Edit Panasonic/Canon/Sony (P2) MXF to FCP 7!

If you are a Panasonic P2, Canon XF, Sony XDCAM user then you will have a lot of MXF video files that has been shoot by the camera or camcorder which records videos in the MXF file format. And if you want to edit the .mxf files in FCP 7 then you will find it difficult as because there are many problems as because the .mxf files are not compatible with FCP 7. However there are many other methods through which you can import and edit the MXF footages in the Final Cut Pro 7.  Here is one of the method by which you can import and edit the MXF files to FCP 7.

The MXF files of Panasonic P2, Sony XDCAM and Canon XF are not the same. You may notice that the MXF files of the Sony XDCAM can be imported while the Canon MXFs files need to be logged and transferred and then be formatted in the L&T preferences. However there will be the same issue in both the cases. The Final Cut Pro does not support MXF files but converts them ti the QT through Logging and Transferring. With the use of the third party MXF Converter for Mac you can easily import the MXF files to FCP 7 without any hassle. 

How to Convert MXF files for Editing in FCP 7

MXF Converter for Mac is a powerful professional MXF to FCP 7 converter tool which helps you in converting your MXF file format to the supported FCP format such as ProRes 422. You can even import the MXF files to ProRes 422 with the help of this tool in few clicks. Apart from this, MXF Converter supports professional encoders such as Apple Intermediate Codec, DNxHD, MPEG-2 which guarantees you high editing efficiency and quality when you work on FCP, Final Cut Express (FCE), Adobe Premier or Avid Media Composer. Thus the best alternative is to convert and edit the Panasonic P2, Sony XDCAM, Canon XF MXF files into FCP 7. 

ALSO READ: How to edit .mxf video on Adobe Premiere Pro

When you convert the MXF videos with the help of the MXF Converter Mac then you need to be sure that you have the full MXF file structure which is saved in the camcorder. If you have some lose part of the .MXF video then the files have the audio only with image.

Step for Converting the MXF files for Editing in FCP 7

Step 1 – Firstly you need to download and Install Software on your Mac system.

Step 2 – Then you need to Add MXF file that you want to convert, and then you need to customize the video setting and then start the conversion process.

When the conversion process gets completed then directly import the converted video files in the FCP and the do editing further.

To get more knowledge on this, read: Steps to edit Panasonic/Canon/Sony (P2) MXF to FCP 7!