As Sony camera users, I'd like to share my experience about how to convert Sony MTS/M2TS videos to standard video and play on Computer, TV, portable playbacks such as iPod, iPhone, Zune, PSP and upload videos to share with internet.
Summary: This article includes three chapters:
Chapter 1: How much do you know about MTS and M2TS?
Chapter 2: Why Convert MTS/ M2TS to Popular Video formats?
Chapter 3: How to Convert MTS/M2TS to Popular Video and Upload to Youtube?

Chapter 1: How much do you know about MTS and M2TS?

According to Wikipedia, both MTS and M2TS are Sony high definition video file types, which are raw AVCHD videos recorded by AVCHD camcorders such as Sony HDR-SR1 camcorders. And m2ts files usually record onto 8cm mini DVDS or blue-ray DVDS, SD memory cards and Memory Stick, or record onto hard drive camcorder.


Chapter 2: Why Convert MTS/ M2TS to AVI, MP4, MPEG, WMV, FLV?

If someone used to have m2ts or other AVC HD videos, he would be frustrated that there are so little devices which support m2ts video. Normally, you can only play your m2ts video directly from a camcorder on a HDTV with a HDMI, or play on a Blu-ray Disc player.

However, have you imagined playing your mts/m2ts videos on your PC, laptop, iPod, iPhone or any other portable mp4 players? Or even uploading your mts or m2ts video to Youtube, Google videos to share with all of your friends?
In order to find out a workable method to do that, I have searched relate questions on search engine. Finally, I got an answer which certainly can do that - Convert MTS/M2TS files to popular video formats such as avi, mp4, mpg, wmv, flv... etc. So that you can put the converted mts/m2ts video to your iPod, iPhone, Zune, PSP etc. and even upload your m2ts to Youtube. And the key step to do that is to use MTS/M2TS video converter. I have found out some video converters which well support converting m2ts video to popular video formats, such as Wonderhsare video converter platinum, Daniusoft Video converter and Aimersoft video converter etc.

Chapter 3: How to Convert MTS/M2TS to Popular Video?

Here below I will take Wondershare Video Converter Platinum as an example, and show you the step-by-step guide to converter mts/m2ts video to popular video formats such as convert m2ts to avi, convert m2ts mp4, convert m2ts to wmv, and convert mts to avi, wmv, flv... etc.

Step 1 Get MTS/M2TS files from HD Video camera/camcorder to PC.

Connect the HD video camera/ camcorders to your PC with a USB cable. Once connected and powered on, the camcorder should appear on the desktop as a new disk. It is desirable that you copy the videos to your PC's hard-drive before converting or editing it.


Step 2: Download M2TS Video Converter:

Here we use Wondershare Video Converter Platinum(http://www.dvd-ripper-copy.com/video-converter-platinum.html) to show the mts/m2ts conversion process. In addition, this Video Converter not only can convert m2ts video, but also can convert other hd videos such as tp, ts, trp and standard videos such as avi, mp4, wmv, flv.
You can download free trial Version here: for Windows users(http://www.dvd-ripper-copy.com/video-converter-platinum.html), for Mac users(http://www.dvd-ripper-copy.com/video-converter-mac.html), Then install and run this program.

Step 3: Load the MTS/M2TS files



Click the "Add" button to browse your computer hard disc and add the .MTS or .M2TS files you want to convert to the program. Batch conversion is supported by this M2TS video converter, so you can load several M2TS files at one time.


Step 4: Customize output Settings

After you added MTS/M2TS files, you can select an output format for each video file and specify a directory on your computer to save the output files. This MTS/M2TS Video Converter supports comprehensive video formats including AVI, MPEG, WMV, MP4, MOV, XviD, 3GP, FLV and more.



Step 5: Edit your M2TS files (option)

This M2TS Video Converter can help you set video brightness, contrast, saturation, crop video, trim video and even merge multiple files into one single file before the conversion.


Step 6: Start the conversion

Click the "Start" button to start conversion and then you can just have a coffee or take a nap, and the conversion may have been finished when you come back: )

All the conversion takes me 25 minutes with 700 M2TS videos, and the conversion speed often depend on the original video site and your PC configuration. The conversion speed and output quality seem ok, anyhow, the converted video (standard video) is not as clear as the original m2ts video (HD video), but it will meet most people requirement. Generally speaking, it is worth to use this video converter to convert your mts/ m2ts video.