How to Play AVCHD MTS Files with MTS
Player?
The
M2TS container with filename
extension .MTS or .m2ts is also used in AVCHD format. MTS
files are used primarily with Sony hardware.
Camcorders make use of MTS in the form of AVCHD,
a recording format made specifically for camcorders. MTS
players can play videos in the AVCHD
format, a highly compressed format used in recent
HD camcorders.
AVCHD is a high-definition
and standard-definition recording format for use in digital
tapeless camcorders. AVCHD is a simpler form of the Blu-ray
Video standard with just one video encoding algorithm and
two audio encodings. Compared to Blu-ray Video format, AVCHD
can use various storage media, such as DVD media, memory
cards or hard disk drives.
Play AVCHD MTS files with VLC Media
Player
Tests that we carried out with a bunch of MTS files showed
that VLC Media Player could play back the content (as it supports
H.264 video and AC3 audio directly without needing DirectShow
filters), but we did run into some problems with several MTS
files. Nevertheless, it is software that is certainly worth
having installed on your computer as it can play almost any
multimedia file.
You can get VLC
player for Windows from this URL. Step1.
After install the EXE to SWF or SWF to EXE software,
open it!
Step2. Click File and
click the Open File option.
Step3. Now, click the Browse
button next to the first white line at the top of the window
with title "Open.." and navigate through your
harddrive for the MTS file you wish to listen to and select
it..
Step4. After you have selected the file,
click OK and VLC will start playing the
MTS video you chose.
What is MTS file format?
MTS file format is a high-definition
MPEG, AVC, H.264 transport stream video file format which
commonly used by HD camcorders such as Sony, Canon, Panasonic.
.MTS files are used primarily with Sony
hardware. Camcorders make use of MTS in the form of AVCHD,
a recording format made specifically for camcorders. Some
camcorder models from Canon also use MTS
files. These files are also present on Blu-ray disc compilations,
therefore they are capable of storing quite a large amount
of information and data tracks.
AVCHD playback. AVCHD files
are used by some cameras from Sonya and Panasonic, but many
digital players don't support it, so you have to download
AVCHD codec if you want to play or edit AVCHD files. Playing
MTS files from AVCHD folders (BDMV and
CERTIFICATE) can be achieved with some
other software including
Picture Motion Browser(PMB),
Splash,
Corel WinDVD 9,
CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra and
BS.Player. This is probably the safest method for playback,
as these two software items are literally built for playing
High-definition video content, particularly Blu-ray and
AVCHD.
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