
Here I will show a Premiere Pro/After Effects tutorial: How to convert Nikon Zf MOV files to MPEG-2 with Acrok H.265 Converter and How to import video to Premiere Pro/After Effects for editing. Well, we look at Premiere Pro and After Effects user's problems..
"Why After Effects 2022 can not play 4K MOV files from my Nikon Zf camera? I have H.265 MOV files from my new Nikon Zf. I want convert them to a file that can be edit in After Effects without an error message before play back. When I use MPEG-4 the picture becomes so tiny. Is there a happy medium? I have some files that are very long - 15 to 20 minutes."
"I am recording some videos saved in .mov - Premiere Pro CC does not appear to like it or accept it... Any workaround for me to import and edit Nikon Zf H.265 MOV in Premiere Pro CC correctly?"
Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects was non-linear video editing software aimed at professionals in the TV and movie industry. If you are using Nikon Zf, DJI Osmo Action 4, GoPro Hero 12 or some cameras which record footage in the format of H.265, you may get trouble when importing these files into old version Premiere Pro/After Effects for further editing. In that case, you just need use a practical H.265 video converter to convert H.265 codec to Premiere Pro/After Effects compatible file types, like MPEG-2 (*.mpg).
In this case, Acrok Video Converter Ultimate is the first and best choice for you. With this video converter, you can effortlessly convert Nikon Zf H.265 MOV to MPEG-2, which will create a Premiere Pro/After Effects friendly file format keeping the original quality. Besides Adobe editing software, this software can also export Apple ProRes for Final Cut Pro, DNxHD for Avid Media Composer, H.264 for DaVinci Resolve and more NLE systems for native editing. And Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac is designed for Mac users. Now just download the program and follow the step-by-step instruction below to learn how to encode Nikon Zf MOV for Premiere Pro/After Effects.
Guide on how to edit Nkon Zf H.265 files in Premiere Pro/After Effects smoothly.
1
Load Nikon Zf files to Acrok software
Downloaded and installed the Nikon Zf video converter, launch it. Click "Add file" button to load your .mov files. Alternatively, drag & drop the files into the program directly. If you want to combine multiple Nikon Zf files to be a single file, just need to select the files > click "Settings" button then check "Merge all files into one" option.

2
Select the suitable formats
Click the "Format" to choose After Effects/Premiere Pro supported format. Navigate to "Editing Software". Here, you can choose the Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas MPEG-2 (*.mpg), MOV (AVC) (*.mov) or WMV (VC-1) (*.wmv) as output format. The MPEG-2 (*.mpg) is the most compatible format with Adobe editing software.You can also set the output folder by clicking "Output" icon as you prefer.

3
Start to convert and import
Click the "Convert" button on the right-bottom. It will begin to convert Nikon Zf H.265 MOV files to suitable format for Premiere Pro and After Effects. After the conversion, you can get the re-encoded videos for your editing software from the output folder effortlessly.
In this way, you can effortlessly import and edit Nikon Zf H.265 files in any editing program smoothly with no issues. Additionally, if you want to play your Nikon Zf files on some devices like Sony Bravia TVs, Panasonic Viera TVs, Xbox Series X, 3D VR Headset, etc, you can still get to those done by this efficient converter.