How to Convert Sony PMW-150 MXF to Adobe After Effects

 

April 22, 2013 1:58 am / Posted by Jack Fisher to Camcorder Tips
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To edit videos in Adobe After Effects is the preferred choice to users, however, sometimes this app may fall short of use, for example, when importing full-HD raw videos from Sony PMW-150.

MXF is one of the most used recording formats by professional camcorders. This Sony PMW-150 records videos right in this format. As MXF files are not accepted by Adobe After Effects, to edit Sony PMW-150 MXF files in Adobe After Effects, you need to convert MXF to some compatible formats with Adobe After Effects, say, MPEG-2. By doing so, all incompatible problems between Sony MXF and Adobe After Effects are resolved at once.

To convert Sony PMW-150 MXF to Adobe After Effects accepted MPEG-2, here is a workable solution for you-iOrgsoft MXF Converter (MXF Converter for Mac), which is powerful enough to convert between almost all video formats, therefore, it is also a practical Sony PMW-150 MXF to Adobe After Effects Converter to finish your job.

In addition, this MXF Converter can also help import MXF to Windows Movie Maker, Sony Vegas, etc and the Mac version, can convert Sony PMW-150 MXF to FCP, iMovie with ease.

Load Sony PMW-150 MXF footage to the Converter

After installing and running the MXF Converter, click "Add Files" button to import the MXF recordings to the Converter, as batch converting is supported; you are allowed to import multiple files to the program. Additionally, the MXF Converter Mac supports to drag and drop video files to the app directly.

Select output format

Press format icon after you have added files to the app, then you will see the format list, where you can select the "Adobe Premiere MPEG-2(.mpg)" from Premiere column, which is also compatible with Adobe After Effects.

Start to convert Sony PMW-150 MXF to Adobe After Effects

Finally, hit Convert button to start converting Sony PMW-150 MXF files to Adobe After Effects. The smart tool will finish the rest job automatically. A message will pop up to notify you when the conversion is done, then you can transfer the converted videos to Adobe After Effects to edit.