Canon XF100 HD Professional Camcorder support the highest HD quality with Full HD 1920x1080 resolution, up to a 50Mbps bit rate and 4:2:2 color sampling. Many users want to import Canon XF100 1080p MXF file to iMovie for editing on Mac Lion.
In fact, the iMovie doesn't surpport the MXF format derectly, it means you need to convert Canon XF100 1080p MXF file to AIC for iMovie compatible format on Mac. Then you need to free download the best MXF to iMovie Converter for Mac to help you. With it, you can not only convert Canon XF100 MXF files to AIC for iMovie on Mac OS, but also edit your MXF files, such as cropping video size,trimming video clips, adding special effects and text/image/video watermarks to output videos, thus it will be on the top of your list.
Step 1: Import Canon XF100 1080p MXF files to the top MXF to iMovie Converter for Mac;
Launch the top MXF to iMovie Converter for Mac. Click the button “File” to add MXF files to it or directly drag and drop the files your MXF files.
Tip: If you have multiple/merge Canon XF100 1080p MXF files, you can select the “Merge into one” box.
Step 2: Select an output format for iMovie and set the output folder.
Click on the “Format” and you will get a dropdown menu. Move you pointer to iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov). The Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) is the compatible format for iMovie and FCE. Then you can set the output folder by clicking “Browse” icon as you need.
Step 3: Click “Settings” icon to adjust audio and video parameters.
Click the “Settings” icon and you will go into a new interface named “Profile Settings”. You’d better set the video frame rate as 30fps, video size as 1920*1080 to keep the best quality for editing Canon XF100 MXF files in iMovie on Mac, If the 60p/60i/30p is your original frame rate.
Tips:
1. If you shoot with 50p/50i/25p, then 25fps as the frame rate will be your best choice when conversion.
2. If you want to have a smaller file size but keep the good quality, you can change the video size to 1440*1080.
3. You can customize the defaults and save them as custom conversion settings without affecting the original default selection.
Step 4: Start converting your Canon XF100 MXF files to AIC for iMovie.
Click the “Convert” button; it will convert/transcode Canon XF100 MXF to AIC for iMovie on Mac immediately. You can find the process in the “Conversion” interface.
Now, you can transfer and edit Canon XF100 MXF files in iMovie with high quality without any trouble. Have a good time!