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Maxwell84
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August 1, 2012
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Import MXF file into premiere

  • August 1, 2012
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Hi,

I'm using a canon XF100 and premiere pro CS5 on a Mac Pro.

I would like to know the best workflow so I can get footage from the camera, into premiere so I can start editing.

My attempts so far:

1. Importing the MXF file directly into premiere

Result: When dropping the clip onto the timeline, only the audio appears

2. Using XCam Transfer to import the footage and convert to .mov

Result: The audio and video appear on the time line, but the audio is shorter than the video and skips and jumps

Your advice and patience is greatly appreciated.

Maxwell

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    Correct answer Ann Bens

    Canon mxf file import is not broken in 2015.

    Copy entire card to hdd and put the CONTENTS  folder in a folder of its own e.g. Video.

    Then import via Media Browser.

    Or use the XF Utility to export so single mxf files.

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    digitalhecht
    Participant
    August 19, 2015

    It appears this problem has indeed come back. I have been working with MXF files from the same P2 Cards for over 4 years with nary a hiccup. Now, I have the problem encountered by the OP:

    "Importing the MXF file directly into Premiere

    Result: When dropping the clip onto the timeline, only the audio appears"

    Working in the latest version of PP CC. Very frustrating. Same behavior when importing via Media Browser. (I've tried re-importing from the card too.) Thoughts? Commiseration?

    TDCat
    TDCat
    Participant
    July 25, 2015

    This one appears to be back. The problem is not quite the same but the file type is. I am attempting to import Canon MXF files into Premiere Pro CC 2015 and the import hangs immediately.

    If I move just the MXF files into a separate folder (excluding the .CIF, .CPF, .XML and .SIF files) the import works perfectly.

    Yet another bug in CC 2015. Apparently an update is due next week (W/C 27th July 2015) to resolve a number of issues. I hope this is one of them.

    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Ann BensCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    July 25, 2015

    Canon mxf file import is not broken in 2015.

    Copy entire card to hdd and put the CONTENTS  folder in a folder of its own e.g. Video.

    Then import via Media Browser.

    Or use the XF Utility to export so single mxf files.

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    Gloriaivy
    Participant
    July 19, 2015

    MXF supports a number of different streams of coded "essence", encoded in any of a variety of video and audio compression formats, together with a metadata wrapper which describes the material contained within the MXF file. By reading parameters, we know that Panasonic Op-Atom variant of MXF video in DV, DVCPRO, DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO HD, AVC-Intra; XDCAM HD Movie; Sony XDCAM HD 50 (4:2:2); Avid MXF Movie; Native Canon XF are supported by Adobe Premiere Pro.

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    CookingHusband
    Participating Frequently
    May 20, 2015

    Please vote to make H265 available faster to the general Adobe cc user

    Feature#3650828 - [New feature requirement]I hope the player can support H.265 Video Standard.

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    julialloyds45
    Participating Frequently
    June 18, 2015

    Hi friend recommended me to install the latest updates and try some MXF plug-ins that is still didn’t work well. After looking into this more, I came across the MXF File converter which offers you much better native MXF support than its predecessor, Avid capture MXF files, P2 MXF in P2 card PROXY, etc. MXF footages still can’t be supported by Premiere Pro CC 7. If you want to import and edit MXF files in Premiere Pro CC in the flawless way, which is reliable workaround I've found so far is to transcode MXF to MPEG-2 or WMV, the most edit-friendly format for Adobe(any version).

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    sambojo
    Participating Frequently
    June 24, 2015

    It has been years, and I am also still having problems with MXF files.  I import the folder containing the mxf files in the media browser and all 9 clips have the exact same content. But when I view them clips in any viewer they are all correct.  I am trying to figure out how to convert them so i can use import them correctly.  Any ideas?  I read that it may be due to them being over 2gb.  What do I do?

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    Anonymous
    May 19, 2015

    Adobe may not read the original video codec so there could be only audio no video. Adobe supported formats.

    Actually a footage that recorded in MXF will contain several other info files like xml, cif, sif, etc. It's necessary to keep the entire file structure intact. So if you convert the footage to any format that Adobe can read (recommend MPEG-2 mpg or AVC mov), you'd better to ensure the converter will detect and pull in all the info files to keep the timecode, file channels and other info completely. Among all the products I've tried, Pavtube MXF Converter is the most efficient and I'm trying out its pro version.

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    ExactImage
    Participating Frequently
    May 19, 2015

    Try downloading the trial version of EditReady by Divergent Media.  It can now read MXF and rewrap the footage for you in a way that Premiere Pro reads perfectly.

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    zeroxcool
    Participant
    May 17, 2015

    Hi,

    Here is a video that describes on how to fix this issue:

    FIXED!!! The importer reported a generic error with MXF import - YouTube

    Hope this helps....

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    Begoña_
    Participant
    April 27, 2015

    Hi! I don't know why but when I take my Canon C300 footage from the media browser in Premiere Pro CC 2014 to the project window, all the clips are just 30 seconds long.

    It is like it has a limit! I haven't seen that before, but it is driving me crazy, because I cannot find anyone with the same ploblem...Any idea?

    chrisjonker
    chrisjonker
    Participant
    January 22, 2015

    Well please wait a sec with that, I also have a problem and could find any solution yet.

    I shot footage with a borrowed fx 105for a school project and i am in the middle of editing it in première pro CS6. I had no problem what so ever with importing them, but when I tried to export my project I came acrossthe same problem as if I tried to play the raw mxf files using VLC player, the frames sort of copy themselfs over eachiquer. I heard this could be part of shooting 50i, but it played correct in PP CS6 so I expected it to export correctly. Please help and please say there is a solution that sows not involve starting over completely

    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Ann BensCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 22, 2015

    I have been editing canon mxf for a couple of years now. Never seen of heard this issue.

    Re install VLC or check the settings.

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    Anonymous
    January 13, 2015

    I think this thread should be marked as "solved", for many guys before has already posted the correct answers. But for me, recently , the new Samsung NX 1 files encoded under H.265/HEVC can't be imported in Premiere. I would like to see that work. I have tried many apps, which most of them have failed , but one seems to be OK. Video Converter from pav, I found it in Download.cnet. And maybe I will use it until premiere can support this codec

    cc_merchant
    cc_merchant
    Inspiring
    August 2, 2014

    Nonsense. MXF works fine with PR, both from Canon and Sony cameras. The only requirement is that you copy the complete contents of your storage card to the hard disk and use Media Browser to import the clips into your project.

    Using a video converter is ill-advised, takes unnecessary time and causes a generation loss.

    UlfLaursen
    UlfLaursen
    Inspiring
    August 2, 2014

    Agree with you 100% cc - I have edited tons of native MXF

    ulf

    Shao Lung
    Shao Lung
    Participating Frequently
    August 2, 2014

    Since posting on this thread, I have edited tons of MXF in Premiere CS6 no problem. The only caveat is you have to import via media browser for the files to be spanned. Works fabulous though.

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