How do you ingest Canon EOS 6D Mark II XDCAM to FCP X?

What's the best workflow between Canon EOS 6D Mark II XDCAM footage and Final Cut Pro X? If you can't work with Canon EOS 6D Mark II XDCAM media in FCP X properly, you may wish to read this tutorial. It displays an easy way to convert Canon EOS 6D Mark II XDCAM .mxf clips to ProRes 422 codec for use in Final Cut Pro X with optimum performance.

"Final Cut Pro X 10.4 crashes consistently when I try to import XDCAM footage from my Canon EOS 6D Mark II. Until recently, I was using XDCAM Transfer but that app is now crashing with High Sierra. After almost a day of experimentation, I was unable to figure out a way to import Canon EOS 6D Mark II XDCAM footage into FCP X. That is a major hassle for me, and I screwed up with a client this afternoon trying to trouble shoot the issue. Any insights? Thanks for any help."

Transcoding Canon EOS 6D Mark II XDCAM footage to ProRes codec would solve the issue. Check out a step by step instruction.

Here's what you need

Video Converter (It is available for Mac, simply download the proper version depending on your computer.)

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How to transcode Canon EOS 6D Mark II XDCAM footage to ProRes for FCP X editing?

To transcode Canon EOS 6D Mark II XDCAM MXF video files to ProRes, do as below: Step 1: Click "Add File" to load Canon EOS 6D Mark II XDCAM MXF files that you want to convert into this program.

Step 2: Click "Profile" to select "Final Cut Pro" > "Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as output format. Apple ProRes is FCP X's favorite editing codec, which FCP X will recognize and handle well.

Tips: If necessary, you can click "Settings" button to modify video and audio parameters like encoder, resolution, frame rate, bitrate, aspect ratio, sample rate, and audio channels. You can also "enable 3D Settings" to add 3D effect to your source media.

Step 3: Click "Convert" to start Canon EOS 6D Mark II XDCAM files to ProRes conversion. As soon as the conversion is complete, click "Open Folder" to get the generated Apple ProRes files for editing in FCP X with optimum performance.