How to View Canon XF100 MXF files with QuickTime on Mac

[b]Description:[/b] This article is to help you convert Canon XF105 MXF to Quicktime MOV so that you can watch your footage on Mac directly.

XF100 is one of the most popular HD professional Camcorder from Canon; The XF100 supports the highest HD quality with Full HD 1920x1080 resolution, up to a 50Mbps bit rate and 4:2:2 color sampling. Footages shoot by Canon XF100 is encoded in Canon XF codec with extension of MXF, which is MPEG-2 oriented.

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Follow this guide you will find the reliable work flow to convert Canon XF100 MXF to Quicktime MOV on Mac Mountain Lion/Mavericks.

1. Download a free copy of this [b][url=http://www.pavtube.com/mxf-converter-mac/]Canon MXF Converter for Mac[/url][/b], get it installed; connect your Canon XF100 to mac and keep it on. Click the top left two icon to load individual mxf files or the entire folder.

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2. Choose best video format for outputting quicktime MOV on Mac.

Click the drop-down list marked as 2, choose [b]Common Video>MOV-QuickTime(*.mp4)[/b]

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Click Settings to choose output video codec, size, frame rate, bit rate all according to your needs.

(Optional) – Click "Settings" to choose output video codec, size, frame rate, bit rate all according to your needs.

[b]Note:[/b] If you wanna add external subtitles(like [b]*.srt, *.ass and *.ssa[/b]) in video, only click "Edit", choose "Subtitle" > "Enable", you need download a subtitle file, then click "Browse" to load it.

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3. You can choose to edit the video, such as trim, crop, add 3D effect and so on; just click the pencil-like icon on the top.

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Wait for moments, you can click the Open icon to locate the converted video.

[b]Tips:[/b]

If your MXF files have 2 audio tracks or more, here is a new program specially designed for multi-track preserving and mixing features, named [b][url=http://www.pavtube.com/imixmxf-mac/]iMixMXF[/url][/b]. Featured formats include: MOV/MP4/MPG/WMV/FLV/MKV and more.

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