Nikon D90 video

Using iMovie '08, I tried to import a movie clip taken in HD with my new Nikon N90. short AVI file, just to goof around with. iMovie doesn't see it, and won't import it via drag and drop, or via the Import File command. Used QT to convert it to .mov file and .dv file, and neither of those would import either.
Any ideas out there?

Check out this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8684267&#8684267
It seems others are importing the movies using iPhoto and then the movies show up inside iMovie. Although they seem to be having other issues...

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Nikon D90 Video Format

I am looking at getting the Nikon D90 for a second camera body and that it also takes videos. It uses this format; MOTION JPEG AVI FILES. I am a complete novice re. video. Can anyone tell me if this format will work in Premiere Elements 7 or earlier? I would appreciate any help.

Interesting question Barry. I am also considering the Nikon D90. Unfortunately, I don't have a definite answer to your question.
Here are my observations:
I have used Motion JPEG 640 x 480 30 fps video files from our Canon Powershot point and shoot cameras in Premiere Elements 3. On my XP PC, I can use the MJPEG files directly in to Premiere Elements. However, when I first convert to DV-AVI using the XP Windows Movie Maker my results from Premiere Elements are slightly better.
However the D90 video is different both in frame size and frames per second: its formats are
HD 1280 x 720/24 fps VGA 640 x 424/24 fps QVGA 320 x 216/24 fps
So I suspect that using the past (like Canon Powershot) to predict the future (D90) may not work in this case.
FYI - Have you seen this Preview of the D90? http://www.dpreview.com/previews/nikond90/
When dpreview does their complete review (as opposed to the current preview) they have in the past included samples of the video taken by the camera being reviewed. That sample video can then hopefully be run through Premiere Elements to observe the results.

Nikon D90 video + Premiere Elements 3 randomly works

I have Premiere Elements 3, and just started trying to work with the video from my D90. I have a problem that some of the D90 AVI video files import and are fine, and others give an error that they are corrupt or the codec may not be installed. All the files play in VLC and other players. So, they are not corrupt. Other threads talk about codec issues, but that doesn't seem to be the case here as some of the AVI files will important an play fine in premiere elements. It also doesn't seem to be a file size issue as some files of the same size will import and others won't, and some larger files (65 MB) will but some 5MB files won't. This includes video shot on the same day. So, nothing about the encoding was changing on the camera. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks,
Jeff

Jeff,
The only caveats with WMM as a conversion tool is that it Exports as DV-Type I, and not DV-Type II. There is a file size limitation on Type I's, that might, or might not come into play. Just be aware of it. Next, there are occassions where Type I's in Premire (both PE and PrPro), where there can be be OOS (Out Of Sync) issues. These are almost always constant OOS, and are easily corrected. Again, you may, or may not come into contact with these, but they can happen. These comments are really just H/U's, of things that one might need to look out for.
I would anticipate that the next iterations of both PE and PrPro will have native support for both the Nikon D-90 MJPEG's and the Canon 5D MK II's .MOV files, considering the popularity of both DSLR's as motion capture devices. This is speculation, but AVCHD was recently added, as was support for RED (in PrPro). One of the big differences with the support for RED was that they worked very, very closely with Adobe. Other mfgrs. just do their thing, and unless it's Sony, working closely with the Sony Vegas folk, and let the NLE programers catch up, after the cameras and their CODEC's are released.
Good luck, and please report on everything that you encounter. Everyone will be busy trying to see what will work, and what will not with both the Nikon and the Canon. All the info from the field will help.
Hunt

Importing video from Nikon D90 to iMovie by USB memory card reader

Hi,
I've been trying to import the videos in my camera (Nikon D90) using memory card reader (USB).
I always transfer the photos to computer using memory card reader and my new Mac seems to be happy to import the photos to iPhotos. That's a good news!
However, when I try to transfer the video from D90 to Mac using the same card reader, the videos go to iPhoto straightaway. I can't import the video to iMovie! I can find the videos in Finder (All Movies), and iPhoto, but can't transfer them to iMovie. Can anybody tell me how to do this? .. if it's possible.

You can download a free copy of ViewNX2 from the Nikon Website. This software will install a program called Nikon Transfer 2 and will take over the auto loading from iPhoto when you insert a memory card into your card reader. Then you need to import the footage manually into iMovie 11. But before you do that, ViewNX2 has a built in movie editor to allow you to trim the footage before import.
Hope this helps..

Best settings to render video in HD and best for web, from Nikon D90?

Hi all. I am just starting to try video edition. Ive got a Nikon D90. I'm using Premiere CS5. I did a video, dropped the .avi files on the workflow and everything went fine, rendered on Quicktime format/preset NTSC DV 24p. Got two questions:
1) Is there any recommended setting to start a project, and;
2) Any recommended setting to both render on its highest quality and an internet quality?
And same for audio (got a zoom H4N), recording in best WAV quality.
Thanks in advance!

