving Multiple audio channels with Pavtube MXF MultiMixer. Just have a try!