How to Open MXF Files on Mac QuickTime, iTunes, iMovie, FCP?

Overview

Due to the popularity of digital camcorders, MXF has become a very popular video container format. Actually, except for getting MXF files from these camcorders, like Panasonic, Sony, Canon, BlackMagic, GoPro, etc, MXF files can also be produced by so many video editing softwares, such as Avid Media Composer and also available from many other video recording devices.

Although popular when recording video files, but MXF has poor compatibility with many operating systems and many other video playing applications, among which the most typical example is that the MXF file can not be played on Mac. Many Mac users have reported this problem in Google forums and try to find a solution. Now the following article just introduces a widely used solution.

iDealshare VideoGo

The widely used solution is a professional MXF player and converter called iDealshare VideoGo.
• This MXF player and converter can directly play MXF files on Mac and Windows computers or tablets
• This MXF player and converter can convert any MXF file from any camcorder, any video editing program or any other video recording device to Mac default player QuickTime best supported MOV, MP4, Apple ProRes to make sure there is no video incompatibility when playing the MXF on any other Mac computer.
• Except for helping playing MXF on Mac, this MXF converter also helps to convert any other unrecognized video format to any Mac computer supported video formats, like converting the unrecognized FLV, WMV, MKV, AVI, WTV, etc to any Mac version computer supported video formats.
• Except for helping to play MXF and other video formats on Mac computer, this powerful MXF converter also helps to play any unsupported video format on Windows, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android mobile, PSP, Zune, Roku, Xbox, etc by converting the unsupported video format to these devices supported video formats. For example, this powerful MXF converter supports to convert the unsupported FLV, WMV, etc to iPhone and other Apple products best supported MOV MPEG-4; this powerful MXF converter supports to convert the unsupported WMV, AVCHD, etc to any Android mobile or phone, Xbox, Zune best supported MP4 H.264.
• Except for playing and converting MXF and other video formats, this MXF converter can also work as a video editor to directly edit MXF or any other video format.

Guide on How to Open MXF on Mac

The following guide will show how to use iDealshare VideoGo to open MXF on Mac or convert the MXF file to Mac computer best supported MOV, MP4, or Apple ProRes.

Make Preparation: Free download MXF Player and Converter

Free download the best MXF Player and Converter - iDealshare VideoGo(for Mac, for Windows), install and run it, the following interface will pop up.

Step 1 Import MXF Files

Click the"Add File" button to add the MXF files to iDealshare VideoGo. Or users can drag and drop the MXF files to this MXF video player and converter

If you want to use iDeashare VideoGo to play MXF videos, simply click the Play button. If you want to use iDealshare VideoGo to convert MXF to Mac more supported video format, please refer to step 2 and step 3

Step 2 Set Mac supported video format

Directly select Mac more supported MOV, MP4 or Apple ProRes as your output format by clicking "Profile" button >"General Video" category.

Step 3 Convert MXF to Mac video format

Finally, click the Convert button to start and finish the MXF file to Mac computer best supported MOV, MP4 or Apple ProRes.