Lossless converting of mts file?

I just bought Canon LEGRIA HF G25 and this camera stores videos in mts format. I open mts files in Premiere Pro CC but when I try to play it in the preview as it does not look good.
Therefore I am wondering if there is an easy way to convert mts files to MP4 format without quality loss?

No point in converting them to mp4. Still heavily compressed.
PPCC can edit mts natively.
Did you set playback to full?
What are your comp. specs?

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I have an external drive with mts files, which I need to bring into FCE4. I have the Aunsoft Video Converter and I am wondering what is the best format to convert the mts files to?
thankyou

QuickTime using the Apple Intermediate Codec, assuming the media is HD.

How can I convert an .mts file to mp3?

I would like to export just an audio clip (2 minutes) to an mp3 file. I have deleted the video in the timeline but it still leaves a 91Mb file - far too big of course to usefully use. I have found the Zamzar site who will convert but of course the file is still too unwieldy. Is there a way please?
I am using Prem El 9.
Most grateful.

Hi MissMoppett,
Thanks for posting Adobe forums.
You can also try to use a 3rd party software Format factory to convert .mts file .mp3.
http://www.pcfreetime.com/
Thanks,
Sandeep

Converter for MTS File?

Is any converter for convert MTS file to quick time?
do anyone know it?
Thx...

MTS format is a high-definition MPEG, AVC, H.264 transport stream video file format which commonly used by HD camcorders such as Sony, Canon, Panasonic.MTS files are used primarily with Sony hardware. Camcorders make use of MTS in the form of AVCHD, a recording format made specifically for camcorders. Some camcorder models from Canon also use MTS files. These files are also present on Blu-ray disc compilations, therefore they are capable of storing quite a large amount of information and data tracks.
Since mts is not a mac suitable video format, so it's necessary to convert it with mts converter for mac, you can choose the output video format as quicktime mp4.
Hope you resolve your problem asap!

I converted an mts file to quicktime to edit in imovie, but the video runs really slow why is this ?

video play back runs really slow its all stick and not smooth why is this i thought macbook pro was fast for this stuff. or will it work better
in final cut pro X

It was suggested I move this question to IPhoto or IMovie which I did.
Well moving to a different discussion group did not provide an answer to this question either. But what I finally did was import one batch of photos and videos into IPhoto for a given day at a time. Working with these I could change the date and times in order to get them in the original sequench taken. Then I would create an album with that batch. These would all be on the same day (IMove was closed for this phase). Then I would open IMovie, generate the thumbnails for that album, and select the album I had created. This was necessary because the importing process in IPhoto was using incorrect dates for my video so it was a real struggle finding them in IMove until I developed this approach.
I believe that this whole process was so screwy because I was importing from an external hard drive not a camera. I had these photos on a PC and did not have the original cameras to use to import directly which I am fairly sure would have made this easier!

How to convert and import MTS files from my Sony NEX 10e into iMovie for editing?

Hi, dear all,
I have hard time to bring in my footage shoot using Sony NEX 10e camcorder into iMovie 11 for editing. Is there anyway I can convert these MTS files foe editing in IMovie 11?
Thanks in advance!!
Kevin

Some frame rates and resolution combos will not import into iMovie directly. That's true. For instance, 1920x1080 @ 60 progressive frames per second (meaning not interlaced), that is not compatible with iMovie and you might need to convert it using a program like ClipWrap. Also if you have just the 'bare' .mts files, iMovie will not be able to import those either. iMovie expects to find all the folders and auxiliiary files recorded onto the memory card when you shoot AVCHD video. It needs all those extra pieces to navigate to the video clips and subsequently convert them from .mts to Apple Intermediate Codec. So in the case where you have a 'bare' .mts file use Voltaic HD to do the conversion.

Is there an easy way to convert and import MTS files from a external hardrive so that I can edit them in FCP?

I am trying to convert game footage that is in MTS format to something that I can edit into a quick highlights video. I have final cut express and the standard IMovie '09. looking for easiest solution, everything seems to involve using one application to convert to Quicktime and then dropping file into Iphoto etc. is there an easy way?

I'm not completely sure that MPEG Streamclip can convert AVCHD footage (.mts files). If MPEG Streamclip doesn't do the job, then get a copy of Clipwrap, which was designed for transcoding .mts files to QuickTime/Apple Intermediate Codec (that's the format/codec you need to convert the .mts files to for use in FCE).

