Aperture 3: About Video and Audio formats in Aperture

Summary

Aperture 3 enables you to use many video and audio formats from popular still cameras. See the tables below for some examples of supported formats.

Products Affected

Aperture 3.x

Note: Aperture 3 works with a wide variety of video formats, but not all QuickTime-compatible video formats are supported. Certain compression options, codecs, and frame rates are not supported.

Video Formats

Camera Type Codec Pixel Size Frame Rate
Canon
Canon 1D Mark IV .mov H.264 640x480 60
      1280x730 60
      1920x1080 24 and 30
Canon 1D X .mov H.264 1920x1080 30, 25 and 24
      1280x720 60 and 50
      640x480 60 and 50
Canon 5D Mark II .mov H.264 1920x1080 30
      640x480 30
Canon 5D Mark III .mov H.264 1920x1080 30, 25 and 24
      1280x720 60 and 50
      640x480 30 and 25
Canon 6D .mov H.264 1920x1080 30, 25 and 24
      1280x720 60 and 50
      640x480 30 and 25
Canon 7D .mov H.264 640x480 60
      1280x720 60
      1920x1080 24 and 30
Canon 60D .mov H.264 640x480 60
      crop 640x480 60
      1280x720 60
      1920x1080 24 and 30
Canon 550D .mov H.264 640x480 60
      crop 640x480 60
      1280x720 60
      1920x1080 24 and 30
Canon G9 .avi Apple OpenDML JPEG 640x480 30
Canon G10 .mov H.264 640x480 30
Canon G11 .mov H.264 320x240 30
      640x480 30
Canon PowerShot G12 .mov H.264 320x240 30
      640x480 30
      1280x720 24
Canon PowerShot G15 .mov H.264 640x480 30
      1280x720 30
      1920x1080 24
Canon PowerShot G1 X .mov H.264 1920x1080 24
      1280x720 30
      640x480 30
Canon PS70 .avi Apple OpenDML JPEG 320x240 15
Canon Rebel T1i .mov H.264 640x480 30
      1280x720 30
      1920x1080 20
Canon Rebel T3 .mov H.264 1280x720 25 and 30
Canon Rebel T3i .mov H.264 640x480 25 and 30
      1280x720 50 and 60
      1920x1080 20
Canon Rebel T4i .mov H.264 1920x1080 30, 25 and 24
      1280x720 60 and 50
      640x480 60 and 50
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS .mov H.264 320x240 30
      640x480 30
Canon PowerShot SX50HS .mov H.264 640x480 30
      1280x720 30
      1920x1080 24
Canon S90 .mov H.264 320x240 30
      640x480 30
Canon S95 .mov H.264 478x359 30
      640x480 30
      1280x720 24
Canon S100 .mov H.264 1920 x 1080 24 
      1280 x 720 30
      640 x 480 30
      640 x 480 30 and 120
      320 x 240 240
Canon S110 .mov H.264 640x480 30
      1280x720 30
      1920x1080 24
Canon EOS M .mov H.264 640x480 50 and 60
      1280x720 50 and 60
      1920x1080 24, 25 and 30
Apple
iPhone 5 .mov H.264 1920x1080 30
iPhone 4s .mov H.264 1920x1080 30
      640x480 30
iPhone 4 .mov H.264 640x480 30
      1280x720 30
iPhone 3GS .mov H.264 640x480 30
iPod Nano .mp4 H.264 640x480 30
FujiFilm
Fuji FinePix X100 .mov H.264 1280x720 24
X20 .mov H.264 1920x1080 60
  .mov H.264 1280x720 60
  .mov H.264 640x480 30, 80 (slo-mo)
  .mov H.264 320x240 150 (slo-mo)
  .mov H.264 320x112 250 (slo-mo)
X100S .mov H.264 1920x1080 60
  .mov H.264 1280x720 30
X-E1 .mov H.264 1920x1080 24
