Import/Merge Canon EOS 5D Mark III H.264 MOV to iMovie AIC on Mac for further editing

by lydia870622 Tue Jul 03, 2012 2:49 pm

Source From: Brorsoft

The 5D Mark III is capable of fast continuous shooting of up to six fps, beating the speed of the EOS 5D Mk II by more than 50 percent. Canon’s new camera, which incidentally has been released on the 25th anniversary of its popular EOS camera system, also comes with improved weather resistance, which is certain to catch the eye of serious sports and wildlife photographers.

That Canon users will be bothered by one problem. Canon 5D Mark III recorded videos are in H.264 MOV format, but iMovie’s most compatible editing codec is AIC(*.mov) instead of H.264 (*.mov). So, when we wanna try to import Canon 5D Mark 3 H.264 MOV to iMovie for further editing, we need to transcode 5D Mark III H.264 MOV to Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) first. Here Brorsoft Canon EOS 5D Mk III MOV to AIC iMovie converter can make it possible.

Next, please follow the full guide listed below to convert Canon 5D Mark 3 H.264 MOV to iMovie AIC on Mac.

Step 1: Assume you’ve download and install the best H.264 MOV to AIC Converter for iMovie; run the program and you can import 5D Mark III recorded 1080p videos to it.
Tip: You can select the “Merge into one” box to merge multiple MOV files for easy editing in iMovie.

Step 2: Click on the “Format” and you will get a dropdown menu. We recommend you select iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov), which is the best format for iMovie with the proper video codec.
Note: To get a perfect output video for editing in iMovie, please click the Setting icon to do some audio/video settings. Here you’d better set the video frame rate as 30fps, video size as 1920*1080 and keep 5.1 channels to keep the best quality.

Step 3: Click Convert button to start the Canon 5D Mark III to iMovie conversion.

After the conversion, you can get the output AIC .mov files for iMovie by clicking on “Open” button effortlessly. Now, it’s time for you to transfer and edit Canon Mark III 5D MOV in iMovie without rendering.

Tip: This H.264 MOV to AIC Converter also allows you to transcode Canon H.264 MOV to AIC for FCE on Mac. You can link to Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac to learn more.

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