Convert .MTS files in Compressor 4

I'm looking for a solution to convert .MTS files to .MP4 files. Could Compressor 4 do it?

They need to be re-wrapped as .mov (as in something like Clipwrap). After that, the answer is yes.
Russ

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  • MTS Files into Compressor

    Hello everyone,
    I have read various threads explaining why Compressor isn't suitable for converting .mts files into ProRes files and that it will not work.  For some reason, one of my computers is able to do this...but none of my other computers are.  We have NO idea why it works on just one computer (iMac), when we cannot even drag the files into Compressor on the others (Mac Pros and iMacs).  Can anyone help?
    Thanks.

    Yes, SJ, FCP L&T does convert AVCHD/.MTS files into ProRes or AIC, however, L&T does not work if the folders or files have been altered or if anything has been deleted from the folder or files.
    As I have been researching this the past month, I have seen hundreds of posts on people asking which converter program to use for .MTS files. Other folks have mistakingly saved just the 'STREAM' folder or have done something similar and now L&T will not recognize the .MTS files. What I'm searching for and I know many others are searching for, is an excellent quality conversion program that will convert .MTS into Apple ProRes 422.
    PavTube, MovieConverter Studio, MPEG Streamclip, and others suck, they will only convert into a .mov with an H.264(amongst many other non-professional formats and codecs) and then you have to render the files in FCP and the quality takes a major hit. These cheap $35-50 programs will NOT convert to Apple ProRes and they are unreliable.

  • Convert mts files for editing in Final Cut?

    Is there a way to convert mts files for editing in Final Cut Express or Pro?

    Well, first, if you are talking about AVCHD video, FCE & FCP can directly import it from your camcorder.  They will also import AVCHD from an SD card or even your hard drive provided you have saved the entire AVCHD folder structure, not just the .mts files by themselves.
    If you only have the .mts files (without the surrounding AVCHD folder strucutre) then you should be able to use MPEG Streamclip to convert them to QuickTime/Apple Intermediate Codec for editiing in FCE.  MPEG Streamclip is free and works great.
    If that doesn't work, then look into ClipWrap, which has a $49.99 price tag.
    This will work the same for converting .mts files to ProRes assuming you already have FCP installed, which gives you the ProRes codec.
    FCE & FCP do not, however, directly import video from DSLRs because the camera manufacturers have each done some proprietary stuff in their implementation of video in their DSLRs.  However, if you have a Canon DSLR & FCP (that is, FCP 7) there is a Canon EOS video plugin that will enable you import the video directly from the DSLR into FCP7.  Not sure it's supported on Lion (10.7.x) just yet, but if you have a Canon DSLR it's worth a look.

  • Converting .MTS files to .MOV files

    I'm converting .MTS files from my new Sony AVCHD camcorder to .MOV files with a software called VoltaicHD. It works well but it takes for ever to transfer large amounts of footage. Anyone aware of a way to batch convert these files? Also, am I loosing quality with this conversion? Is this the fastest way to import those files in FCP running on a non-intel Mac?

    I'm afraid that you have discovered one of the downsides to working with AVCHD footage. Voltaic is known for taking about 12x realtime to transcode AVCHD footage. The only way that I know of to do it any faster is to get a new Intel Mac and FCS2, but even then it is going to take a while. FCP cannot edit AVCHD natively. It has to be transcoded to wither AIC or ProRes.
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  • Need to find a way to convert mts files to aFinal Cut compatible format --

    I hired someone to shoot something for me recently and he used AVCHD. However, he only copied the mts files and did not save the entire folder structure, which unfortunately is what Final Cut requires (at least that's my understanding of it). Basically I need to find a way to convert mts files into a Final Cut compatible file format.
    Any ideas out there? Thanks in advance.

    Forum search is your friend. The usual answer you'll find is ClipWrap, transcodes .mts to whatever flavor of ProRes you want.

  • What software will convert .MTS files to something that will open in Final Cut Express?

    I need a reccomendation for a software that will convert .MTS file to a file type that Final Cut Express HD will recognize.

