How do I convert mts for FCPX

When you are running on HighSierra (don't know how long this feature exists) you might control click on the Mts file.

On the bottom of the opening menu, there is something like "convert to..."

Chose ProRes and wait.

I wish you know-it-alls would stop thinking that people don't "properly import them".

Some of us don't have any other option than to try and take the file directly from the card and save it onto a NON MacInTrash and then try and take that file and import it into FCP. My reason I'm having issues is because for some reason FCP is NOT finding the card from the camera with the video files on it. The video folder has one image shot on it and its not showing the videos. Its only on the Mac and FCP that its not finding the folder within the card. The camera sees the card with the video files, my Lenovo sees the video files. Just not my MacInTrash or FCP.

I cant wait to get away from Apple completely. Apple talks to Apple products and then becomes Hitler to other formats and brands of many things.

Forgot to mention, it will be written to the same folder.

Copy the Mts file to a big space first.

You should not need to convert anything . . . they should import directly into FCP X.

Just in case you don't believe me . . .

Nearly all consumer high definition videos are .MTS

DI not import the mts files. Import correctly gem the camera folder structure and as Ian says no conversion is necessary.

Actually Tom, I have just put a solitary .MTS clip on my desktop and FCP X had no problem recognising it and importing it (see screenshot added to my original reply), though I did get a spinning beachball briefly . . . something seems to have changed in FCP X .

YYou have been able to use mts files in FCP for a while, but it's truly the absolute worst time of formats for production and really should be imported properly so it's rewrapped into a production format and all the original metadata maintained.

I agree completely . . . always import correctly from the complete SD card/camera.

NOrmally when you connect the camera to the computer it appears in the FCP import window and you can access the media. if someone stripped the video files out of the camera that was not done correctly. The whole folder needs to be taken off the camera. Because of the way camera drives are formatted they often break up long recordings into pieces. Without the folder structure the pieces cannot be reassembled into a single file. Mayne you could post screenshots of what you have on your hard drive. You might need to use ClipWrap to rewrap files if that's possible.

SORRY!

I didn't see all the other posts since my last one.

You can import in 2 ways.

I always plug the SD card into my Mac, open the Import window and import the files I need.

Alternatively you can plug in the camera via USB and check it's turned on.

No problem either way.