Nov 11

Transcoding MTS Files to an Editable MOV Format on Mac OS X El Capitan

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Summary: This article recommended you a professional third party video converting tool to help you transcode MTS files to an editable MOV format on Mac OS X EL Capitan.

I’m working with a Canon Vixia HG20 HD camcorder, Mac 10.11, and iMovie HD 6. The camera is not recognized by iMovie, but I can’t figured that what would happen with it. So I’m left with a bunch of .mts files on the camera. I’ve tried all the methods I could but nothing works. Is there some program that can completely convert MTS files into MOV? Thank you.

Before answering the question, let’s have a basic understanding of MTS video first. In brief, MTS format is a currently booming high-definition (HD) video format mainly applied in HD camcorder such as Sony, Canon, Panasonic and JVC, which is a file extension for AVCHD video, MTS, it generally adopts H.264 video coding and AC-3 audio coding. This codec does not supported by editor on Mac OS X El Capitan, besides, other editor on PC cannot supported, too.

In order to edit MTS files on Mac OS X El Capitan, it’s needed to convert MPG MTS files to an editable MOV format on Mac OS X El Capitan. To easily convert MTS video to MOV video on Mac, a third party video converting tool is needed. Here the professional Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac is strongly recommended. It has a user-friendly interface, which makes it very conveniently to convert MTS to an editable MOV format on Mac OS X El Capitan. The following information is about how to transcode MTS files to an editable MOV format on Mac OS X El Capitan (Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion and Snow Leopard supported).

Main Feature of Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac to transcode MTS to editable mov on Mac OS X El Capitan

Three simple clicks to complete conversion from MTS to MOV.
Edit MTS videos before converting to MOV or any other format as you want.
Converting MPG videos to various video editing tool supported formats, such as QuickTime MOV, Windows Movie Maker WMV, etc.
Burn MTS or MOV videos to DVD with ease.
Fully compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 or later.

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Transcoding MTS Files to an Editable MOV Format on Mac OS X El Capitan

Step 1: Run the best AVCHD MTS Converter on your the latest Mac OS X El Capitan, and click the “Add video” button to load your original files. You may also directly drag and drop files to application UI for importing files.

Step 2: Click the “Format” bar to get the drop-down menu and you can get the suitable output format from the optimized presets. For example: if you want to edit AVCHD MTS/M2TS files in FCP, you’d better choose “Final Cut Pro>>Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)”.

Step 3: Click “Convert” to start the AVCHD MTS/M2TS to editable Mov on Mac OS X El Capitan.

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