Canon XC10 FCP X - Edit Canon XC10 4K MXF in FCP X
Can't import 4K MXF files from Canon XC10 to Final Cut Pro X? In this post, we will give you the answer on how to work with Canon XC10 4K footage in FCP X without any problem.
The basic reason is that MXF is a self-container format; it is not an ideal editing format for NLE system including Final Cut Pro X. To help Canon camcorder owners get rid of this trouble, I will show you the easiest and quickest way to transcode Canon XC10 MXF files to Apple ProRes codec for editing in FCP X smoothly. Is MXF better to edit with than ProRes? That's an invalid question. It depends on your hardware. Will your hardware support playback of highly compressed MXF files smooth enough to edit with? If not, Optimize to ProRes.
To finish the task, you can download and apply Acrok MXF Converter for Mac to achieve your goal effortlessly. This program can easily convert Canon MXF files to Final Cut Pro highly compatible MPEG-2 codec from XC10 as well as C500, C300, XF305, XF100, XF300... without quality loss. It can generates best editing format/codec for filmmakers and video enthusiasts to use in different NLE apps, such as FCP X/7/6, After Effects, Premiere Pro, iMovie, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Express, Vegas Pro, and more. If you're using a Windows PC, please turn to the best MXF Converter Windows version, which has the same function as the Mac program.
Downloading the App - Acrok MXF Converter ( Mac | Windows)
Install and launch the Mac MXF to FCP X converter, then click "Add Files" button to browse to a Canon XC10 .mxf clip and the top 4K Video Converter will add it to file list. Repeat the operation to load multiple .mxf footages.
Step 2. Choose the optimized preset for Premiere
The program has three already optimized the video settings for Final Cut Pro. To edit Canon XF10 4K videos in FCP X, you can select ProRes 422 MOV or ProRes 4444 from "Final Cut Pro" as the output format. All output videos will keep the original quality of Canon XC10 MXF files video and seamlessly fit FCP X, FCP 7 and FCP 6. Here we recommend you choose Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov).
Tip: If you want to set some parameters for the output profile for editing in FCP X, you could click the "Settings" button to set the output bitrate, encode, frame rate, resolution, sample rate, channels, etc. For getting original resolution, please select "Original" in "Resolution" option.
Step 3. Start conversion
When the former steps finished, you can press "Convert" button to start rewrapping Canon XC10 4K MXF files to Apple ProRes codec for FCP X on Mac OS X. Once the conversion process is done, click "Open" button to get the generated files. After the conversion, you can import the converted XC10 videos to FCP X, FCP 7 or FCP 6 for further editing smoothly.
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Working With Canon XC10 4K MXF in FCP X
With the XC10 4K Camcorder from Canon, professional UltraHD 4K recording capability is presented in package ergonomically designed for handheld operation and portability. Video is recorded with H.264 compression and packed in the widely supported MXF wrapper. As a Canon XC10 user, you may be confused with XC10 workflow with Final Cut Pro X. Though Final Cut Pro especially the FCP X provide native support for Canon MXF, with no transcoding, smooth importing, strong metadata support, real-time editing, and flexible delivery options, something frustrating to its users is that when loading Canon XC10 4K MXF files to FCP X, some error messages like missing codec, looped audio, etc occurred from time to time.The basic reason is that MXF is a self-container format; it is not an ideal editing format for NLE system including Final Cut Pro X. To help Canon camcorder owners get rid of this trouble, I will show you the easiest and quickest way to transcode Canon XC10 MXF files to Apple ProRes codec for editing in FCP X smoothly. Is MXF better to edit with than ProRes? That's an invalid question. It depends on your hardware. Will your hardware support playback of highly compressed MXF files smooth enough to edit with? If not, Optimize to ProRes.
To finish the task, you can download and apply Acrok MXF Converter for Mac to achieve your goal effortlessly. This program can easily convert Canon MXF files to Final Cut Pro highly compatible MPEG-2 codec from XC10 as well as C500, C300, XF305, XF100, XF300... without quality loss. It can generates best editing format/codec for filmmakers and video enthusiasts to use in different NLE apps, such as FCP X/7/6, After Effects, Premiere Pro, iMovie, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Express, Vegas Pro, and more. If you're using a Windows PC, please turn to the best MXF Converter Windows version, which has the same function as the Mac program.
Downloading the App - Acrok MXF Converter ( Mac | Windows)
Transcoding Canon XC10 MXF files to ProRes for FCP X
Step 1. Import MXF filesInstall and launch the Mac MXF to FCP X converter, then click "Add Files" button to browse to a Canon XC10 .mxf clip and the top 4K Video Converter will add it to file list. Repeat the operation to load multiple .mxf footages.
Step 2. Choose the optimized preset for Premiere
The program has three already optimized the video settings for Final Cut Pro. To edit Canon XF10 4K videos in FCP X, you can select ProRes 422 MOV or ProRes 4444 from "Final Cut Pro" as the output format. All output videos will keep the original quality of Canon XC10 MXF files video and seamlessly fit FCP X, FCP 7 and FCP 6. Here we recommend you choose Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov).
Tip: If you want to set some parameters for the output profile for editing in FCP X, you could click the "Settings" button to set the output bitrate, encode, frame rate, resolution, sample rate, channels, etc. For getting original resolution, please select "Original" in "Resolution" option.
Step 3. Start conversion
When the former steps finished, you can press "Convert" button to start rewrapping Canon XC10 4K MXF files to Apple ProRes codec for FCP X on Mac OS X. Once the conversion process is done, click "Open" button to get the generated files. After the conversion, you can import the converted XC10 videos to FCP X, FCP 7 or FCP 6 for further editing smoothly.
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