I am amazed that I have worked with these files for years without knowing this important information. Thank you so much - this has been extremely helpful to me. Also, the video was a perfect presentation of the information. You are a good teacher!
Thanks so much for making this video! I just spent 2 hours trying to understand how to work with AVCHD and everything I found was misguided workflows like you said, until THIS!
Thank you for the "Show Package Contents" instructions. I had no idea how to unpack the AVCHD collection until I saw that. Now I'm happily converting the MTS files I need to video I can use!
Dude I'm so happy I found this video. I was desperately searching for help after having MTS import issues in Premiere. There's so many sites trying to sell me converter software. Had I not found this video, I might have actually bought that shit. I'm gonna try this out right now.
Thanks for the clear and well-presented video. December 2019 now. I converted my AVCHD to Prores LT. 10GB of MTS became 70GB of Prores, but Premiere imported it well, and for once the audio symbol lit up in the upper-left window, but sadly, still no audio.
I just dusted off my old NEX-6 and found your video. One thing i don’t get is how you say converting to ProRes gives you more color data to work with. How can that be? If the original files are 8-bit, they aren’t going to turn into 10-bit.
Hi Reno, thanks for this video. I followed your exact steps, but each time my audio is out of sync. I recorded my audio directly into the camera. When I view AVCHD file on my camera everything is good, but as soon as I export it using Media Encoder, the audio is out of sync... any thoughts on this?
Thanks very much for this. I bought some old micro-four thirds to have little backup cameras for video, and I'm not used to the AVCHD format. This was helpful.
Hello, I record some videos with my Full-HD Camcorder. The video data are in .m2ts format. I wanted to trimm some scenes and burn them on a bluray. Is it possible to edit the .m2ts fotage and export it without quality loss again in .m2ts? I can only find tutorials that tell me to encode it in .mp4 and so, why not in it's original format? I hope that you can help me. =)
I've seen numerous replies asking for PC settings but no answers. I don't have a Mac and am having alot of problems with AVCHD files. Can someone please address that here?
Great Video, but i have a question. Which format and preset should i use for Window 10, I am new to Movie creating and not quite sure what presets i need to convert the files to use in premier. Thanks for the great Video
A common format to use on Windows I hear is DnxHD. But as of a few years ago ProRes is actually supported on windows too. I just recently made the switch from Mac to PC and have been using ProRes just fine. The only "major" downside to ProRes on Windows is that you really can't play it back nicely outside of your editing software. (On a Mac you can watch 4k ProRes files in quicktime no problem). Although I don't have much any experience with DnxHD, it looks like it has the same issue-not being able to play it back outside of a video editing program. I have not had the time to look into this, so perhaps someone else might have some recommendations on this.
Im pretty sure it does! doing exactly what you said, Media Encoder 2023 picked Apple prores 4444 XQ which is taking a long time to render and maybe in excess of what my panasonic can produce. I was told Prores 422 Hq for my Masters project . Guess there is something somewhere about file sizes but hey, will create proxies if my AP 4444 XQ files are to unwieldy for my computer power.
I always had the problem that I didnt had sound, neither in the preview/Quicktime nor in premiere pro. And after converting the MTS footage in Media Encoder, I still had the same problem. Is there any solution to get the sound as well? In you tutorial you seem to have audio in your sequence.... what am I doing wrong?
I need all the help you can share. When I follow your instructions, for some reason my audio is desynced from the video. I don't know why this is happening. The .mts files are fine. Its only when I use adobe media encoder to convert the files I start getting audio loss or audio desync issues.
@@MrMinDaniel just drag the .MTS files into Adobe premiere and edit with them. Everything was fine, even after exporting, no audio issues if I just edit with the .MTS
What about time code ? I am shooting in 1080 with a Panasonic GH 5 which records in MTS files. Premiere doesn't like MTS files so I am using your process here. BUT...the time code isn't showing up on the transfer. I transferred to h.264 files.
Hi, i have problems. When using Encoder the source file says "no audio", but when I open it inside VLC, there is sound. When converting the mts-files there is no audio inside Premiere.
As a generalization, if you convert to an uncompressed/lossless format (like prores 422) then there's no quality loss. However, if you convert to a compressed/lossy format like H.264, yes, you are losing quality after each conversion.
