Convert and Import Canon C500 4K MXF to DaVinci Resolve for Editing smoothly

Summary: There are some useful tips and tricks for playing and editing Canon C500 4K MXF footage on DaVinci Resolve freely.



Canon EOS C500 4K Digital Cinema Camera offers a Super 35mm, 8.85-megapixel CMOS image sensor, DIGIC DV III Image Processor and an expansive range of recording and output options specifically for 4K and 2K image acquisition. It can record super high resolution (4096×2160 pixels) videos in MXF format which are seldom seen in the market. Other resolutions such as 2048*1080 and 1920*1080 are also selectable with this C500.

While Canon C500 MXF recordings brings better quality and convenient for broadcasting, but most users usually occurred some error messages when they import C500 4K MXF clips into DaVinci Resolve. That's because MXF as a container format, still can not be supported well by many video editing programs like Davinci Resolve and it also would be a bit hard to handle with 4K video. So if you are using DaVinci Resolve for editing just like me, the best workaround for us is to convert Canon C500 MXF to DNxHD encoded MOV, which is the most compatible format for DaVinci Resolve, and it will make the editing work much smooth and easier. In order to finish the task, Brorsoft MXF Converter is just a great choice.

Overall, it is an easy-to-use yet powerful high-quality MXF converter, player and editor. This software can deal with almost all kinds of MXF videos. With it, users can effortlessly transcode 4K MXF files for smoothly editing in DaVinci Resolve. What's more, it can generates more optimal editing formats/codecs for you to use in different NLE apps, such as Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas Pro, Pinnacle Studio, Windows Movie Maker and more. Below is how. Just take a look at the brief guide below.

Free download the MXF to DaVinci Resolve Converter:



Guide: Convert MXF videos to DaVinci Resolve acceptable format

1. Import MXF files

Run the Best MXF Coverer; click the Add button to load .mxf files to the program from your computer or camcorder. You can also directly drag the video files into the program directly.



2. Choose output format

Click Format preset[and]choose Avid Media Composer -> Avid DNxHD (*.mov)” as the best video format for editing Sony XAVC in Avid as well as good video quality.



Tip: If you like, adjust video and audio parameters, including the Bitrate of Video[and]Audio, the Codec of Video[and]Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the Settings button on the main interface for getting the best quality.

3. Start conversion

Hit "Convert" button to start MXF to DNxHD .mov conversion for Davinci Resolve. You can follow the conversion process from the pop-up windows.

After the conversion, you can import the converted MXF files to Davinci Resolve 10/11/12 for smooth playback and editing. No more worries about the MXF incompatibility with DaVinci Resolve.

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