Let’s look at another case. “I just received my Sony PXW-X70 and was eager to import XAVC 50Mbps (MXF) footage into Sony Vegas Pro. I ignored the negative comments I saw on the Web about importing into Premier and Final Cut Pro but since I have Sony Vegas Pro, I figured that I’d be okay. Guess what? Sony Vegas Pro does not recognize file. I get an error statement.”
To solve the problem, first, it’s worth mentioning that XAVC is an open recording format that was introduced by SonyInc and can keep footages in 4K resolution (4096*2160 and 3840*2160) at up to 60 fps. If you recorded some videos with Sony PXW-X70 and want to convert the clips to Sony Vegas Pro for editing, no matter on Windows or Mac, you may get problems as showed above. Many users are used to editing videos with Sony Vegas, but Sony X70 recorded XAVC video can’t be supported by this edit software. This is due to the video codec program. You will see that Sony Vegas supported formats are limited from its official page, XAVC format is not included.
After searching high and low, I got a really easy way to resolve the issue. In fact, this XAVC from Sony PXW-X70 is wrapped in an MXF file that won't import into Sony Vegas. To edit X70 XAVC MXF in Sony Vegas Pro, a suggestion is to use Pavtube Video Converter to convert XAVC to MPEG-2, which is a friendly format supported by Sony Vegas(no matter Vegas Pro 10/11/12/13). With the best XAVC converter, you can effortlessly convert X70 XAVC .mxf to .mpg – ensuring maximum editing quality and efficiency when working with Sony Vegas Pro. Plus, it supports encoding XAVC/XAVC S to more video editing software compatible file types.
Tips: For Mac users, Pavtube Video Converter for Mac is available.
Encoding Sony X70 XAVC MXF to Sony Vegas Pro:
Step 1: Run the best XAVC to Sony Vegas Pro Converter, and click the “Add video” button to load XAVC MXF videos from Sony X70. If you want to load several files at one time, “Add from folder” button is available.
Step 2: Click “Format” bar to determine output format. Follow “Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas” and select “MPEG-2(*.mpg)” as the output format. Besides, you can also choose WMV (VC-1) (*.wmv) if you want to get a relatively smaller output file.
Step 3: Adjust video and audio parameters, including the bit rate of video and audio, the codec of video and audio, video size, sample rate, frame rate, audio channels, etc., in the Profile Settings by hitting “Settings” button.
Step 4: Click “Convert” button to start encoding Sony X70 XAVC MXF to MPG for importing to Sony Vegas Pro.
Conclusion: When the conversion task is finished, click “Open” button to get the exported files and then import the converted X70 footage into Sony Vegas Pro to do further editing without hassle. In addition, money saving bundles and deals is good news for you! Enjoy!
Further Reading:
- Top 3 Best XAVC/XAVC S Video Converter for Mac: XAVC is pretty much new while the existing NLE may not handle it very well. Some XAVC/XAVC S video converters can help us get rid of these troubles.
- H.265 vs XAVC vs H.264 high profile output: For many person who just touch the electronic world, the thing which makes them very confused is that the difference, the advantages and disadvantages among those codecs.
- How to Enable Sony FDR-AXP33 4K XAVC Play on HDTV?: Although Sony tries their best to make the codec XAVC compatible with most devices or NLEs, it is still difficult to play Sony FDR-AXP33 4K XAVC recordings in HDTV.
