Enable Avid DNxHD MXF Editable with After Effects

[lauralily520]

Avid Media Composer is non-linear editing system which allows us for film editing, uncompressed standard definition (SD) video and high definition (HD) editing and finishing. There are some occasions that you want to import Avid projects to After Effects for further editing. However, the problem is that you'll find it a painful experience to work the Avid DNxHD.MXF files with After Effects. Now let's take a look at one common issue quoted from the current forum.

"Hello, I have some DNxHD files with a .mxf extension on them which I would like to bring into After Effects. I've never done this before. I also notice that the audio left and right are separate channels. But I don't even care about the audio, I just want to bring in the video. How would you do this?Thanks for your help!"

In general, After Effects does support mxf import or export, but has strict requirements only limited to P2 and XDCAM, and obviously DNxHD codec is excluded. And the easiest way to get this DNxHD MXF media imported into After Effects CC/CS6 is to encode DNxHD MXF to a Quicktime basic codec. In AE, you can render DNxHD to Quicktime container directly. However, it will be long-time duration for encoding the DNxHD MXF to Quicktime.

Luckily, there's an easier and quicker way to import Avid DNxHD .mxf files into After Effects - transcode DNxHD. mxf to MPEG-2, the optimal video format when working with all Adobe products. In order to fulfill this task perfectly, I'd like to highly recommend Brorsoft MXF Video Converter for Mac, which enables you easily convert DNxHD .mxf to MPEG-2 for editing smoothly in After Effects as well as other famous codecs like Apple ProRes, Apple Intermediate Codec, DNxHD, etc to seamlessly fit for FCP, Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer. iMovie and more NLE systems. If you're a Windows PC user, you can turn to the Windows version here. Now download the right version and follow the steps below to start converting Avid DNxHD .mxf to MPEG-2 for After Effects.

How to Convert DNxHD MXF Files to MPEG-2 for After Effects CC/CS 6

Step 1. Add DNxHD MXF files

Click File > Add Video/Audio to load DNxHD MXF files to the program. You can also directly drag the video files into the program directly.

Step 2. Choose After Effects compatible format

Click the format bar to choose output format from the dropdown list. For After Effects editing, Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas > MPEG-2 (*.mpg) is one of the best compatible video formats for you to choose.

Tips: Click the "Settings" icon and you will get a new interface named "Profile Settings". You can change the default codec, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel according to your needs and optimize the output file quality.

Step 3. Start the conversion

Finally, simply hig the big Convert button to start converting DNxHD MXF to Adobe After Effects CC/CS 6 friendly video formats.

Within several minutes, you can find the converted file on your computer by clicking the "Open" button. And then you can import the converted files to Adobe After Effects CC/CS 6 easily.

More Topics:

The Best Alternative to AnyDVD software
Edit MP4 files in Sony Movie Studio 13/12/11/10
Tips for editing VOB files using Premiere Pro CC
Tips for Factory Resetting iPhone without Passcode
Convert DVD to Samsung TV supported file formats
Watch DVD VOB files on Surface Windows 8 RT Tablet
Convert & Import Blackmagic 4K footage to Sony Vegas
Edit XC10 MXF with Premiere Elements without problems
Editing Blackmagic 4K footage in Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5
Convert Canon C100/C100 Mark II footage for editing on Mac
How to batch convert AVI/MKV/VOB/MOV to Galaxy Tab S2
Convert Canon EOS Rebel T6i MP4 to iMovie supported video
Recover iPhone Text messages from iCloud backup selectively
Tips fixing Canon C300 MK II Corrupt MXF files on Mac OS X
How can I "Import" Canon HF G20 .MTS (AVCHD) files to iMovie
Convert Sony FS100 60p AVCHD to Adobe Premiere Pro CC, CS6, CS5
Source: How to Bring Avid DNxHD MXF files into After Effects

 

[lauralily520]

Facing problems importing MTS files into Final Cut Pro X, FCP 7 or FCP 6 for using and editing? Simply follow this tutorial to convert MTS to ProRes MOV, which ensures the best results when working with FCP.

