[H.264 to ProRes] Convert Nikon D4 H.264 videos to ProRes for FCP X

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The Nikon D4 16.2 MP Digital SLR Camera is Nikon's fastest, tightest professional camera ever made for sports and action photography. It leaves consumer cameras like the D800 and Canon 5D Mark III completely in the dust. Have you become a D4 Camera user? If so, you may know Nikon D4 captures 1080/30p Full HD video, and video itself can be shot in H.264 or MPEG-4 AVC format with a choice of 1080/30p or 720/60p resolution. Thus, Final Cut Pro X (10.0.3) can’t import video from Nikon D4 directly, the ideal acceptable format is Apple ProRes 422 Codec(*.mov). Then how to put Nikon D4 H.264/MPEG-4 MOV shootings to FCP X on Mac OS X?

Brorsoft Mac Video Converter for FCP X can help you solve the trouble. Which is the best H.264/MPEG-4 to ProRes Converter for D4 Camera users to transcode Nikon D4 recordings to Apple ProRes 422 for FCP X on Mac. Because the converter tool have the powerful functions:

1: Transcode shooting videos to various Apple ProRes formats for editing in FCP at a super fast speed;
2: Trim, crop and add special effects to any video in various format easily;
3: Best Video Editor and Audio Editor with perfect audio and video synchronization;
4: Combine/join/merge video files into a single one file keeping original video quality.
5: You also can convert 2D videos to 3D movies or 3D to 2D on Mac OS X 10.5 or above.

The bellow is how to use the best Nikon D4 1080p footages to ProRes Converter with best video quality. You can follow it and have a try.

Step 1: Install and run the top MPEG-4 or H.264 to FCP X Converter on your Mac. Click the button “File” to add Nikon D4 HD files to it. If you want to merge several files, just need to check the “Merge into one” box.



Step 2: Click on the “Format” and get the dropdown menu, then move you pointer to “Final Cut Pro”, and choose one. You’d better choose “Apple PreRes 422(HQ)” for keeping original video quality. Then you can set the output folder by clicking “Browse” icon as you need.

Step 3: Click the “Settings” icon and you can select and edit settings in the “Profile Settings” according to your needs and optimize the output file quality.



Step 4: Click the “Convert” button; It will start the fast Nikon D4 1080p videos to ProRes 422 for FCP conversion. Then click the "Open", you can find the output file.

Now, you can transfer the converted Nikon D4 movies to FCP X for further editing with HD video quality on your Mac.

Tips: If you want to copy Nikon HD Digital SLR Cameras like D800, D800e, D5100, D700, D300S or D3200 recordings to FCP X for editing, the powerful all-in-one Video Converter also can give you a big help via above steps.

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