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.MTS files, how to deal with them?
Ok, here’s a workflow that I am currently doing, please let me know how can I improve it, please read why is that I am following this weird workflow.
I receive the .MTS from my client via ftp server, normally they account for 3 to 3.5 gigs of information spread out in 20 to 30 video files. the extension always comes in all caps as MTS and my client told me he got them straight out from the camera, a Canon Vixia HF 100.
I retrieve de videos from my ftp, copy them into my external hard drive connected via eSATA to my computer convert them to mpeg4 (m4v or m4a, can’t remember) with Handbrake, then convert them again to mov with Square5’s Stream mpeg (a process that normally takes up to 24 hours) and finally start editing in Premiere Pro, the final mov files. When in Premiere, the files normally can’t playback at full speed unless rendered.
I always thought that the sloppiness of the playback was because of my own computer limitations (although it is a pretty powerful one) but the other day I captured some footage shot in HD with a professional Sony camera, not a consumer one like the Vixia and it played back incredibly smooth, even when using the jog shuttle in fast speed rewind, so obviously the issue is not in my computer but those weird MTS files.
The reason why I double export the files is because when I first tried to use them as they came they were impossible to track in After Effects or Mocha, then when the final video was rendered it was all choppy and looked interlaced when I rendered it progressive.
When I tried to import the m4v files they are just impossible to handle. They won’t even play back for one second without jamming. So as a last resource I re-exported them and I use the mov files instead.
I’m sure I’m doing something wrong here, but I just haven’t been able to figure it out. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I tried every video conversion software available and this is the only thing that has worked so far.
sorry for the long post.
Best,
D.
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3 Replies
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Welcome to the club
I have the same problem
I don’t know how find the answer.Please
Somebody helpus??????Guy
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How can I do it?
thanks
Florencia
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These are raw files….highly compressed. It takes a lot of computer resources to get these ready for playback and they will never look beautiful in this raw format. They’ll often look choppy or pixelated, but this has nothing to do with quality. As I mentioned, these are raw, compressed files. You would be best to convert the files to an HD .mov format or mp4 with the H.264 codec. You’ll find the video looks a whole lot smoother after conversion.
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