The Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 HD shoulder-mount camcorder delivers a unique combination of high-end features never offered in a camcorder in this genre, including production-quality 2/3″ progressive 3-CCDs, DVCPRO HD quality, multi HD and SD formats, variable frame rates, and four independent audio channels. In addition, the HPX500 offers the outstanding benefits of P2 solid state recording including ultra-fast IT workflow and no-moving-parts reliability, which makes the camera ideal for use in harsh environments.

After recording some files on the Panasonic AG-HPX500, you may want to edit them in Final Cut Pro 6/7. However, you may also face the problem that FCP 6/7 does not recognize the P2 AVC-Intra MXF .mxf videos.To make it easier for editing Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 AVC-Intra MXF videos on FCP 6/7, you can use Panasonic P2 AVC-Intra MXF Video Converter for Mac, which was a great Mac Panasonic AG-HPX500 MXF Converter. It can not only convert Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 MXF .mxf videos to HD .mov, but also make it easy for merge videos.

Below is the simple step-by-step guide for camcorder and camera users about how to keep and maintain 1080/50 mbps or 100 mbps from Panasonic AG-HPX500 to H.264/AVC MOV or DV, AVI, M4V for FCP 6/7 on iMac/MacBook Pro with Mac OS X like Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard.

Step 1. Add Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 AVC-Intra MXF videos to Panasonic P2 AVC-Intra MXF Converter for Mac.

Connect your AVC-Intra MXF Camcorder to iMac with USB 2.0 cable or use card reader to transfer the P2 AVC-Intra .mxf files to Apple hard drive disk. Run Panasonic AG-HPX500 AVC-Intra MXF Video Converter for Mac as the best Mac Panasonic AG-HPX500 to editing software Converter, and click the “Add” button to load .mxf videos. This Panasonic AG-HPX500 MXF Video Convetrer can convert Panasonic p2 mxf export lossless compression video/audio compatible with Final Cut Pro 6/7 on Mac.

Step 2. Choose HD MOV with H.264 for Final Cut Pro 6/7.
Click the “Profile” option, and move mouse cursor to HD Video > HD MOV Video (*.mov) or iMovie > iMovie MOV, DV, M4V, AVI as output format. To get 1080 videos, we need to click the “Settings” button and choose 1920*1080 as output video size. This is available in HD MOV format.

Step3. Merge Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 AVC-Intra MXF files. (Optional)
Select the files in the filelist and click Merge, and the Mac Panasonic AG-HPX500 MXF Video Converter will join and combine the video clips into a single file as output.

Step4. Convert Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 MXF to HD MOV for Final Cut Pro 6/7.
Click the convert button under the preview window, the Mac MXF Video converter starts converting Panasonic AG-HPX500 AVC-Intra MXF videos to HD MOV, and joining the P2 MXF files for editing in FCP 6/7.

After converting and merging the Panasonic P2 AVC-Intra MXF files, just import the output h.264 .mov files to Final Cut Pro 6/7 for editing. Optimize your workflow and save time with the H.264 compression for Final Cut Pro 6/7. You can also import the output videos to Final Cut Express (FCE) 4 for editing in full HD.

Tips:
If you would like to edit Panasonic P2 AVC-Intra 50/100 MXF with FCE/iMovie, Avid, Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, etc, you can convert Panasonic P2 MXF to Mac itself bring format like H.264 MOV, DV, AVI, M4V, MPG for FCE and iMovie, or transcode Panasonic AVC-Intra MXF to HD MOV (*.mov) for Avid, Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects on Mac.

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