MTS is commonly found in AVCHD video clips recorded from camcorders of Panasonic, Sony, JVC, and Canon. Users who want to edit MTS videos with Final Cut Pro usually run into incompatibility issue. Or can't edit them smoothly after taking some time for importing MTS to FCP. Why? Reason for this is your MTS videos are highly compressed by H.264 codec, which are very hard to deal with during video editing.

Then, how to get Final Cut Pro working perfectly with AVCHD MTS footage? As you know, ProRes, a lossy video compression format that developed by Apple Inc., is a appropriate format for smooth editing in Mac. Thus, when you're having trouble importing or editing MTS videos in Final Cut Pro, it's better to take advantage of the ProRes codec. Here I will outline how to transcode MTS files to ProRes MOV for smoothly using FCP 6/7/X.

Converting MTS files to ProRes MOV for Editing in Final Cut Pro

The quick workaround is to use the easy-to-use yet professional app called Brorosft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac which can be used as a AVCHD MTS to FCP Converter under Mac OS X 10.11 EI Capitan, 10.10 Yosemite, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.7 Lion, Snow Leopard 10.6, etc. It is free, clean and safe to install and use. With it, you can effortlessly convert MTS to Apple ProRes 422, ProRes 422 HD, ProRes 422 LT, ProRes 4444 for FCP, MPEG-2 for Premiere Pro, DNxHD .mov for Avid MC, etc., and it works well and converts flawlessly. Below is how.

Step 1. Add MTS files to the program

Launch the MTS to FCP Converter on your Mac, then click "Add Video" or "Add from folder" button to load your source MTS files. Batch conversion is supported, so you can load more than one file to save time.

If you have several MTS files and wanna merge them into one for getting a continuous file, you can check the "Merge into one file" option at the bottom of the main interface of the MTS to Final Cut Pro converter.

Step 2. Choose ProRes as the output format

Click the Format icon to reveal output panel. And then select the "Final Cut Pro" category to choose your desired format. You'll find several ProRes formats are provided. Generally, Apple ProRes 422 or ProRes LT are suitable choices for MTS, M2TS, DV videos shot with camcorders. ProRes HQ is usually for film based source media.

Tip:

If the default settings do not fit your needs, you can click "Settings" button to adjust audio and video parameters as you like.

Step 3. Convert MTS to FCP Conversion

Click “Convert” button and the selected MTS files will be converted to Apple ProRes encode mov files. You may check the converting progress and set auto shutdown in the conversion window. After conversion, click “Open” folder to find converted footage for importing to Final Cut Pro 6/7/X.

Additional tips:

The versatile AVCHD MTS Converter Mac is not only designed for converting MTS files for Final Cut Pro. It is also professional in making AVCHD files editable in Adobe Premiere Pro, FCE, Avid Media Composer, iMovie, etc to meet your different needs.

More Topics:

Tips for editing VOB files using Premiere Pro CC
Import Sony A6000 1080P AVCHD file to iMovie
Convert DVD to Samsung TV supported file formats
How to Convert and Import DVD movies into iMovie
Review of Top 5 Blu-ray to MP4 Converter Programs
Edit Sony A6300 XAVC S files in FCP 7/X smoothly
Making Sony A5000 MTS footage working with iMovie
How to Bring Avid DNxHD MXF files into After Effects
Converting Sony A6300 4K XAVC S for Editing in iMovie
Edit XC10 MXF with Premiere Elements without problems
Recover iPhone Text messages from iCloud backup selectively
Convert Canon EOS Rebel T6i MP4 to iMovie supported video
How can I "Import" Canon HF G20 .MTS (AVCHD) files to iMovie
Best solution to solve MKV, VOB, TiVo, WMV video incompatibility
Source: Converting MTS files for Editing in Final Cut Pro