Thursday, April 2, 2015

Convert Panasonic AG-HPX250 MXF to FCP X ProRes MOV on Mac

Having issues while importing Panasonic AG-HPX250 P2 MXF footage to FCP X for post production? This post is to help you out, It elaborates how to convert AG-HPX250 P2 MXF video to Apple ProRes MOV format for editing in FCP X smoothly preserving original quality of the .mxf file.


Convert Panasonic AG-HPX250 P2 MXF to ProRes MOV for FCP X on Mac


The Panasonic AG-HPX250 P2 HD Handheld Camcorder is the first handheld professional camcorder model to record the extremely high-quality AVC-Intra 100 Mb/s (10-bit 4:2:2) codec. The HPX250's high-performance 22x zoom lens was designed specifically for professional HD video production. Sharing the wide-angle capability found in the DVX and HVX series, the lens offers some additional telephoto capability for a 28-616mm (35mm equivalent) zoom range.
I have received Panasonic AG-HPX250, the HPX250 is a good value for money for small and big production company. I run a small production company and the camera is great and sharp, The P2 card of AG-HVX200 is capable of storing large amounts of video and audio data in MXF-format files. I prefer FCP X for editing with AG-HPX250, but I failed to open the MXF files with iMovie many times. (FCP X, Mac Mavericks). I am looking for the easy-to-use and reasonably priced converter to make my MXF files from AG-HPX250 to be readable in FCP X. I have more than AG-HPX250 P3 MXF files, I need to batch process them. Can anyone help regarding this conversion?

As far as I know, in order to edit Panasonic AG-HPX250 MXF files in FCP X flawlessly, the best best method is to convert Panasonic P2 MXF to Apple ProRes which is a best editing codec for Final Cut Pro X.

At first, you need 3rd-party tool- P2 MXF Converter for Mac

It is a professional MXF to FCP X Converter which can not only convert Panasonic AG-HPX250 recorded P2 MXF files to ProRes 422 or ProRes 4444 for FCP X editing on Mac OS X Mavericks, but also provide simple video editing functions for you. This best Mac MXF Converter is especially designed for converting Panasonic P2 MXF, Sony XDCAM MXF, Canon XF MXF files for editing in Final Cut Pro X, Final Cut Express, iMovie, Avid, Adobe Premiere etc. Please read below steps to learn how to import Panasonic AG-HPX250 MXF video into FCP X for editing.

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How to convert Panasonic AG-HPX250 MXF to ProRes MOV for FCP X?

Step 1. Download and run Mac MXF to FCP X Converter, When its main interface comes up, click "Add File" to load AG-HPX250 source video to it.

AG-HPX250 to FCP X ProRes Converter

Step 2. Click the Format list, and move mouse cursor to “Final Cut Pro -> Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)”, it’s the best format for editing in FCP X. If you want to edit MXF in Premiere Pro, you need go to Editing Software category then choose Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas AVC (*.mov).

Transcode AG-HPX250 MXF to FCP best format

Tips:
1. If you want to combine several Panasonic AG-HPX250 MXF clips into one, please tick the box “Merge” in settings;
2. If you’ve loaded a number of video clips to do batch conversion, please do remember ticking off ‘Apply to All’ option before you start.
3. This Mac Panasonic AG-HPX250 MXF Video Converter also includes the editing function to let you trim, crop, edit audio, add 3D effect, add watermark and subtitles before conversion.

Step 3. Click the "Convert" icon under the preview window, and the Panasonic AG-HPX250 to FCP X ProRes Converter will start transcode HD MXF to ProRes MOV for FCP X on Mac.

After the conversion, click "Open" to locate the result videos and then launch FCP X, choose File > Import > Movies..., to import the converted MXF footage into FCP X ; prepare for editing. You will find that it's just a piece of cake to edit Panasonic AG-HPX250 MXF files in FCP X.

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