AVCHD – Use .MTS files only?

[Ed Merritt]

I know I resurrecting an older thread but just had to offer my .02 worth. Without the extra files, spanned clips will may have a problem when being joined. If you’re project is a multi-cam shoot, just make sure to switch cams at that point. And, if you’re like me, you probably have your audio on a separate track so there will be no audio hiccup at the point where the clips join.

In other words, using just the .mts files is fine if you know what to expect. I shoot a lot of plays, recitals and other long running events and often have to deal with spanned files so am familiar with the issue. A second cam and additional audio track makes the issues go away.

[Roy Plisko]

I know that many DSLR cameras have a 30 minute limit before they stop. This is because in Europe a camera that makes more than 30 minute clips is considered a video camera which is in a higher tax category than a still camera, so the manufacturers create this artificial limit to make it easier to sell them worldwide. It has nothing to do with slow SD cards. I have witnessed this with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III. I haven’t shot that long a clip with my GH4 yet but I imagine it will do the same.

[Chris Tompkins]

Panasonic GH series cams do not have any record limit but card capacity.

Chris

[Chris King]

I got some MTS files(Sony A6000) in an intact AVCHD folder, but when I import the MTS to Adobe Premiere, it only shows the image, no audio track. But a little searching turns up the solution.