
If it failed to play MXF doesn't work, try converting MXF to MP4 with a common video converter for Mac and Windows. To play MXF video, VLC Media Player and MPlayer are recommended. Question: How can I play MXF files on Mac and Windows?Īnswer: The system's default media player of Windows and Mac provide limited support for MXF files. Open MXF Video on All Modern Computers Windows 10 Drag and drop MXF files from Finder to the timeline.Go through File > Add Media Files in the top menu bar, or press Command+O.Go to the Media tab on the left sidebar and click the Add Media Files button.Resize Mov Video Editor's window and then drop MXF files to the timeline.Go through the top menu bar File > Add Media Files, or simply press Ctrl+O.


It's a container that can include MPEG2 data streams, DV data streams, YUV data streams, PCM audio stream, and so on. MXF is a professional audio and video media file format defined by SMPTE. It greatly simplifies the workflow of video recording, editing and broadcasting.

More and more professional camcorders use MXF file format, like Panasonic's P2 HD camcorder, Canon XF100 HD Professional Camcorder and Sony XDCAM Camcorder. Now it is widely used in the field of broadcast TV and post-production. It has gradually gained more and more attention from the industry. The MXF (Material eXchange Format) has been introduced for several years.
