How does Calibrated{Q} MXF work on Mac/Windows?
1. Native MXF Editing in Final Cut Pro
Calibrated{Q} MXF Import for OSX is a QuickTime Import component for NATIVE Importing and Editing of MXF Files within Final Cut Pro X & 7 without re-wrapping MXF files to MOV files.
And you're not limited to Final Cut Pro, MXF Import also works with CatDV, Compressor, Motion, Sound Track Pro, QuickTime Player 7, and many other applications.
To learn more about workflows with supported applications, please read the Calibrated{Q} MXF Import User Guide (PDF) here, and also please read Calibrated Software's FCP 7 or FCP X Product Info webpage.
2. Re-wrap MXF Files to MOV files and re-wrap MOV files to MXF Files!
Calibrated{Q} MXF Import also comes with a 'helper' application called Calibrated{Q} Import Assist. This application enables you to batch create QuickTime Reference or Self-contained .MOV files from MXF files, and rewrap XDCAM, IMX, XAVC & AVC-Intra HD/2k/3k/4k, AVC-LongG, XAVC-L MOV files back to OP1a MXF Files. Import Assist can even re-wrap the separate Avid Video/Audio MXF files into one MOV file.
3. Workflows for Adobe applications too!
With Calibrated{Q} MXF Import, you even how options for workflows with Adobe applications. Please see Calibrated Software's Adobe Product Info webpage herefor more information about workflows with Adobe products. Calibrated Software is also an Adobe Technology Partner, you can see our products listed on the Adobe plugin webpage.
4. Playback MXF files in QT Player 7
Turn QT Player 7 into a tool to quickly review your MXF files. To learn more about using Calibrated{Q} MXF Import with QT Player 7, please see the Calibrated{Q} MXF Import User Guide (PDF) here.
5. Import MXF files into CatDV
To learn more about using Calibrated{Q} MXF Import with CatDV, please read 'CatDV Section' in the Calibrated{Q} MXF Import User Guide (PDF) here, and also please read Calibrated Software's CatDV Product Info webpage here.
6. Also works without Final Cut Pro or on Windows!
If you don't have Final Cut Pro - don't worry! You can still view supported MXF Files within QuickTime Player 7 or CatDV when used in conjunction with Calibrated{Q} Decode Codecs.
Additional 'Helper' Applications
Calibrated{Q} MXF Import also comes with an additional 'helper' application - Calibrated MXF QuickStat. This application enables you to see the properties (video/audio/metadata) of MXF Files.
Source site: http://www.calibratedsoftware.com/products/MXFImportV3/MXFImport.php
Recommend an Alternative to Calibrated{Q} MXF Import
Pavtube iMixMXF integrates all features of MXF converting and multi-track preserving and mixing features.
It is a professional MXF tool helping preserve or mix MXF multi tracks and channels, convert MXF footages to other formats for better editing in FCP, FCE, iMovie, Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere, etc, or playing on Mac/iOS/Android/Windows devices like iMac, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Microsoft Surface, etc. The featured multi-track video output provides three formats in several different codec: MKV with H.264/XVid video, MP4 with H.264 video, MOV with H.264 video, or MOV with Apple Prores codec with multi audio tracks. It makes it easy to convert MXF footages to Apple Prores preserving the multi tracks for editing in Final Cut Pro (X).
Other than the unique multi-track preserving feature, you can also mix the multi tracks in to one track for broadcasting. And this makes the iMixMXF a wonderful MXF audio mixer. And this feature enables you to mix the audios of interviewer, interviewee, surroundings, or editors'/directors' comments into one.
Besides, iMixMXF is also a powerful MXF converter and MXF editor for Mac helping convert MXF videos to any other video/audio formats for better playing or sharing. Featured formats include: MOV/MP4/MPG/WMV/FLV/MKV and more. The imported MXF footages can be trimmed, cropped, merged, audio replaced, watermarked, color corrected, and more. You can convert multiple MXF files at one time with multi cores and multi threads.
Free download this program. Its Windows version - Pavtube MXF Multimixer
Compared with Calibrated{Q} MXF Import, Pavtube iMixMXF has more features. It provides more formats for editors like FCP, iMovie, Avid Media Composer, Premiere Pro and more. It also helps preserve or mix MXF multi tracks and channels. That’s powerful. You can have a try this useful MXF software.
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