Source: Converting Nikon D7100 H.264 mov to Final Cut Pro X/7 with ProRes 422 editing video format
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"Has anybody else had issues with importing Nikon D7100 video files into FCP X? The format is H264 codec MOV. This is the first time I’ve ever had crashing problems with H264, what codec is best for editing in Final Cut Pro with Nikon video?”
This question is asked by a Nikon user, if you have used nikon D7100 camera recorded many 1080p videos, you may want to import Nikon D7100 footages to Final Cut Pro X/7 for editing. But,but FCP best native supported video format is Apple ProRes 422 codec MOV format, so FCP doesn't support Nikon D7100 MOV footages well, you may encountered many problems, like import it slowly, and couldn't edit videos smoothly.
So how to ingest Nikon D7100 video into FCP 7/X for editing without crashing problem and avoid rendering? The best method to solve these problems is to convert D7100 MOV footage to Apple ProRes, ensuring maximum editing quality and efficiency when working with Final Cut Pro X or FCP 7. If you looking for a solution for this problem likewise, check out Brorsoft's 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. This will help you import the file correctly and saving the rendering time. Below is a brief guide for you.
Convert/Import Nikon D7100 videos to Final Cut Pro 7/X for smoothly editing on Mac
Step 1: Free Download and run the best Mac Nikon MOV video converter for FCP (X) and drag your D7100 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 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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