Convert Sony PMW-200 XDCAM media to Final Cut Pro freely

Summary: This article mainly aims to help users transcode Sony PMW-200 MXF to compatible format for editng in Final Cut Pro.

Sony PMW-200 XDCAM camcorder, as a professional camcorder, can take high quality full HD videos. The lens, combined with the 1/2 inch Exmor sensors, offers true professional operation with the unique focus ring mechanism developed for the PMW-EX1/R. With a PMW-200, you can shoot both HD and SD videos with extraordinary quality, and the footage can reach 50 Mbps MPEG HD422 as MXF files. But it is still a painful experience for those who want to import Sony PMW-200 MXF footages into Final Cut Pro for further editing due to darn codec incompatible issue. Then you may wonder there is any possible to transfer Sony PMW-200 MXF footage into Final Cut Pro without problems? Absolutely, the anwser is postive. Read on to learn more details!

In general, Sony PMW-200 XDCAM usually record MXF and MP4 format video, and it usually use MPEG-2 codec, but this codec is not good for editing in FCP, and that's why many users usually encounter importing issues when they try to import Sony XDCAM media to FCP. To get rid of all of the issues, you will need to transcode Sony PMW-200 footage to a more "edit" friendly codec for FCP. Apple ProRes would be the best, which is the most compatible format for Final Cut Pro, which will make the editing work much smooth and easier.

Now I share the guide with you how to convert Sony PMW-200 footage to FCP friendly format using Brorsoft MXF Video Converter for Mac. With it, you can effortlessly transcode MXF, MP4, AVI or XAVC(future support) footage shot from Sony PMW-200 for smoothly importing and editing in various non-linear editing systems (NLE), including Final Cut Pro X/6/7, iMovie, FCE, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer and more. Plus, the built-in Editor features enables you to trim, crop, add effect to your video clips as you want.

Guide on transcoding Sony PMW-200 MXF to Apple ProRes on Mac OS X:

Step 1: Install and run the best Sony MXF footage to FCP converter. Click the “Add” button to import .mxf files from the Sony PMW-200 camcorder. Join MXF clips via checking the “Merge into one” box.



STEP 2: Click on the “Format”bar and choose a best editable format.

Select Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) as the output format for Final Cut Pro.



PS: You also can click “Settings” to set video frame rate, video size and Video Bitrate as you want.

STEP 3: As soon as all things are finished, please click “Convert” button to start the Sony PMW-200 MXF conversion on Mac OS X.

Once the conversion is 100% completed, you can smoothly copy the converted files to FCP X/6/7.