More close to home: Adobe TV.
1. Drag a clip from the project panel into the New Item icon like this;
2. Depends on which player you want to use.

Will FCP 7 import AVI video from my Nikon D90?

Will FCP 7 import AVI video directly from my Nikon D90?
If not, is there a simple workaround?

The material has to be converted to the Apple Intermediate Codec. You can probably do this using MPEG Streamclip.

HELP! Converting video captured w/Nikon D90 into usable codec w/FCP 5.1

I'm going crazy trying to figure out how to get AVI files--captured with the Nikon D90--to export with Final Cut Pro 5.1
I can't convert to ProRes as I don't have FCP 6, so how can I convert my AVI files to something usable in FCP!? I've searched and searched, but all the help forums only touch on doing this with ProRes, which again I DO NOT have on my version of Final Cut.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! I'm going out of my mind.
Message was edited by: delphyb

DVCPRO HD.
Shane

How to deal with Nikon D90 AVI files in FCE 4

I purchased a Nikon D90 digital camera and it records clips stored in AVI format at 1280x720. When I import the video, a red line appears on the video render status line. Why does the video need to be rendered before making any changes?
Also, why when importing AVCHD video from my Sony camera, no rendering needs to be done?
Another question. With the AVI video, what is the best way to export in HD so I can post on the web?
Thanks for any help.

as far as I know, the D90 (.. what a beast - and the price!!) records in 30fps, 1280x720 square pixel, MotionJpeg, .avi container ..
which is +a bit off+ the standards, FCE does support.. = rendering
I had the opportunity to 'play around' for some minutes with the D90.. and made some 'test'-recordings.. it is really breathtaking to use 'photography' techniqués while doing video, esp. FoD...
but..
have you seen that movie done with the Canon 5D II?
http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=2086
it offers some more practical features, as automatic focus (=Nikon lacks that), and, even more important, the Canon allows to switch off automatic exposure (=in my tests with the D90, the pic 'pulsated' due to diff. light situaation) ...
==edit==
oops, Canon pulled that video.. too much bandwidth
absolutely brilliant, perfect photography, even in low light condition, ... but 'motion picture' ..

Nikon D90 footage: Can you edit natively in Final Cut?

Just wondering if anyone has been using the new Nikon D90 to shoot video, and then importing the footage natively into FCP6. The camera's video-recording format, from what I have read, is 720p24, an .avi file, and a Motion JPEG codec.
I see that in the settings for a Final Cut sequence, you can choose 1280X720 frame size, a true 24 frames per second rate, and either a Motion JPEG A or Motion JPEG B compressor. It seems like with these settings, you could put your footage into the timeline and not have to render it before editing . . . unless the .avi file format goofs it up. Can you edit .avi in Final Cut natively, or do you have to use a Quicktime file?
Any workflow advice much appreciated,
Jim

No, sorry to say, I do not own the camera. And in looking around the web for an original, as-shot-by-the-D90 clip to experiment with, the only ones I found were at this site:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08090101nikond90samplegallery.asp
They were billed as: D90 sample movie 1 • original .AVI format • 21 seconds, 35.7 MB
and: D90 sample movie 3 • original .AVI format • 9 seconds, 24.5 MB
So I downloaded them, imported them into Final Cut, and they showed up with settings in the browser of: 1280X720 and 24 fps (so far so good) but then a compressor setting of "Apple OpenDML JPEG" rather than what I was expecting, Motion JPEG, which is what the D90 spec is. If the clip was truly "original .AVI format," I would have expected the compressor setting to be Motion JPEG.
Then, when I tried to change the sequence settings to Apple OpenDML JPEG, I found that there is no such setting. My thought was if the size, 1280X720, the frame rate, 24, and the compressor settings all matched, you could edit natively. And when I dragged the clip into the timeline, it did not give me a dialogue box asking if I would like the sequence settings to match the clip, the way it does with some footage.
Yes, you can render the clip and then edit it, but it would be great to avoid that step. Anyway, I got the red bar in the timeline with every combination of sequence compressor settings I tried, maybe 10 of them.
So maybe the answer is some time is needed for Final Cut to support the D90's Motion JPEG files natively, though I believe that is an older codec. Too bad the D90 does not record in something like DVCPRO HD. For a $1000 camera, the image quality looks pretty good, and the shallow depth of field really turned my head. I was thinking it might be a cheap Red Rock or Letus killer.
Thanks for the input,
Jim

Import .avi files from Nikon D90 to FCE

Hi,
Does any of you have experience with importing the HD video files from a Nikon D90 into FCE? Does it require FCE 4 or is FCE 3.5 good enough? I like to mix it with footage from my Canon HV30, which imports fine to FCE 3.5.
Thx for you help!

