An efficient way to Import Canon C500 PL 4K MXF to FCP X

Do you wanna import Canon EOS C500/C500 PL 4K MXF to FCP X? Maybe the strongest converting tool iMixMXF can do a favor.

1. Why not use iMixMXF to transfer Canon c500 PL MXF files? 

We all know, Canon EOS C500PL, as one of the most popular professional camcorders, it was loved by most photographers. Due to its vivid high-definition and multiple functions, it has brought us a lot of unforgettable moments and memories. But unfortunately, we can’t import our videos into FCP X directly for editing. Cause Canon C500 PL recoded files are MXF format while the best video format FCP X supported is Apple Pro Res 422 MOV. Thus we need a friendly converter called iMixMXF to transcode MXF format to ProRes 422 MOV.

2.iMixMXF---An efficient tool for converting with multi-track preversed.  

As a strong convert tool, iMixMXF supplies us a convenient way to accept the MXF files and make it easier for FCP X to edit. On the other hand, iMixMXF can not only output ProRes 422 MOV but also support some other formats, such as H.264/Mpeg-4, MKV,MPEG-2 Video ect. What’s more, this software has an outstanding feature that can output the videos with multi-track audio preserved. However, to those who have no needs in multi-track function, we can recommend another tool for you :Pavtube MXF Converter for Mac. It’s a good choice too.

Pavtube iMixMXF vs Tipard MXF Converter for Mac

3. Does iMixMXF also support other camcorder brands? 

Maybe there are still some users must be confused if iMixMXF can also support other camcorder brands .For example: Sony, Panasonic or other brands. There is no doubt iMixMXF has a strong capacity to solve these problems well. So why not have a try? I’ m sure you will love it.

The following URL showed us the specific steps on how to import MXF to FCP with iMixMXF. Open it if you need:

Recently we hear that some users reflect there was no audio when they convert MXF files to Apple Pro Res 422. Here we’ll supply several tips for our readers:

• a. Before you put the recorded MXF files into FCP X , Please make sure they can be played well. So why not check it on your personal camcorders firstly?
• b. The most important point for us to pay attention to is the process of converting videos. After selecting our task, click the “properties” item to choose a correct audio stream ID. Then we could have a try in the window on the right and convert these task smoothly.

Take the measures metioned above , we will successfully get our video format from Canon C500PL MXF to FCP X for editing.

Tips:

a. If our MXF footages are shot by Panasonic P2 camcorders, we must make sure we have imported the video and audio files at the same time, or we might get our audio or video missed.

b.For more details about iMixMXF, we can refer to the online help page.

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Top MXF Converter for Mac Review: Pavtube iMixMXF vs Tipard MXF Converter for Mac

Which MXF Converter for Mac is the best MXF Converter software in 2016 or future? If you want to get a top MXF Converter for Mac to convert Panasonic P2 MXF, Canon MXF, Avid MXF and Sony XAVC MXF/XDCAM MXF preserving multiple audio channels and original timecode, etc., this Mac MXF Converter Review will be helpful. We give you top MXF Converter for Mac software reviews for you here. You can according the review to choose a best multi-tracks MXF Converter for you. 

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A Brief Review on top MXF Converter for Mac: Pavtube iMixMXF vs Tipard MXF Converter for Mac

Note: If you are running on Windows, please refer to the review - Best Multi-track MXF Converter Review

Main interface

Pavtube iMixMXF:

Tipard MXF Converter for Mac:

Import

Pavtube iMixMXF offers two icons on the top left for "add videos" and "add from folder"; Tipard MXF Converter for Mac integrates them into one, the same place on the top left.

We load three mxf clips in different Camera models.

Source video properties

In Pavtube iMixMXF, we can find a bubble under the three titles. Click it to check the input video/audio properties including video/audio stream, format, resolution, frame rate, bitrate and duration.

Tipard MXF Converter for Mac also has an icon to show source file properties as following. But it seems it didn't show all the info of audio stream. If you want to check/switch them, you'll need to click and select in "Audio Track".

Output Presets:

As a beginner, the output presets (or profiles) are very important to give you conversion guidance with no need to change the bitrate, framerate, size or other figures. Both Pavtube and Tipard have various presets for different devices, and NLEs. Both of them support customize outputting preset if it's needed.

