Final Cut Pro even FCP X won't import P2 MXF videos from Panasonic camcorder. The easy workaround is to transcode/convert P2 MXF footage to Apple ProRes codec on Mac. It's much easier to be done with a professional P2 MXF Converter Mac. Below is how.
The Panasonic P2 HD camcorder use the latest AVC-Intra Codec for broadcasting (compatible with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264) at 1080 in 24p, 25p, 30p, 50i and 60i, and in SD (480i/586i) in DVCPRO50, DVCPRO and DV. But new users may face some frustrating result when importing the P2 MXF footage into Final Cut Pro, because the P2 .mxf file format is not fully supported by Mac non-linear editing software such as FCP and iMovie.
Question: How to Import P2 MXF files to FCP on Mac OS X Lion?
Answer: Convert Panasonic MXF to ProRes 422 for Editing in FCP .
How to convert P2 Card MXF footage from Panasonic to ProRes 422 HQ
Step 1. Connect your AVC-Intra MXF Camcorder to iMac with USB 2.0 cable or use card reader to transfer the P2 AVC-Intra .mxf files to Apple hard drive disk.
Step 2. Add Panasonic P2 AVC-Intra MXF videos to this top Mac Panasonic MXF Converter.
Run Pavtube MXF Converter for Mac, and click the "Add Files" button to load .mxf videos.
Step 3. Choose MOV with Apple ProRes 422 codec for Final Cut Pro 6/7/X.
Click the "Profile" option, and move mouse cursor to Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 HQ (*.mov) as output format. To get 1080 videos, we need to click the "Settings" button and choose 1920*1080 as output video resolution.
Step 4. Specify output file path. Click on "Browse" and browse to where you'd like to save target Apple ProRes 422 HQ video.
Step 5. Convert Panasonic P2 MXF to ProRes 422 MOV for Final Cut Pro 6/7/X.
Click the "Convert" button and the Mac MXF Video converter would start converting Panasonic AVC-Intra MXF videos to Apple ProRes 422 MOV immediately.
Step 6. Press "Open" to locate result video. Launch FCP 6/7/X, and go to "File > Import > Files…" to import converted P2 footage to FCP project.
The software also converts P2 MXF and Canon MXF video to compatible formats for FCE/iMovie, Avid, Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, etc. You can convert Panasonic P2 MXF to AIC .MOV for FCE and iMovie, or transcode Panasonic AVC-Intra MXF to H.264 MOV, DV, AVI, M4V, MPG for Avid, Adobe Premiere Pro, and After Effects.
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