HD (MTS- File) to view on Mac

I have a Sony HDR SR5 video camera. As per Sony i should be able to import the files through the new IMovie (MTS or CPI). But it is not possible, since the files stay grayish (no option to import them). Does anyone have any suggestions on how i can convert the files so i am able to view them on my mac?
the SD files i am able to convert with Sreamclip - but HD does not work.

See this thread, it might help.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1093795&tstart=0
Joe

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I have a bunch of .mts files and would like to work with them any ideas?

Hi(Bonjour)!
See this topic:
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The artifacts look like a 'rain' of digital noise appearing in certain dark areas of the footage (issue doesn't happen on well lit scenes)
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Hi guys. Just wanting to pitch in here as I found this post and I am having exaclty the same problems. Here is my post today on Creative Cow. It appears to be a problem with the Mainconcept filers used by PP which needs to be fixed. I got thhat information from this post and my post follows:
http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/5120/please-help-problem-with-my-gh2-footage/p2 post near the bottom by "willyfan".
Here is my experience.
The problem is rain like artifacts on GH2 MTS files when viewed and exported from PP CS6 (I haven't tried but apparently cs5.5 was the same). I have taken some clips and you can view them with the links at the bottom of this post. The rain like effect builds up over 1 second then disappears then builds again cyclically every 1 second. Guessing this is GOP related??
If you view the original material in VLC the first second shows the effect then it disappears and you just have the normal background noise but no obvious cycling rain. I have tried both stock 1.1 GH2 firmware and with higher bit rate set via ptools but the effect is the same even with stock firmware.
Import into PP and you can see it on source and program monitor, it does not show if you set the monitors to half res. However the export does show the effect.
If I transcode the MTS via FFMBC to prores the prores files plays fine from the vert start, shows fine in PP when imported and exports fine too.
So this relates to some sort of comparability issue between PP (and AE I am told) and the GH2 MTS files.
If anyone else has come across this can you tell me how you resolved it. Obviously I can pre convert to prores prior to import the PP but that negates the huge advantage of native support on the PP timeline and wastes a lot of time.
Files below of 2 sec clip if you want to have a look but any ideas guys?
Cheers
Andy
Original GH2 MTS 1280/50F under exposed to show effect
https://mega.co.nz/#!WgpkBZrb!RlDm6n2xeq-bGI4t4UDnhHXmiaAZKRERg_YqxvXHKIA
Exported MP4 from PP CS6.0.3
https://mega.co.nz/#!38IxGQjA!WwAjaiIW7KF7lgoDkquGokrdutZqdDrvTEorl4o6dks
Original MTS converted to ProRes via FFMPEG, imported to PP then exported.
https://mega.co.nz/#!zsg3xL5Q!d8Sj1QZfLdQh6h6XMJfIJXvIuVEl69X5bCF6eGFd2aY

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Effcnt1 wrote:
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Not sure if the following is a viable question, but....
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Hi sir im using fcp 7 for video editing in i mac, how can i edit mts files in fcp 7 without log n transfer, is their solution for fcp 7?

Hi sir im using fcp 7 for video editing in i mac, how can i edit mts files in fcp 7 without log n transfer, is their solution for fcp 7?

>No, you are not right.
Going to question the biggest contributor to this forum? (Yes, my ego is talking). OK then...
>Install the QT-Plugin, restart your Mac and you will be able to import and use .mts files in FCP 7.
Sure...yes, that makes it POSSIBLE to read the files natively in FCP...if they come from a Panasonic camera. BUT...just try working with those files. Right away the system won't be nearly as responsive as it would if they were ProRes. First...there are no sequence settings for that format...so you'll have to use ProRes and have a green render bar. BUT, that's no big deal. The big deal is trying to work with the AVCHD format, which is VERY processor intensive...inside an application that doesn't like to work with much outside of the FCP editing codecs.
Is it possible? Sure? Will it work well...will you be as zippy and error free as if you converted to ProRes? Not by a long shot. OH, but don't just take my word for it. Go ahead...try it and see. No skin off my nose...no waste of my time. See how well this works.
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Well, my man, if you're over 50 like me and have watched the development of commercial software for 25 years on distributed platforms, you know that Adobe more than any other company has gone out of their way to BLOAT their products into oblivion. Being a retired corporate programmer, developer, designer, integrator, buyer, and ultimately officer and executive, I never understood the logic of their approach on any level. They have single handedly spawned a whole sub-industry of Adobe alternatives.
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Undeleted MTS files not working

Hey everyone
I've been trying to resolve this issue for about 2 weeks now and I'm having a lot of difficulty. I have been checking out countless forums, blogs and the like, but still have not been able to solve my problem. I will try and be brief, but my situation is as follows:
My boss handed me an SD card with about 2-3 years video footage which was not backed up, asked me to grab the files off it and delete the rest on the card. Which I did, then accidentally deleted (as well as an empty trash) the files I had just transfered to my desktop, very foolish I know!
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Now I'm stuck!! has anyone out there gone through anything similar, and did you have any luck recovering your files????
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astanuga wrote:
.... Photorec, (http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec) despite the user interface,.... has anyone out there gone through anything similar, and did you have any luck recovering your files????
Photorec's interface is a Mac User's nightmare, indeed, because it is a Terminal.app only ... but free.
I did use it once, I deleted a file in camera - after pushing 'yes - erase it', I realized I deleted a very nice smile on that track.
so, in my case, the original SDcard existed, I immediately got it out the cam and let Photorec directly from card did its job.
only advice from here: use the original SDcard, no copies, no trashbins, no ... whatever. then you have a high chance.
and Welcome astanuga to the  boards ...

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