Import Sony XDCAM MXF to FCP

 

September 24, 2012 7:23 am / Posted by Jack Fisher to Camcorder Tips
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Convert Sony XDCAM MXF to Final Cut Pro with Sony XDCAM MXF Converter for Mac

As professional camcorders, Sony XDCAM series are among the best. They can record high quality videos with full details so as to gain great popularity. But because of the difference of codec between MXF and Apple editing software such as FCP, FCPX, the MXF files cannot be directly edited in such applications, you need to convert MXF to FCP.

iOrgsoft Sony XDCAM MXF Converter for Mac is a high-efficiency program that can fast convert Sony XDCAM MXF to FCP, FCE, iMovie supported format with high video quality kept. In addition, it can also convert Canon XF MXF, Panasonic P2 MXF to the applications above. Download and install Sony XDCAM MXF Converter for Mac, this article will take "how to transcode Sony XDCAM MXF to FCP" as example to show you how-to.

Load MXF files from you XDCAM camcorder

To achieve this, you can hit "Add files" button to browser and import the MXF files, or find them in your folder then drag to the program directly. Multiple files importing and converting are supported.

Choose output format

Hit the format icon to choose "Final Cut Pro"->"Apple ProRes 422(*.mov)", then hit the "save to" option to select an output path to save the converted files.

Convert MXF to FCP

When finish settings above, hit the "Convert" button to transfer Sony XDCAM MXF to FCP ProRes 422 MOV. A bar will pop up to show you the status of conversion. After finish converting, you can import the converted Sony XDCAM MXF footage to FCP to edit further.