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Here's the thing: You've downloaded some videos from Canon EOS C80 in MXF and MP4 format. But when you tried to do some editing with Final Cut Pro or Premiere Pro, you only found that they doesn't support XF-AVC S and XF-HEVC S files. In fact, we have read reports from many users who are unable to import, preview, edit Canon EOS C80 footage files in Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro.
Here we take the recent version Final Cut Pro 10.8 as example. When importing Canon EOS C80 files into Final Cut Pro 10.8, the error messages that appear include the following:
a. file '[file name].mp4' cannot be imported - this 'Mp4' file is damaged or unsupported.
b. Error reading frame from file '[file path and name].mp4'.
We searched widely some possible solutions from Apple official site are provided regarding MXF and MP4 component from digital cameras, deeper details and plans for longer-term solutions in Final Cut Pro and even the solution for a different issue regarding audio drivers. But technically, those ways still can't help many Final Cut Pro users get rid of the Canon EOS C80 video importing, editing, outputting issues in Final Cut Pro. So, in this article we will introduce an easy and effective way to enable Canon EOS C80 MXf and MP4 files compatible with Final Cut Pro (any version).
In fact, MXF and MP4 as a container format, there are literally, tons of different codecs that it could be. You probably just don't have the codec on your machine with which that particular Canon EOS C80 file is encoded. So you cannot import Canon EOS C80 recordings to Final Cut Pro unless you convert MXF and MP4 to Final Cut Pro compatible Apple ProRes.
Here we recommend Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac to you which can convert Canon EOS C80 videos to Final Cut Pro (FCP X, FCP 7, FCP 6) compatible format with the right codec. Besides, it can also rip/convert Blu-ray/DVD for playing on tv, tablet, smartphones, Transcode/encode 8K/6K/4K video files, like MKV, MTS, MOV, AVI .etc for you to edit in DaVinci Resolve, Avid Media Composer, After Effects, iMovie .etc. Moreover, it's also equipped with smart video editing features like cropping, trimming, adding special effect and more enhance your video visual effects. It has an equivalent Windows version Acrok Video Converter Ultimate that brings you fast Canon EOS C80 video to ProRes codec conversion on Windows(Windows 11 included).
100% Safe & Clean 100% Safe & CleanStep 1. Launch the Canon Video converter, and you may either click "Add file" button to import Canon EOS C80 MXF and MP4 videos, or directly drag and drop the files into this program.
Step 2. Click the format bar to choose output format from the dropdown list. For Final Cut Pro editing, Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) is one of the best compatible video formats for you to choose.
Step 3. To make good control of the output file size and quality, you can adjust all the items in the following interface, including codec, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channels. To bear least quality loss, you may set A/V parameters according to the source Canon EOS C80 file.
Step 4. Finally, press the convert button; it will start to convert Canon EOS C80 videos to Apple ProRes codec for Final Cut Pro immediately.
After the conversion completed you can click on "Open" button in the main interface to get the generated files and load the video to Final Cut Pro by following File > Import > File... In this way, you can effortlessly import and edit Canon EOS C80 MXF and MP4 videos in Final Cut Pro smoothly with no issues.
For enhanced creativity, and to accommodate a variety of workflows, the Canon EOS C80 camera offers a range of 10-bit imaging modes. These comprise: 4K Output Priority Mode in resolutions up to 4096 x 2160 pixels; and internal MXF File format recording up to 60 Mbps, utilizing XF-AVC data compression at a variety of user-selectable frame rates and image resolutions. In addition, you can also record 4K MP4 footage using XF-AVC S and XF-HEVC S codecs.
Adobe's Premiere Pro software for non-linear editing (NLE) has become a dominant choice among enthusiasts and dedicated professionals alike. This professional Adobe software application is well known for its smooth performance and editing speed, both invaluable assets for editing software.
On a few occasions, Premiere Pro doesn't work well as expected. The footage shooting with a Canon C80 requires to be transcoded into a format better suited to Premiere Pro editing, effects, and color grading; this would usually be MPEG-2. The EOS C80 video transcoding to MPEG-2 can be a fairly time- and processor-heavy intermediary step that pays off later with superior speed once the post production process begins.
That's where Acrok Video Converter Ultimate comes in: it doesn't eliminate the need for transcoding, but it makes the experience of editing Canon C80 MXF and MP4 footage with Premiere Pro as fast and seamless as possible.
100% Safe & Clean 100% Safe & CleanNotes:
1. The free trial version is provided for you to see if it would be able to convert your MXF/MP4 format video from a Canon EOS C80 camera.
2. The trial version will create videos with Acrok logo standing in the center of the output image. To bypass the watermark, you should purchase its full version.
Step 1. Open up Acrok Video Converter Ultimate as the best Canon MXF Video Converter and MP4 Converter for Premiere Pro.
Click "Add file" or "Add folder" icon to load your source MXF/MP4 files directly from your Canon EOS C80 camera, or from a CF card reader, or from the file folder that contains the source videos stored on your computer's hard disk drive.
Step 2. Select "Adobe Premiere MPEG-2 Video (*.mpg)" as target format for Premiere Pro under "Editing Software" option.
Step 3. Click "Convert" button to start converting Canon C80 shootings to MPEG-2 for Premiere Pro editing. Once the video transcoding finished, click "Open" button to get the generated ProRes files.
Now you are ready to import the rewrapped C80 clips into Premiere Pro for post-production without rendering through File > Import > Files...
Acrok MXF Converter for Mac has a sleek look, offers straight forward options, runs without glitches and startup issues - which is the best part! I'll share this bes MXF files converter with my students.
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