Can Adobe After Effects import Nikon MOV footage?

Summary: With this awesome guide, you can get the Nikon MOV workflow for Adobe After Effects - How to import and edit Nikon MOV files in After Effects smoothly.



As a videographer who owns a Nikon DSLR camera like Nikon D810, D5100, D600, D800, D4, D3200, D7100, etc, you may usually encounter some importing issues when attempting to edit Nikon MOV files in Adobe After Effects CS4/CS5/CS6/CC. Let’s see some frequently asked questions on this.

Q1: Nikon DSLR D7000 to After Effects

“I have a Nikon DSLR D7000 that can capture 1080 24p videos as .mov files. I'm looking for the best way to edit these files in AE and Premiere. I googled for it and found that I should convert the video before importing it. Is there a simple way to make it? Any suggested video app I need?”

Q2: Nikon MOV After Effects CS6 render issues

“I use my D5100 for a 365 video project. The files out of camera look fine viewed in QucikTime or WMP. When I started editing the Nikon MOV files in AE CS6, I noticed there is a green/magenta posterization that occurs. How can I edit Nikon MOV fin After Effects without the issues?”

As you see, many folks are talking about how to import Nikon MOV into After Effects for editing without problems. Well, although Adobe claimed it supports MOV, the highly compressed H.264 encoded .mov is not ideal for editing yet- even if Adobe AE can successfully ingest your videos, it still needs a long time for rendering. If you want to use an easy way to solve the trouble, you can convert Nikon MOV to a Adobe After Effects native format(like MPEG-2), for directly transferring to Adobe AE for further editing. Along with some help from Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac, it can be done.

The program is a professional yet easy-to-use Nikon MOV Converter on Mac OS X. It can transcode Nikon D3100, D3200, D4, D90, D5100, D7000, etc recorded H.264 MOV files to Adobe After Effects editable videos without zero quality loss. This Mac Video Converter can also convert HD videos from Nikon DSLR for editing in Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express, iMovie, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro and more. If you meet the Nikon .mov in After Effects issues on PC, get the equivalent Windows version Video Converter. Just download it and follow the tutorial below to get the work done.

Here I share with you a simple guide on how to convert Nikon MOV footage to MPEG-2 format for Adobe AE editing flawlessly.

Step 1: Launch the recommended Nikon MOV Converter for Mac program and then click the adding button to import your MOV clips to it.



Step 2: Click Format on the main interface and choose Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas > MPEG-2 (*.mpg) as output format. It is one of the best compatible video formats for Adobe After Effects.



Step 3: Click Settings to set video resolution(1920×1080/1440×1080/1280×720/720×480), bitrate（from 1Mbps to 20Mbps）, frame rate (24p/30p) for easily editing in Adobe After Effects CS4, CS5, CS6, CC.



Step 4: Click Converter button to start the conversion with the best Nikon MOV to After Effects Converter. Then you can get the converted .mov files for editing in After Effects CS4/CS5/CS6/CC by clicking the “Open” button.

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