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I have some videos recorded on a Sony PXW-X70 camera that I wish to convert to something else, possibly an .mkv file. What program or command line utility can I use to do this?

video media convert mkv

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I have some videos recorded on a Sony PXW-X70 camera that I wish to convert to something else, possibly an .mkv file. What program or command line utility can I use to do this?

video media convert mkv

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I have some videos recorded on a Sony PXW-X70 camera that I wish to convert to something else, possibly an .mkv file. What program or command line utility can I use to do this?

video media convert mkv

share|improve this question

edited Nov 26 '16 at 6:40

andrew.46

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asked Nov 25 '16 at 15:20

L42L42

1908

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edited Nov 26 '16 at 6:40

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edited Nov 26 '16 at 6:40

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asked Nov 25 '16 at 15:20

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1908

edited Nov 26 '16 at 6:40

andrew.46

22.1k1469150

edited Nov 26 '16 at 6:40

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asked Nov 25 '16 at 15:20

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Looks like mxf containers usually hold mpeg2video which FFmpeg easily converts, although there are some variations on this codec theme. I illustrate one conversion method with a publicly available sample file:

First download this sample file:

wget http://www.freemxf.org/samples/freeMXF-mxf1.mxf

This converts easily enough with the latest FFmpeg:

ffmpeg -i freeMXF-mxf1.mxf -c:v libx264 -preset slow -crf 22 output.mkv

And then all should be well :)

A few extra points:

• 
  

  If you are troubled by FFmpeg errors with the Repository FFmpeg get the latest version here:

  
  
  

  Compile FFmpeg on Ubuntu, Debian, or Mint
  https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/CompilationGuide/Ubuntu

  
  


• 
  

  If you prefer a different container another good choice would be mp4:

  
  
  

  ffmpeg -i freeMXF-mxf1.mxf -c:v libx264 -preset slow -crf 22 output.mp4
  
  

  
  


• 
  

  And if you want to use the aged avi container something like the following should do the trick:

  
  
  

  ffmpeg -i freeMXF-mxf1.mxf 
  
         -c:v mpeg4 -q:v 2 -vtag XVID -max_muxing_queue_size 1024 
  
         -mbd rd -flags +mv4+aic -trellis 2 -cmp 2 -subcmp 2 -g 300 
  
         output.avi
  
  

  
  

References:

• Material Exchange Format (MXF) Wikipedia

share|improve this answer

edited Sep 18 '18 at 22:23

answered Nov 26 '16 at 6:39

andrew.46andrew.46

22.1k1469150

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you. I tried doing this with my video, but I got these two errors while the program converted: [h264 @ 0x2addce0] PPS changed between slices, [h264 @ 0x2addce0] decode_slice_header error. The resulting .mkv file did not have sound, and the lower half of the video was covered with a sort of green band.
  
  – L42
  Nov 26 '16 at 11:12
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @L42 Can you upload one of your sample mxf files for me to examine?
  
  – andrew.46
  Nov 26 '16 at 21:08
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @TokeFaurby I have added some details regarding this to my answer, avi is not such a good choice...
  
  – andrew.46
  Jan 6 '18 at 20:48
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @TokeFaurby Yes, exactly. Only issue is that with the command line I have suggested: H.264 sits uneasily in avi container, you would have to modify the command line a little...
  
  – andrew.46
  Jan 7 '18 at 20:11
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @TokeFaurby I have added an avi example :)
  
  – andrew.46
  Jan 8 '18 at 6:08
  

  
  
  
  

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Apparently you can do it with ffmpeg
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

https://superuser.com/questions/559820/converting-from-mxf-to-mpeg-format-with-ffmpeg

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edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18

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answered Nov 25 '16 at 15:29

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  Thank you. I tried that, but just got a lot of these errors: [mpeg @ 0x1e0c7a0] buffer underflow st=0 bufi=397420 size=400525 [mpeg @ 0x1e0c7a0] buffer underflow st=0 bufi=399461 size=400525. Do you know what I can do to make it work?
  
