Hi, I have encounter some problems after updating my premiere Pro CC 2015 to the latest version 9.1.0 (174) Build as of 4 Jan 2016:
Problem:
MXF (SLog 3 Cine EL) footage flicker randomly when viewed in Premiere Pro CC. When viewed using native Catalyst Browser from SONY it looks fine at all. I have been shooting with MXF for the past 6 months and edit in Premiere Pro CC 2015 and this is the first encounter with such problems. I believed it’s a bug. I tried changing to Software Renderer from GL driver. It helps a while but not playback is not smooth.

About the only way to deal with it is to convert the mxf footage or use a different editing suite. If you have hundreds, sometimes thousands, of files like I do then converting is not an option. Using a different editing suite is a sad realization that I may have to move to if Adobe can’t figure this out.

If the problem still existed, it’s possible that Premiere Pro CC is not compatible with the specs of the Panasonic/Sony/Canon MXF footage. I recommend MXF Video Converter for Mac to assist you to transcode MXF to MPEG-2 which is the most suitable format for Premiere Pro CC. Besides, this App supports for doing some editing work with MXF files. In addition, the most amazing feature about this App is that it supports 8 multi-track output formats, Multi-track MKV, Multi-track MP4, and Multi-track MOV and 5 multi-track MOV output formats with Apple Prores codecs for FCP. The Apple prores codec output is only available in Mac version, not for Windows version.

How to Load MXF to Adobe Premiere Pro CC successfully?

Step 1. Load MXF files to MXF Video Converter for Mac.
First, connect Camcorder to Mac via USB cable, transfer MXF to your Mac computer with the complete structure.
Click “Add Video” or “Add from folder” button to choose the MXF files

Step 2. Choose the preset output format.
There is a Premiere Pro CC output profile prepared for you. Just click the format bar and follow “Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas” > “MPEG-2 (*.mpg)”.

Step 3. Start converting MXF files.
After the setting is done, click the “Convert” button in the main UI to start converting MXF files to MPEG-2. Then you can load MXF to Premiere Pro CC with no problem. Enjoy!