Noob Q. Is there a guide to convert mts files on the computer?

[xaisoft]

I just bought a camcorder and saved the mts files to my computer and I want to be able to convert them to another video format( not sure which), because I want the one that will preserve the original 1080p quality. Are there any guides that walk you through this? If not, how does someone do it?

[xaisoft]

Opps, did not realize I posted this in advanced video conversion. It probably belongs somewhere else, but I am unable to delete it or move it.

[creamyhorror]

Depends on what your intended output format is, where you intend to play it, whether you need to edit it, etc.

[xaisoft]

Well,

I want to be able to play it on the computer and on my 1080P televesion which I know are two separate discussions. I actually followed this guide:

https://forum.videohelp.com/topic347139.html

which converted the mts files to xvid, but I don't believe this keeps it at 1080P. Is this correct?

Basically, I first just want to be able to play it back on the computer at 1080P and then convert it to blu-ray or dvd?

[Baldrick]

You can probably play the mts directly using splash or mpchc.

[xaisoft]

I tried the media player home classic and the video was very choppy. I'll have to try the other one.

[xaisoft]

My hardware is probably not strong enough, I am assuming that is why I got choppy video. Am I assuming correct?

Thanks for the help so far.

[xaisoft]

Trying splash and I hear audio, but it gives me the error "Failed to create overlay surface". Any ideas what causes this?

[creamyhorror]

You can try to troubleshoot your video playback (maybe by switching to a faster decoder). But if your CPU is old, it probably won't help.

You can convert the video to an easier format to play, like XviD. Try XviD4PSP for this.

[xaisoft]

Great, thanks for the link. I am all new to all this stuff, so seeing something like a decoder makes me have to go do some research on what that actually is lol, I feel like an idiot.

Thanks for the help so far.