Convert Canon MXF to MPEG2 for Sony Vegas Pro

November 19, 2013 6:31 pm / Posted by Taylor Scorpio to Cameras/Camcorders

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Does Sony Vegas Pro support MXF files from Canon XF series like Canon XF305, XF300, XF105, etc? The Sony Vegas Pro is claimed to work with MXF files. However, there are still some guys finding it inconvenient for editing Canon MXF in Sony Vegas (Pro).

Some possible reasons may result in the failure of importing Canon MXF into Sony Vegas Pro: not raw MXF file with structure changed, itself has not good compatibility with MXF file. Actually, here it is an easy way to fix the problem, what you need is to convert Canon MXF file to Sony Vegas Pro acceptable MPEG2.

Guide: How to convert MXF to Sony Vegas Pro

Click the following download link to download the program, install and run it.

Click "Add File" to import one or several MXF clips into the software.

Click on the dropdown menu of "Profile" and then move your pointer to "Common Video"->"MPEG-2 Movie". Also, you can choose WMV or MOV for Sony Vegas Pro.

Hit "START" to begin the conversion from MXF to MPEG2 for Sony Vegas Pro. When the conversion is completely, import the generated .mpg into Sony Vegas Pro. That's all. Isn't easy enough? Learn more tips and tricks about transcoding MXF footages.