In this article you will learn the best way to transfer MXF video files from your camcorder to iMovie on Mac, and import MXF to iMovie for editing with native format, you will get rid of MXF to iMovie importing and editing problems, all MXF files supported, such as Canon MXF files, Sony MXF files, Panasonic MXF files, JVC MXF files, etc.
Question: Can I import MXF to iMovie directly?
“Not long ago I purchased a sony PXW-Z100 camcorder, which supports 4K video recording. After I recorded some videos with this camcorder, I find the recorded files are in .MXF video format, I am not familiar with this video format. When I import MXF files to iMovie on my iMac, the iMovie says the MXF video format is not supported, I liking edit videos with iMovie so I don’t want to change my editing software, can you help me to import MXF to iMovie for editing?”
Nowadays many high-end camcorders choose to use MXF video format, MXF video format is an advanced video format that supports a lot of different video codecs, together with a metadata wrapper which describes the contained material within the MXF video. As the MXF video format contains different video codecs, there are many editing software can’t support it, such as FCP X, iMovie, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, etc. so if you have many videos recorded in the MXF format, you will need to transcode MXF to other video format and codec for editing software, such as convert MXF to FCP 7 Apple ProRes codec, convert MXF to iMovie AIC codec, etc.
To import MXF to iMovie and edit MXF video with iMovie on mac, you will need to convert MXF to iMovie supported video format. From apple iMovie official website you will know iMovie supports some video formats like MOV, M4V, MP4. But to edit MXF files with iMovie, you’d better choose Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) MOV format, because the AIC codec is the native editing codec for iMovie, with this codec, you won’t have any importing or editing issue.
Best MXF to iMovie converter recommended:
Acrok MXF Video Converter for Mac
Main feature:
convert MXF to iMovie AIC codec
convert MXF to MP4, AVI, MKV, MOV, FLV, etc.
convert MXF to tablets and smartphones
MXF video multitrack audio supported
Supports all HD video converting
Optimized formats for FCP X, Premiere Pro, Avid MC, etc.
Many MXF camcorder users have choose to use Acrok MXF Video Converter for Mac or Windows to convert their MXF files to other video formats. With this excellent MXF converter you will not have any video compatibility problems, now you can follow the steps below to convert MXF to iMovie best supported AIC codec MOV format.
Easy steps to convert MXF to iMovie
1. Free download this MXF to iMovie converter from our website, and then please install this program on your Mac. This software also has windows version, so it can also help you to transcode MXF footages on Windows computer.
2. Run this MXF to iMovie converter, you will see this program’s main interface. Now you can import the MXF video files that you want to convert.
3. Choose output format. As you need to convert MXF to iMovie for editing, we recommend you to choose AIC codec MOV format, this is native format for iMovie.
4. Before convert MXF to iMovie, you can click settings button to customize the output parameters.
5. The last step is to click convert button to start the MXF to iMovie MOV conversion.
The MXF video converter will begin the conversion immediately, you just need to wait some time, when the conversion finished, you can load convert video files to iMovie, and then edit with iMovie natively. Just take a free try, hope this MXF to iMovie converter can help you.
Supported MXF camcorders include:
Sony PMW-400L, PMW-400K, PMW-500, PMW-TD300, PMW-200, PMW-300K1, PMW-160, PMW-100, PMW-F55, PMW-F5, PMW-320K, PMW-F3, PMW-F3K, PMW-F3L, PMW-50, PMW-EX30, PXW-Z100, PMW-1000, XDCAM HD422 Camcorder, etc.
Panasonic AG-3DP1, AG-HPX170PJ, AG-HPX600PJF, AJ-HPX2000, AJ-HPX3100GJ, AG-HPX250PJ, AG-HPX255, AG-HPX370, AG-HPX500, AG-HPX600PJ, AG-HPX600PJB, AJ-PX5000G, AJ-HPX2700, AJ-HPX3700, etc.
Canon XF100, XF105, C300, XF300, XF305, C500, XF200, XF205, etc.
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