  – L42
  Nov 25 '16 at 15:45
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  No, I'm sorry, I did not even know that format existed until I read your question
  
  – user186255
  Nov 25 '16 at 16:11
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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Looks like mxf containers usually hold mpeg2video which FFmpeg easily converts, although there are some variations on this codec theme. I illustrate one conversion method with a publicly available sample file:

First download this sample file:

wget http://www.freemxf.org/samples/freeMXF-mxf1.mxf

This converts easily enough with the latest FFmpeg:

ffmpeg -i freeMXF-mxf1.mxf -c:v libx264 -preset slow -crf 22 output.mkv

And then all should be well :)

A few extra points:

• 
  

  If you are troubled by FFmpeg errors with the Repository FFmpeg get the latest version here:

  
  
  

  Compile FFmpeg on Ubuntu, Debian, or Mint
  https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/CompilationGuide/Ubuntu

  
  


• 
  

  If you prefer a different container another good choice would be mp4:

  
  
  

  ffmpeg -i freeMXF-mxf1.mxf -c:v libx264 -preset slow -crf 22 output.mp4
  
  

  
  


• 
  

  And if you want to use the aged avi container something like the following should do the trick:

  
  
  

  ffmpeg -i freeMXF-mxf1.mxf 
  
         -c:v mpeg4 -q:v 2 -vtag XVID -max_muxing_queue_size 1024 
  
         -mbd rd -flags +mv4+aic -trellis 2 -cmp 2 -subcmp 2 -g 300 
  
         output.avi
  
  

  
  

References:

• Material Exchange Format (MXF) Wikipedia

share|improve this answer

edited Sep 18 '18 at 22:23

answered Nov 26 '16 at 6:39

andrew.46andrew.46

22.1k1469150

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you. I tried doing this with my video, but I got these two errors while the program converted: [h264 @ 0x2addce0] PPS changed between slices, [h264 @ 0x2addce0] decode_slice_header error. The resulting .mkv file did not have sound, and the lower half of the video was covered with a sort of green band.
  
  – L42
  Nov 26 '16 at 11:12
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @L42 Can you upload one of your sample mxf files for me to examine?
  
  – andrew.46
  Nov 26 '16 at 21:08
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @TokeFaurby I have added some details regarding this to my answer, avi is not such a good choice...
  
  – andrew.46
  Jan 6 '18 at 20:48
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @TokeFaurby Yes, exactly. Only issue is that with the command line I have suggested: H.264 sits uneasily in avi container, you would have to modify the command line a little...
  
  – andrew.46
  Jan 7 '18 at 20:11
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @TokeFaurby I have added an avi example :)
  
  – andrew.46
  Jan 8 '18 at 6:08
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 4 more comments

1

Looks like mxf containers usually hold mpeg2video which FFmpeg easily converts, although there are some variations on this codec theme. I illustrate one conversion method with a publicly available sample file:

First download this sample file:

wget http://www.freemxf.org/samples/freeMXF-mxf1.mxf

This converts easily enough with the latest FFmpeg:

ffmpeg -i freeMXF-mxf1.mxf -c:v libx264 -preset slow -crf 22 output.mkv

And then all should be well :)

A few extra points:

• 
  

  If you are troubled by FFmpeg errors with the Repository FFmpeg get the latest version here:

  
  
  

  Compile FFmpeg on Ubuntu, Debian, or Mint
  https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/CompilationGuide/Ubuntu

  
  


• 
  

  If you prefer a different container another good choice would be mp4:

  
  
  

  ffmpeg -i freeMXF-mxf1.mxf -c:v libx264 -preset slow -crf 22 output.mp4
  
  

  
  


• 
  

  And if you want to use the aged avi container something like the following should do the trick:

  
  
  

  ffmpeg -i freeMXF-mxf1.mxf 
  
         -c:v mpeg4 -q:v 2 -vtag XVID -max_muxing_queue_size 1024 
  
         -mbd rd -flags +mv4+aic -trellis 2 -cmp 2 -subcmp 2 -g 300 
  
         output.avi
  
  

  
  

References:

• Material Exchange Format (MXF) Wikipedia

share|improve this answer

edited Sep 18 '18 at 22:23

answered Nov 26 '16 at 6:39

andrew.46andrew.46

22.1k1469150

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you. I tried doing this with my video, but I got these two errors while the program converted: [h264 @ 0x2addce0] PPS changed between slices, [h264 @ 0x2addce0] decode_slice_header error. The resulting .mkv file did not have sound, and the lower half of the video was covered with a sort of green band.
  
  – L42
  Nov 26 '16 at 11:12
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @L42 Can you upload one of your sample mxf files for me to examine?
  
  – andrew.46
  Nov 26 '16 at 21:08
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @TokeFaurby I have added some details regarding this to my answer, avi is not such a good choice...
  
  – andrew.46
  Jan 6 '18 at 20:48
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @TokeFaurby Yes, exactly. Only issue is that with the command line I have suggested: H.264 sits uneasily in avi container, you would have to modify the command line a little...
  
