Canon MXF Converter: Convert MXF to ProRes, H.264, MP4, AVI, MPEG

Overview

Canon continually innovates and develops camcorders to cater to professionals and video fans who like high quality videos. The camcorders, like XF305, XF300, XF100, etc record video in MXF MPEG-2 format which is supposed to have better compatibility with most linear editing (NLE) systems. And it really is, Canon MXF MPEG-2 videos can be edited by linear editing systems, like Adobe, FCP, Avid, Grass Valley, EDIUS,etc. But there are still many users who search and like to find a Canon MXF converter to convert the Canon MXF MPEG-2 video to certain video format better supported by the linear editing systems. Why and how to make it?

Why Users Convert Canon MXF MPEG-2 Video for Linear Editing Systems?

Canon MXF MPEG-2 video is better supported by some linear editing systems, but the limitations often bring much inconvenience. For example:

• Canon MXF MPEG-2 video can be edited on Windows and Mac only by Adobe CS5 or later and the recorded file need to be specified as a MXF file.
• Canon MXF MPEG-2 video can only be edited by Final Cut Pro 6.0.3 or later on Mac, but not on Windows. What is worse, the Canon video needs to be recorded in 1280 x720, 30P, 25P or 24P and the Native needs to choose one of ProRes 422 options.
• Canon MXF MPEG-2 video can be edited by Avid Media Composer 4.05 or later or Avid NewsCutter 8.0.5 or later on Windows and Mac, but if the Canon video is recorded in 50Mbps (4:2:2), 1280x720, 24P and this kind of Canon video can not be edited by Avid Media Composer 4.0.5/5.0.0 and NewsCutter 8.0.5/9.0.0.

How to Convert Canon MXF MPEG-2 Video for Using in Adobe, Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, Avid NewsCutter, etc without Limitations or how to Convert Canon MXF MPEG-2 Video for Using in Sony Vegas, Windows Movie Maker, etc ?

To Convert Canon MXF video for editing in Adobe, Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, Avid NewsCutter, Sony Vegas, Windows Movie Maker, etc smoothly, we need a professional Canon MXF converter - iDealshare VideoGo to help us.

iDealshare VideoGo can convert all Canon MXF MPEG-2 video to ProRes, H.264, MPEG-4, MP4, AVI, MTS, MOV, FLV, and any other video format best supported by all versions of Final Cut Pro, Adobe, Avid Media Composer, Avid NewsCutter, Sony Vegas, EDIUS, Windows Movie Maker, etc on Windows and Mac. Besides, this iDealshare VideoGo supports to convert any unsupported video format to any video editing program supported one. Better still, this iDealshare VideoGo can help to convert any video format to another one.

How to Convert Canon MXF Video to Other Video Format?

The following guide will take converting Canon MXF video to Final Cut Pro supported ProRes MOV as the example, and the guide also helps to convert Canon MXF video to any other video format for other video editing programs.

Make Preparation: Free download Canon MXF Converter

Free download the professional MXF Converter for Mac - iDealshare VideoGo (for Mac, for Windows), install and launch it, the following interface will pop up.

If you want to convert MXF on Windows, simply download the MXF Converter Windows version.

Step 1 Import Canon MXF file

Import the Canon MXF MPEG-2 video to iDealshare VideoGo either by copying and pasting or by dragging and dropping.

Step 2 Targeted output format setting

Click "Profile" button to set ProRes Apple ProRes codec (*.mov) from the "HD Video" category as the final output format.

Step 3 Directly edit MXF movies (Optional)

Click the "Effect" button to open the Video Edit window to edit MXF files:

• Go to "Trim" tab to set which MXF segment you want to convert by setting the start time and end time if you don't want to convert the whole MXF video and only want to convert only one clip of the MXF video;
• Go to "Crop" tab to adjust the playing region or remove the black region of the MXF video;
• Go to "Image" tab to set the MXF video image brightness, contrast, saturation;
• Go to "Watermark" tab to add text or picture watermarks to this MXF movie files;
• Go to "Effect" tab to add video effects like "Black and White" or "Old Film" to the MXF video or to use Deinterlace to convert interlaced video to the progressive video;
• Go to "Subtitle" tab to add or remove subtitle for the MXF movie files.

Click the "Setting..." button to adjust the MXF video parameters like bitrate, resolution, size, frame rate, aspect ratio, audio volume, audio channel and etc.

Step 4 Convert Canon MXF

Finish your conversion from Canon MXF to MOV ProRes by finally clicking "Convert" button.