Convert .mts files to .mov on MAC OS tiger

[Christina Rodriguez]

Don’t know off the top of my head compatibility, but check out ClipWrap (a lot better than the Aimer crap). You can transcode 1 minute free.

Good luck

C.R.

[Jan Van dommelen]

Thanks for your reply. I’ve converted a file using Clipwrap, but if I try to open the converted .mov the video looks all grey and then Quicktime crashes. When I import it in final cut and do a playback, FCP crashes as well. No idea what’s wrong with the file. Any other options?

[Rafael Amador]

Hi jan,
You should already have this wonderful free tool:

https://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html

Probably you will need some of the last QT version together.
rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Jan Van dommelen]

The tool doesn’t seem to support .mts files 🙁 My quicktime is up to date.

Thnx anyway I’m sure it will come to hand on future projects.

[Jeffrey Di lullo]

Jan,

You haven’t specified what camera the .mts files came from so my recommendation may or may not work for you.

I had a similar issues last year and I was able to convert using mpeg stream clip as was mentioned before. The catch is you need to have a Quicktime component installed that will be able to decode the mts file. Check out Perian. If you install Perian, Mpegstream clip should read your .mts files just fine.

https://www.perian.org/

Jeffrey Di Lullo
Jeffedits.com

[Jan Van dommelen]

Ah yes the material comes from a canon legria HFM31.

Thanks for the suggestion, I will give it a try as soon as I’m at home.

[Jeffrey Di lullo]

That’s good news. The footage that I converted was also from a Canon camera. I think you should be good to go.

Jeffrey Di Lullo
jeffedits.com

[Jan Van dommelen]

No, too bad, still after installing Perian it says: unrecognized file size. But if I click ‘open anyway’ and then try to export it to quictime it says: Error: can’t read the frame size.

Really pulling my hair out on this one. Discovered that it’s possible to insert .mts in final cut pro if you save the whole folder straight from the camera including all other folders, by using Log and Transfer . The thing is that I don’t have the whole folder with all the contents anymore.

Thinking about buying the tool wonder share video converter. Currently doing a tryout which add a watermark. But ofcourse I prefer a free solution because I’m working on volenteer projects.

Any other options?

[Jeffrey Di lullo]

Jan,

hmm… Just out of curiosity are you able to play the .mts file in Quicktime after you’ve installed Perian? How about in VLC?

Jeffrey Di Lullo
jeffedits.com

[Jan Van dommelen]

Not in QT. It works in VLC but quite shaky and slow…