  – andrew.46
  Jan 7 '18 at 20:11
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @TokeFaurby I have added an avi example :)
  
  – andrew.46
  Jan 8 '18 at 6:08
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 4 more comments

Looks like mxf containers usually hold mpeg2video which FFmpeg easily converts, although there are some variations on this codec theme. I illustrate one conversion method with a publicly available sample file:

First download this sample file:

wget http://www.freemxf.org/samples/freeMXF-mxf1.mxf

This converts easily enough with the latest FFmpeg:

ffmpeg -i freeMXF-mxf1.mxf -c:v libx264 -preset slow -crf 22 output.mkv

And then all should be well :)

A few extra points:

• 
  

  If you are troubled by FFmpeg errors with the Repository FFmpeg get the latest version here:

  
  
  

  Compile FFmpeg on Ubuntu, Debian, or Mint
  https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/CompilationGuide/Ubuntu

  
  


• 
  

  If you prefer a different container another good choice would be mp4:

  
  
  

  ffmpeg -i freeMXF-mxf1.mxf -c:v libx264 -preset slow -crf 22 output.mp4
  
  

  
  


• 
  

  And if you want to use the aged avi container something like the following should do the trick:

  
  
  

  ffmpeg -i freeMXF-mxf1.mxf 
  
         -c:v mpeg4 -q:v 2 -vtag XVID -max_muxing_queue_size 1024 
  
         -mbd rd -flags +mv4+aic -trellis 2 -cmp 2 -subcmp 2 -g 300 
  
         output.avi
  
  

  
  

References:

• Material Exchange Format (MXF) Wikipedia

share|improve this answer

edited Sep 18 '18 at 22:23

answered Nov 26 '16 at 6:39

andrew.46andrew.46

22.1k1469150

wget http://www.freemxf.org/samples/freeMXF-mxf1.mxf

ffmpeg -i freeMXF-mxf1.mxf -c:v libx264 -preset slow -crf 22 output.mkv

share|improve this answer

edited Sep 18 '18 at 22:23

answered Nov 26 '16 at 6:39

andrew.46andrew.46

22.1k1469150

answered Nov 26 '16 at 6:39

andrew.46andrew.46

22.1k1469150

answered Nov 26 '16 at 6:39

andrew.46andrew.46

22.1k1469150

-1

Apparently you can do it with ffmpeg
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

https://superuser.com/questions/559820/converting-from-mxf-to-mpeg-format-with-ffmpeg

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18

Community♦

1

answered Nov 25 '16 at 15:29

user186255user186255

29317

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you. I tried that, but just got a lot of these errors: [mpeg @ 0x1e0c7a0] buffer underflow st=0 bufi=397420 size=400525 [mpeg @ 0x1e0c7a0] buffer underflow st=0 bufi=399461 size=400525. Do you know what I can do to make it work?
  
  – L42
  Nov 25 '16 at 15:45
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  No, I'm sorry, I did not even know that format existed until I read your question
  
  – user186255
  Nov 25 '16 at 16:11
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

-1

Apparently you can do it with ffmpeg
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

https://superuser.com/questions/559820/converting-from-mxf-to-mpeg-format-with-ffmpeg

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18

Community♦

1

answered Nov 25 '16 at 15:29

user186255user186255

29317

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you. I tried that, but just got a lot of these errors: [mpeg @ 0x1e0c7a0] buffer underflow st=0 bufi=397420 size=400525 [mpeg @ 0x1e0c7a0] buffer underflow st=0 bufi=399461 size=400525. Do you know what I can do to make it work?
  
  – L42
  Nov 25 '16 at 15:45
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  No, I'm sorry, I did not even know that format existed until I read your question
  
  – user186255
  Nov 25 '16 at 16:11
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Apparently you can do it with ffmpeg
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

https://superuser.com/questions/559820/converting-from-mxf-to-mpeg-format-with-ffmpeg

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18

Community♦

1

answered Nov 25 '16 at 15:29

user186255user186255

29317

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18

Community♦

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answered Nov 25 '16 at 15:29

user186255user186255

29317

edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18

Community♦

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edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18

Community♦

1

answered Nov 25 '16 at 15:29

user186255user186255

29317

answered Nov 25 '16 at 15:29

user186255user186255

29317

-4

Avdshare Video Converter is not only just the professional MXF to MP4 converter but also any video converter which can convert all MXF file from any source, like Sony's XDCAM, Panasonic's P2, Ikegami, Canon, etc to MP4, MOV, AVI, FLV, WMV, MKV, etc.

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Avdshare Video Converter is not only just the professional MXF to MP4 converter but also any video converter which can convert all MXF file from any source, like Sony's XDCAM, Panasonic's P2, Ikegami, Canon, etc to MP4, MOV, AVI, FLV, WMV, MKV, etc.

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