MTS file previews in Finder

Hello -
Does anybody know how to make the Finder show previews of MTS (video) files??

Search for an MTS Quicklook Generator.
I’ve never installed one, so I can’t specifically recommend any.
The first hit when I googled was this, and it is free: http://www.shedworx.com/hdquicklook

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