General Discussion - How to Convert MTS to AVI on Mac markwonng - Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:24 am Post subject: How to Convert MTS to AVI on Mac
"I'm working with a Canon Vixia HG20 HD camcorder, Mac 10.4.11, and iMovie HD 6. The camera is not recognized by iMovie, but I figured that would happen. So I'm left with a bunch of .mts files on the camera.I've tried all the free trials I could find, they either put a giant watermark over the video, or have a time limit, or just plain don't work. how can I convert MTS to AVI (Or any file compatible for the mac) on my Mac but retaining it's original high def quality" -- From Mandy US
MTS format is a high-definition MPEG, AVC, H.264 transport stream video format, which is widely used by HD camcorders. To convert MTS to AVI on Mac,including OS X Lion, You can use Aiseesoft MTS Converter for Mac, it can convert your MTS to AVI easily on Mac. It just takes several easy steps to convert MTS to AVI on Mac OS with this MTS to AVI for Mac.
Note: For Windows users can refer to MTS Converter for Windows here. Download the MTS to AVI for Mac/Windows below and follow the guide to MTS files to AVI format.
Step 1. Add MTS file to MTS Converter
Click the "Add Video" button to load the MTS video files from your camcorder to the Mac MTS Converter. You can import several MTS files simultaneously
Step 2. Select the output formats
Choose the source file and click the "Profile" drop-down list. Then you can choose the AVI format.
Step 3. Edit the video effect (Optional)
This software also possesses some basic video editing features. With it, you can trim video length, crop video frame, and adjust video brightness/saturation/contrast, and so on.
After all these settings, you can click the "Convert" button to convert .MTS to .AVI on Mac for quicktime or final cut.
Extended Knowledge: What is a MTS/M2TS file?
MTS and M2TS are both file extensions for the high definition digital video camera recorder format, AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition). AVCHD was jointly established by Sony Corporation and Panasonic Corporation in 2006 for use in their digital tapeless camcorders.
The AVCHD format records video using the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video codec, and audio in Dolby AC-3. Other than the video and audio codecs, AVCHD also contains menu navigation, slide shows and subtitles. The menu navigation allows access to individual videos from a common intro screen, the slide shows consists of a sequence of AVC still frames accompanied by background audio track, and the subtitles are used to timestamp recordings.