Sony Movie Studio supported formats:
AAC, AA3, AIFF, AVI, BMP, CDA, FLAC, GIF, JPEG, MP3, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MVC, OGG, OMA, PCA, PNG, QuickTime?, SND, SFA, W64, WAV, WDP, WMA, WMV, XAVC S
To fix the Sony Vegas Movie Studio MXF incompatibility problem, a more practical way recommended online is to transcode MXF to a more editing-friendly format for Sony Movie Studio. Once you have, you can add them to Sony Movie Studio (13) and use MXF like any other file Sony Movie Studio supports. After testing Handbrake, I found the output videos workable in Sony Movie Studio, but it seems heavy quality loss after conversion. Finally, I pick Pavtube MXF Video Converter which is an easy-to-use yet powerful high-quality video converter, player and editor. (read review)
Besides, this powerful video converter also can convert MXF and other videos to Vegas Pro, Pinnacle Studio, Windows Movie Maker, Cyberlink PowerDirector, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, iMovie and more NLE supported format on Windows. What's more, with its built-in Editor, you can crop, trim, add effects, subtitles to your .mxf files as you need. Follow the guide below, you will be able to make Sony Vegas Movie Studio read MXF files with ease in few minutes.
Transcoding MXF for Editing in Sony Movie Studio
Step 1: Load source MXF files
Install and run the MXF to Sony Movie Studio Converter. After that, click "Add Video" button to locate the MXF files. You can also directly drag and drop your MXF video files to the program. You can add multiple video files to convert at a time.
Step 2: Set Sony Movie Studio supported video format
Click on the drop-down button on the right side of the "Format" to set Sony Vegas Movie Studio compatible video "WMV (VC-1) (*.wmv)" or "MPEG-2 (*.mpg)" as output video format from "Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas" Category. To import high definition MXF video like 4K, 1080p to Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas, select WMV HD, AVI HD, or MPEG-4 HD from "HD Video" Category.
Step 3: Convert MXF to Sony Movie Studio compatible video
Hit the "Start conversion" button and this Video Converter will transcod MXF to Sony Movie Studio rapidly. After the conversion, simply click "Open" to get the converted MXF videos, and then drag them to the timeline of Sony Movie Studio. It's that easy to solve "Sony Movie Studios can't import, read, open, recognize or accept MXF" issue.
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