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Sony PXW-X70 XAVC MXF and FCP X compatibility on Yosemite

Overview:
If you are now frustrating about how to import Sony PXW-X70 XAVC MXF file to FCP X on Mac Yosemite 10.10, you can read this tutorial and find the ultimate solution to convert XAVC .MXF to FCP X compatible format - Apple ProRes mov.

Whatever for Mac users or Windows users, some popular editing software may be taken as good assistants if you are a professional video editor. As Windows users have Sony Vegas, Mac users always take the Final Cut Pro X/7/6 as their favorite. With hundreds of features worthy of listing, some problems or unwanted gaps may appear when editing. For example, Sony PXW-X70 XAVC MXF files to FCP X importing issues.

"I want to edit my Sony PXW-X70 XAVC .mxf files in FCP X without rendering, what should I do? And I take much time on importing MXF video in XAVC codec into FCP X on Mac. The process is a pain in the neck..."

"I have purchased Sony PXW-X70 camcorder last week. Since I got it I always take it when I go traveling. I have recorded several 1080p videos with Sony PXW-X70 and the recordings are in two video formats. One is XAVC and another is AVCHD, when I try to import the XAVC MXF files to FCP X on my MacBook Pro, the FCP X says the video formats are not supported to import, can you help me?"

To be frank, recently on some recording forums there are a few of Sony PXW-X70 users complained that FCP X can't recognize the Sony PXW-X70 recorded XAVC MXF files. If you read the detail description of FCP X on Apple official website, you will get the info that Apple ProRes codec is the native codec for FCP X. Once you convert Sony PXW-X70 XAVC MXF files to FCP X best accepted Apple ProRes codec, your importing and editing problem will be solved. Here we recommend you to take a free try on Pavtube MXF Converter for Mac (Review), which is an all-in-one Converter to convert XAVC .mxf to FCP X supported Apple ProRes codec, this is powerful software that it can convert MXF, P2 MXF, XDCAM MXF, XAVC MXF to nearly all the HD videos, for example H.265/HEVC, H.264, MOV, AVI, MPEG-2, WMV, MKV, MP4, MPG, VOB, FLV, F4V, SWF, ASF or other files, etc. for editing, playing, burning on Mac.

Besides, it has many optimized formats for output, such as Apple ProRes for FCP X, AIC codec for iMovie and FCE, DNxHD codec for Avid Media Composer, MPEG-2 codec for Premiere Pro CC/CS6, MP4 formats for HDTVs, and optimized formats for tablets and smartphones, you can choose according to your need. Now please free download this Mac XAVC MXF to FCP X converter.

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How to Encode Sony PXW-X70 XAVC MXF to FCP X native ProRes codec on Mac?

Step 1. Download and have a quick installation. The trial version will have a watermark on your converted files. Except for that, there are no time limitation, no virus, and no unnecessary bundle apps while downloading. After that, click "Add Video" button to load your XAVC MXF files. You can load several files at once thanks to "Add from folder" button.

Step 2. Click the "Format" bar to get the drop-down menu and you can get "Final Cut Pro>>Apple ProRes codec", including ProRes 422, ProRes 422 (HQ), ProRes 422 (LT), ProRes 422 (Proxy) and ProRes 4444. Choose the proper one you want. Here, we suggest you to choose "Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as the best output format.

Apple ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) have higher qualities. Apple ProRes 422 (LT) and Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy) have smaller sizes. You can choose according to your requirement. (Learn more about Types of Apple ProRes Codecs)

Tips: Some users may encounter the problem that when they try to convert MXF to ProRes for FCP X, Pavtube MXF Converter for Mac just finishes the conversion at about one or two seconds, then generate 0kb files. This may because you don't install the FCP X in your local place, Pavtube MXF Converter for Mac need to use the codec from FCP to do the encoding thing.

Step 3: Click "Settings" button to customize the output video and audio settings by yourself. But if you are not good at it, you'd better use the default parameters, they will ensure you a good balance between file size and image quality basically. You can change the resolution, bit rate, frame rate as you need.

Step 4: When everything is done, you can take a preview by hitting "Play" button. If you are satisfied with the final result, you can click "Convert" button to finish the conversion work.

When the conversion is done, you can click "Open" to get your generated files. Now, you can edit XAVC MXF files in FCP X without any hassles on Mac.

Good news! If you want to transcode XAVC MXF to multi-track Apple ProRes for editing in FCP X, Pavtube iMixMXF is the best and easiest multi-track MXF Converter on Mac (including Yosemite 10.10 and Mavericks 10.9).

iMixMXF Key Features:
-Import/preserve/mix multi-track MXF in MKV/MP4/MOV formats.
-Output multi-track Apple Prores MOV for further editing in Final Cut Pro (X).
-Support DVCPRO/HDV/Avid DNxHD/AIC output
-Convert MXF to any other formats for editing, playing, or broadcasting.
-Merge/split/trim/crop MXF footages.

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