Continue reading »]]> Are there any suggestions about converting MTS files to QuickTime/DV .mov format for editing, playing and uploading on Mac Yosemite? Please read this article following and you’ll get detailed information about it.

Part 1: A brief introduction to QuickTime
QuickTime Player is a multimedia architecture developed by Apple Computer for Mac OS, Mac OS X and other platforms. QuickTime Player allows your computer to work with real-time movies, sounds, and high-quality compressed images. MOV, MP4, AVCHD, AVI, DV and etc are QuickTime supported video formats except MTS.

Part 2: Issues of converting MTS files to QuickTime or DV format
If you hold a lot of amazing MTS files footages recording the precious moments like debate performances, birthday parties, wedding ceremonies and so on, you may probably consider to make them more meaningful and memorable. Most of the time, we are going to convert these MTS files to QuickTime/DV .mov format to recall the past time or share them with our family members, relatives and friends. As we all know, it ends in failure when playing MTS files on QuickTime Player. The reason is that it doesn’t give good support for MTS files.

Part 3: Solutions to convert MTS to QuickTime or DV Format
To successfully convert MTS files on QuickTime/DV .mov format, you should transcode them to its friendly format first, namely MOV, MP4, AVCHD, AVI or DV format. Therefore, converting MTS for playing on Mac with QuickTime Player, MOV format is the best choice. This tutorial provides a simple workaround to convert MTS to QuickTime or DV format quickly and easily with professional Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac. (Windows version.) Please move on to get more details.

Step by step on how to convert MTS to QuickTime or DV format using MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac.

Step 1: Install MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac and add MTS files
Download the best MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac and install it. Then, open the interface and put your MTS videos into it by drag and drop. Or you can click “Add from Folder” to add a few files at one time.

Step 2: Set output format for MTS files according to different uses
Click the drop-down button on the right side of the “Format” button to select “Common Video>>MOV-QuickTime (*.mov)” as output format for broadcasting usage. Also, you can choose other formats as the output formats for the purpose of editing. For your reference, you can choose other output formats such as mp4.mov, dv.mov according to your needs.

Step 3: Make your files more attractive
If needed, you can also set video frame rate, bit rate, codec, size and so on by hitting “Settings” option. In addition, edit function is absolutely necessary in adjustment. Just click the pencil-like icon and enjoy fun! It all depends.

Step 4: Start to convert
Click the “convert” button on the lower right of the interface. OK, please drink a cup of coffee and relax yourself. The converting time depends on file’s size.

Conclusion: Do you get cleared about the steps of converting MTS to QuickTime or DV format? No matter for broadcasting or editing, just have a try referring to your requirements and enjoy it!

Further Reading:

• Convert Panasonic TM900 MTS Videos to ProRes 422 for Editing on FCP
• Convert and import Sony Handycam HDR-PJ710V/PJ580V/PJ760V footage to Avid Media Composer
• Best Joiner to Merge MTS/M2TS Files into One on Mac Yosemite