AVCHD is a format for the recording and playback of high definition (HD) video. It is with .mts extension which is a high-definition MPEG, AVC, H.264 transport stream video file format. AVCHD MTS files are used primarily with Sony hardware. 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. So Most Mac product users will have to face to the problem of Mac being not so compatible with AVCHD videos.
Part I: Play AVCHD Videos on Mac:
On your Mac OS computer, you can not play AVCHD files (.mts, .m2ts) on Mac from the camcorder connected via USB as an external storage device, or from removable media or from the computer's internal hard disk drive.
To enjoy AVCHD/MTS files on Mac, you can use one of the following options:
1. VLC Player (FREE)
Download VLC Player from videolan.com and start playing your AVCHD movies. You may required iLife 08 or 09 for playback.
2. Toast 9 or 10
Toast Player which is included with Toast 9 or 10 can play AVCHD files beautifully. Another advantage of Toast is fast conversion of .mts and .m2ts files to any other format you like.
Part II: Edit AVCHD Videos on Mac:
Limit:
a. As we know, Sony Vegas Pro is specially designed for Sony brand camcorders, in the purpose to allow shooting fans to edit AVCHD records from HD Camera or Camcorder. And this program usually works well in AVCHD video editing. However, Sony Vegas Pro is compatible of Windows system, but can not be used on Mac platform.
b. On Mac platform, iMovie, Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro, ect are all the popular Mac editing tools. While, there's always a pain around the 1080p users that these video editing programs usually cannot ingest AVCHD natively, because both the container and codec of AVCHD are too difficult to handle.
Solution for the two question above:
To deal with the problems between Mac and AVCHD, a third-party software is necessary. But what can this software do? Generally speaking, this software is called Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac, it is mainly for users who are always puzzled about video formats between their Mac and HD camcorders/cameras, which means it could convert AVCHD to other various formats for different use.
1. How to make camcorder/camera AVCHD compatible with QuickTime Player. .mov is the perfect format for QuickTime to handle. As we know, .mov is QuickTime's native format as it could be broadcasted in the highest quality. So, Convert AVCHD to MOV for QuickTime is the answer.
2. What about iMovie and FCP (X)? For iMovie, AIC (Apple InterMedia Codec) works best while Apple ProRes is FCP's native format. This video codec is mainly for editing HD camcorder/camera videos and designed for editing too as it can keep the highest quality.
Learn to Use AVCHD Converter for Making AVCHD Mac-friendly
Free download Mac AVCHD Converter for Mac. and it is quite easy to achieve AVCHD converting on Mac:
1. Launch the program and import your video by clicking "Add" button.
2. Choose Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov), iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov), Avid Media Composer -> Avid DNxHD (*.mov), it's for Avid editing, HD Video -> QuickTime MOV, or MP4 format for output as your task.
3. Click "Start" button to start converting.
This best Mac MTS to Mac converter will convert recorded 1080pvideos on Mac at top speed, you can choose rich formats for output on Mac, and then you can use HD MTS footages to playback, editing or sharing. If you need to edit AVCHD on Windows platform, you can try MTS Converter for Windows. Please take a try now, good luck to you!
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