PMW-EX1 MXF vs. MP4 Test Images
Here are a variety of images, showing a clear difference in the way Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 3.2.0 handles color sampling in native MP4 and MXF wrapped XDCam files. I noticed this when I had a problem with native MP4 audio having glitches ever 27 minutes, which I solved by importing the MXF version instead. But as I was editing, I noticed that the colors were pixellated. Suspecting something with the MXF, I opened the MP4 version of the same project and verified that the color resolution was good. So I grabbed single frames from both projects and sure enough, the problem is clearly evident in the flag's colors in the background. See the samples below.
| For comparison purposes, MXF vs. MP4 Format as imported in Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 | |
| VIDEO SAMPLES from XDCam EX | MP4 Format XDCam Format Shows Superior Color Resolution |
| MXF Format XDCam Format Shows Reduced Color Resolution | |
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See my camera audio testing pages HERE. |
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Last Updated 08/11/2025 11:47 AM
