Off-topic - Convert AVCHD MTS/M2TS to H.264 on Mac OS X Snow Leopard suoying14 - Tue Aug 03, 2010 6:43 pm Post subject: Convert AVCHD MTS/M2TS to H.264 on Mac OS X Snow Leopard
While you have .mts or .m2ts files from AVCHD camcorders of your friends or relatives, you may find it difficult to visualize the AVCHD videos on your iMac, MacBook Pro or iPhone 4. AVCHD is the advanced format for shooting videos in high definition with 1920x1080 or 1440x1080. Most AVCHD camcorders record HD videos in .mts format, while there are some in .m2ts format like Sony HDR-SR5.
Sony HDR-CX110, Sony HDR-XR520V and Canon HF S21, Panasonic HDC-TM700K and the like offer AVCHD videos in .mts format. While QuickTime Player does not support playing AVCHD videos, VLC media player may sometimes has problem with AVCHD videos, a quick Mac AVCHD to H.264 converter is needed to make MTS/M2TS videos visible on MacBook and even iPhone 4. Aunsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac is the best AVCHD to H.264 converter, which transcodes videos to Mac compatible MP4 format and deinterlaces AVCHD for playback on Apple computer and iPhone 4.
Below is the step-by-step guide for converting AVCHD MTS/M2TS to H.264 on Mac Snow Leopard for you to play HD videos on iPhone 4.
Step 1. Load AVCHD videos to Aunsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac.
After transferring .mts or .m2ts files from AVCHD camcorder to computer hard drive, run Aunsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac as the best Mac AVCHD converter, and click the "Add" button to load HD 1080p AVCHD videos.
Step 2. Choose H.264 format.
For Full HD playback on iMac/MacBook Pro, just click the "Format" option and choose HD Video > H.264 HD Video(*.mov) or choose .mp4 output format. The output H.264 videos will play on Mac without problems.
If you want to play HD video on iPhone 4, just choose iPhone > iPhone 4 H.264 720P(*.mp4) for converting AVCHD to 720p MP4 for iPhone 4 with H.264 as video codec.
Step 3. Convert AVCHD to H.264.
Click the convert button under the preview window, and the Mac AVCHD to H.264 converter starts transcoding AVCHD MTS/M2TS to MP4 for playback on Mac OS X and iPhone 4.