  .mov H.264 1280x720 24
X-Pro1 .mov H.264 1920x1080 24
  .mov H.264 1280x720 24
Konica Minolta
DiMAGE A200 .mov H.264 320x240 15 and 30
      640x480 15 and 30
      800x600 15
Leica
Leica D-Lux 4 .mov Photo-JPEG 320x240 10 and 30
      640x480 30
      848x480 30
      1280x720 24
Leica D-Lux 5 .mov Photo-JPEG 320x240 30
      680x480 30
      848x480 30
      1280x720 30
Leica D-Lux 6 .mp4 Photo-JPEG 640x480 30 and 25
      1280x720 60, 50, 30 and 25
      1920x1080 60, 50, 30 and 25
Leica V-Lux 2 .mov Photo-JPEG 320x240 30
      640x480 30
      848x480 30
      1280x720 30
Leica V-Lux 4 .mov Photo-JPEG 640x480 30 and 25
      1280x720 60, 50, 30 and 25
      1920x1080 60, 50, 30 and 25
Nikon
Nikon D4 .mov H.264 1920x1080 30, 25 and 24
      1280x720 60, 50, 30 and 25
      640x424 30 and 25
Nikon D300s .avi Apple OpenDML JPEG 320x240 24
      640x480 24
      1280x720 24
Nikon D600 .mov H.264 1920x1080 30, 25 and 24
      1280x720 60, 50, 30 and 25
Nikon D800 .mov H.264 1920x1080 30, 25 and 24
      1280x720 60, 50, 30 and 25
      640x424 24
Nikon D800E .mov H.264 1920x1080 30, 25 and 24
      1280x720 60, 50, 30 and 25
      640x424 24
Nikon D90 .avi Apple OpenDML JPEG 320x216 24
      640x424 24
      1280x720 24
Nikon D5000 .avi Apple OpenDML JPEG 320x216 24
      640x424 24
      1280x720 24
Nikon D5100 .mov H.264 640x424 25 and 30
      1280x720 24, 25 and 30
      1920x1080 24, 25 and 30
Nikon D5200 .mov H.264 640x424 30 and 25
      1280x720 60 and 50
      1920x1080 60, 50, 30, 25 and 24
Nikon D7000 .mov H.264 640x424 30
      1280x720 24
      1280x720 30
      1920x1080 24
Nikon D3100 .mov H.264 640x424 24 and 30
      1280x720 24, 25, and 30
      1920x1080 24
Nikon D3200 .mov H.264 640x424 30 and 25
      1280x720 60 and 50
      1920x1080 30, 25 and 24
Nikon P6000 .avi Apple OpenDML JPEG 640x480 30
Nikon P7000 .mov H.264 320x240 30
      640x480 30
      1280x720 24
Nikon P7100 .mov H.264 1280 x 720 24
      640 x 480 30
      320 x 240 30
Nikon P7700 .mov H.264 1920x1080 30 and 15
      1280x720 60 and 30
      640x480 120 and 30
Nikon J1 .mov H.264 1920 x 1080 60, 30
      1280 x 720 60
      640 x 240 400
      320 x 120 1200
Nikon 1 J2 .mov H.264 1920x1080 60 and 30
      1280x720 60
      1072x720 60
      640x240 400
      320x120 1200
Nikon 1 V2 .mov H.264 1920x1080 60 and 30
      1280x720 60
      640x240 400
      320x120 1200
Nikon V1 .mov H.264 1920 x 1080 60 and 30
      1280 x 720 60
      640 x 240 400
      320 x 120 1200
Olympus
Olympus E-P1 .avi Apple OpenDML JPEG 1280x720 30
Olympus E-P2 .avi Apple OpenDML JPEG 640x480 30
      1280x720 30
Olympus E-PL1 .avi Apple OpenDML JPEG 640x480 30
      1280x720 30
Olympus E-PL1s .avi Apple OpenDML JPEG 1280 x 720 30
      640 x 480 30
Olympus E-PL2 .avi Apple OpenDML JPEG 640x480 30
      1280x720 30
Olympus E-PL3 .avi Apple OpenDML JPEG 1280x720 30
      640x480 30
Olympus E-PL5 .mov H.264 1920x1080 30
  .avi Motion JPEG 1280x720 30
      640x480 30
