How to edit MXF files in GoPro Studio?


If you are trying to work with MXF files in GoPro Studio, you will need to convert them first. That’s because the MXF format is not supported by GoPro Studio. Read this post to learn a workaround to transcode MXF files to MP4 format for use in GoPro Studio flawlessly.
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How to edit non-GoPro footage (.mxf) in GoPro Studio?
“Hi there, I have tried importing some MXF videos not from a GoPro camera into GoPro Studio and they didn’t import. Does GoPro Studio only edit GoPro mp4 video files? Is there any workaround to edit MXF files in GoPro Studio? Any solutions guys? I would really appreciate any help. Thanks.”

The simple solution is to convert MXF videos to MP4 files that GoPro Studio will accept. With HD Video Converter installed, it won’t be a problem to encode MXF footage for editing in GoPro Studio. Here’s how.

How to convert MXF files to GoPro Studio preferred MP4?

Here’s what you need
HD Video Converter
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The steps:
Step 1: Start up HD Video Converter as the best MXF converter for GoPro Studio. When its main interface pops up, click ‘Add File’ button to import your source files.
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Step 2: Select MP4 as output format
For a good editing performance, we would recommend choosing ‘HD H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Video (*.mp4)’ as target format under ‘HD Video’ column.
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Useful tips:
1. This converter supports batch conversion, so you can load multiple files to it for conversion at a time.
2. By ticking off ‘Merge into one file’option, you can combine the selected video clips into a single file.

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 transcoding MXF files for GoPro Studio
When ready, click ‘Convert’ to start format conversion. As soon as the conversion is complete, you can click ‘Open Folder’ button to get the generated MP4 files for use in GoPro Studio with very good quality. Nothing could be simpler or more immediate.

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