Rewrap Canon XF200 MXF files to DNxHD for Avid Media Composer

Summary: From this article below, you can learn the best way to import Canon XF200 MXF footage into Avid Media Composer on Mac.

The Canon XF200 is a compact, high-performance Professional Camcorder that enables users to record HD MXF (MPEG-2) footage. In this article, I aim to share some tips and tricks to solve the Canon XF200 workflow problems in Avid Media Composer. If you have any Canon XF200 to Avid MC importing/editing issues, go through the page to find the solution.

As far as I know, Avid Media Composer can support the files from Canon XF series cameras. The necessary prerequisite is that you’ll need to install the Canon XF and MXF plug-in from this link. Once that is installed, restart Avid Media Composer. You can then import it natively via AMA by following File > AMA Link…



While, the problem is, even some guys tried the plug-in, they still didn’t have the luck to import Canon MXF clips to Avid Media Composer smoothly due to the quite complex process.

But things can be different if you get some help from third-party software Brorsoft MXF Converter for Mac. Overall, the program is a professional yet easy-to-use MXF Converter on Mac OS X, which can not only convert Canon XF200 MXF files to DNxHD codec videos for Mac editing, but also provides simple video editing functions for you. This Mac MXF Converter can also transcode MXF videos from Canon C300, XF100, XF105, XF205, XF300, Panasonic P2 cameras for editing in Final Cut Pro 6/7, Final Cut Pro X, Final Cut Express, iMovie, Avid MC, Adobe Premiere Pro, etc on Mac OS X(Lion and Mountain Lion included). If you are on Windows, please get Brorsoft MXF Converter. Just download it and follow the tutorial below to get the work done.

Guide: Transcoding Canon XF200 MXF for editing in Avid MC

Step 1: Import video files from your Canon XF200 to the MXF to Avid MC Converter Mac.

Note: Before conversion, you need to transfer MXF files from your Canon X200 to Mac Hard Drive, then click the "Add files" button to browse to import MXF videos.



Step 2: Click on "Format", and select output format from the drop-down list. Follow "Avid Media Composer" > Avid DHxHD (*.mov)”.



Step 3: Click "Convert" button to start converting Canon XF200 mxf files to DHxHD .mov for Media Composer under Mac OS X.

Tip: Some more helpful features of the Mac MXF to Avid Converter:

1. Settings- Click "Settings" button if you’d like to customize advanced audio and video parameters like video codec, bit rate, frame rate, audio codec, sample rate, audio channels.

2. Editor (next to "Add" icon)- click to set deinterlace, add watermark, trim, crop, add subtitles, etc.

Once the Canon MXF Mac conversion is done, you can transfer XF200 MXF footage into Avid Media Composer 5/5.5/6/6.5 for editing smoothly on Mac with ease.

See more:

How to Convert and Import MXF to iMovie
How to Convert MXF to Apple ProRes for Final Cut Pro
How to Convert Canon MXF files for playing or editing with ease