Solution of edit Canon mxf files with final cut pro

What is mxf format?

MXF is a "container" or "wrapper" format which supports a number of different streams of coded "essence", encoded with any of a variety of codecs, together with a metadata wrapper which describes the material contained within the MXF file.

MXF has been designed to address a number of problems with non-professional formats. MXF has full timecode and metadata support, and is intended as a platform-agnostic stable standard for future professional video and audio applications.

Final Cut Pro was a non-linear video editing software developed by Macromedia Inc. and then Apple Inc. Final Cut Pro allows you to edit everything from digital video, IMX and uncompressed SD to HDV, XDCAM HD, DVCPRO HD and uncompressed HD.

Have bundles of .mxf file shot by Canon XF series camcorder like XF100, and try editing the MXF in Final Cut Pro? However, the result may let you down, for the MXF file can't be directly recognized by FCP or the shootings became distorted after importing in Final Cut Pro.

In the case, to transcode the Canon MXF to FCP most acceptable file format like MOV with ProRes codec can be an effective solution can work for you. Here, I introduce you a nice software-Doremisoft MXF to FCP Converter, which can fast convert any MXF from Canon XF100, XF305, XF300, XF105 to ProRes for Final Cut Pro without video quality loss. What's more, it can well compatible with all versions of Final Cut Pro (X).

Convert MXF from Canon XF100 to Final Cut Pro:

Step 1: Add .mxf file(s) to the MXF Converter for Final Cut Pro

Download and install then run the application, then click "Add File" to load the .mxf file(s) into it.

Step 2: Select "Final Cut Pro" as output application

Under the menu of "Profile", you can choose any file format on the submenu of "Final Cut Pro", such as Apple ProRes 422(HQ), ProRes 422(LT), ProRes 422(Proxy), H.264, MPEG4 etc. If you are eager to the output video with high quality, you can choose Apple ProRes422(HQ). Also, the exported video will be in much bigger size than the SD video. Plus, the software can help you to edit MXF file in Final Cut Pro X as well.

Step 3: Star the conversion of XF100 MXF to Final Cut Pro

Click "START" button to start transcoding MXF footages to ProRes MOV for editing in FCP.

Tips: Canon 60D MOV to Movie Maker Converter, which can effortlessly transcode the Canon 60D MOV files to any WMM acceptable file formats like MPEG2, AVI, WMV, etc. Also, it has rich presets for portable devices like the New iPad, Nexus 7, Galaxy S3, etc. So you can edit canon 60d mov in wmm.