Convert mxf file from Canon XF100 to Final Cut Pro

Canon use the MPEG-2 compression for the XF100 Professional Camcorder, which is one of the most widely used compression schemes in the industry for camera acquisition over satellite TV, cable and air broadcast. Canon XF100 can support the highest 1920x1080 resolution, up to a 50Mbps bit rate and 4:2:2 color sampling.

The XF-100 offers:

MPEG-2 4:2:2 50Mbps Codec (Canon XF Codec)

Record to Compact Flash Cards

4:2:2 Color Sampling 60p/60i, 30p, 24p MXF File Format

Canon 10x 30-300 EFL HD Video Lens

Final Cut Pro support a number simultaneously composited video tracks and up to 99 audio tracks, and it also has the editing functions of standard ripple, roll, slip, slide, scrub, razor blade and time remapping. It has a manual 3-way color correction filter, videoscopes and a selection of generators, such as slugs, test cards and noise. Final Cut Pro supports video format that uses an installed QuickTime codec. QuickTime natively supports codecs used by a number of video devices, such as DV, DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO HD, HDV, and IMX devices.

To edit mxf file from Canon XF100, XF305, XF300, XF105 with final cut pro, you can transcode the Canon MXF to FCP most acceptable file format like MOV with ProRes codec. Doremisoft MXF converter for mac can convert mxf file to QuickTime mov without quality loss. You can learn how to convert mxf to final cut pro at 3 simple steps:

1. Download and install the mxf converter mac to you mac. After installation, run the application, then click "Add File" to add your mxf file into the software.

2. Select Final Cut Pro mov as output format, 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), but the output video file size is much bigger.

3.Click "START" button to start convert mxf to final cut pro.

Additional reading:

Canon 60D's resolution include 1,920x1,080p, 1280x720, and 640x480, and it save in H.246 compression with linear PCM audio. Key features of Canon 60D:

18MP APS-C CMOS sensor

ISO 100-6400 (expandable to 12,800)

5.3 fps continuous shooting

1080p HD video recording with manual controls

SD/SDHC/SDXC storage

In-camera raw development

Subject modes with 'Ambience Selection' (Standard, Vivid, Soft, Warm, Intense, Cool, Brighter, Darker and Monochrome)

In-camera Creative Filters (special effects)

Fully articulated 3.0" screen (3:2)

If you have do the procession of importing Canon 60D mov to Windows Movie Maker you will find that mov can not be imported into Windows Movie Maker for Windows Movie Maker can optimally accept Windows-compliant file formats like AVI, WMV or MPEG2. Doremisoft Canon video Converter which can convert mov to nearly any format you like, such as 3GP, 3G2, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, FLV, SWF, MKV, DV, RMVB/RM, AVI, DIVX, WMV, M4V, MOV, AMV, MTV, SMV, etc. So you can convert canon 60d mov for movie maker to have further editing.