Import Canon C300 Mark II MXF to FCP X via ProRes 422 codec

This article outlines how to import Canon C300 Mark II XF-AVC into Final Cut Pro X for smooth editing. Keep reading for a brief how-to.

Canon EOS C300 Mark II MXF to FCP X and Premiere Pro CC Converter

The EOS C300 Mark II is an evolutionary 2nd generation Cinema EOS 4K camera system with a wide range of new and improved features including 4K/2K/Full HD internal and external recording. In this page, we won’t list the features of it, but aims to solve the Canon C300 Mark II recordings to FCP X importing problems. As many users get C300 Mark II, more problems are coming up: some of them have the need to import C300 Mark II XF-AVC to FCP X or other NLEs for editing on Mac OS X, but they always meet some issues.

As far as I know, the XF-AVC is a new codec, which is not supported by Apple Final Cut Pro. To avoid these problems or limit, it will be better to transcode C300 Mark II MXF footage to a more editing-friendly format, such a FCP’s Apple ProRes 422 MOV.

Now I share the guide with you how to convert C300 II MXF footage to FCP X friendly format using Acrok MXF Converter for Mac. With it, you can effortlessly convert MXF footage shot from Canon C300 Mark II for smoothly importing and editing in various non-linear editing systems (NLE), including Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer and more. And there is no need to worry about the quality loss. For Windows users, you can turn to Acrok MXF Converter.

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How to Losslessly Convert Canon C300 Mark II XF-AVC to FCP X


1. Download, install and run the MXF to FCP Converter for Mac; click "Add Videos" icon to load your source MXF videos.

Canon EOS C300 Mark II Video Converter

2. Click "Format" bar and then move your pointer to "Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)".

Convert Canon EOS C300 Mark II 4K/2K MXF to FCP X ProRes 422 MOV

Tip:  For importing Canon C300 Mark II MXF media to Premiere Pro, please select Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas  MOV (AVC) (*.mov) as output format.

3. Press "Convert" button to start encoding.
As soon as all things are finished, please click "Convert" button to start the Canon C300 Mark II MXF conversion on Mac OS X.

Now your MXF files will be converted into ProRes 422 files ready to be imported into FCP X. You're done! Now you may know how to ingest and edit Canon C300 Mark II MXF footage in Final Cut Pro X. Hurry to free download this top Apple ProRes Converter to transcode any video to Apple ProRes codec video on Mac.

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