Hi, I have a problem, maybe you can help me. I was doing an edition in the penultimate version of premier pro, with .mts files and it worked perfectly, now update the premier version 2018, and when exporting the previous edition that I have not finished, it does not read the formats .mts, I appreciate it Do you have any solution?
2:54 my AVCHD file it's gray out I cannot click but If I go thru finder and click on it it does open and I can see the videos. PLEASE HELP - and my initial problem is NO AUDIO thru Adobe Premiere PRO - MTS files
Hi. Did you experience a problem when importing that media an notice some clips are joined and then duplicated (long clips) so then the encoder transcoded 2 or 3 times the same media generating lost of time and space?
Is there a disadvantage to just double clicking AVCHD when first opening the 'private' folder on the memory card. This opens a new window with all of the video thumbnails, and then just opening the files and pressing save as? This saves them as a .mov file.
Second that - It's what I typically do, but this time I have maybe 15-20 video clips, so it's a ton of saving. This seems to be nicer for doing it all at once, but seems like it takes about the same amount of time
Thank you! I am using Premiere cc 2018 and my only problem with this is that when I select the quicktime format I am not given an option of choosing Apple Pro Res 422, but instead the suggestion is a gopro preset... The 422 is nowhere to be found. Any suggestions. Am I missing something? Thanks again. Very straight forward.
just go to Preset/create new preset and there you can select the codec. The issue is that you are trying to add the 422 via a preset. Further down you will find the codec selection where you will find the 422. Just set preset to "custom", or create your own preset for 422
Thanks for this! My older cameras shoot in AVCHD and I had a ton of trouble importing in the past. This seems like a very good method, except for the extreme file sizes of ProRes 422. Perhaps a better idea would be to render proxies of the MTS files, and then edit with those so that they can be deleted later and the project can still be accessed from the original MTS files. Please feel free to correct me if this is a crappy idea and I overlooked something!
Hey so I use a sony a6500 and a6000 and use the XAVCS codec. Do I need to do the same thing with that footage? I'm so lost because there is not a lot of videos about it. Thank you for your help!!
My footage was recorded in the Built-in Camera Memory, instead of a Memory Card. Which is better for recording video? Built-in Camera Memory or Memory Card?
As long as you are shooting on a fast memory card, either is fine. You should put your footage at the highest framerate/bitrate you want to shoot in and fast your card/HDD before depending on it just to be safe, those are the factors that could cause your camera to stop recording if it buffers out.
EXCELLENT VIDEO!!! ONE OF A KIND!!!! SHORT & SWEET!!!! I shot video with a Canon Vixia HF20 HD Camcorder. The video clips are stored as MTS files. I'm using Adobe PP Version 12.1.2 (Build 69). Looks like Premiere Pro changed the menu options between June 9, 2017 and October 2018. When I set Format = QuickTime, the Preset menu does "not" show "Apple ProRes 422" as an option. These are the other items I see in the drop-down window: Match Source (Rewrap) GoPro CineForm RGB 12-bit with alpha at Maximum Bit Depth GoPro CineForm RGB 12-bit with alpha (Preset) GoPro CineForm YUV 10-bit NTSC DV 24p NTSC DV Widescreen 24p NTSC DV Widescreen NTSC DV PAL DV Widescreen PAL DV What should I do? Should I choose Preset: Match Source (Rewrap), or GoPro CineForm, or NTSC DV? What? Or, should I switch the Format from QuickTime to: H.264? MPEG4?
wow. Thanks!! What you describe as far as sluggish workflow is exactly right. Frustrating because I couldn't play back with ease. Have to keep rendering.
Thanks very useful! I have a problem though; I followed all the steps in the video, selected the quicktime format and made a custom Apple Pro Res 422 preset (because I use Pr cc 2018) but for some reason, my output is 720x576 while my source is 1920x1080..... Any ideas how to fix this?
I work on MAC and only use the AVCHD file. This way I don't have the large converted files. 32GB Max. I used to convert everything, but when I switched to Premiere CC, there wasn't a need. My computer reads it, no problem. I usually edit large shows. 60-90 min long. Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 does not work the same as Adobe Premiere Pro CC. CC works BETTER. I didnt like moving up, but I now saves me time and money.
