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billh59353059
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February 23, 2017
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XAVC-S and .MXF files and Premiere Elements 15

  • February 23, 2017
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Sony PXW-X70 camera set to XAVC-S and files have .MXF extension.

Can these files be edited in Premiere Elements 15 via "Add media" ?

Is there a driver needed for these files?

On-line research didn't directly discuss the above.

Some suggestions were to purchase software to convert files to MPEG or MOV.

If the files are coverted, is there any resolution etc loss from the original .MXF file?

My PC is Win 7 Pro, 64-bit OS

i7-4790K CPU @.00 GHz,

16 GB RAM

Please accept my amateur knowledge.

Thank you

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    Ann Bens
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    Ann BensCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 25, 2017

    Short answer: no, Elements does not support the codec (btw its XAVC HD, XDCAM)

    If you set camera to avchd: yes.

    But will throw away your nice features.

    Premiere Pro will do what you want.

    or you might want to have a look at Magix Video Pro X.

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    Steve Grisetti
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    February 23, 2017

    Great detective work, Bill!

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    Bill SpragueCommunity Expert
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    February 24, 2017

    https://forums.adobe.com/people/Steve+Grisetti  wrote

    Great detective work, Bill!

    Well, maybe not so much.  I found an owner on another forum who has one and says when he "shoots HD at 10 bit, 4:2:2" it records in MXF files. 

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    Bill SpragueCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 23, 2017

    Can you send a clip via dropbox and I'll try it?

    Bill

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    Steve Grisetti
    Legend
    February 23, 2017

    Premiere Elements can edit X-AVC files but not MXF.

    So I'll be interested to hear the results of Bill's experience.

    Converting files is never a good idea, unless you really know what you're doing. You can often make video files less rather than more compatible.

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    Bill SpragueCommunity Expert
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    February 23, 2017

    Curiosity kills the cat....

    Based on a quick read of both the camera instruction manual and some Sony literature, Premiere Elements will edit whatever comes out of the PXW-X70.  

    The PXW-X70 camera when set to XAVC-S makes .MP4 files.  XAVC (without the -S) makes .MXF files.  It appears that that camera does not have an XAVC (without the -S) choice.  The other choice that does come with that camera is AVCHD.  There is an optional 4K upgrade. 

    https://pro.sony.com/bbsc/assetDownloadController/PXW-X70-Operating-Guide-(45442421M).pdf?path=Asset%20Hierarchy$Professional$SEL-yf-generic-153708$SEL-yf-generic-153753PXW-X70%20Operating%20Guide%20(45442421M).pdf&id=StepID$PXW-X70%20Operating%20Guide%20(45442421M)$original&dimension=original

    http://www.sony.co.uk/pro/attachment/1237492960962?token=hG8lCdx3H-lXZ0bLuNfubrEhvUWTzYRBFF2UxRklYIeTY_VqEdR1SAadpdw_7gWHs0zV_acHWtQWcvHQikV-30LzR2Uxda_oo_-mIkCJRokelkZBIHOI429jEptWcia3RuC8yQ..

    Bill

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