Read this article and get to know how to convert MTS/M2TS to MOV, so that you can play, edit MTS, M2TS files anywhere at ease.
Do you want to enjoy MTS with QuickTime Player, edit MTS in Final Cut Pro or iMovie? But usually MTS/M2TS video can not supported by these video players/editing programs well. With luck, I’ve found a possible way from Google- to work with MTS clips on Mac much easier, you need convert MTS/M2TS to MOV, a Mac preferred format. And now I’d like to share with all of you. Chances are, if you got some MTS files already and want to transcode MTS/M2TS to MOV video, go through the page to get some tips.
If you don’t have to keep the 1920x1080 specs that are able to go lower, MPEG Streamclip is a possible solution for you. While, for those who wanna keep original MTS video at 1920x1080, more than one people recommend Brorsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac to encode MTS to MOV video under Mac OS X(Yosemite, Mavericks included).
This video app works as the best MTS to MOV converter for Mac users. By running it, you can transcode MTS to QuickTime MOV format for playback on Mac with great quality. Best of all, this program supports various professional encoders, Apple Intermediate Codec, ProRes and DNxHD… If you want to import and edit MTS footage with Mac tools, you can convert MTS files to a decent format like ProRes .mov for FCP, Apple Intermediate Codec .mov for iMovie/FCE, DNxHD .mov for Avid MC. For those who intend to convert MTS files to MOV on Windows, please get its equivalent Windows version MTS/M2TS Converter.
Tutorial: Converting MTS/M2TS to MOV in clicks
Step 1. Start up this MTS converter program, and then click “Add” to import all .mts, .m2ts files. If you want to join all the video files you’ve loaded, you can tick checkbox “Merge into one file”.
Step 2. Click Format bar and choose MOV format. Generally, you can select “Common Video -> MOV - QuickTime (*.mov)” as the target format. And based on your needs, you can also choose a decent format as below:
a. For editing MTS in Final Cut Pro, you can choose "Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422(*mov)" as the output format.
b. To import MTS to iMovie, "iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC)(*mov)" is the optimal choice.
c. For using MTS/M2TS files in Avid MC, you can choose "Avid Media Composer" Category and choose "Avid DNxHD(*.mov)" as output format.
Step 3. Click Convert button to start MTS to MOV conversion. The conversion process will take a while, and you’ll see an encoding progress bar.
Once finished, click the Open button in the main interface and you can locate the encoded MTS/M2TS files effortlessly. And then you are able to use these files as you want for your media player or video editing programs.
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