Import Canon XF300 MXF to MOV for Premiere Pro/CS 5/CS 6

Canon's adaptation of MPEG-2 for the XF300 Professional Camcorder, named the Canon XF Codec, The XF300 supports the highest HD quality with Full HD 1920*1080 resolution, up to 50Mbps bit rate and 4:2:2 color sampling.For added versatility, XF300 can be customized to record in both 60i/50i, 60p/50p, and 24p/25p (this optional upgrade must be performed by a Canon Factory Service Center). So you will encounter the problem while importing the Canon XF300 MXF files to Adobe Premiere Pro 6.0 or its earlier versions of CS4, CS5, CS5.5, or even Premiere Elements, you may see the error "ERROR COMPILING MOVIE: UNKNOWN" coming up when exporting a movie composed of MXF clips, whether it's to AVI, H.264, etc., this error comes up, in particular when the movie is "long", i.e. a half minute to a minute. Otherwise, with short clips there is no problem. It's enough to make you want to pull your hair out. The Internet is full of discussions on this issue, but we don't know why Adobe can't fix it? The bottom line, however, is that once you convert your Canon XF300 MXF files to H.264 MOV using MXF Video Converter, there are absolutely no problems regardless of file length... which in our case is perhaps a four minute movie. We were concerned with possibly losing quality by transcoding Canon XF300 MXF to H.264 for Premiere Pro with Canon MXF to Premiere Converter. But a side-by-side comparison showed us there was absolutely no discernible difference. We thought some users might want to know this because it permits Premiere Pro users to rectify this problem and continue on with it. So we share the workaround here for people who wanna import Canon XF300 MXF to Premiere Pro for edit without meeting the error "ERROR COMPILING MOVIE: UNKNOWN". Tip: If you got a JVC camcorder, you may need JVC AVCHD Video Converter to convert JVC AVCHD video on Mac or Windows. How to convert JVC AVCHD? You can read this guide: How to convert JVC AVCHD on Windows and Mac via JVC AVCHD Vidoe Converter. How to edit Sony F65 video via Final Cut Pro X? Sony F65 Vdieo Converter can give you a hand. How to edit Sony XDCAM videos? You need Sony XDCAM Video Converter. Nikon D3X is a hot camera, for editing Nokon D3X video with FCP X/6/7, you have to convert Nokon D3X mov video to ProRes codec video. For Canon 5D Mark III, This guide: Convert 5D Mark III MOV to ProRes for FCP will be helpful. Can I edit Sony PMW F3 video in FCP? You can read this guide: Sony PMW F3 Video Converter-convert PMW F3 video on windows and mac.Free Download MXF Conerter (Windows & Mac),install it. (Note: If you are a Mac user and want to edit your Canon XF300 MXF clips in FCP, FCE, iMovie, Adobe Premiere and Avid Media Composer smoothly, MXF Converter for Mac is the best choice for you.) How to transcode Canon XF300 MXF to H.264 MOV for Premiere Pro Step 1: Install and launch the MXF Converter to your PC, and then load source Canon XF10 MXF clips to the software. You can import Canon XF300 MXF clips to the program through "Add Video" button or "Add from folder" button. Step 2: Choose H.264 as output format for Premiere Pro. MXF to Premiere Converter offers optimized format preset for Adobe Premiere. For encoding MXF to H.264, please click "Profile" menu firstly and then follow "Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas" > "MOV (AVC) (*.mov)". canon xf mxf to adobe premiere Tip: In case the default settings do not fit your requirement, you can click "Settings" button and enter "Profile Settings" panel to adjust video size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channels. Step 3: Click the arrow button to start converting Canon XF300 MXF to H.264 MOV for Adobe Premiere Pro. When the conversion task is finished, click "Open" button to get the exported H.264 MOV files for Adobe Premiere Pro to do further editing. The MXF Converter enables anyone with MXF files to use use any non-linear editor as long as they convert Canon XF300 MXF to a recognizable format, easily done with mxf video converter!