Converting MTS file to m4v

I am editing a wedding dvd. My camera shoots AVCHD and I am editing it in FCE using eay set up AIC 1440 x 1080i50
I have some files from a friends camera that I need to edit in.. I have them on a USB stick in MTS format only. I have been able to convert them using handbrake to a m4v file. Should I use them as this or convert to .mov file using MPEG streamclip for FCE?
Any advice is much appreciated, I may be going the wrong way about this.

I have them on a USB stick in MTS format only.
It will help a lot if you tell us the exact make/model camcorder your friend used.
Assuming it was originally AVCHD video, you will need to use ClipWrap to convert the MTS files to QuickTime/Apple Intermediate Codec. As far as I know, MPEG Streamclip will not work with bare MTS files. (Bare = meaning just the MTS files, missing the AVCHD folder structure that needs to be present for most apps to recognize the video.)
Also, Handbrake is totally the wrong app to use in this situation. Ditto for converting the files to M4V or MP4. Ditto for doing multiple conversions. You want to convert directly from the MTS files to QuickTime/Apple Intermediate Codec.

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:
This is what the QT Inspector window shows for each:
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?

What recommendations do you have for converting AVCHD Sony .mts files to apple .m4v movies?

I have a 3 yo Sony HD camcorder that records HD movies in AVCHD (.mts) format. I can view, edit and combine these movies on my Windows 7 PC w the Sony PMB (Picture Motion Browser). PMB can convert any clip to make a SD or HD Blu Ray disc. However for viewing on other computers, it will only convert my .mts movies to a .mov or .wmv format.
I would like to convert these .mts files to apple mpeg-4 ( .m4v) files, for ease of viewing on apple AND/OR windows laptops/desktops and to allow my friends/family the ability to edit or combine these movie clips on their iMac w iMovie.
Do you have any "pay" or shareware or freeware products that you recommend? I don't want a super complex or super expensive program, rather something that is relatively simple and easy to use and that converts it to .m4v within a reasonable amount of time.
Recommendations?

Its confusing but iMovie '11 (the version that came with iLife 2011) is iMovie version 9.
I think .m2ts files will work the same as .mts files. The program in the link is free for what you want to do so you could thy this out. I have never used it myself so I can't vouch for it. I searched under ".mts to .m4v converter" and it came up with this. You can probably find other options if you Google around.
As I indicated iMovie '11 won't import 'bare' .m2ts files, only iMovie 10 (the Mavericks version) can do that but it should accept .m4v. I don't remember wheter .m4v is an output option but .mov certainly is.
I had assumed that you wanted to do more detailed editing in iMove but if you only want to trim it then indeed you don't need to use iMovie at all.
.m4v is not the only format which is cross-platform. I think .mov is OK on Windows if you have Quicktime installed (though I don't use Windows at all).
I hope this helps,
Geoff.

Poor performance playing .mts files in source monitor

OK is Adobe really that far behind in writing up some code that can handle AVCHD .mts files? I transfer the .mts files from my camera to the hard drive, access them in PP via the media browser, import them to the project panel and when I try to play any of them back in the source monitor, playback is just plain shoddy, piss poor, horrible. I get some stutter (playback stops for a sec then resumes) but mostly what I notice is allot of noise in the video or pixelation, random blocks of pixels jump all over the video. Sorry I don't know how else to explain. I know that converting the .mts files to a lossless format first is the most common response but then where is the time saved with this whole format? Just curious if anyone has any input or maybe some hardware tweaks that might help.
Hardware:
AMD 6400+ dual core proc
6MB RAM
2 GT8800 512MB GPUs
Vista 64bit loaded on 1GB 7200 rpm SATA II HD
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My two cents on all this. I've only been editing for 2 yrs so I'm no expert but my experience is this. High Def formats are resource intensive already, you start adding in transitions, motion graphics, color correction and render times can go off the charts. Most people I talk to or see in the forums are pretty much trying to do what they can on the cheap, myself included ( I would love 2 new maxed out Mac Pro 8 cores, BUT...). My specs are below and with this setup I find that after all the software/firmware updates my system works fine, far from perfect but with a good workflow and some patience I can get most any job completed on time and on budget. I think Harm's post above with links to setting up your OS and optimizing your workstation is critical to success. It made a world of difference for my setup. The next thing I'm finding is the most important thing are your hard drives, you need em fast and plentiful. Ever since I went to one drive for OS/APPS, one for content and a RAID 0 for the scratch disk. My render times and app hang ups/crashes decreased substantially. What I am now finding with my set up is as my external content hard drive fills up, the slower it gets (basic HD logic). Which causes my projects/source monitor playbacks to hang and sometimes crash. So my next step is to set up another internal RAID 0 scratch disk for temp content storage ( I believe the less Adobe has to read/write from the same hard drives the better ). I will load what I need on it for the project then wipe it clean when finished. I am amazed at how quickly you can fill up a 1TB hard drive with HD footage, pics, project folders etc. So my feeling is you can be very productive with a decent workstation, correct hardware setup and lots of big, fast hard drives. On a side note, I can also tell you to delete any resource in your project window that you are not using in your timeline prior to rendering as the media encoder loads EVERYTHING that is in your project window before encoding and that can take up some valuable time.
Dave
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6GB RAM
1 GT8800 512MB GPU
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Using Adobe Media Encoder CS4 for MTS files

