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Wednesday, 2 December 2015

Transcode Canon XF100 MXF for importing to iMovie 10.1

The MXF format is a professional video format used by HD camcorder like Canon XF100, etc. The recorded MXF videos present vivid images. However, it's a headache to edit MXF video in iMovie 10.1 since it's not recognized by iMovie 10.1. 

As you know iMovie 10.1 is the free and useful part of the Apple Mac iLife, you can use it to edit your movie or camcorder video which is shot by yourself, it supports like AIC MOV, MP4, AAC, QuickTime Movie, DV, HDV and H.264, but MXF is not inncluded.

Is there a good way to import Canon XF100 MXF files into iMovie 10.1 at full HD resolution or close to it? Yes, of course. If you'd like to edit mxf files with iMovie 10.1, the first thing you need to do is convert mxf file to iMovie 10.1 supported formats just like mov. 

Here iFastime Video Converter Ultimate for Mac, a great MXF converter for Mac, is highly recommended to help you transcode MXF video files to iMovie 10.1 compatible video formats such as AIC MOV, etc. so you can add and edit them in iMovie 10.1 with ease. In addition to MXF, it can also convert MP4, MOV, AVI, 4K, H.265, DVD, WMV, MKV, etc. video files for editing in iMovie 10.1 with high quality. And this program is fully compatible with the latest OS X 10.11 El Capitan. If you have other problems, you can read review to learn more. Now download it and have a try.

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How to convert MXF video files to iMovie 10.1?

Step 1. Import MXF video to iMovie 10.1

First, connect your camcorder to Mac and transfer the MXF video to your hard drive. Then run the Mac video converter and click “Add Video” to import the MXF video files you want to convert to the program. Or alternatively, directly drag and drop video to the item bar for conversion. Note that batch conversion is supported so you can add multiple files for conversion at the same time.



Step 2. Choose iMovie as output format

You won't be bothered by what format to select since the video preset for iMovie 10.1 is provided. Simply browse the format, select output format “iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov)”as the best compatible video format for editing MXF in iMovie 10.1. 



Tips: you can adjust video, audio settings by clicking the “Settings” button and customize proper video/audio parameters including video size, bitrate and fame rate and more. Usually 1920*1080 video size and 30fps video frame rate are recommended for iMovie 10.1 editing.



Step 3. Convert and import MXF to iMovie 10.1

OK, at last, click the “Start conversion” button to start the video conversion. When the conversion completes, get your video files from the destination folder, run iMovie 10.1 and then click File > Import > Movies to import the converted MXF video to iMovie 10.1 for editing. That's it! Done! Just enjoy your home movie making!

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