Video Edition:

Let's move on to edit videos before conversion.

Click the 3D icon on top of Pavtube iMixMXF, it pops up a windows to let you trim, crop, add text/image/video watermark, remove/replace audio, add subtitles and add 3D effect. Well organized.

In Tipard MXF Converter for Mac, the Trim feature is listed separately. The rest crop, effect, edit audio and add 3D effect work the same with Pavtube iMixMXF, except the preview window is difficult to see. Besides, the Tipard MXF Converter for Mac is not able to add video watermark as the former.

Now let do a test to convert mxf to prores on both the converters.

Test: workflow of converting MXF to ProRes 422 for FCP X

We test with one MXF clip from Canon XF100 with two audio tracks.

1. We choose "Multi-track video -> Multi-track Apple Prores 422(*.mov)" in Pavtube iMixMXF and "Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422(*.mov)" in Tipard MXF Converter for Mac.

2. Choose audio tracks in Settings.

Pavtube iMixMXF offers settings for Video and Audio; all the audio streams are showed here. We check both the audio track as apparently we want to save all the sound we recorded. Also it offers a mix into one track option; we keep it unchecked.

In Tipard MXF Converter for Mac main interface, we found the options for Audio Track; but there's no way to select all of them. So we just check the first stream.

3. Start conversion.

Click the Convert icon at nearly the same time. We can see Pavtube iMixMXF (right) shows the percentage while Tipard MXF Converter for Mac (left) doesn't, the preview window changes with the process, but it's stuttering all the time.

4. Import to Final Cut Pro X.

Both the two converted completes at the same time. Now click Open output folder to locate the converted video and import them into FPCX.

We can see both the audio tracks saved separately as original in Pavtube converted video, and the timecode is kept.

While in converted video from Tipard MXF Converter for Mac, it only includes one audio track—the first one we selected. And the original timecode is removed; it's really confusing us as we thought it's basic and should be not difficult to realize.

All the steps done; thanks to Pavtube and Tipard for bringing us the great MXF converting programs despite that we have made a decision

• See also: 2016 Best MXF Converter for Mac

FYI: during our research online, there's another MXF Converter for Mac from Pavtube but it seems to be the lite version of Pavtube iMixMXF. For users who only records one audio track, the former is recommended and it costs less than the latter Pro version. 

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Convert Sony XDCAM MXF to Multi-track Apple ProRes for Final Cut Pro 6/7, FCP X

Description: An easy and step-by-step workflow to convert Sony XDCAM MXF to Apple ProRes with multiple audio tracks for FCP 6/7/X editing.

"Hi, I got some XACAM HD 422 MXF files from my Sony PMW200 and want to edit some in FCP 7. But it seems to be hard to keep all my audio channels saved separately during conversion. Is there any simple work flow for this?"

For many photography enthusiasts, shooting videos with full Omni bearing audios is very important in further editing or playback. And many people used to do audio track based editing in FCP 7, hence here comes the problem: how to keep multiple audio tracks saved when converting Sony XDCAM MXF to Apple ProRes for FCP?

 

Follow this step-by-step guide; you can easily accomplish it within a few clicks.

Required program: Best Mac multi-track MXF Converter - Pavtube iMixMXF 

Step 1. Get this Mac multi-track XDCAM MXF Converter installed, click "Add video"  to load individual mxf videos; or click "Add from folder"  to load the entire folder. It will recognize all the audio channels.

 

Step 2. Click "Format" and choose Multi-track Video>Multi-track Apple ProRes 422(*.mov)



Step 3. Click "Settings" to customize your video size, bitrate, frame rate and other specs; and check video channels that you want to convert.

Follow the bottom left icon to let the selected audio tracks "mix into one channel"; or that it will keep all the audio tracks apart.



For non-multi-track converting, it's also supported to add .srt/.ass soft subtitles as you like; click Edit and switch to "Subtitles" tab, and click Browse to locate your prepared subtitles.

Step 4. Click "Convert" to start converting Sony XDCAM MXF to Apple ProRes keeping multi audio channels for FCP 6/7/X.

For users don't need to deal with multi-track thing, just simple want to convert MXF to other formats, the MXF Converter for Mac (only $29) is highly recommended.

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