I have been editing the MTS files directly on my PC with Premiere CS4 and CS6 for years and never had any issues. Is this just a Mac thing where you guys have all these issues? Odd...
@@joeegasm yeaghh..verizon sold me a 8800-dollar motorola phone, and now when I aks for help with importing video's to mac, they can't help, and it's a thing, well..it's like mac doesn't get along with other brands you need an i-phone. T h a n ks.........for telling me that NOW
Pro Res is compressed video. It is more like MJPEG as opposed to HDV and AVCHD. Also editing MTS files is super easy on a PC. You can use a Ryzen or Intel CPU to do so. Below is my old editing system editing native h.264 (AVCHD). H.264 is the video codec AVCHD is the file format. Both MPEG4 and AVCHD use h.264 but the way the audio is handled is different. ua-cam.com/video/BJLIwxaaiyA/v-deo.html
Those would be under the H.264 codec. You would use that for your final output, as it compresses your footage, losing a slight amount of quality in order to save file space.
Some of your comments regarding compressed/uncompressed footage are only relevant if recording to uncompressed. You are not going to get better color depth for FX by converting from compressed to uncompressed. Playback speed is the only real benefit at the cost of drive storage space
I need to figure out how to do this with .mts files from a 2013 sony camera for premiere pro 4. Anybody. Please. Windows10. i also have cs5 premiere pro which I could use if that works any better.
More software needs to have native support for AVCHD!
I am amazed that I have worked with these files for years without knowing this important information. Thank you so much - this has been extremely helpful to me. Also, the video was a perfect presentation of the information. You are a good teacher!
Thanks so much for making this video! I just spent 2 hours trying to understand how to work with AVCHD and everything I found was misguided workflows like you said, until THIS!
Thank you for the "Show Package Contents" instructions. I had no idea how to unpack the AVCHD collection until I saw that. Now I'm happily converting the MTS files I need to video I can use!
Dude I'm so happy I found this video. I was desperately searching for help after having MTS import issues in Premiere. There's so many sites trying to sell me converter software. Had I not found this video, I might have actually bought that shit. I'm gonna try this out right now.
One of the better walkthroughs I've watched in a long time. Concise and extremely helpful.
Thanks for the clear and well-presented video. December 2019 now. I converted my AVCHD to Prores LT. 10GB of MTS became 70GB of Prores, but Premiere imported it well, and for once the audio symbol lit up in the upper-left window, but sadly, still no audio.
I just dusted off my old NEX-6 and found your video. One thing i don’t get is how you say converting to ProRes gives you more color data to work with. How can that be? If the original files are 8-bit, they aren’t going to turn into 10-bit.
Hi Reno, thanks for this video. I followed your exact steps, but each time my audio is out of sync. I recorded my audio directly into the camera. When I view AVCHD file on my camera everything is good, but as soon as I export it using Media Encoder, the audio is out of sync... any thoughts on this?
I've had the same problem, ever figure this out?
Thanks very much for this. I bought some old micro-four thirds to have little backup cameras for video, and I'm not used to the AVCHD format. This was helpful.
Super helpful, thanks. Clear, concise, informative and not patronizing. Appreciated.
Hello,
I record some videos with my Full-HD Camcorder.
The video data are in .m2ts format.
I wanted to trimm some scenes and burn them on a bluray.
Is it possible to edit the .m2ts fotage and export it without quality loss again in .m2ts?
I can only find tutorials that tell me to encode it in .mp4 and so, why not in it's original format?
I hope that you can help me. =)
Wow! This was the best tactic for using .mts footage in PR. Thank you so much!!!! I am subscribed now for more insightful tips
Thanks a lot! I was panic when I tried to put clips to MacBook pro at the first time. You helped me. Great solution.
Thank you! You are the only guy out there with an actual solution! So grateful.
Is this tutorial still applicable in prem pro 2023? 6 years later? guess will try and see
Huge help! This completely changes how I view Media Encoder. Thank you and excellent tutorial!
In your great video at 5.22 you suggest setting for mac (pores). What about for PC users?
Exactly what I wondered as I don't have the ApplePro option! Please Help!
