Convert Nikon D3200 MOV to FCP X/FCP 7 ProRes Codec for Editing
The Nikon D3200 is one of Nikon’s best DSLR ever. Besides taking best quality photos, it also can shoot footage in MOV container format. And it feaures
- EXPEED 3 Image Processor
- 3.0″ 921k-Dot LCD Monitor
- Full HD 1080p Video Recording at 30 fps
- 11-Point Multi-CAM 1000 AF Sensor
- Expandable ISO 12800 and 4 fps Shooting
- Scene Auto Selector and Guide Mode
- DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II Lens
- DX NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED Lens
- Includes Nikon Shoulder Bag
While, it’s a bit hard to import Nikon D3200 MOV into FCP X or FCP 7. You may encounter many problems: can’t be recognized, import slowly, couldn’t edit smoothly… So, is there any practical way to edit Nikon D3200 footage in Final Cut Pro X/7 without any issue?
Of course, there is. The reason that you can’t edit Nikon D3200.mov files in FCP X or FCP 7 is simple: the Nikon DSLR uses the sophisticated H.264 compression method for recording videos to the camera’s memory card. But the H.264 is not natively supported by Final Cut Pro. A quick workaround to get FCP X/7 ingest Nikon D3200 MOV files is to convert Nikon D3200 H.264 .mov to ProRes with a Nikon D3200 MOV converter. UFUWare HD Converter for Mac is such a program that available for your choice.


With it, you can easily transcode MOV from Nikon D3200 to ProRes 422, ProRes 4444 for Final Cut Pro X/7. The possible best quality will be retained in post-production workflow and you can then edit the resulting media files in FCP X or FCP 7 without rendering.
Transcoding Nikon D3200 H.264 footage to Apple Prores for Final Cut Pro X/7
Step 1: Install and launch this Mac Nikon D3200 FCP Converter and drag Nikon D3200 MOV files to the software.
Tip: If you have multiple Nikon D3200 MOV files, you can select the “Merge into one” box to join your Nikon D3200 MOV files into one single file.

Step 2: Choose output format for FCP X/7, as Apple ProRes codec is the native codec for final cut pro, please choose Apple ProRes 422 or 4444 for output, with this codec you can edit Nikon D3200 files in FCP X/7 natively.

Tip: Before start the conversion, you can:
a. Settings- click to set video resolution(1920×1080/1440×1080/1280×720/720×480), bitrate(from 1Mbps to 20Mbps), frame rate (24p/30p)
b. Editor (next to “Add” icon)- click to set deinterlace, trim, crop, add watermark, etc.
Step 3: Click “Convert” button to start transcoding Nikon D3200 mov footage to Apple ProRes Codec for Final Cut Pro X/7.
Once the process completes, you are able to ingest your Nikon D3200 mov footage to FCP X or FCP 7 for further editing on Mac without any incompatibility issues.
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.
* This Mac Nikon MOV Video Converter can alson convert videos to iMovie, Premiere Pro,FCE and Avid with good quality, just download the and have a try.
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