Hey everyone, I did some searching on this topic to no avail so here I am.
Anyway, I recently got an HD camcorder that records in 1080i AVCHD.
I have no problems getting the MTS files off of my camera but as I'm sure you can imagine, working with those files is a whole other issue.
I've found that Adobe Media Encoder CS4 works great in encoding these files to QuickTime format (.mov) but the problem is that the resulting file size is actually bigger than the original MTS file which is unacceptable, especially considering I'm encoding the files from 1920x1080 down to 1280x720.
Does anyone have any experience using AME CS4 to convert MTS files to a more workable 720p format for uploading to YouTube?
I've tried a number of different custom settings to no avail (where you see an "or" is where I've tried different options):
Format: QuickTime
Video Codec: MPEG4-Video or H.264
Quality: 100
Width: 1280
Height: 720
Frame Rate: 29.97 or 23.976
Field Type: Lower First or Upper First or Progressive
Aspect: Square Pixels (1.0)
I won't list the audio options because I don't think that has any bearing on my problem.
Any ideas as to why the encoded file sizes are actually larger than the MTS file sizes? Maybe AME CS4 is not what I should be using for this task?
Thanks for your help,
Tom

I figured it out.
If you select H.264 as the format you can then select YouTube Widescreen HD for the preset.
This will set everything up to convert your MTS file to 720p and reduce the file size by around 30% with little quality degradation in my experience so far.
The only problem I encountered was the video was kind of choppy when the camera panned but that was remedied by upping the frame rate from 24 to 29.97.
Hope this helps someone and if anyone has any suggestions to improve efficiency or reduce file size post it in here.

How to import MTS files from Canon Vixia HF M40 to Mac for editing?

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I am using a MacBook Pro and OS is 10.9.5. Adobe premiere elements 12 does not recognize MTS files from my SD card. The OS does not see MTS files from the card as well...but...I have an MTS file on my desktop from before I upgraded from 10.6.8 that can be seen by both Adobe and the new OS.
HELP

annejennifer
What are you using as your Add Media/ for the import of your .mts on the SD?
Not sure if the following is a viable question, but....
What happens if you transfer the .mts on the SD card to your computer desktop and then try to
import the .mts into Premiere Elements 12 with its Add Media/Files and Folder/Project Assets?
But on reflection, if your OS and Premiere Elements are both not seeing the file, this does not
present as a Premiere Elements issue, rather an issue between the .mts format and your Mac computer.
If that is a valid observation, have you gotten any input on this from Apple?
Have you looked into converting these .mts files into H.264.mov or .mp4 before use?
ATR
Add On....could you give us more information about the .mts file that you said that you have on your new
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Can I import .MTS files from an external hard drive into Final Cut Pro X?

Luis Sequeira1 wrote:
b) Use an utility like Clipwrap or MPEG Streamclip to convert the mts file to a quicktime (mov) file
Luis,
Just to clarify one point…in order for Streamclip to convert the MTS I believe a plug-in like the AVCCAM QuickTime importer from Panasonic needs to be installed. (Credit David McClain over at the FCS boards for that info.)
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