Tricks for Smoothly Importing/Editing Canon C300 MXF files in Sony Vegas
The Canon C300 might just be that machine many pro videographers have been waiting for the next big thing—a dedicated video camera with a large sensor, interchangeable lenses, and no compromises. It can help us recorded Full HD 1080p files in MXF format. MXF is created specifically for HD digital camcorders which is often used in Sony, Panasonic, and Canon high-end cameras and camcorders. After the first shoot, I was impressed by the camera but was extremely keen to see what the footage looked like on the editing station.
Generally, there are an increasing number of professional video editing tools that can work with MXF files natively including Avid, Adobe Premiere Pro 3.1 or above, and Sony Vegas. However, this format is relatively new, many video editors are lacking of native support to it, or are only just starting to add support for this file type. As far as I know, many folks find it is not convenient for them to import MXF footages from Canon C300 to Sony Vegas for editing. In fact, Sony Vegas announces that it can work with MXF on its official site, but some users still have troubles when transferring C300 MXF files to Sony Vegas. Ok, now let’s take Canon C300 to have a test. continue reading…