    Thanks for your reply, Martin.
    What I'm doing is converting an .MTS file to .mp4 using HandBrake. FinalCut Express opens the .mp4 files (sometimes) but they have pixellation with huge squares all over the screen. I'm guessing it has to do with keyframes. So that's why I'm trying to convert it. When I open the .mp4 file in QuickTime in order to Export as QuickTime Movie I select these options for AIC:
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    mp4 file
    mov file
    Format
    MPEG-4(Perian), 1920x1080, MIllions, AAC, Stereo (LR), 48,000 kHz
    16-bit Integer (Little Endian), Stereo (LR), 48,000 kHz, Apple Intermediate Codec, 1440x1080 (1888x1062), Millions
    FPS
    29.97
    30.33
    Normal Size
    1920 x 1080 pixels
    1888x1062 pixels
    The problem is, I'm only guessing which settings to use. Is there information somewhere that spells that out? Should I be doing something different when I convert the .MTS file in the first place?

  • How to convert .mts file to Adobe Premiere?

    I shoot my family party with my Sony HDR-XR500V with the output video format of .MTS . I tried to do some editing on Adobe Premiere Pro CS4. But it does not support mts file. I have made some searches ,and i found that the Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 can edit the file formats of mpeg2 and avi. So i am wondering how to convert mts file to mpeg2 and avi for me to edit on Adobe Premiere Pro CS4? what software and programme should i need.and where can i get it. Thanks.

    As long as you have a AVCHD converter, you can use almost any editing software to edit and perfect your MTS/M2TS video files. What you should do is converting AVCHD video files into the video formats editable by editing software you are using.
    As for this question, you can convert MTS from your HD camcorder to MPEG 2,MOV or AVI supportable by Adobe Premiere.
    I recommend Brorsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac which is the fastest and best quality video converter i ever used.It can help you to convert MTS/M2TS recording to some playable and editable video formats, like MOV for editing on iMovie,FCP,FCE and Adobe Premiere you are using.
    I ever used some video converter which produces video files with the issue of video and audio out of sync, but Brorsoft works fine in this point.
    NiCE TOOL.
    http://www.brorsoft.com/mts-converter-mac/index.html

  • .mts files and compressor settings

    Hello,
    I need some help using final cut pro!
    I recorded some footage on a Canon HG20 camera onto an SD card.
    I then transferred the footage with showed up as .mts files from the SD card onto my macbook.
    My first question is why can't I open .mts files with imovie or final cut pro?
    I used an app called Video Converter to convert my footage into .mp4 files. But I realise that these are compressed files and may not be ideal for editing.
    My second question is what is the best file type to edit in final cut pro?
    So I imported these .mp4 files into Final Cut Pro 7. The compressor for these media files in the browser is H.264 and I realise that my sequence settings have to match these compressor settings. But I have two problems with this -
    1. I want to eventually export the video to YouTube, and editing .mp4 files with a compressor H.264 is going to eventually be poor quality. Right? Can I change my media compressor settings?
    2. The most important and puzzling problem is that even though my compressor settings match, everytime I drop something on the timeline or edit anything on the timeline it shows that I have to render it - so basically I'm rendering my footage continuously to see the playback. What am I missing - what am I doing wrong!?
    Do I have to do something first in Easy Setup or changel my sequence compressor to Apple Pro Res?
    All I want to do is edit something in final cut pro and upload it on to youtube with reasonably good quality - any help with this would be very much appreciated as I've been scowering the internet for answers and nothing seems to solve my problem!
    Thank you in advance,
    julia19

    Hi Russ,
    thank you so much I'm doing a log and transfer now and it seems to be working! I think my initial problem was that I was trying to transfer only the .mts files when I should have been transferring everything from the SD card.
    I can't believe it was that simple!
    Are there any specific settings I have to do in Easy Setup in order to later export to YouTube?
    Thank you again!
    julia19

  • .mts files in Compressor??

    Hi,
    Just bought a nice small Canon video cam which records in AVCHD of course. So... quick question...
    Can Compressor encode .mts files into a ProRes file or not?
    When I try to add an .mts file to start a batch, Compressor will not accept it.
    Thanks heaps.
    Crazy

    Yes, SJ, FCP L&T does convert AVCHD/.MTS files into ProRes or AIC, however, L&T does not work if the folders or files have been altered or if anything has been deleted from the folder or files.
    As I have been researching this the past month, I have seen hundreds of posts on people asking which converter program to use for .MTS files. Other folks have mistakingly saved just the 'STREAM' folder or have done something similar and now L&T will not recognize the .MTS files. What I'm searching for and I know many others are searching for, is an excellent quality conversion program that will convert .MTS into Apple ProRes 422.
    PavTube, MovieConverter Studio, MPEG Streamclip, and others suck, they will only convert into a .mov with an H.264(amongst many other non-professional formats and codecs) and then you have to render the files in FCP and the quality takes a major hit. These cheap $35-50 programs will NOT convert to Apple ProRes and they are unreliable.

