How do I play Sony XDCAM EX footage in QuickTime?

QuickTime player can't playback Sony XDCAM video? Here you will find the easiest solution to convert XDCAM EX HD MP4 files to QuickTime MOV for playback Mac. 


XDCAM EX 

The Sony XDCAM EX is a high-quality video camcorder, capable of shooting in either standard definition or high definition. XDCAM EX video and audio content is stored on Sony SxS solid-state Express Card 3/4 media within MP4 container files. You can record video either 1920 x 1080 or 1280 x 720 modes. 

XDCAM EX HD MP4 video is recorded from Sony XDCAM EX. But after test, we find that this *****MP4 format by Sony can't even be played on Mac OS 10.8*****. Many fresh users don't know what to do. But don't worry. Just follow me to learn how to play and view .mp4 files from Sony XDCAM EX camcorders. 

 

 

Soutions:

1. With running XDCAM Browser you can preview the MP4 files or export as a mxf file, but can't transfer to a .mov file and this rewapped .mxf file may not be viewing.

2. Of course You can play this video file on the camcorder and through the Sony software, but if you use QuickTime as your media player, you will have to convert Sony XDCAM HD file to a compatible format with QuickTime MOV for playback. So how to convert a XDCam EX MP4 file into a mac-compatible .mov file for enjoying which retain the same size and quality?

• Calibrated{Q} MP4-EX Import component ($149.95) supports tranferring MP4 to QuickTime MOV. (Not supported FCP X) 
• Calibrated{Q} XD Decode codec ($89.95) to encode MP4 files for playback. (Not for use when any version of Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio or Final Cut Server is installed, and at least a Intel Core 2 Duo with two physical cores is highly recommended) 
• As the solution above takes too much money, and you may may have reliability and incompatiblity issues. Here comes the third solution, using Pavtube HD Video Converter for mac($35) can helps you to tranfer Sony XDCAM MP4 to QuickTime mov easily and fastly. (Easy and Helpful)

See also: Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac 3.6.1 Review

As you see, the last solution is the esaiest and effective way. Below are step to step guide for Converting and Transferring an XDCAM EX to QuickTime on Mac.

Step 1. Download Sony XDCAM MP4 to MOV Converter for Mac, and install it. Click the Add Video button to import Sony XDCAM EX seperate mp4 files or press on"add from folder" button to add MP4 folder.



Step 2. Select output format. 

Click on the dropdown menu of "Format" and select "Common Video -> MOV – QuickTime (*.mov)" as target format. This format is specially designed for QuickTime playback. You can also choose format as you need in the format column, such as AVI, MKV, MP4, etc.



Step 3. Adjust video and audio parameters. 

Click "Settings" button to customize the output video and audio settings by yourself. You can also use the default parameters, they will ensure you a good balance between file size and image quality basically. You can change the resolution, bitrate, frame rate as you need.



Step 4. Click "Convert" button and start transcoding Sony XDCAM MP4 to QuickTime MOV on your Mac.

After you converting Sony XDCAM EX MP4 Video to MOV for QuickTime player, you can play the converted footages smoothly on Mac.

With Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac, you can also convert your XDCAM footages to FCP in less time, and easily change XDCAM EX files to iMovie, import XDCAM MXF to After Effects CS4/5/6 for editing, video and audio synchronization are perfectly guaranteed.

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Source: http://pc-mac-compatibility-issues.blogspot.com/2013/05/Working-with-Sony-XDCAM-to-play-with-QuickTime-on-Mac.html

Best way to convert Tivo files to H.264 MP4 or other formats--MP4, MP4, MOV, FLV?

Do you guys have any effective ways of converting with Tivo files on Mac for a playback or other dispose? Just read this article below. 

Have you heard of Tivo? I'd like to share some knowledge of Tivo that could expand your eye sight, do you want to join us? After that, aim to the main topic, you may natively know how to make it possible to play Tivo files on Mac. 

Tivo --- the professional digital video recorder, provides us with marvelous videos, TV shows, and movies. *****However, we often meet the issue that TiVo videos cannot be played on Windows, Mac, media players or be transferred to portable devices or be edited in video editing tools.***** It is quite hard to upload TiVo videos to YouTube, TV, or burn TiVo files to DVDs. As a matter of fact, all these issues are caused by the file format compatibility. 

