Convert MTS to MP4

Footage copied from a Sony, Panasonic or Canon camcorder is a folder of .mts files that no editor or phone will open.

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Where the streams already fit the target container this is a lossless remux, which is close to instant. Otherwise it re-encodes, which in a browser is slow — keep it under a few hundred MB and send long videos to the cloud engine.
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    What actually changes

    MTS and MP4 are not the same picture in two wrappers.

    MTS is an AVCHD transport stream that already contains H.264 video, so the video can normally be copied straight into an MP4 with no re-encoding. Only the AC-3 audio typically needs converting to AAC.

    Worth knowing first

    Camcorders split long recordings into separate MTS files at a fixed size boundary, usually 2 or 4 GB. Converting each one individually leaves you with a set of clips that need joining, and the join has to be frame accurate or the audio clicks.

    Questions

    MTS to MP4, answered

    Why does my editor not see the files?

    AVCHD stores clips inside a BDMV or PRIVATE folder structure with index files. Copying only the .mts files out of it breaks what the editor expects.

    Will converting lose quality?

    Not if the video stream is copied. Only the audio is re-encoded, and that is inaudible at normal bitrates.

    How to convert MTS to MP4

    01

    Add your files

    Drop one MTS or two hundred. Batch conversion is not a paid feature here.

    02

    Choose your settings

    MPEG-4 Video is lossy, so the quality control decides the trade between size and fidelity.

    03

    Download

    Instant, because the file never went anywhere. Nothing expires, since nothing was stored.

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