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How to convert MTS to MPEG-2 on Mac?


"I have a sony HD camcorder and i'm trying to edit videos but i need to convert my MTS file to MPEG2 so it doesn't lag and lost the quality. Do you know any site where i can download a MTS to MPEG2 converter. Thanks."


MTS format is a high-definition MPEG, AVC, H.264 transport stream video format, which is widely used by HD camcorders. The AVCHD(*.MTS) format has recently become a very popular format for sharing movies because it works well with retaining the quality of high definition movies. To convert MTS to MPEG2 on Mac with retaining its quality, I recommend iFunia HD Video Converter for Mac, the most easiest solution to convert MTS to MPEG2 format on Mac. Head over here and download the free trial version. It just takes three easy steps to convert MTS to MPEG2 video on Mac OS using this Mac MTS to MPEG2 video converter. And you don't need to know about video formats or settings - just run the program, open video, select a ready-made preset, and hit Start button. Here are the easy steps.


Step 1. Run iFunia HD Video Converter for Mac and add MTS video files

Now run iFunia HD Video Converter on your Mac and click the big button "Add Files" to add MTS/ M2TS HD video files, you may add as many MTS videos as you want for MTS to MPEG2 batch conversion.

(Optional) Edit videos: crop, trim, add effects, add watermark

This step is optional step. But when you come to review the HD MTS video your taken and find it's too dark or the focus is blurred, you may wanna fix these flaws and apply artistic effects with the Edit Video module of the program. Plus, with just a few clicks, you can crop the MTS video to remove black sides, trim the video and add text or image watermark easily.


Step 2. Select "MPEG-2 Movie File(*.mpg)" from the output format list.

Select MPEG2 output format for each video file and specify a directory on your computer to save the output files. You can change the output settings as you need. Remember that the output file size mostly depends on the Bitrate you set. Larger Bitrate, larger file size. Actually video with bitrate as 768 is acceptable for keeping its quality.


Step 3. Start converting MTS to MPEG2 video

Now you may click the big button "Start" to begin converting AVCHD MTS to MPEG2 video.The convert progress bar shows you how much of the encoding is completed. The encoding time will depend on several variables including: the duration of the video file, the speed of your computer, what other activity your computer is currently doing and the bitrate you set.



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