The material has to be converted to the Apple Intermediate Codec. You can probably do this using MPEG Streamclip.

Cannot open .avi files imported from Nikon d90 in Adobe Premiere 6.0.

Cannot open .avi files imported from Nikon d90 in Adobe Premiere 6.0.
When I try to open the file I get the following error message:
"cannot open that file
the file uses an unsupported file compression format"
I really need urgent help with this so if you know a soloution, please post it!

I don't do mjpeg so you will have to search the forum for advice
But... having a playback codec installed does not ALWAYS mean the codec will work for Premiere editing
After you search the forum and find the (I think free) codec vendors, you will need to install fresh so Premiere will "see" the codec for editing
Or, Google
convert mjpeg avi
To convert to DV AVI type 2 with 48khz sound so the files will "natively" edit in Premiere
My GUESS (you didn't say) is the d90 is a STILL camera that has a video function, not a true camcorder
If you plan to do much video work, you need a tape-based DV camcorder so you use Firewire to do a digital transfer as a "real" AVI that Premiere may edit without conversion or extra software
For a Firewire DV Camera - look at Panasonic PV-GS320 or GS500 (Note that I have not used either, but they have good reviews)
http://reviews.cnet.com/Panasonic_PV_GS320/4505-6500_7-32330317.html
http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-camcorders/panasonic-pv-gs500/4505-6500_7-31660646.html

Nikon d90 or d80?

im having a really hard time deciding to go with the d80 or d90. does aynone have an opinion on which you think is best. i want to make an investment that i'll be happy at making just like all us want to do. i plan on taking action shots and wildlife and some indoor too.

Hi pictureperson,
Both of these cameras should work great for your described shooting situations, but if you can afford the added expense of the Nikon D90 I would go with that camera. The Nikon D90 is the more advanced of the two, and I don't necessarily mean the more complicated. The Nikon D90 takes higher resolution images, and has the added bonus of being able to capture true HD video until the memory card is full. This was the first DSLR to be able to capture HD video, and being able to have interchangeable lens capability on an HD camcorder is a feature usually reserved for professional level camcorders that cost much much more than this camera. I hope this helps!
Thanks for posting,
Allan
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Nikon D90 M-Jpeg

Help! A colleague has the Nikon D90, with HD-movie mode. Now, when I transport the files to my Mac and play them in Quicktime I get a very "blur/low compression" version. Quicktime says it uses the dmb1-codec (?). Acceding to the specs it should be Mjpeg. But I cannot play the file in that codec (I can't even find it in the codeclist/plugins of quicktime). And, Yes, I've turned on the "Show legacy Codec". But still no sharp HD movie visible.
Does somebody has a answer/idea?
Fred

All I could find about the camera says that the SD video files use Motion JPEG (in an AVI container) but the HD videos (24fps) are not supported on the Mac OS.

How do I install camera raw 4.6 (for Nikon D90) in Elements 6 for a Mac?

I need to install camera raw 4.6 (for Nikon D90) plug-in on Elements 6 for at Mac? I'ved downloaded the plug-in but it does not seem to work. I've got Elements 10 on my desktop Mac but I am using Elements 6 on an older iBook G4. Any help will be appreciated. thanks.

For PSE 6, get the .plugin out of the download, then go to your hard drive>library>Application Support>Adobe>plug-ins>file formats and remove the old plug-in, then put just the new .plugin file in there instead. Older versions of PSE can't update ACR from the help menu the way PSE 10 can.

Can I use my Nikon D90 AVI files in Premiere Pro CC on my iMac?

Hi and thanks in advance to anyone who can lend me a hand. I am new to both Premiere Pro CC and Macs. I have used my Nikon D90 AVI files before with Premiere Elements on my PC with no problem, but the same films aren't working on my new setup with Premiere Pro CC and an iMac.
I can see and preview the films in the Source window but when I try to drag them onto the sequence window I get a little hand with a "no" sign.
I am using a version 7.1.0 (141) of PP CC and am on OS X 10.9
Do I need to transcode the files? If so, to what? And what is the best way to do that?
Many many thanks for any help!

Just remember, you will not always get the answer you want right away. Some people will point you to tutorials, some, like me, will attempt to help and still point you to tutorials, and some will just answer the question as best they can.
Some might insult you, and some merely insult your intelligence. Don't be offended. Do, however, search the forums as best you can in an attempt to find the answer before you post.
I realize that people don't always have the right words to describe the problem, and therefore have trouble searching. If searching fails you, just ask. It generally works out in the long run. And as you have discovered, sometimes a combination of posts may do the trick.

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