Ingesting .mts AVCHD files into FCE

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maxbis2011 Author

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Ingesting .mts AVCHD files into FCE

Is it possible to ingest avchd (.mts) files using Log and Transfer? Reading from past discussions it seems I need a converter. I used voltaic with my old powermac but I thought with an intelmac I would not need to convert .mts files, besides if I connect my videocamera (canon hf200) I am able to import and convert to .mov without the need of any application, however it seems FCE cannot read .mts files saved on disc. I am bit confused, any suggestion?

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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.7)

Posted on Jun 12, 2011 6:34 AM

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Tom Wolsky

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Jun 12, 2011 6:42 AM in response to maxbis2011

What version of FCE? What are the exact specs of your media? You should not need a converter. Log and transfer uses the metadata folder structure on the card. It does not convert directly from the .mts files. Read the section on log and transfer in the manual.

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maxbis2011 Author

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Jun 12, 2011 10:00 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

I have FCE 4.01. The mts files are actually saved in the hard-drive. In the manual pag 223 it says "in the Finder, mount the volumes your footage on the desktop" what actually does "mount the volumes" mean? If I select the folder where the mts files are saved using the "add folder" on the top left, the files are blanked out.

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maxbis2011 Author

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Jun 12, 2011 10:17 AM in response to maxbis2011

Follow up, reading another thread, my problem is that I only have the mts files not the full folder structure created by the camcorder, so will probably need to convert the files. When I backed up the files I thought the copying the mts alone would have been enough, as it was enough with voltaic

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Jojocrew

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Jun 12, 2011 11:01 AM in response to maxbis2011

I actually use MTS files frequently on FCE. I use a Panasonic HMC40 camera. Just go to log and transfer, plug in your card or your camera, it will then take a little bit to figure all the clips out, then it will show all your clips and you then choose which ones you want then convert, with my comp it takes a long time to convert and is usually about 1GB per min of footage but it's a really high quality camera. Anyways I hope that helps. FCE does support MTS files, but not JUST mts, you also need the "stream" data as well to convert it.

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