Sony debuted the PXW-X400, a new mid-range shoulder-mount ENG camera at the CCW / NAB Show New York this week. This is a 2/3″ HD camera aimed at television news crews. Although it's hard to get excited about an HD camera in this 4K era, the X400 looks like a real contender for daily news work. They've adjusted the weight balance so it sits better on your shoulder and it will take the newer HDVF-series Full HD OLED viewfinder (model HDVF-EL20/EL30) but has both 26 and 20 pin EVF connectors. It shoots in several HD and SD formats including XAVC-Long 60P.
However, if we want to import the XAVC L MXF videos from Sony PXW-X400 to Premiere Pro CC for editing the movies, you may find the high quality XAVC L MXF footage are not recognized by Premiere Pro CC. So what's the available workflow for Sony PXW-X400 and Premiere Pro CC?
In this case, you'll need to a powerful converter to help you edit the highly-compressed XAVC L MXF footage in Premiere Pro CC. Luckily, there is an easy workaround for you. To make the Sony PXW-X400 XAVC footage compatible with Premiere Pro CC without any problems, just you need to transcode the Sony XAVC L MXF to MOV, which ensures the best results when working with Premiere Pro CC. Acrok MXF Converter for Mac is the solid tool to help users make the Sony XAVC L MXF to H.264 MOV transcoding on PC.
With it, you effortlessly transcode Sony PXW-X400 XAVC L MXF footage to MOV, ensuring maximum editing quality and efficiency when working with Premiere Pro CC. Besides, its also exports advanced encoders like Apple Intermediate Codec, DNxHD, etc. allowing you to convert video to seamlessly fit iMovie, Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer, etc. If you are editing with Premiere Pro CC, chances are you already installed this great utility. If not, download it it from here. Below are the steps on converting Sony PXW-X400 XAVC L MXF to H.264 MOV for Premiere Pro CC.
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Converting Sony PXW-X400 XAVC L MXF for Editing in Premiere Pro CC
Step 1. Install the Acrok MXF Converter on Mac and run it. Drag the Sony PXW-X400 XAVC L MXF videos to the software. Or you can also click "Add" button on the top of the main interface to import video to the program.
Step 2. Set output video format. Click the "Format" bar and select "Editing Software" > Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas MOV (AVC)(*.mov) as output format.
Step 3. After all necessary settings, hit the convert button to start the Sony PXW-X400 XAVC L MXF to H.264 MOV conversion with the best XAVC L to Premiere Pro CC converter.
Once the conversion process shows in 100%, click Open to get the output videos. Create a project and start editing Sony PXW-X400 XAVC L MXF video in Premiere Pro CC without hassle.
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