H.264 is your friend on PC ;)
@@TheMC1X but it make the audio disappear
dxhd
@@TheMC1X nop, it still comprress
Do you link them back and replace with MTS files after you are done editing?
I've seen numerous replies asking for PC settings but no answers. I don't have a Mac and am having alot of problems with AVCHD files. Can someone please address that here?
How do I correct audio and video being out being out of syn after the file has been converted to the mov. file?
thanks, great. Just got a Panasonic camcorder and learning more about Avchd
Thumbs up times 2. Saved as well & subscribing too! very helpful.
I can't import mp4,h.264 or mov even latest QuickTime already installed, it's really a headache.mp4 imports only audio and video footage missing.
Great Video, but i have a question. Which format and preset should i use for Window 10, I am new to Movie creating and not quite sure what presets i need to convert the files to use in premier.
Thanks for the great Video
A common format to use on Windows I hear is DnxHD. But as of a few years ago ProRes is actually supported on windows too.
I just recently made the switch from Mac to PC and have been using ProRes just fine. The only "major" downside to ProRes on Windows is that you really can't play it back nicely outside of your editing software. (On a Mac you can watch 4k ProRes files in quicktime no problem). Although I don't have much any experience with DnxHD, it looks like it has the same issue-not being able to play it back outside of a video editing program. I have not had the time to look into this, so perhaps someone else might have some recommendations on this.
Im pretty sure it does! doing exactly what you said, Media Encoder 2023 picked Apple prores 4444 XQ which is taking a long time to render and maybe in excess of what my panasonic can produce. I was told Prores 422 Hq for my Masters project . Guess there is something somewhere about file sizes but hey, will create proxies if my AP 4444 XQ files are to unwieldy for my computer power.
I have a Panasonic G7 and this was driving me crazy, thank you so much! This was really helpful.
I got the G7 also and was confused why the footage always looked bad in renders.
I always had the problem that I didnt had sound, neither in the preview/Quicktime nor in premiere pro. And after converting the MTS footage in Media Encoder, I still had the same problem. Is there any solution to get the sound as well? In you tutorial you seem to have audio in your sequence.... what am I doing wrong?
I don't understand how this tutorial is for windows and AppleProRes doesn't exist on my screen. Isn't there another suggestion for windows?
I need all the help you can share. When I follow your instructions, for some reason my audio is desynced from the video. I don't know why this is happening. The .mts files are fine. Its only when I use adobe media encoder to convert the files I start getting audio loss or audio desync issues.
Yep, me too. Has been an issue on adobe for a long time!
did you figure out the solution? I am having the same issue as well
@@MrMinDaniel just drag the .MTS files into Adobe premiere and edit with them. Everything was fine, even after exporting, no audio issues if I just edit with the .MTS
@@henrystjuste I just did! I guess i was listening to most people that mts should be converted to mp4 before editing.
This was incredibly helpful! Do I get the files because of the camera's format?
What about time code ? I am shooting in 1080 with a Panasonic GH 5 which records in MTS files. Premiere doesn't like MTS files so I am using your process here. BUT...the time code isn't showing up on the transfer. I transferred to h.264 files.
Hi, i have problems. When using Encoder the source file says "no audio", but when I open it inside VLC, there is sound. When converting the mts-files there is no audio inside Premiere.
When I drag the AVCHD clip over to the Que, it only shows audio, no video. HELP?
Do we lose quality after file conversion. If yes then how to avoid this
As a generalization, if you convert to an uncompressed/lossless format (like prores 422) then there's no quality loss. However, if you convert to a compressed/lossy format like H.264, yes, you are losing quality after each conversion.
@@RenoSydney thankyou
Hi, I have a problem, maybe you can help me.
I was doing an edition in the penultimate version of premier pro, with .mts files and it worked perfectly, now update the premier version 2018, and when exporting the previous edition that I have not finished, it does not read the formats .mts, I appreciate it Do you have any solution?
Is there a way to convert a Video into another format but still seeing the original time and date?
2:54 my AVCHD file it's gray out I cannot click but If I go thru finder and click on it it does open and I can see the videos. PLEASE HELP - and my initial problem is NO AUDIO thru Adobe Premiere PRO - MTS files
Several options for Apple ProRes ... HQ, LT, etc. Would you suggest HQ versus the simple 422?
