How to play MTS/M2TS files on Mac (Lion included)?
MTS or M2TS files playback on Mac can be a tricky task for many Mac users. Many popular HD camcorders, like Canon VIXIA HF200, Canon FS200, Canon VIXIA HFS100, Canon VIXIA HG21, Panasonic HDC-HS300, Panasonic HDC-HS20, Sony HDR-CX100, Sony DCR-SR47, JVC GZ-HD40, JVC GZ-HD10 etc. record videos in MTS/M2TS format.
This article introduces several ways to play MTS/M2TS on Mac (Snow Leopard, Lion included). Players mentioned below might not support all MTS/M2TS file playback, depending on used compression formats in a MTS/M2TS file.
Top Choice: VLC media player
Download VLC media player and run this application, drag the MTS Video to the play list, and then double click it. Now you can play MTS video on your Mac. VLC is a popular video player to play videos on Mac
Tips: You need to have iLife'08 installed in order to play MTS/M2TS files using VLC.
Other Media players for MTS/M2TS playback
Some MTS/M2TS files can be played with ALLPlayer, MPlayer, Windows Media Player, Bsplayer and other media players, depending on the used compression formats in a MTS/M2TS file. Some players will need an appropriate codec, component or plug-in installed.
The file type MTS/M2TS is not always automatically associated with the player, so it is very necessary to open them on other players.
MTS/M2TS files can also be played on Sony PlayStation 3s and Sony Bravia TVs supporting playback of AVCHD.
In order to play these recorded MTS/M2TS videos freely on Mac, the once and for all method is converting MTS Mac. To convert MTS/M2TS Mac, you need a video converting tool for help. Here the Video Converter for Mac is strongly recommended. Learn the detailed information about how to use the app, please go to User Guide of Video Converter.
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