 

While as a friend said, 'I used to work Tivo files well on Mac for a playback with the 'Tivo Transfer', however, it cannot customize my video size and edit videos with good effects what I want, so is there any other better Tivo converters? Fortunately here, Pavtube Tivo Converter for Mac is a nice choice. ***Not only for the Mac most suitable format, MP4, but also for others, this program can handle them well.*** (Learn more: Top 6 Best Video Converter for Mac Reviewed) 


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Step-by-step guide on how to convert Tivo to MP4 or others on Mac? 

Launch the Mac Tivo Converter, click on the 'Option' button on the main interface, input your 'Tivo Media Access Key' to let your files in. 

 

Tips: How to find your Tivo Media Access key? Just go to the 'Tivo Cetral 'menu>>'Message and Set up' Account and system information', your Media Access Key would be there. 

For example, convert Tivo to MP4? On the output list, you can choose the 'HD Video'>>'H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)' as you want. We can take the following screen shot below. But you can still select other outputs as the target video format. As the new Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and iPhone 6 has been released, you can view recorded HD Tivo videos on them. 

 

Adjust your video size? In 'Settings' we can make it possible. Edit your videos with personal requirements? 'Editor' there can do you a favor. In the end, you can click the 'Convert' with a faster conversion speed. 

Pls note that the higher bitrate you choose, the better video quality you will get. 

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Something you can do on Pavtube Tivo Video Converter for Mac: 
1. Trim large video files into small video segments. 
2. Adjust video brightness, contrast, saturation and change video effect as a whole 
3. Rotate videos into other angles. 


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Source: http://1080p-video-tool.blogspot.com/2014/12/convert-tivo-to-mp4-on-mac-for-playback.html

Canon 7D Mark II MOV to Sony Vegas Pro-Pinnacle Studio 17

For the popular editing tools Sony Vegas Pro and Pinnacle Studio 17, could Canon EOS 7D Mark II MOV files work well with them? 

 
As Mac users have the FCP or iMovie, etc as good editing assistants, while for Windows users, we have excellent Sony Vegas Pro or Pinnacle Studio 17. However, you still got some troubles when editing incompatible video files, right? For example, ****H.264 MOV shot by Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera**** is the typical one. 

The Canon EOS 7D Mark II digital SLR camera is designed to meet the demands of photographers and videographers who want a camera that can provide a wide range of artistic opportunities. It offers the ability to shoot videos in 1080p Full HD or 720p HD video up to 60p enabling slow-motion capture at full resolution. Users can also choose between .MOV and .MP4 recording formats for maximum flexibility. If you plan to import the footage to Sony Vegas Pro or Pinnacle Studio 17, the ideal converting tool Pavtube Video Converter for Windows can help you a lot. (Mac user click here) 

In one word, most of you may not know the ****WMV is the most suitable format for both Sony Vegas Pro and Pinnacle Studio 17****. So necessary steps are allowed here to make this conversion successfully. 

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Install and launch the Video Converter on Mac, and then click "Add video" button to load 7D Mark II MOV footage either from cam HDD or SD card or drag the footage from your 7D Mark II camera to the program directly. Both for those two guys, on the output list, 'HD Video'>>'WMV HD (*.wmv)' is waiting for you. Additionally, only for Sony Vegas, drop down the list you can choose the 'Adobe Premiere Pro'>>'MPEG-2 (*.mpg)' for an available one. 

 

Tip: Go to the "Settings" page and customize proper video/ audio parameters if necessary. E.g. Set video size to 1920*1080 or set smaller bitrates to further cut down export file size. You may skip this step as well. Finally, hit the 'Convert' button to start your work. 

 

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Source: http://encode-file-for-editing.over-blog.com/eos-7d-mark-mov-to-vegas-pinnacle 

MXF to FCP X not working from Sony F800 XDCAM? A possible fix

As time goes by, more and more digital cameras have been released during the days. Also, some problems are followed here, such as can't give a playback on media players or open in editing software, right? Recently, I found a post on the forum said there are always some issues when importing Sony PDW-F800 XDCAM MXF files to FCP X for a further editing. 

See Also: Ask for Some MXF| MXF Converter Review | MXF Transcoding Tips? 

 

'I have a hard drive full of .MXF files that were transferred from a Sony XDCAM F-800 23GB professional Disc reader onto the drive as files. FCPX doesn't read the .MXF files, giving the error "No importable files". Any suggestions on how to load the Sony PDW-F800 .MXF files into FCP X? Thanks!' 