"this...is actually...a terrible idea..." lol, you're great!!
Hi. Did you experience a problem when importing that media an notice some clips are joined and then duplicated (long clips) so then the encoder transcoded 2 or 3 times the same media generating lost of time and space?
I didn't know this. I think this is going to make a huge difference for me! thanks for sharing!
Appreciate this tremendously!!
Ive just got my sony a6300 and i have an AVCHD file, but theres no videos in the stream folder even though i went out filming earlier
Is there a disadvantage to just double clicking AVCHD when first opening the 'private' folder on the memory card. This opens a new window with all of the video thumbnails, and then just opening the files and pressing save as? This saves them as a .mov file.
Second that - It's what I typically do, but this time I have maybe 15-20 video clips, so it's a ton of saving. This seems to be nicer for doing it all at once, but seems like it takes about the same amount of time
how do you convert it to mov 1080p files? mine automatically changes to mp4 and if I try to change to mov it converts to 720p
"Maximum render quality" checkbox I'm assuming affects nothing in this because its uncompressed?...
Thank you! I am using Premiere cc 2018 and my only problem with this is that when I select the quicktime format I am not given an option of choosing Apple Pro Res 422, but instead the suggestion is a gopro preset... The 422 is nowhere to be found. Any suggestions. Am I missing something? Thanks again. Very straight forward.
hey Jamie you might want to check the setting under "Video Codec"...further down on that expert window. It worked for me
just go to Preset/create new preset and there you can select the codec. The issue is that you are trying to add the 422 via a preset. Further down you will find the codec selection where you will find the 422. Just set preset to "custom", or create your own preset for 422
Extremely helpful and to the point! Excellent work!
Thanks for this! My older cameras shoot in AVCHD and I had a ton of trouble importing in the past. This seems like a very good method, except for the extreme file sizes of ProRes 422. Perhaps a better idea would be to render proxies of the MTS files, and then edit with those so that they can be deleted later and the project can still be accessed from the original MTS files. Please feel free to correct me if this is a crappy idea and I overlooked something!
It’s a way better idea than turning 10 gigs of video into 70.
Hey so I use a sony a6500 and a6000 and use the XAVCS codec. Do I need to do the same thing with that footage? I'm so lost because there is not a lot of videos about it. Thank you for your help!!
everythink works for me exept one thing... the audio still doesn't work
Will this work for uploading to youtube?everytime I upload my videos quality always changes bad on youtube.
Thanks - this was really helpful and clear
Did that on 2020 encoder, it still threw everything out of synch.
My footage was recorded in the Built-in Camera Memory, instead of a Memory Card.
Which is better for recording video?
Built-in Camera Memory or Memory Card?
As long as you are shooting on a fast memory card, either is fine. You should put your footage at the highest framerate/bitrate you want to shoot in and fast your card/HDD before depending on it just to be safe, those are the factors that could cause your camera to stop recording if it buffers out.
EXCELLENT VIDEO!!! ONE OF A KIND!!!! SHORT & SWEET!!!!
I shot video with a Canon Vixia HF20 HD Camcorder.
The video clips are stored as MTS files.
I'm using Adobe PP Version 12.1.2 (Build 69).
Looks like Premiere Pro changed the menu options between June 9, 2017 and October 2018.
When I set Format = QuickTime, the Preset menu does "not" show "Apple ProRes 422" as an option.
These are the other items I see in the drop-down window:
Match Source (Rewrap)
GoPro CineForm RGB 12-bit with alpha at Maximum Bit Depth
GoPro CineForm RGB 12-bit with alpha (Preset)
GoPro CineForm YUV 10-bit
NTSC DV 24p
NTSC DV Widescreen 24p
NTSC DV Widescreen
NTSC DV
PAL DV Widescreen
PAL DV
What should I do?
Should I choose Preset: Match Source (Rewrap), or GoPro CineForm, or NTSC DV? What?
Or, should I switch the Format from QuickTime to: H.264? MPEG4?
is there any impact on quality of converted videos?
