Import and edit Panasonic AJ-PX270 MXF in Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5

Summary: The article focuses on assisting you to convert Panasonic AJ-PX270 MXF to Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5 files on Mac so that you can import Panasonic AJ-PX270 MXF footage to Premiere effortlessly.

The AJ-PX270 features AVC Ultra recording, which allows expanded recording options. In addition to the standard frame rates, the camera will also record in variable frame rates at 1080p, from 1 to 60 fps in 25 steps. The camcorder features both an OLED viewfinder, and a 3.5" IPS LCD view screen.

It’s really a big boost that Adobe Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5 offers much better native MXF support than its predecessor. However, different source footage work differently in Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5. Many MXF to Adobe Premiere Pro issues still exist there and troubled the users:

Q1: "Hi, I just got a Panasonic AJ-PX270 and I am learning how to edit footage and make movies using Adobe Premiere CS6. I see some tutorials that recommend converting the .mxf footage to Mpeg-2. What apps should I get?"

Q2: "One of our client has provided us around 50 .MXF footage from his videographer and we are new to MXF format footage. We tried opening it on our VLC player, but the files don’t play. When we import it to Premiere Pro, I get a message that reads "Codec not supported", why?"

To achieve your goal to edit Panasonic AJ-PX270 MXF clips with Premiere Pro without problems, below is simple tutorial to make it smoother to get those MXF footage to Premiere Pro for post-production.

Free download the Panasonic AJ-PX270 MXF Video Converter

Converting Panasonic AJ-PX270 MXF footage to edit in Adobe Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5

Step 1: Import Panasonic AJ-PX270 MXF recordings to the converter
Install and run the MXF to Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5 Converter, you can click "Add Files" button to import MXF source footage. Convert supports batch conversion, so you are allowed to add multiple videos to convert at a time.



Step 2: Select a best output format for Adobe Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5
Click "Format" drop-down bar to select a proper video format. To edit MXF files in Adobe Premiere CC/CS6/CS5, then Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas > MOV(AVC) (*.mov) is the suitable one.



Step 3: Start MXF to MPEG-2 conversion process
Tap the "Convert" button to start transcoding MXF to MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5.

When the conversion is completed, you can click "Open" button to get the converted MPG footage effortlessly. Launch Premiere Pro on your Mac, choose "File > Import to import generated MXF files in Adobe Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5 for further editing.