Like Mark suggested, I changed to H264 8 bit and all is good. I had the same issue with my Z9, wouldn't play on Windows 10 but the default was set to H265. That may be something to try as well but I can't remember if the Z9 already has ProRes or if it's coming in the next update - I'd have to double check that. ProRes file sizes are enormous, but don't need to be decoded like H264/H265 files, so editing is very smooth. Also keep in mind 10bit H265 is going to be extremely taxing on your editing system - thats why ProRes is so nice to work with.

You can always convert to H264 after the fact, or shoot in H264 if available, but file sizes will be larger.

The studio version is very reasonably priced around $400 USD for a lifetime license and I think they are still including the speed editor for free which costs about the same if purchased as a standalone, so it's quite the bargain: What happens when you try to open the file in a player like VLC or a dedicated video editor like Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, or whatever your preferred program is? DaVinci Resolve is the best one out there in my opinion (it is a Hollywood/Broadcast grade program), and it's free, but note the free version will not handle 10bit H265. It used to be free but I don't think it is anymore. You probably just need to download the H265 Codec for Windows. Window prompt me to download a paid file from microsoft store. When I try to run it from inside Nikon NX studio, it prompts me to download a codec file from Nikon site, but even I downloaded that file, I could not run video.

When I select 4k (3840×2160 24p), I have to select file type H.265 8-bit (or 10 bit)īut after recording the video, I could not run it on window 10.

could not run a video file recorded by Z9.

H.265 davinci resolve 17 free