Trouble importing media

Hi,

I have an older Sony XDCAM that I use to record videos. The files are recorded in an .MXF format. When I try to import them directly into Da Vinci Resolve 18.6 (free version) they won't play and only appear black in the media bin. I've tried converting them via Shutter Encoder to the DNxHD codec and a number of other codecs, but it still won't work. I've run into a number of videos that Da Vinci Resolve refuses to interact with. Is this a settings issue? I'd appreciate any input. Thanks.

Could be a limitation of the Free version. Maybe you need Studio.

If you can share a file, someone with Studio can test it out for you.

Try not to convert, but to rewrap it into .MOV with Shutter Encoder (or simply ffmpeg).
It may be MPEG2.