Dec 24, 2008

How to Convert TS,MTS,M2TS to AVI,MP4,MOV etc. On Mac?

For all we know, TS format is one of the HDTV (high-definition) video formats, the video quality is joyful, but TS video is not accepted widely by portable devices (iPod, iPhone, PSP.) or multimedia players such as QuickTime.
Now the problems we're facing: If you want to put a TS Video to your iPod, TS Video to iPhone,TS Video to PSP... and so on players, or you get some problems in putting TS video files (HD video) that taken by your digital cameras or downloaded from Blue-Ray DVD to your mobile players or playing them with QuickTime on your Mac, what should we do?


The professional TS Video Converter for Mac provides you with the perfect solution.


1)Install Video Converter for Mac
Free download and run Video Converter for Mac. Click the “ADD FILES” button to load your TS (MTS, M2TS etc.)



2)select Output Formats:

Click the drop down list and select the output format you want, such as Mp4, Mov, AVI etc. Here I take AVI as an example. (You could also choose the one according to your mobile devices).



3) Start conversation

Click “CONVERT” and start the conversation! And after finishing, you could put the video to your mobile devices and enjoy them anytime and anywhere.


Optional: Edit function

Besides the convert video formats, this Video Converter for Mac has powerful edit function, such as crop, trim and effect.

Learn more details of the trim, crop and effect function of the Video Converter for Mac, please go to:
http://www.aimersoft-mac.com/guide/video-converter-mac-guide2.html

Dec 17, 2008

How to play TS,MTS,M2TS files on Mac for free?

As we know, there are many HD players for Windows OS, but for Mac, it hard to find free players which support ts, mts and m2ts etc. Here I recommend two:

1)VLC player

VLC player is a totally free program that you should already have on your Mac that plays oodles of different video and audio formats, far more than QuickTime and DVD player. It is available for a wide range of operating system, ranging from Linux to Windows, and of course, Mac OS X.

Download and run this application, choose FILE>OPEN FILE, select you VIDEO_TS folder, and that is OK! You can watch your video now:



Tips: Other available formats of VLC player:
MPEG (ES,PS,TS,PVA,MP3) ASF,WMV,WMA, AVI, DTS, AAC, AC3,DivX, mp3, ogg etc.

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2) Mplayer for Mac
MPlayer OS X is binary distribution of MPlayer (The Movie Player for Linux) and comes with native GUI in Mac OS X. After installation you can simply (by Drag Drop) play almost all 3ivx, DivX 3, 4, 5 and other codecs files in the window or full screen mode. Rendering of very nice antialiased text-based subtitles is also supported. Click the PLAY button and it will beigin to play:



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Learn more about HD Formats:

What is TS?

“TS” is the abbreviation of Transport stream. It is a communications protocol for audio, video, and data which is specified in MPEG-2 Part 1, Systems (ISO/IEC standard 13818-1)

What is MTS and what is M2TS?

MTS and M2TS are included by AVCHD video. AVCHD (Audio and Video Compression for High Definition) is a high-definition and standard-definition recording format for use in digital tapeless camcorders.

About AVCHD video

AVCHD (AVC-HD, AVC HD) video is recorded using the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video compression codec. Audio is stored in either compressed form (Dolby AC-3), or uncompressed form (multichannel PCM). Aside from recorded audio and video, AVCHD includes features to improve media presentation: menu navigation, slide shows and subtitles. The menu navigation system is similar to DVD-video, allowing access to individual videos from a common intro screen. Slide shows are prepared from a sequence of AVC still frames, and can be accompanied by a background audio track. Subtitles are used in some camcorders to timestamp the recordings.

Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVCHD

Dec 9, 2008

How to Convert MKV to AVI, MP4, MOV,3GP,etc on Mac ?

