Import MXF to Final Cut Pro X/7 without plugin, native codec for FCP

“I have used my new camcorder and recorded some high-definition footages at last weekend, the recorded videos are in .MXF format, now I need to import MXF to Final Cut Pro X/7 for editing, but I always encounter problems when I trying to import MXF to Final Cut Pro X/7 directly, it seems that I need a MXF plugin for Final Cut Pro X/7 for importing, but it’s hard to find the plugin that works, can you help me import MXF to Final Cut Pro X/7 without any plugins?”

Many users have encountered problems when importing MXF to Final Cut Pro X/7 for editing on Mac, the main reason is that MXF video format is not supported to import to Final Cut Pro X/7 directly and natively, because Final Cut Pro X/7 best supported video codec is Apple ProRes codec MOV format, so you can’t import MXF to Final Cut Pro X/7 directly. Maybe you are looking for a MXF to Final Cut Pro X/7 importing plugin, but it is not easy to find a good plugin that works for latest cameras and camcorders, since there are many kinds of video codes used by these recording devices, you’d better find a better way to import MXF to Final Cut Pro X/7 without plugins.

The best way we tested to import MXF to Final Cut Pro X/7 natively without plugin is to convert MXF to Apple ProRes codec, which is native codec for Final Cut Pro X/7, once you converted MXF to Apple ProRes, you can import MXF to Final Cut Pro X/7 without any problems, and you don’t need to render, you can edit the video natively in Final Cut Pro X/7 on Mac.

Now you can free download this MXF to Apple ProRes Converter, install and run it, you will see the interface.

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Import MXF to Final Cut Pro X/7 without plugin, native codec for FCP

Load your MXF video files to MXF Video Converter for Mac, and choose Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) for output.

Convert MXF to ProRes MOV for FCP X and FCP 7

You can click settings button before you convert MXF to Final Cut Pro X/7, set the resolution, bitrate as you want.

MXF to FCP Converter - Settings

Finally, click convert button to start, this best MXF to Final Cut Pro X/7 Converter will convert MXF to Apple ProRes codec with best video and audio quality, when the conversion finished, you can import videos to Final Cut Pro X/7 without any plugins, please take a free try, hope it can help you.

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