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Hey everyone,
I bought the Panasonic HDC-HS100 camcorder for my child's birth (which was yesterday). I swear when I read reviews several people said the files wouldn't need any conversion to be viewed or edited on a mac...which is one of the reasons I went with this model...but apparently it is necessary. The video files are recorded as MTS files.
I have a few questions:
1. Is there any way to just view the MTS files on the mac, or better yet is there a way to convert them that I haven't found yet?
2. If the answer to #1 is "no," is there a completely free converter? I realize there is probably a quality sacrifice or a watermark that comes with free software, but I just want something to use while we're in the hospital.
3. Of the pay converters, is voltaic the best one or is there another you'd recommend? They're all about the same price to register.
4. Anything else I'm forgetting?
I bought the Panasonic HDC-HS100 camcorder for my child's birth (which was yesterday). I swear when I read reviews several people said the files wouldn't need any conversion to be viewed or edited on a mac...which is one of the reasons I went with this model...but apparently it is necessary. The video files are recorded as MTS files.
I have a few questions:
1. Is there any way to just view the MTS files on the mac, or better yet is there a way to convert them that I haven't found yet?
2. If the answer to #1 is "no," is there a completely free converter? I realize there is probably a quality sacrifice or a watermark that comes with free software, but I just want something to use while we're in the hospital.
3. Of the pay converters, is voltaic the best one or is there another you'd recommend? They're all about the same price to register.
4. Anything else I'm forgetting?