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  Trying to bring Canon .MXF files into FCP. Anyone know how?

  Posted by Josh Minor on May 17, 2011 at 8:41 pm

  I am editing a documentary with FCP version 7.0.3. I just received a hard drive containing a bunch of footage transferred over from a Canon XF305, and all of the clips are in individual folders that contain an .MXF file (which as far as I can tell is the video file) and three other file types (.CIF, .SIF, and .XML). I do not have any experience working with these file types, and I cannot figure out how to import them into FCP, or even view them in Finder for that matter. I’ve tried looking through some forums, but most seem to suggest that I need a converter to do this (not free). I’ve tried bringing the files into other programs like Mpeg Streamclip and Compressor, but nothing seems to recognize them. I even downloaded the Canon plugin on their website, but I think it expects the files to be in mpeg2 format. Does anyone have a simple, and hopefully free method for converting .MXF into a file type compatible with FCP?

  Shane Ross replied 15 years ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Shane Ross

  May 17, 2011 at 9:20 pm

  YOu need to download the CANON Log and Transfer plugin for that camera…

  https://software.canon-europe.com/software/0040354.asp?model=

  and then you need to use LOG AND TRANSFER… watch this tutorial:

  Tapeless Workflow for FCP 7 Tutorial

  Shane

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