Convert Nikon D800 MOV file to imovie/FCP/FCPX

The Nikon D800 was produced by Nikon as a professional grade full-frame digital single-lens reflex camera. Nikon D800 was officially announced on February 7, 2012 and went on sale in late March 2012. It is one of the most anticipated DSLRs from Nikon. Why? Let's learn some features about Nikon D800:

1. The D800 features 36.3 megapixel FX-format to give creative professionals an advantage to capture still images and videos with unprecedented clarity, texture and depth even in conditions with low light. Additional, this camera also offers the standard 100 to 6400 ISO range which can expand to 25,600 ISO for larger poster print sizes without compromising detail.

2. Nikon's D800 intuitive design is a real beauty with an ergonomic streamlined body allowing for serious video and photography tasks, such as live view, movie record, picture control and white balance with the touch of a button. With environmental sealing and a magnesium alloy built, the D800 is quite comfortable to work with in the studio and in the field.

3. Nikon D800 boasts the Advanced Scene Recognition System with 91,000 pixel RGB sensor with capabilities to deliver unparalleled accuracy, auto white balance and face recognition. This means that the camera can track subjects, identify and analyze faces, identify light source and study highlights.

Here a review of its key specs:
Max resolution:7360 x 4912
Effective pixels: 36.3 megapixels
Sensor type: CMOS
Movie File Format:MOV
Movie Video Compression: H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
Movie Audio recording format: Linear PCM
Movie HD 1,920x1,080/30 fps; HD 1,920x1,080/ 24 fps; HD 1,280x720/30 fps; HD 1,280x720/24 fps and HD 1,280x720/60 fps

It record mov video file, does this means you can edit them on iMovie, FCP, FCPX? The Nikon MOV footage utilizes H.264 codec, which is the DSLR standard and very highly compressed. However, either FCP 7 or FCP X doesn’t well work with the compressed file. In order to make the H.264 .mov file be recognized by FCP, you have to convert Nikon MOV to ProRes for FCP, for the ProRes 422 is natively compatible with any version of FCP.

The Mac Nikon Video Converter can fast convert any source Nikon footages like MP4 or MOV to ProRes for optimally playback on iMovie or Final Cut Pro and FCP X as well.

Guide of how to convert Nikon HD videos to Mac FCP, iMovie, YouTube formats.

Step 1: Add Nikon D800 MOV files to HD converter for mac.
Click the "Add File" button to add the Nikon camcorder HD files you want from your Mac hard disc.

Step 2: Set Mac compatible format.
Click "Profile" to open the list to select: QuickTime formats, you can see the picture as follow:

Step 3: Convert Nikon D800 to Mac.
Click "Start" button to convert Nikon D800 files to Mac. After conversion finished, you can import and edit the converted files with FCPX, FCE, iDVD etc as you like.

Tip: All the Nikon MOV recording series are supported: Nikon D3100, D3000, D5100, D7000 etc.