In this post you will learn how to convert MXF video to MOV file format for playing it on QuickTime Player on Mac system. Well, the conversion can be easily done by using MXF converter for Mac. But before that let us know what MXF file format is and why we need to convert MXF file into MOV.

Material eXchange Format or MXF is a container format just like the AVI format for the professional audio and video media defined by the group of SMPTE standards. It is fairly effective at exchange of IMX material and used by many professional camcorders such as Panasonic DVCPRO P2, Sony XDCAM, Panasonic P2 502, Panasonic AVCCAM, Panasonic P2 HD, HVX200, Canon XF300/XF305, and Sony PMW-EX1/EX3/800/VX10/350K and many more to keep the audio, video and any programmed data. 

MXF file can easily be accessed and supported to edit by any video editing programs such as Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Apple Final Cut Pro via XDCAM Transfer, Avid and many more. But it is not supported by some basic editing programs iMovie and Windows Movie Maker and is inaccessible by many video players and portable players. 

MXF is a short form of Material exchange Format, is a container format just like AVI for the professional digital video and audio media defined by set of SMPTE standards. MXF video is often produced by high end camera and camcorder like Canon C300/XF300/XF305, Sony XDCAM, Panasonic P2 MXF, HVX200 to store audio and video and the programmed data.  MXF file cannot be opened and played on various video editing programs such as Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Sony Vegas, Pinnacle Studio, Windows Movie Maker and Avid Media Composer, Apple Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express, iMovie, etc. and cannot be played by various  video players and portable players. So if you want to edit or play MXF file on other video editor or media devices the first thing you need to convert them into popular format such as WMV, AVI, MOV, MP4, ProRes MOV, MPEG, DVD, etc.