I really don't know whether you have met the similar questions or not, after that, *****I searched online and fortunately, I have found an effective method and tried it well so here I would like to share the way with you***. Date back to the causes, MXF as a container format, it indeed got the limitation with FCP X, so a professional Pavtube MXF to FCP X Converter for Mac to handle the job well. 


Note: 
1. For additional multiple audio tracks with your output videos? We can find the unique one here, 'Multi-track Video' as you like, iMixMXF is another choice.[/b] 

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Download the program and install it on your computer, if you have already store your MXF files, 'Add video' there you can click to load them in, or connect your camera to computer with USB cable, drag them directly in is also available. For a second step, to find the ProRes .mov for FCP X, drop down the output list, 'Apple ProRes Codec 422(*.mov)' is waiting there, or surely we can search it in the 'searching box'. 

 

Why not take around the 'Settings' button on the main interface? Here, we can adjust our video size, (just according to personal requirements), bitrates or frame rate, remember that you should set them in appropriate default or you might not get an ideal effect. 

 

Now, click "Convert" button to start the conversion from Sony F800 MXF footage to Apple ProRes MOV on Mac OS X (Mavericks and Yosemite included). 

After the workflow, you can go to the output folder to find the converted video files. Now you are free to import the converted MXF files in FCP X under Mac without problems. 


Additional Tips: 
1. Before you try to do the conversion, if you are also a FCP X user, please make sure that you have installed the Apple ProRes Codec manually since the FCP X asks users to install it by themselves. 

2. If you want to edit Sony PDW-F800 MXF video in iMovie or Final Cut Express, you just need to choose the "iMovie and Final Cut Express -> Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)". 

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Source: http://camcordervideoshare.altervista.org/blog/load-sony-f800-mxf-into-fcp-x/

XAVC to FCP X--Sony PXW-X70 XAVC flavors and FCP X compatibility

Meet troubles when opening Sony PXW-X70 XAVC (MXF) files in Final Cut Pro X for a nice editing? Maybe here you can find some effective solutions. 

Whatever for Mac users or Windows users, some popular editing software you may take as good assistants if you are a professional video editor. As Windows users have Sony Vegas, Mac users look the Final Cut Pro as their favorite. With hundreds of features worthy of listing, ***some sync problems or unwanted gaps may appear when editing.**** For example, MXF files to FCP X with no video image? 

 

'Just got the Sony PXW-X70 and I can't seem to open the .mxf or even successfully transcode the video files into something that can be read on the mac. (Running 10.9.5). I downloaded some Video Converters and neither of them works. They just are able to import the audio but not the video portion. Very frustrated here, any advice? Thanks!' 

How to open Sony PXW-X70 XAVC 50Mbps (MXF) in FCP X in a nice way? Due to the special container format, common video converters cannot handle it well. Here may I introduce you a professional XAVC (MXF) assistant for you?***** Pavtube XAVC to FCP X Converter for Mac, (Windows version) *****which has the strong ability of working MXF videos, and transcoding XAVC 50Mbps (MXF) from Sony PXW-X70 to Apple ProRes 422 as output format. 


See Also: Three Medias Used in FCP X: Native vs. Optimize vs. Proxy 

Let me show you how this XAVC MXF to FCP X converter works: From the official website, you can download and install the program nicely. Two items there we can choose to load our original videos in, 'Add video' to load your MXF with clips,while 'Add form folder' for a complete file folder. Next, on the output list, 'Final Cut Pro'>>'Apple Prors Codec 422(*.mov)' is waiting for your selection. Totally five types of Apple ProRes you can selects here. 

 

To own the output result with perfect effect, I suggest you to get into the 'Settings' interface to adjust your videos before starting your conversion, okay? Select the video codec you want, set the 'video size, bitrates, frame rate, or even the audio channel with your own style. 

 

The work will be done if you click the "Convert" button to start after you make the preparation well. 

For a further importing and editing the converted XAVC footage in Final Cut Pro X with your camcorder footage? Here we also offered some necessary steps for you: 
How to Connect Your Camcorder To Final Cut Pro X 
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Source: http://mediaconverting.blogspot.com/2014/11/open-pxw-x70-mxf-in-fcp-x.html