How to Transcode Panasonic AG-CX10 P2 MXF to Premiere Pro?

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Summary: So you just have a Panasonic AG-CX10 HD Camcorder on hand and can’t edit its P2 MXF footage with Premiere Pro? Transcode them first! This post will guide you through the process of converting Panasonic AG-CX10 P2 MXF files to editable formats for use in Premiere Pro with excellent quality.

Needed an affordable and easy-to-use P2 MXF to Premiere Converter

“Hi, folks, I have two TV cameramen who use Panasonic AG-CX10 cameras to shoot material for my webtv channel. The Panasonic AG-CX10 records footage in MXF format onto a P2 card. For editing, Adobe Premiere Pro has problems with it. My team has tried out a number of different software solutions to convert AG-CX10 MXF into a useable format for Premiere but failed to figure out the best one for lossless quality, affordability and ease of use. Does anyone know a better way of converting .MXF files to edit in Premiere? Many thanks in advance.”

If your concerns are lossless quality, affordability and ease of use, you can try out Video Converter program. This software not only can convert AG-CX10 P2 MXF files to Premiere Pro editable files, but also can transcode P2 MXF media to ProRes for use in Final Cut Pro, rewrap P2 MXF files to DNxHD for editing in Avid Media Composer, and more.

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By using this UFUSoft MXF Video Converter program, you are able to convert Panasonic AG-CX10 P2 MXF files to whatever format you need for editing and playing. It comes with very easy to use menus and produces very good quality DNxHD/ProRes conversions as well as bulk processing so you could load it with files and leave it alone to do the job.

Premiere Pro workflow with Panasonic AG-CX10 P2 MXF files – how to transcode AG-CX10 P2 MXF footage to edit in Premiere with optimum performance?

To do this:
Step 1: Start up Video Converter as a Panasonic AG-CX10 P2 MXF Converter for Premiere Pro. When its main interface pops up, click ‘Add File’ to input your source media.

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Step 2: Choose output format for Premiere Pro

1) Convert Panasonic AG-CX10 P2 MXF files to DNxHD MOV for Premiere Pro
If you are running Premiere Pro on a Windows PC, you can from ‘Format’ bar, select ‘Avid DNxHD (*.mov)’ as output format under ‘Avid Media Composer’ column.

2) Transcode Panasonic AG-CX10 P2 MXF files to ProRes MOV for Premiere
If you are using Premiere Pro on a Mac, you can select ‘Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)’ as output format under ‘Final Cut Pro’ column.

3) You can also select ‘MOV (AVC) (*.mov)’ as output format under ‘Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas’ option.

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Important: If you’ve loaded a number of video clips to do batch conversion, please do remember ticking off ‘Apply to All’ option before you start.

Step 3: Custom video and audio settings
If necessary, you can click ‘Settings’ button and go to ‘Profiles Settings’ panel to modify video and audio settings like video encoder, resolution, video bit rate, frame rate, aspect ratio, audio encoder, sample rate, audio bit rate, and audio channels. 3D settings are also available.

Step 4: Start Panasonic AG-CX10 P2 MXF footage to MOV Conversion
When ready, click ‘Convert’ to start format conversion. As soon as the conversion is complete, you can click ‘Open Folder’ button to get the exported MOV files for use in Premiere Pro with optimum performance.