  • What are the best settings to convert .mts files to Prores

    Hi friends,
    Trying to figure out some settings. I am a novice editor so please forgive lame terminology in advance:
    I have footage shot on a Canon Vixia HF M500. I am editing in Premiere Pro CC on a MAC with OS 10 Mavericks. I tried editing directly from the .mts files, but it doesn't scroll through footage well unless I render. Also if I add any effects like a fade in, etc it wants me to render the entire clip. I think my best workflow will be to convert the files to Prores prior to editing. I generally output all of my masters as Prores anyway so it seems like the logical choice.
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    1080p, 29.97
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    Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

    Thanks for the response Johnathan. I noitced that videos converted using the iPad preset did look ok on the mini, I was just curious if having more bespoke settings would create videos that would maximise the smaller screen real estate???

  • What is the best format to choose when converting mts files to fit well with iMovie? I am using iCoolsoft for conversions and can pick from almost any kind of formats to convert to. I don't want to get the black frames... what do you advice me to pick?

    I have lots of MTS files stored on an external hard drive that I want to use in my iMovie films. Now, as you know, iMovie doesn't like them. I have bought iCoolsoft for converting my video files into any format I want but now I've got another problem: what format is the best for iMove? Some of the formats I've tried are giving me a black frame around the video clips and some are bigger and other smaller but anyway I don't want them at all! Can anyone recommend what format to convert to to keep the original clip's size and no frames and still be liked by iMovie to be able to import them?
    Much thankful for any kind of support and reply on this one.
    Eva

    The format iMovie uses when you edit video after it's imported is Apple Intermediate Codec, it will have the file ending .mov but internally it's set so the Mac can edit individual frames easier and play them back easier at full speed. If you have the option of saving to QuickTime .mov see if there is a pulldown list of all the different "codecs", that's the style or flavor of compression applied to the video frames. If Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) appears on that pull-down list choose that as your codec when you save to .mov.

  • What is the best product for converting MTS files (NOT on camera or in root directory) for editing in Final Cut

    Hello all,
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    I am also finding, when I use Voltaic trial version, that the quicktime movies it creates are of inferior quality than those created through log and transfer into final cut express and imovie, particularly during rapid movement. There's a lot of visible lines running horizontally around areas of rapid movement (not sure what the lingo is for this).
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  • How to convert MTS files for capture in Final Cut Express 4

    *PLEASE HELP!!!* While waiting to buy my iMac I saved my Canon Vixia HF200 AVCHD video clips on a PC with backups stored on an external HD. I transferred these to my iMac and they are in .MTS format. I can not open them in either iMovie or Final Cut Express 4. I gather I need to convert the files somehow. What is the best way to do this? _Thank you for your help!_

    Here are your options now that you just have the files...
    http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9966355#9966355
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2073767&start=15&tstart=0
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  • How do I convert MTS files to work in Adobe CS6 Premiere on my new iMac (2013)

    I am trying to get AVCHD MTS files to work with my iMac. Is there a free converter or will Premiere Pro CS6 do it?

    http://www.arcsoft.com/topics/avchd/mts-converter.html
    http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20120801145830468
    more hits from the google
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  • How to convert MTS files

    Hello, I have a Canon HD camcorder HG10.
    This Camcorder produces *.MTS files.
    However, all supporting software is Windows based and not Mac based.
    I have searched the web but didn't find any solution till so far (I'm just a user and not a programmer ...).
    May be some people here have some experience and have found some solutions?
    If so I would be grateful to hear from you.
    Best regards!

    Here's a great solution using Roxio Toast 9 (it's available as a download purchase for immediate use). Drag your mts files into Roxio Toast and burn a DVD-Video of them (don't make a data file). Roxio will convert them to a video format. You can play this video on your television.
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