Quicktime Pro question for editing video???

[DisneySuiteFreak]

Hi all,
I imported some HD video I took into my Windows XP computer. (I didn't install the software that came w/ my D90 - just haven't gotten around to it and not sure if there's even anything in there for HD video.) When I play the video using Windows media, it lags and the video is not synched w/ audio. However in QT it's fine even though it imported as a .avi video. Strange. Anyway, I wanted to edit the video and stitch some together because the D90 only videos in 5 minute increments. On Apple's QT website, it says that you can import HDvideo using a firewire camera. But my camera doesn't have a firewire connection. It has a USB connection. So can I use QT Pro to edit my video? Or is there no way? I want to know before I download and pay for QT Pro.
By the way, for everyone who says they wouldn't use their D90 for video...I said the same thing. I was really impressed with the quality of the video I took and didn't experience and 'rolling shutter' issues. I think you just can't do real fast pans (as some have reported) and it's fine. I videotaped handheld and I did pans and it was fine.
Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[Groucho]

The firewire is really only for camcorders, which can stream DV video over firewire. It's not what you would use for getting stuff off your D90.

I'm not sure what codecs the D90 uses, but that's what you probably need to find out. I would certainly not recommend paying for Quicktime. You need to figure out what the video codec is (AVCHD perhaps?) and look for a video editing program that supports them. I would think you can find something free but it may be clunky. (For example, the free VirtualDub can work with almost anything, and is very powerful, but not very user-friendly.)

 

[DisneySuiteFreak]

Thanks Groucho! I guess I should bust out the owner's manual for my D90 and see if any software came with it first. Then go from there. I actually didn't ever intend to use the video mode. It looks really good though, so I'd like to have the option.
Thanks again.