This post is writing for Sony PMW-EX1 users who are having issues while editing Sony PMW-EX1.mxf video files in Sony Vegas Pro. It explains an easiest way to convert Sony PMW-EX1.mxf footage to MPEG-2 (*.mov) for editing in Sony Vegas Pro fluidly.
Sony PMW-EX1 to Sony Vegas Pro editing question
“Hello, I just purchased the Sony PMW-EX1 camcorder to shoot high quality videos for my company, I have not used this kind of professional camcorders before, so I am not familiar with the importing and editing workflow. I have recorded some videos with Sony PMW-EX1 and the recorded files are in MXF format, when I try to load MXF files from Sony PMW-EX1 to Sony Vegas Pro for editing, the Sony Vegas Pro said the video format is not supported, should I convert Sony PMW-EX1 files to Sony Vegas Pro supported format? Hope you can give me some suggestions, thank you!”
Many users have bought Sony PMW-EX1 camcorder to record high quality videos, but most of them have encountered the issue to import and edit Sony PMW-EX1 MXF files with Sony Vegas Pro on Mac. On video editing forums and websites many users have reported that Sony Vegas Pro can’t support their Sony PMW-EX1 camcorder recorded MXF files, what’s the main reason? It is because Sony PMW-EX1 MXF format is not supported format of Sony Vegas Pro, if you want to import videos from Sony PMW-EX1 to Sony Vegas Pro and edit natively, you will need to convert Sony PMW-EX1 MXF files to MPEG-2 MOV format, this is native supported codec of Sony Vegas Pro, once you convert MXF files from Sony PMW-EX1 to Sony Vegas Pro MPEG-2, you can edit Sony PMW-EX1 files with Sony Vegas Pro natively.
Convert MXF files from Sony PMW-EX1 to Sony Vegas Pro MPEG-2 codec
In order to edit Sony PMW-EX1 MXF files with Sony Vegas Pro natively, you will need to convert MXF files from Sony PMW-EX1 to Sony Vegas Pro (*.mpg), in this case we would like to introduce the best Sony PMW-EX1 to Sony Vegas Pro converter for you, this program is UFUShare Video Converter for Windows or Mac, it can convert Sony PMW-EX1 MXF files to Sony Vegas Pro MPG or any other formats, now you can follow the steps below to convert videos from Sony PMW-EX1 to Sony Vegas Pro.
Step 1. Download UFUShare Video Converter for Mac, install this Sony PMW-EX1 to Sony Vegas Pro converter on your Mac computer, it is the best MXF converter on the market, it can convert MXF files and other HD videos into any formats you need. This MXF converter also has Windows version, so if you want to convert Sony PMW-EX1 MXF videos on Windows 10 or Windows 7, you can download the Windows version.
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Step 2. Click “Add Files” button on the top left corner you will be able to import videos into this Sony PMW-EX1 MXF converter, you can load batch files at one time, you can also directly drag and drop Sony PMW-EX1 MXF files into the converter for conversion.
Step 3. Select Sony Vegas Pro MPEG-2 codec for output. After you loaded the Sony PMW-EX1 MXF files, you can click format column to select the output format you need. To edit Sony PMW-EX1 MXF files with Sony Vegas Pro natively, you will need to convert Sony PMW-EX1 MXF to Sony Vegas Pro, so you just need to select Sony Vegas Pro -> MPEG-2 Video (*.mov) as output format. There are rich output formats in this Sony PMW-EX1 to Sony Vegas Pro converter, you can also choose the output format as you want.
Step 4. Customization is available to use in this Sony PMW-EX1 MXF to Sony Vegas Pro converter, by clicking settings button on the main interface, you can adjust the resolution, Bitrate, frame rate, codec and other parameters. If you don’t need to adjust you can skip this step.
Step 5. Click convert button to start Sony PMW-EX1 MXF to Sony Vegas Pro conversion process.
UFUShare Video Converter for Mac will convert MXF files from Sony PMW-EX1 to Sony Vegas Pro with high quality and speed, when your videos are converted to MPG files, you can import them into Sony Vegas Pro and then edit natively, you don’t need to render anymore, and you won’t have any importing or editing issues. Just try it!