Olympus E-PM1 .avi Apple OpenDML JPEG 1280x720 30
      640x480 30
Olympus E-PM2 .mov H.264 1920x1080 30
  .avi Motion JPEG 1280x720 30
      640x480 30
Olympus E-5 .avi Apple OpenDML JPEG 640x480 30
      1280x720 30
Olympus XZ-1 .avi Apple OpenDML JPEG 640x480 30
      1280x720 30
Olympus PEN E-P3 .avi Apple OpenDML JPEG 340x480 SD 30
      1280x720 HD 30
Olympus OM-D E-M5 .mov, .avi H.264 1920x1080 30
      1280x720 30
      640x480 30
Olypus STYLUS XZ-2 .mov H.264 1920x1080 30
      1280x720 30
Panasonic
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 .mov Photo-JPEG 320x240 10 and 30
      640x480 30
      848x480 30
      1280x720 24
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 .mov H.264 478x359 30
      640x480 30
      848x480 30
      1280x720 30
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 .mp4 VGA 640x480 30, 120 and 240
    H.264 1280x720 25 and 30
      1920x1080 25 and 30
Panasonic Lumix GH1 .mov Photo-JPEG 320x240 30
      640x480 30
      848x480 30
      1280x720 24
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 .mov Photo-JPEG 1920x1080 30
      1280x720 30
      640x480 30
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 .mp4 H.264 1920x1080 25
      1280x720 25
      640x480 25
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 .mov Photo-JPEG 1280x720 30
      848x480 30
      640x480 30
      320x240 30
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38 .mov Photo-JPEG 1280x720 30
      848x480 30
      640x480 30
      320x240 30
Panasonic Lumix GF1 .mov Photo-JPEG 320x280 30
      640x480 30
      848x480 30
      1280x720 30
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 .mov Photo-JPEG 320x280 30
      640x480 30
      848x480 30
      1280x720 30
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5 .mp4 H.264 640x480 30
      1280x720 30
      1920x1080 30
Panasonic Lumix G3 .mov Photo-JPEG 320x280 QVGA 30
      640x480 VGA 30
      1280x720 HD 30
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 .mov Photo-JPEG 320x280 30
      640x480 30
      848x480 30
      1280x720 30
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 - PAL .mov Photo-JPEG 320x240 30
      640x480 30
      848x480 30
      1280x720 30
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 - NTSC .mov Photo-JPEG 320x240 30
      640x480 30
      848x480 30
      1280x720 30
Pansonic Lumix GF3 .mov Photo-JPEG 320x280 QVGA 30
      640x480 VGA 30
      1280x720 HD 30
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 - PAL .mov Photo-JPEG 320x240 30
      640x480 30
      848x480 30
      1280x720 30
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 - NTSC .mov Photo-JPEG 320x240 30
      640x480 30
      848x480 30
      1280x720 30
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3-PAL .mov H.264 1920x1080 60, 30 and 24
      1280x720 30
  .mp4   640x480
30
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3-NTSC
.mov
H.264 1920x1080 60, 30 and 24
      1280x720
30
 
