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m2Ts Files on MAC
I’m not sure this is the place to ask this question, but if you know something regarding this issue or could recommend me to another resource I’d appreciate it.
I have a external hard drive (Western Digital 1TB My Book) with m2Ts Video Files on it. I used a pc with Windows to download the files on to the drive.
Now I have a MAC Pro and when I plug in the drive , it doesn’t show me the files (only folders). When I plug it back into the pc…I can see the files but not open them.
I need to know how to open and use them on both a MAC and a PC.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Arturo CelleriArturo Celleri
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20 Replies
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The VLC player for Mac should play them. But if you can’t see them then that’s not going to help you much. I have no idea why you wouldn’t be able to see them.
Sean
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what os do you have? leopard should be able to read the files.
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I got m2t files on Focus FS-4HD drives recorded from Canon XLH1. I try to load on FCP (I am a novice on MAC) and although the files are shown they can neither play back not loaded on the project.
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You have to use MPEG Streamclip (freeware) to convert the files to a Quicktime format that can be edited in FCP.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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David:
Thanks.
I was on it prior to your response, searching for other issues. What is in your opinion the best conversion:
1-Apple FCP uncompressed video
2-Apple Pro Res 422
I plan, as I did in Vegas to clean and keep the footage in uncompressed files to avoid artifacts.
Thanks
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Unless you have a massive very fast raid, ProRes will do just fine.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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HELP, please.
I just tried to use MPEG Streamclip 1.9.2 to export m2Ts files to quicktime files so that I could edit in FCP. First when i went to select the m2Ts files they were not accessible as video files. I changed the file setting to “all files” and then batch selected an entire folder of the m2Ts files. when i went to export (i dont understand why it does not call for a conversion) to .mov files an error message popped up for each m2Ts file: “the first video frame was not found” Evidently the program is not recongizing these files as video files. How can i convert these m2Ts files so I can edit in FCP.
quod me nutruit me destruit
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Relevant info.
https://www.clipwrap.com/overview.php
Clipwrap wraps *.m2ts files into .mov files. I have not tried this yet.
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I just tried the Clipwrap demo on the *.m2ts files for a Canon HF10 and it does not work.
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There has to be an easy and accessible way to deal with these files. My friend shot the video on a new consumer-level Sony camcorder, and I have 1500 dollars worth of professional video editing software on my computer. All I want to do is cut this video. Is FCP developing a patch to deal with AVCHD footage? Are the m2Ts files an intermediate codec that only run on PC’s? Should I try directly importing from the camera? Do I need Sony software to deal with this amazing high-end and utterly useless new compression?
I have searched high and low to find an answer to these questions and have found nothing of substance. Given the lack of success I am enjoying with suggestions posted on boards such as these, there is no way I am going to risk buying conversion software from an unknown provider.
Does anyone know how to deal with AVCHD/m2Ts files on Macs running FCP?
quod me nutruit me destruit
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