Sony PMW-300K1 Workflow with QuickTime - can i convert MXF to QuickTime MOV on Mac

Sony's new PMW-300K1 XDCAM camcorder is the first semi-shoulder mount camcorder to combine the benefits of 1/2-type Exmor™ Full HD 3CMOS sensor technology with 50Mbps HD recording at MPEG HD422 as MXF files (UDF mode only), However, MXF is not a Mac friendly video format so you can't play and edit them with Apple software and devices like QuickTime, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Avid, iPhone, iPad, iPod and more. If you want to play PMW-300K1 MXF smoothly on Mac, you'd better convert MXF to QuickTime MOV format, a Mac friendly format.

To convert PMW-300K1 MXF video files to QuickTime MOV, Here MXF to MOV Converter for Mac is best choice, and it can help you finish the conversion in clicks. In addition to MXF files, it can also convert sony pmw-300k1 mxf to mp4, wmv, mpg, avi, vob, mpeg, m4v, flv, mkv, 3gp etc with outstanding quality and super high fast conversion speed. Moreover, the built-in editor lets you personalize your videos by trimming, cropping, rotating, adding watermarks, etc.

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Convert Sony PMW-300K1 MXF files to QuickTime MOV for playing on Mac

Follow these steps:

Step 1. Import Sony PMW-300K1 MXF Videos
Install and launch the Mac MXF Video Converter, Then you can click "Add Video" button to import MXF videos from Sony PMW-300K1. you can load directly from a canera or from a card reader, or from a folder on your HDD that cantains your media data.



Step 2. Choose MOV as output video format
Select an output video format that is compatible with QuickTime. As we know, MOV is a QuickTime format. So here you can click "Format" list and choose "Common Video" -> "MOV - QuickTime Video (*.mov) as the output video format. For advanced settings, please click the gear button that appears on the top right of the format to customize output video resolution, frame rate, bit rate, etc. as you like.



Step 3. Start convert your MXF videos
Click the big "Convert" button and you can convert Sony PMW-300K1 MXF to QuickTime MOV on Mac with high quality. After conversion, you can play converted PMW-300K1 MXF videos on QuickTime or edit the files on FCP, FCE, iMovie and Avid etc on Mac.

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