Showing posts with label Panasonic P2 MXF Converter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Panasonic P2 MXF Converter. Show all posts

Friday, June 7, 2013

Convert Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 MXF recordings to Premiere Pro CS6/5.5/5 on Mac

Many people choose to record wonderful moments with a Panasonic AG-HPX500 for its great video presenting ability. And it could be better to transcode the Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 MXF to Adobe Premiere Pro CS6/5.5/5 for further editing. Follow this guide, you will learn how to accomplish it within a few clicks.
"The camera that we are using is a Panasonic HPX500. We are shooting at 1080p 60i. But the videos are wrapped in MXF which I am not familiar with. I'm wondering whether I can edit these P2 MXF videos in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6? Thanks in advance!"
Panasonic AG-HPX500 is an HD P2 camcorder with high resolution. Many photography fans choose it for its outstanding video recording ability with 4:2:2 10-bit sampling, records in DVCPRO50, DVCPRO and DV, and other HD, SD formats at 1080 in 60i, 50i, 30p, 25p and 24p; as well as four independent audio channels.

The Panasonic AG-HPX500 recorded videos are really excellent among the high-end cameras; and you may want to edit them in some editing programs on mac, such as Adobe Premiere Pro, iMovie/FCE, FCP, After Effects and so on. But all of them are nonlinear editing programs which mean the MXF encoded files are not supported directly. So here comes up the original question: how can we convert Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 MXF recordings to Premiere Pro CS6/5.5/5 compatible format?

After lots of searching and testing among the top converting programs, this Pavtube Panasonic P2 MXF Converter for Mac is recommended for that it's capable to convert Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 MXF to Premiere Pro efficiently and stably. Click here to download the free trial version, get it installed and let's start!

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How to convert Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 MXF footage for Premiere Pro CS6/5.5/5

Step 1. Add MXF files to Pavtube Mac P2 MXF Converter.

Connect you camcorder to Mac and keep it on until it show as a hard drive on desktop.

Install and run Pavtube MXF Converter for Mac.

Click top left icon to load you footages. You can choose "Add videos" or "Add from folder" directly.

pavtube mxf converter for mac

Step 2. Choose compatible format for Adobe Premiere Pro CS6/5.5/5

Click "Format" and find Adobe Premiere Pro at left, choose "MPEG-2 (*.mov)" or "MOV(AVC)(*mov)" etc. as it's the preferred codec for Premiere Pro. Or you can choose "Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)".

Apple ProRes 422:
best format for importing mxf to premiere pro

MOV, MPEG, WMV:
panasonic p2 mxf to mov mpeg wmv

Step 3. Set up output videos settings for Premiere (Optional)

Click "Settings" which is marked as 3, you can fix the bitrate, frame rate, sample rate and video size, it's all up to you. Usually the higher bitrate you choose, higher video quality will be, and larger video size correspondingly.

Step 4. Start converting AG-HPX500 P2 MXF for Premiere Pro

Now click the big red circle at right bottom, wait for moments till the conversion complete. You can click "Open" to locate the converted video directly.

For beginners, here is a guide on how to import video files to Premiere Pro

Learn More MXF related guide:

                 

Monday, June 3, 2013

Import Panasonic HPX3100 P2 MXF to Avid Media Composer 6.5/6/5.5/5 on Mac

"The camera I am using is a Panasonic AJ-HPX3100. The output file is packaged in MXF. I'm wondering whether there's a detailed step by step instruction on how to import these files so that they can be read by the Avid Media Composer?"
The Panasonic AJ-HPX3100 P2 is an HD camcorder which features three 2/3-inch high-density 2.2 million pixel CCDs. It can acquire full-raster 1920x1080 resolution imaging with a 4:2:2 10-bit sampling using the AVC-Intra. It can record HD in AVC-Intra and DVCPRO HD at 1080 in 24p, 25p, 30p, 50i and 60i; and 480i/586i SD in DVCPRO50, DVCPRO and DV. This slim-line 2/3" camera comes with several features including 24-bit audio in AVC-Intra, wireless metadata input and high-quality proxy recording. It can record on high data transfer speed E-Series P2 cards.

P2 recorded files are really excellent among the high-end cameras; however the problems comes when you want toplay Panasonic AJ-HPX3100 P2 MXF footages on Mac or edit Panasonic AJ-HPX3100 P2 MXF in traditional nonlinear editing programs such as Avid Media Composer, FCP, FCP X, iMovie, FCE, Adobe Premiere Pro and so on. FCP X may support some Panasonic camcorders but Avid Media Composer not. In this case, you will need to get a easy-to-use Mac Panasonic MXF Converter to help Avid work with MXF footages.

Pavtube MXF Converter for Mac provides high-quality MXF video converting solution for Avid Media Composer. It supports convert Panasonic AJ-HPX3100 AVC-Intra and DVCPRO HD P2 MXF files to Avid Media Composer with DNxHD codec MOV format at ultrafast conversion speed without rendering. (Read also MXF Converter Review)

Now get this Panasonic P2 MXF to Avid Converter installed, and follow this guide to get your MXF footage work with Avid Media Composer smoothly.

          

Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.com/mxf-converter-mac/
- AppStore Download: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pavtube-mxf-converter/id502807634?mt=12
- Amazon Download: http://www.amazon.com/Pavtube-MXF-Converter-Mac-Download/dp/B00QID8K28
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-MXF-Converter/3000-2194_4-76177789.html

Note: Click here to Pavtube Panasonic MXF Converter windows version if you are running Windows OS.



How to convert Panasonic AJ-HPX3100 P2 MXF to Avid DNxHD MOV for editing in Avid Media Composer 6.5/6/5 on Mac

Step 1. Connect your Panasonic AJ-HPX3100 Camcorder to Mac with USB cable or use card reader to transfer the MXF files to Apple hard drive disk; do not forget to keep your camcorder on.



Step 2. Load MXF clips to Pavtube Mac MXF to Avid Converter.

After download, Run this Panasonic MXF to Avid Converter for Mac, click the "Add Files" button to load individuals mxf videos; or click "Add from folder" to load the entire folder. 



Step 3. Choose editing program compatible format. 

Click the "Profile" option, you will find various video formats sorted by different programs/devices. For Avid Media Composer, it should be Avid Media Composer >Avid DNxHD (*.mov).



With the "merge into one file" box above "Open", you can lossless merge your Panasonic MXF footages in a few clicks.

Step 4. Click the "Converter" button, start convert Panasonic HPX3100 MXF to Avid DNxHD MOV and wait for a while to get the fresh hot converted video. Click Browse to locate them directly. 

Tips: 

1. Refer to here to get more step-by-step guide of how to work with Panasonic footages and MXF videos on mac

2. Want to edit MXF clips in FCP X, iMovie/FCE, Adobe Premiere Pro CCAperture 3 with native codec? It is also available!

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