Import and edit Nikon D3100/D5000/D3000 MOV on Mac

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Import and edit Nikon D3100/D5000/D3000 MOV on Mac

Nikon D3100 replaces the not so old D3000. D3100 has almost 14.2 megapixel CMOS sensor, Live View and also Full HD 1080p video capture. These is the first Nikon digital slr camera that can capture 1920 * 1080 movies. Because is a digital camera, not a video one, the maximum length of the clips is limited to 10 minutes and you don't have zoom button.

Let's see its key features:
14.2 megapixel DX-format CMOS sensor
3.0"LCD monitor (230,000 dots)
Image sensor cleaning (sensor shake)
11 AF points (with 3D tracking)
IS0 100-3200 range (12,800 expanded)
HD movies (1080, 720p or WVGA)
Drive mode switch (single, continuous, timer and quiet mode)
Full time AF (AF-F)

In a word, Nikon D3100 mean a new level of Nikon to be the best entry-level DSLR seller and he is succeeding. Related old model like D5100, D3000, D7000 recording MOV format, many friends would expect to edit it on Mac iMovie, FCP, FCPX, FCE, but its recording format "File Format: JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or basic (approx. 1:16) compression" with a extension of .MOV is different from the MOV Mac natively supported, so we need to convert Nikon .MOV to Mac supported format.

Just use Nikon Video Converter for Mac to easily convert D3100, D3000, D5100, D7000 recording video to Mac MOV, Mp4, DV format and edit Nikon D3100 video on iMovie, FCP, FCE.. And you can also take advantage its crop, clip, trim edit functions.

Easy Guide to show you how to convert Nikon D3100/D3000/D5100 videos to Mac FCP, iMovie, FCE formats.
Step 1: Add Nikon D3100/D3000/D5100 files
Click the "Add File" button to add the Nikon files you want from your Mac hard disc. You can add more than one.
add nikon file

Step 2: Set Output Video Format for Mac
Click "Profile" to open the Profile drop-up list to select:
MP4, or MOV for QuickTime, iMovie.
DV for FCP(X),
HD MPEG or HD MP4 for Apple TV or HD TV.
FLV for YouTube
set mac formats

Step 3: Convert Nikon D3100 Video to Mac.
Click "Start" button to convert Nikon camcorder HD files for Mac. After conversion finished, you can import and edit the converted files with FCPX, FCE, iDVD etc as you like.