How-to Guide to Convert MXF to MP4

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Summary: Surrounding MXF file, you will suffer from many issues to edit or playback the MXF file on your own devices. This page gathers the hottest discussions about MXF file and how to convert MXF to MP4. Take a glance over the following questions and answers to remove your confusions.

• Part 1. FAQ of converting MXF to MP4
• Part 2. How to Convert MXF to MP4

Part 1. FAQ of converting MXF to MP4

1. Why does MXF file disappear on Adobe Premiere?

MXF - Material Exchange Format is an open "container" or "wrapper" format, aimed at the interchange of audio-visual material with associated data and metadata. MXF is self-contained, holding complete content without need of external material and bundles together video, audio, and programmed data. MXF is fairly effective at the interchange of D10 (IMX) material and is used by more and more professional HD camcorders like Panasonic HVX200/HPX300, Sony XDCAM, and Canon XF105/XF300/XF300 to store video, audio, and programmed data. However, most of multimedia players, portable devices and video editing software cannot support MXF format very well.

So you will find MXF file disappears when you try to read or play the MXF file on Adobe Premiere, VLC, iMovie, Handbrake, Final Cut Pro, Windows Movie Maker, etc. Some online sites don't support MXF upload, either.

2. Since MXF is not friendly to many devices. Then what should I do if I want to edit the MXF file or playback MXF file on my own device?

Even though MXF is common to use, you still could find the ways to deal with the MXF files. There are two ways that can help you handle the MXF file. Firstly, you can try to convert MXF to other video or audio formats so that they can work with your own devices. And secondly, you can use the MXF file player to help you play the MXF file on your computer. But if you want to edit MXF file or upload it online, then you had better take the first method to convert MXF.

3. So what format is widely accepted to convert MXF to?

The answer is MP4. MP4 defines the storage of MPEG-4 audio, scenes and multimedia content using the ISO Base Media File Format. It is a container format that can host any type of data like multiple video and audio streams, variable frame rate and bitrate, images, and subtitles. As one of the most popular video formats, MP4 is highly compatible with most of multimedia players, portable devices and video editing software like Adobe Premiere, Sony Vegas, QuickTime, Window Media Player, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, PSP, Zune, etc.

4. OK, Got it. Converting MXF file to MP4 is the solution. How can I convert MXF to MP4?

Actually, there are three means that you could apply to convert MXF to MP4. The first one is to download an MXF converter to make MXF conversion to MP4 on your computer. Secondly, you could take the video container mux and demux library with command line. The last but not least is to use an online MXF converter t help you make the MXF conversion.

5. The methods sound a little complicated. Could you show me the step-to-step guide using every method?

OK, You can jump to this part to convert MXF to MP4 in details.

Part 2. How to Convert MXF to MP4

Method one: Convert MXF to MP4 with best MXF Converter

Step 1 Free download this MXF converter on your computer, install and launch it.

Step 2 Click "Add Files" to add MXF file into this software.

Step 3 Choose "MP4" from the drop-down list of "Convert All to".

Step 4 Click "Convert All" to start to convert MXF to MP4.

If you like, you could click "Edit" to start to rotate, flip, watermark, clip video files before converting it.

You can learn from the video below:

Method two: Change MXF to MP4 with FFMPEG

You need to install FFMpeg and take the following command line to write to convert MXF to MP4.

. ffmpeg -i input.mxf -vcodec libx264 output.mp4
above one code is tested and it gives output.mp4 of h264 codec.
you can try some other commands also
=> ffmpeg input.mxf -vcodec libx264 -sameq output.mp4
or
=> ffmpeg -i input.mxf -acodec libfaac -ab 128k -ar -sameq -s 704x400 -r 20 -vcodec libx264 -b 256000 -cmp +chroma -partitions +parti4x4+partp8x8+partb8x8 -me_method umh -subq 5 -trellis 1 -refs 2 -bf 1 -coder 1 -me_range 16 -g 300 -keyint_min 25 -sc_threshold 40 -i_qfactor 0.71 -bt 256000 -maxrate 4M -bufsize 4M -rc_eq 'blurCplx^(1-qComp)' -qcomp 0.6 -qmin 10 -qmax 51 -qdiff 4 -level 21 output.mp4

Method three: Turn MXF to MP4 online

You can Google MXZF file converter and there are many results that show you the MXF file converter. Anyone will be OK if it can help you convert MXF file to MP4. Here we will take Convertio, as the example.

Step 1 Go to Convertio online, click "From Computer" to import the MXF file from your computer. Definitely, you will be also allowed to load MXF file from Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.

Step 2 Select the output format as "MP4" from the drop-down list, and click "Convert" to start to convert MXF to MP4. After making the conversion, you will be allowed to download the converted MP4 file to your computer for further use.

Bonus tips

Wow, the three ways of converting MXF to MP4 are very useful. But what is the difference among them? Which method should I take?

Actually, the three methods have their own pros and cons.

The first method is very easy, but the software only lets you convert MXF to MP4 for limited time with the free version. And you need to purchase to enjoy full features. But the software is very powerful to meet almost all your needs.

The second method comes to be very easy and free. But if you have no idea of writing codes by yourself, then you should bypass this part.

The last method is free. But if you get MXF files with a big size or important information with it, then you need to pay more patience to convert and be careful to avoid data disclosure.

From the above description, you may know which method I should pick to convert MXF to MP4. Follow what you can do to start to enjoy MXF file freely on your own devices.