Avid Media Composer: Edit HD MOV form Nikon D7100 DSLR Camera with DNxHD Codec

Nikon D7100 DSLR Camera (Body Only) from Nikon is a high performance, compact DSLR camera with high resolution photo and Full HD video capability. The 24.1MP DX-format CMOS sensor provides superior images with accurate colors and, designed without an optical low-pass filter, it maximizes its resolution for exceptionally sharp details. Full HD 1080p video is supported on the D7100 and offers professional-level control including continuous autofocus, manual exposure control, a built-in stereo microphone and an external microphone and headphone jack. Recording at 60i, 50i, 30, 25 and 24 frames per second is possible and an HDMI output allows for direct screening on an HDTV. At 720p HD you can record at 60p frames per second for smooth slow-motion sequencing. The Nikon D7100 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 D7100 is a long GOP format that is highly compressed, it is not a good editing format. So you may have the difficulty of playing and editing Nikon MOV video files on some players and editing software on Mac. If you want to transfer Nikon D7100 MOV video to Avid Media Composer edit with high quality on Mac, you can convert Nikon D7100 MOV files to Avid Media Composer DNxHD MOV before editing.

Here is how I import Nikon D7100 MOV videos to Avid Media Composer by converting Nikon MOV to HD MOV or DNxHD MOV on iMac/MacBook Pro with Mac OS X like Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks and Inter, PowerPC Mac.

Step 1. Load mov videos to aPubsoft Video Converter for Mac.

Connect Nikon D7100 to Apple iMac with the in-box USB cable, copy and transfer the 1080p .mov files to the Apple hard drive disk. Run Nikon Video Converter for Mac from aPubsoft as the best Nikon D7100 to Avid video converter on Mac, and click the “Add” button to load .mov videos. You may also directly drag and drop the MOV video to application UI for importing files.

Step 2. Choose HD MOV for Avid.

Click the “Format” option, and choose HD Video > H.264 HD Video(*.mov) or Avid > Avid DNxHD 1080p/720p Video (*.mov), and the Nikon MOV to Avid converter will transcode the Nikon Full HD 1080P files to HD MOV for Avid MC, Xpress Pro.To get high quality video, you can click the “Settings” button and make sure the original option is used for the Bit rate option.



Step 3. Convert Nikon D7100 MOV video to HD MOV or DNxHD MOV for Avid editing software.

Click the convert button under the preview window, and the Mac Nikon MOV to Avid Converter will start the conversion from Nikon D7100 MOV to Avid compatible DNxHD MOV, HD MOV for Avid MC or Xpress Pro or the upgraded Media Composer 5/6.

As soon as the conversion in finished, you can import .mov videos to Avid Media Composer, Avid Xpress Pro for editing. The output HD MOV also works in Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express/ iMovie, and other non-linear editing software like Adobe Premiere on Mac OS X.

Tips:

The Best aPubsoft Nikon Video Converter for Mac also supports converting Nikon D7100, Nikon D7000, Nikon D5100, Nikon D5200, Nikon D5300, Nikon D3100, Nikon D800, Nikon 1 J3, Nikon 1 J2, Nikon 1 J1, Nikon 1 V1, Nikon D3200, Nikon D3S, Nikon D3X, Nikon D610, Nikon D600, Nikon D4, Nikon D300S, Nikon D4, Nikon D3X, Nikon D90, Nikon 1 V2, etc MOV videos to ProRes MOV, H.264 MOV, MPG, DV, AVI, etc on Mac for Final Cut Pro 6/7, FCP X, Final Cut Express 4, iMovie 8/9/11, Avid, Adobe Premiere Pro, etc.

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