Can't Import Canon EOS C300 Mark II 4K MXF clips into iMovie/FCE, Avid Media Composer - Solution

Get the best workaround to transcode Canon C300 Mark II MXF clips to a format that is well supported by your editing program ( iMovie, FCE, Avid Media Composer) on Mac OS X ( El Capitan included).

The Canon C300 Mark II is not just an upgrade from the previous model; it’s a brand-new camera. Mineo highlights the new features, which include a new sensor, dual DIGIC V processors, and XF-AVC internal recording at 4K, 2K, and HD. Video is recorded to CFast 2.0 cards, with frame rates up to 30p at 4K resolution, 60p at HD, and up to 120p in a 2K-crop mode. Other notable features mentioned by Mineo include the camera’s 15 stops of dynamic range, built-in ND filters, and the new die-cast body/frame and fan design.

Okay, to make Canon EOS C300 Mark II MXF footage work with FCP, iMovie, FCE, and Avid, you will need to download Plugins from Canon site. For instance, XF Plugin is required for editing C300 Mark II MXF with Final Cut Pro, and the AMA plug in is required for importing C300 MK II MXF to Avid Media Composer. But what to do if the plug in doesn’t work as expected?

So , in this article , for those who need to edit Canon C300 Mark II 4K files in iMovie/FCE/Avid, we would suggest them to encode EOS C300 Mark II 4K MXF footage to AIC .mov before editing in iMovie/FCE, and DNxHD for Avid .



I tried several converters, and found a powerful third party program for you-Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac.

In general, this ideal converter can deal with various common videos including XF-AVC MXF, MOV, MKV, MTS, MP4 .etc for playing and editing. With it, you can freely transcode Canon C300 MK II 4K XF-AVC videos to AIC MOV for editing in iMovie. Besides AIC iMovie codec, it also offers other optimized codecs for NLEs such as Apple ProRes for FCP, MPEG-2 for Premiere, DNxHD for Avid and so on. Now, download the software online and follow the below guide to start Canon C300 Mark II 4K to iMovie/FCE/Avid MC conversion.

How to Change Canon C300 Mark II 4K XF-AVC/H.264 MXF videos to iMovie/FCE/Avid Media Composer

1. Add original video files

Go to the "File" menu, choose "Add Video/Audio" button to import original Canon C300 MK II 4K MXF videos. Or drag files to the program directly.



2. Select output format

You can choose iMovie/FCE --> Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov) as the output format. The output format is designed for iMovie 11/09/08 and Final Cut Express specially.



Follow "Avid Media Composer" > Avid DHxHD (*.mov)”, which is the best solution for editing Canon C300 Mark II footage in Avid.



3. (Optional) Adjust Parameters

Access to settings page by clicking "Settings" button to adjust the output parameters, such as resolution, frame rate, etc to get a prefect output video.

4. Start conversion

Click the "Convert" button to start the Canon C300 XF-AVC/H.264 MXF videos to AIC .mov or Avid DHxHD MOV conversion.

After the conversion, click "Open" to locate the result videos and then import the new file into iMovie, FCE and Avid Media Composer with smooth editing without any trouble.

Read More:
How to Import MXF files to Adobe Premiere Elements
How to Convert Canon MXF for Sony Vegas further editing
Canon XF Plugin for Final Cut Pro (X)| FAQs & Answers
Import Canon EOS C300 Mark ii 4k MXF to Final Cut Pro7, FCP X
Encode Canon C300 Mark II 4K XF-AVC/H.264 MXF to Premiere

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