How to edit Canon C300 Mark II 4K XF-AVC MXF files in Avid or Davinci Resolve?

The Canon EOS C300 Mark II is a new 4K video camera allowing filmmakers and broadcast producers to realise their creative vision in stunning cinematic detail. Canon's new range of XF-AVC H.264 codecs, designed to be compatible with industry standard Non-Linear Edit systems, makes integrating both 4K and 2K/Full HD footage into workflows effortless, while maintaining the highest image quality.The range features XF-AVC intra for 4K, andXF-AVC Long GOP and Proxy options for 2K/Full HD recording,both of which utilise H.264 codec, offering post production flexibility and ease of use.

Well, MXF is much difficult for Avid Media Composer and Davinci Resolve to recognize and support. So, how to make Canon EOS C300 Mark II XF-AVC MXF and Avid/Davinci Resolve compatible without problems?

A fast and fluid workflow for editing Canon C300 MK II XF-AVC MXF in Avid and Davinci Resolve is to convert Canon XF-AVC codec to DNxHD codec with a powerful third party program. Here UFUware HD Video Converter for Mac is highly recommended to you which is professional on dealing with XF-AVC MXF to DNxHD for editing in Avid/Davinci Resolve easily and efficiently. Besides Avid/Davinci Resolve, it also offers other optimized codec for non-linear editing programs, such as ProRes for FCP X, AIC for iMovie/FCE, MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere, WMV for Windows Movie Maker, .etc. Now, download the converter on Mac and follow the guide below to start conversion.

Free download the Canon C300 Mark II 4K MXF Converter:

Convert Canon EOS C300 Mark II 4K MXF for Avid and Davinci Resolve editing

Step 1: Add Canon C300 MarK II 4K MXF footage

Launch the UFUWare HD Video Converter as the best Canon C300 Mark II 4K MXF Converter, click "Add File" button to import your Canon C300 Mark II 4K XF-AVC MXF footages to it.



Step 2: Select DNxHD MOV as output format

Click on the "Profile" bar and get the dropdown menu, then move your pointer to choose "Avid Media Composer > Avid DNxHD 1080p(*.mov)" as output format, it's native format for Avid and Davinci Resolve editing.



Tip: If you want to set some parameters for the output profile, you could click the "Settings" button to set the output bitrate, encode, frame rate, resolution, sample rate, channels, etc.

Step 3: Convert Canon C300 Mark II 4K MXF to DNxHD MOV on Mac

Click "Convert" button to start to convert Canon C300 Mark II 4K XF-AVC MXF files to DNxHD .mov for Avid and Davinci Resolve editing on Mac.

Once the Canon C300 Mark II 4K MXF to DNxHD conversion completes, you can click "Open Folder" to get the generated DNxHD .mov videos which can be directly imported to Avid/Davinci Resolve. Now you can edit the Canon C300 Mark II 4K MXF video files in Avid Media Composer or Davinci Resolve without any problem.

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