Total Video Converter for Mac is a multifunctional MKV Converter for Mac OS software which supports convert MKV to AVI for Mac, convert MKV to MP4 for Mac, convert MKV to MOV for Mac, convert MKV to MKA for Mac and much more, you can free download it at anytime high converting quality application, easy simple setting great in use. How to convert MKV files on Mac OS? Go to check the step by step guide:

I: Step-by-step guide to convert MKV to video for Mac

Step1. Install Total Media Converter for Mac
Download, install and run the Total Video Converter for Mac, click the "Add Video" button to import your MKV files. This best Mac DVD video converter support batch conversion, so you can import multiple files at a time.

Step2. Convert MKV to MP4, MKV to MOV, MKV to MPEG, MKV to MKA
The best Mac video converter software as a Mac MKV to video converter can convert MKV to MP4, MKV to WMV, MKV to DVD, MKV to AVI, and more for play on your iPod, iPhone, PSP, Zune, cell phone, etc. Click the “Profile” drop-down list to select the format you prefer for each added file. If you don’t know what formats your device supports, you can just select the format according to the device name.

If you want to customize the output quality, click the “Settings” button to open the Settings panel, where you can set resolution, frame rate, video bit rate, audio bit rate, sample, etc. Since the MKV video converter for Mac supports batch conversion, you can use different profiles for the added video files to save your time. If you don’t want to do these settings, the default settings will just work perfectly.
Step3. After all you finish the above steps, click “Start” to begin the conversion.


II: Edit Functions:
How to edit MKV file, crop MKV file, merge MKV file, trim MKV file on Mac?

1)Edit - Crop
If you want to cut the black edges off your video, you can click the “Crop” button to open the crop panel. There is a frame in dashed line around the movie video; you can drag it to cut off the sides you don’t want. You can also type in values in the four Crop value boxes to crop your video more accurately.

2) Edit - Merge/join files
If you want to join several video files into one single file, on the main interface, tick the check box “Merge into one file”, and you will only get one output file instead of multiple files.

3) Edit - Trim & Effect
This Mac MKV file converter provides rich video editing functions, you can click "Trim" button to get a special episode from your MKV file. Or click "Effect" button and customize the brightness, saturation, contrast; volume, etc on the Effect panel. You can even apply special effects such as “Emboss”, “Negative”, “Old film” and “Gray” by selecting a special effect from its drop-down list. If you want to remove the original audio, you can convert your video with 0% volume.
4) Watermark - Text or Picture
Add watermark to movie video - Allow you to add image (png. or jpeg.) watermark or text watermark to onto your movies, then you can share the video with special info.

Resourcehttp://www.aimersoft-mac.com/articles/how-to-convert-mkv-to-avi-mp4-mov-for-mac.html

Dec 5, 2008

Play MKV files on Mac for free

There are two Free MKV players named VLC Media Player and MPlayer OS X. These excellent and free multimedia players can tackle many of the video formats unknown to QuickTime. They contain a decoder to decode the .mkv files. They will also play many of the formats you will find inside the .mkv file.

Mac MKV Player Freeware - VLC

Using VideoLAN VLC Media Player - VLC player supports all the video and audio streams you will find in an MKV file. You need not to install any codecs or filters to play .mkv files.

About VLC Media Player

VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MKV, MP3, OGG, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network. It doesn't need any external codec or program to work.



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Free MKV Player for Mac (2) - MPlayer OS X

Media Player Classic has a built in DVD player with real-time zoom, support for AVI subtitles, QuickTime and RealVideo support (requires QuickTime and/or Real Player); built-in MPEG2/SVCD/DVD codec. To play mkv file you need to install updated Matroska Pack. To do so follow simple steps below:

Open Media Player Classic and navigate to View –> Options then Select Internal Filters situated on the left and then uncheck to disable Matroska. Now Install the Matroska Pack. You should now be able to play the mkv files.



Free Download MPlayer OS X

Resource:http://www.aimersoft-mac.com/articles/free-play-mkv-on-mac.html