Video Formats?!

Hi Otto,

You're not the first needing to do this.

While I don't have any personal experience with converting .MTS files, the FREE audio/video converter I use, called MediaCoder, does do this conversion; and here is a link to this question on their forum. http://forum.mediacoderhq.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=5891

The download link is http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/download.htm, be sure NOT to get any of the other software offered on that page by mistake, they have a number of Google ads there.

Depending on the CPU of your PC, there may be optimization packs that can speed up the conversion process. Look close to the bottom of the page under "Additional Downloads". This program WILL use multiple cores if the CPU has them; and it's free. I like free as long as there are no strings attached like spyware and such nonsense.

This might be a little late :hide:, but do your testing of the conversion using short .mts files. This will help you test various settings and find the ones that work best for your situation without wasting a lot of time waiting for the conversion to finish each time.

As stated in the forum thread linked to above, you will still have to author your own DVD. Back in the day, this used to be a huge pain; now Roxio and Nero do it fairly painlessly. I haven't looked for a free DVD Authoring program, but one might be out there.

I would recommend using DVD +R blank media to make your DVD's. This format has been more reliable for my own self. Also, I recommend staying away from private brand media (such as Staples, Office Max etc.) or the cheaper brands you never heard of; stick with brands like Verbatim, TDK etc. Even then some DVD players will choke on home-made DVD's. Another tip I just remembered; if possible, burn your DVD with the "book type" set to DVD-ROM; some drives support this and some don't. If the Player reads the book type it will think the disc is a commercial DVD.

I have copied and pasted this new post that seems better placed on this thread. (I am brand new to this site):

I own an LG BD390, and it does not play high def video files via the USB port -- at least not the AVCHD files generated by my camcorder, which is the Canon Vixia HFS-10. This Canon camcorder's AVCHD files use an .mts file extension. The LG BD390 does not accept .mts files, but it is supposed to playback most other file extensions (such as avi, mpg, mpeg-2, mp4, divx, and others). But, even after I converted the .mts files to various compatible files, the LG BD 390 does not play them back. Instead, the blu-ray's Canon folders say they are "empty".

If you or others have contrary information or a solution to this, please advise. I am a newbie, so please forgive me if I misstated anything or missed something on this forum.