Import MXF file into premiere

[Maxwell84]

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

[zeroxcool]

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....

[Guest]

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.

[ExactImage]

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.

[CookingHusband]

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.

[julialloyds45]

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]

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?

[Gloriaivy]

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.

[TDCat Photography]

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 · Accepted solution]

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.

[digitalhecht]

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?