Very clear and useful ! Thank you
Perfect tutorial!! Worked like butter. Thanks!!!
At 5:22 you need to add a comment for PC users to select H.264 instead.
so you're using NTSC or PAL for your settings ?
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I was having trouble important video clips for a class project, and this helped me so much.
You have a great voice for VO. Sounds just like Roman Mars from the podcast 99percent invisible
Great video but I am a PC user. Can you tell me; a novice, what would be different?
Great tutorial! I am new to PP, so this was super helpful!!!
wow. Thanks!! What you describe as far as sluggish workflow is exactly right. Frustrating because I couldn't play back with ease. Have to keep rendering.
Thanks very useful! I have a problem though; I followed all the steps in the video, selected the quicktime format and made a custom Apple Pro Res 422 preset (because I use Pr cc 2018) but for some reason, my output is 720x576 while my source is 1920x1080..... Any ideas how to fix this?
Great video. Saved me a bunch of time
Thanks so much. A little frustrated there's not an easier way to do this yet.
I've been looking for this . Im a windows user , so yeah this problem does occur on both, Mac(I have a MBP) and Windows.
Thanks Reno
I work on MAC and only use the AVCHD file. This way I don't have the large converted files. 32GB Max. I used to convert everything, but when I switched to Premiere CC, there wasn't a need. My computer reads it, no problem. I usually edit large shows. 60-90 min long. Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 does not work the same as Adobe Premiere Pro CC. CC works BETTER. I didnt like moving up, but I now saves me time and money.
what are the best settings for windows?
Here I was trying to download some shady video converters from the web, much better solution here, Great Video thank you =]
any idea how to capture HD from TAPE?
Great video! Thanks!
iDealshare VideoGo is just designed to convert AVCHD to Adobe Premiere Pro more supported video format.
you said to change the output file, yet you didn't say what to click to get there.
I have been editing the MTS files directly on my PC with Premiere CS4 and CS6 for years and never had any issues. Is this just a Mac thing where you guys have all these issues? Odd...
it really is just a mac thing
@@joeegasm seriously
@@joeegasm yeaghh..verizon sold me a 8800-dollar motorola phone, and now when I aks for help with importing video's to mac, they can't help, and it's a thing, well..it's like mac doesn't get along with other brands you need an i-phone. T h a n ks.........for telling me that NOW
@@scrunchymacscruff1244 Sounds like you complain a lot. Good luck being successful with that mindset ^_^
Where is the Media Browser in Media Encoder CS6?
Pro Res is compressed video. It is more like MJPEG as opposed to HDV and AVCHD. Also editing MTS files is super easy on a PC. You can use a Ryzen or Intel CPU to do so. Below is my old editing system editing native h.264 (AVCHD). H.264 is the video codec AVCHD is the file format. Both MPEG4 and AVCHD use h.264 but the way the audio is handled is different.
ua-cam.com/video/BJLIwxaaiyA/v-deo.html
Thank you bro this was incredibly helpful!
Massive help thank you !:)
super helpful! thank you so much!
VERY HELPFUL. Thanks
I use iDealshare VideoGo to convert AVCHD, MTS, M2TS, etc to Premiere Pro more supported video format.
What if when I click stream I don’t get any mts files. However I’m getting the mp4 version.
mp4 file is a container for the avchd file. is just compressed inside the mp4
Thanks Reno. I had no idea.
you saved my life
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO. YOU ARE THE MAN!
This was so helpful! Thank you so much :)
great video! thank you!!!!
Great video, many thanks👍
Very Helpful!
Great video. So simple.
thank you so much dude you're a god
Where's better High quality 1080 HD or UA-cam 1080 HD?
Those would be under the H.264 codec. You would use that for your final output, as it compresses your footage, losing a slight amount of quality in order to save file space.
@@RenoSydney greats, thankyou!
Some of your comments regarding compressed/uncompressed footage are only relevant if recording to uncompressed. You are not going to get better color depth for FX by converting from compressed to uncompressed. Playback speed is the only real benefit at the cost of drive storage space
Thanks for the information
I need to figure out how to do this with .mts files from a 2013 sony camera for premiere pro 4. Anybody. Please. Windows10. i also have cs5 premiere pro which I could use if that works any better.