How do I play M2TS Files in QuickTime X?

Sorry, but I'm not aware of any QuickTime codec that can play MPEG-2 transport streams. The QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component will play program streams but not transport streams. I think you'll have to convert those videos.

Regards.

Karan,
I am in the same situation. NOw that time has passed, I was just wondering if you actually ended up using handbrake for your m2ts conversion. Also, what format did you go with? I've got thousands of files to convert and am dreading having to do it one at a time!
Thanks!

Don't forget that those might not be mpeg2 video files. It could be H.264 in a mpeg TS wrapper.

Every blu-ray disc I've seen has m2ts files, but I don't think they are actually mpeg2 files. They could be H.264 codecs in a m2ts wrapper. However Handbrake still likes to take hours (19 hours on a 2.8 GHz Core2Duo for a 162 minute 1080p video stream) to convert it to (High Profile) .mp4 file. Even then with most of them I have a EOF (End of File) error.

I don't suggest converting decrypted m2ts files, they still cause problems and VLC plays them fine even though the file is 25+ GB instead of a manageable 5-10 GB mp4 file.

Hi - I have a similar challenge if anyone has worked this out?

Lots of m2ts files from my old PC and now a MBP user I cant seem to play/edit them.

I have tried the Voltaic free trial download (you can convert the first 10 secs of up to 20 files) which works okay but really lowers the quality of the files, which is not ideal particularly if you used an HD camcorder to get good qual vids in the first place!

I hear clipwrap is another alternative so going to look into that as well.

Please do shout if anyone has a better solution.

Any help very much appreciated.