.mp4
  640x480
30
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 .mov Photo-JPEG 320x240 30
      640x480 30
      1280x720 30
      1920x1080 30
Panasonic FZ-150 .mp4 H.264 1920 x 1080 30 and 25
      1280 x 720 30 and 25
     Photo-JPEG 640 x 480 30 and 25
      320 x 240 220
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 .mp4 VGA 640x480 240, 120 and 30
    H.264 1280x720 30 and 25
      1920x1080 30 and 25
Pentax
Pentax K-5 .avi Apple OpenDML JPEG 640x480 25
      1280x720 25 and 30
      1920x1080 25
Pentax K-5II .avi Motion JPEG 640x480 25 and 30
      1280x720 25 and 30
      1920x1080 25
Pentax K-5IIs .avi Motion JPEG 640x480 25 and 30
      1280x720 25 and 30
      1920x1080 25
Pentax K-7 .avi Apple OpenDML JPEG 640x416 30
      1280x720 30
      1536x1024 30
Pentax K-30 .mp4 H.264 640x480 30, 25 and 24
      1280x720 60, 50, 30, 25 and 24
      1920x1080 30, 25 and 24
Pentax K-R .avi Apple OpenDML JPEG 640x480 25
      1280x720 25
Pentax K-X .avi Apple OpenDML JPEG 640x480 24
      1280x720 24
Pentax Q .mp4  H.264 320x240 30
      640x416 30
      1280x720 30
      1536x1024 30
Samsung
Samsung NX10 .mp4 H.264 320x280 30
      640x480 30
      1280x720 30
Samsung NX 11 .mp4 H.264 320x280 N 30
      320x280 HQ 30
      640x480 N 30
      640x480 HQ 30
      1280x720 N 30
      1280x720 HQ 30
Samsung NX 100 .mp4 H.264 320x280 N 30
      320x280 HQ 30
      640xx480 N 30
      640x480 HQ 30
      1280x720 N 30
      1280x720 HQ 30
Samsung NX200 .mp4 H.264 1920x1080 30
      1280x720 60, 36, and 30
      640x480 30
      320x240 30
Sony
Sony DSLR-A33 .mp4 H.264 640x480 30
      1920x1080 30
Sony DSLR-A55 .mp4 H.264 1920x1080 30
Sony DSLR-A560 .mp4 H.264 640x480 30
      1920x1080 30
Sony DSLR-A580 .mp4 H.264 640x480 30
      1920x1080 30
Sony Alpha NEX-3 .mp4 MPEG-4 Video 640x480 30
      1280x720 30
Sony Alpha NEX-5 .mp4 H.264 640x480 30
      1920x1080 30
Sony Alpha NEX-5N .mp4 H.264 1920x1080 24
      1280x720 30
      640x480 30
Sony Alpha NEX-5R .mp4 H.264 1440x1080 30
    VGA 640x480 30
Sony Alpha NEX-6 .mp4 H.264 1440x1080 30
    VGA 640x480 30
Sony Alpha NEX-7 .mp4 H.264 1920x1080 60 and 24
      640x480 VGA 30
Sony Alpha NEX-C3K .mp4 MPEG-4 Video 640x480 VGA 30
      1280x720 F 30
      1280x720 S 30
Sony Alpha NEX-F3 .mp4 VGA 640x480 30
    H.264 1440x1080 30
Sony SLT-A35 .mp4 H.264 640x480 VGA 30
      1440x1080 30
Sony SLT-A37 .mp4 H.264 1920x1080 60 and 24
      1440x1080 30
    MPEG-4 Video 640x424 VGA 30
Sony SLT-A57 .mp4 H.264 1920x1080 25
      640x480 VGA 25
Sony SLT-A65 .mp4 H.264 1920 x 1080 24
      1440 x 1080 30
      640x424 30
Sony SLT-A99 .mp4 H.264 1440x1080 30
    VGA 640x424 30
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 .mp4 MPEG-4 Video 1440x1080 30
    VGA 640x480 30

 

Audio Formats

Camera Type
Canon
Canon 1D .wav
Canon 1Ds .wav
Canon 1D Mark II .wav
Canon 1Ds Mark II .wav
Canon 1D Mark III .wav
Canon 1Ds Mark III .wav
Canon 1D Mark IV .wav
Canon G9 .wav
Canon G10 .wav
Leica
Leica Digilux 2 .wav
Leica Digilux 3 .wav
Nikon
Nikon D2X .wav
Nikon D2Xs .wav
Nikon D2H .wav
Nikon D2Hs .wav
Nikon D3 .wav
Nikon D3x .wav
Nikon P6000 .wav
Generic Audio Format
  .aif
  .caf
  .m4a (Apple Lossless)
  .m4a (AAC)
  .mp3
  .wav

 

Additional Information

This list is not meant to be exhaustive. Video and audio from other still cameras may work but have not been tested.

Important: Information about products not manufactured by Apple is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute Apple’s recommendation or endorsement. Please contact the vendor for additional information.
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