Panasonic P2, the professional digital recording solid-state memory storage media format, features tapeless (non-linear) recording of DV, DVCPRO, DVCPRO25, DVCPRO50, DVCPRO-HD, or AVC-Intra streams on a solid-state flash memory. A wide range of camcorders released by Panasonic which use the P2 format include the most professional video camera AG-HVX200 HD handheld camcorder, and the high-end, or broadcast professional shoulder-mount AG-HPX500, AJ-HPX2000, and AJ-HPX3000 camcorders. Panasonic has also announced the P2-based AG-HPX170 handheld HD tapeless camcorder. The HPX170 is very similar to the HVX200 and the HVX200A, the main difference being the lack of a video tape drive on the 170. The latest products to feature P2 technology are the well-received recently launched AJ-HPX2700 and AJ-HPX3700 'Varicam' high end cameras.
Final Cut Pro, the most popular non-liner Video Editing Software released by Apple Inc., provides non-linear, non-destructive editing of any QuickTime compatible video format including DV, HDV, DVCProHD, and 2K film formats, especially Apple ProRes – the innovative format. Final Cut Pro takes full advantage of the 'Velocity Engine' processing cores in PowerPC G4 processor and provides new features, for instance, you can preview the transition and video special effects editing, compositing and special effects. It also has a manual 3-way color correction filter, videoscopes and a selection of generators, such as slugs, test cards and noise. The most recent version, Final Cut Pro X, runs on Intel-based Mac OS computer powered by OS X version 10.6.8 or later.
To Panasonic high-end camcorder users like Panasonic AJ-HPX3700/ AG-HPX500/ AJ-HPX2000 and more that use P2 format, the footage with MXF file can't unwrap well on the video editing software like Final Cut Pro. We need to transcoding the MXF video to FCP friendly format ProRes 422 on Mac, due to the Apple PreRes is the most compatible format for FCP. AnyMP4 Mac MXF to FCP Converter has the capability to convert/transcoding Panasonic P2 MXF to FCP ProRes on Mac without any quality loss. And it can provide you with the basic editing features for better entertainment.
Here you can download AnyMP4 MXF to FCP Converter for Mac and install it on your Mac.
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Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.1/10.5.2 does not support write and delete of contents data to P2 card. Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.5 support write of contents data to P2 card. With the Mac P2 card file converter, you can easily convert P2 card MXF file on Mac, rich camcorders are supported, for example, you can convert Panasonic HPX500, HVX200, HPX-170, HPX-171 camcordrs on Mac with ease.
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Step 1. Add MXF file and preview
Open this program and add MXF video shot by Panasonic P2 camcorder to it by clicking 'Add Video' button, and you can preview the video at right of the preview window and capture the favorite image with its snapshot function.
Step 2. Choose output profile
To convert MXF to Apple ProRes, you can click 'Profile' button and open the 'Profile' list to select 'Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)' as the output format.
Step 3. Define output settings
You can open the 'Profile Settings' window to define the output video/audio settings according to yourself, like video resolution, video bitrate, frame rate, video encoder, aspect ratio, and audio channels, sample rate, audio encoder, audio bitrate.
Step 4. Clip video length and merge video clips
In the 'Edit' window, you can trim the video length by dragging the scroll bar to set the start point and end point. And you can select several video clips in the main interface to merge these clips together and create a new single file.
Step 5. Start conversion
Xe currency converter app for mac. To large number MXF files you added, you can convert them simultaneously only one click 'Convert' button.
'I attempted to import .mxf files generated by my Panasonic AG-HVX201 P2 card to Final Cut Pro 7 for editing through Log & Transfer, without much luck, FCP 7 refused to accept those .mxf files. The MXF clips are about a concert and a birthday party. I just want to import P2 MXF to Final Cut Pro for further editing, and then burn them to a DVD using iDVD for saving. These days I've been trying to figure out how to get Final Cut Pro 7 to recognize my MXF recordings, but there is no-go. Can anyone kindly shed some light on this conundrum? Many thanks.'
People who are start using a P2 digital video camera like AG-HPX170 (NTSC version), AG-HPX171 (European version), AG-HPX300, AG-HPX370/371, AG-HPX500, AJ-HPX2100, AJ-HPX2700, AJ-HPX3000, and AJ-HPX3700 often have the same case as quoted above. The reliable workaround we've found so far is to transcode P2 MXF to Apple Prores for FCP by using Pavtube P2 MXF Converter for Mac. As for FCP X, Apple ProRes 422 is the best format to read. If not, Final Cut Pro will refuse reading the files or spending much time on the rendering process.
How to Convert P2 MXF to Apple ProRes 422 on Mac for Final Cut Pro ?
Notes:
1. Total video converter for mac os x. Please ensure that the computer you are using to do P2 MXF conversion has Final Cut Pro installed, otherwise, the converted files will have audio only without image.
Imovie converter for mac. 2. If you are using FCP X, please make sure you have installed ProApps QuickTime Codecs, or you may get files with sound only without video. The FCP X does not install the ProApps QuickTime Codecs automatically, so you need download and install the codec manually.
While importing MXF clips to Pavtube MXF to ProRes converter for conversion, please make sure you have the entire MXF file structure as it saved on your camcorder's P2 card. If you only have some loose .MXF clips, your files will have image only without audio. See MXF file structure on Panasonic's P2 card as below.
MXF file structure on Panasonic's P2 card
The above screenshot clearly shows .MXF clips are all saved in 'VIDEO' folder, while audio files are all stored in 'AUDIO' folder. When you importing .MXF clips from the correct file structure, Pavtube MXF to FCP Converter is able to recognize audio tracks from 'AUDIO' folder automatically, which ensures the generated ProRes 422 MOV files have both image and sound correctly.
Step 1: Click 'Add Video' button to import P2 .mxf files
Launch your MXF Converter for Mac on your Mac, this version can support Yosemite without any problem. Then Click 'File'>'Add Video/Audio' to load your files.
Step 2: Choose 'Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)' as output format
Pavtube MXF Converter for Mac has a preset option to choose a format specific to the Final Cut Pro, you can go for Apple ProRes 422 as your output format for FCP, if you want to go for more HD quality and don't care about the generated file size, then you can choose 'Apple ProRes HQ (*.MOV)'.
Tips:
For new users, if you don't know the differences among Apple ProRres codecs, then you can refer to this article for detailed information.
Step 3: Click 'Convert' button to convert P2 MXF on Mac
As soon as the conversion is finished, click 'Open' button to get the generated Apple ProRes 422 MOV files to FCP X for extending editing.
Userful tip:
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-Here give a detailed article about how to transfer files into Final Cut Pro.
- If you have a plenty of MXF files and want to convert them as one, you can choose all of them , then click 'Merge into one file' before conversion.
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- Under the 'Edit' UI, you can do simple edits like trim, crop, change aspect ratio, add subtitles or watermark and so on.
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