Play mts files directly on camcorder

[mr-scarface]

I transferred a .mts file from my harddrive back onto my camcorder so I can play the video directly on the camcorder, but it won't recognize the video. I don't have the .cpi and .mpl files for the video (I deleted them). Is there any way to play this file on the camcorder directly?

The camera is a Sony Handicam HDR-CX260V. I tried the PlayMemories Home software that came with the camcorder, but it doesn't let you do this.

Thanks

[TreeTops]

Does it play on your computer? Maybe if you explain why you want to put it back on the camera to view on small camera screen, someone here may be able to help.

[FulciLives]

I think he means that he wants to put it back on the camera so he can play it from the camera to a TV screen. Most video cameras or camcorders or whatever they are being called these days have a HDMI output.

Not everyone has their computer close enough to their HDTV for a direct hook up.

[mr-scarface]

I think he means that he wants to put it back on the camera so he can play it from the camera to a TV screen. Most video cameras or camcorders or whatever they are being called these days have a HDMI output.

Exactly.

Treetops - it plays on my computer but I'd rather play it through the camcorder as it hooks up directly to my TV via HDMI. The problem is, I did not save the .mpl and .cpi files that the camcorder needs in order to play it back. There's gotta be a way to generate those files again, or some other way?

[FulciLives]

It means spending money which nobody likes but you would be best to just buy some sort of media player, most are $99 USD or so, and also buy a 16GB USB Thumb Drive.

That way you can just copy your camcorder files to the thumb stick (from your computer) and stick it in and play it on the HDTV.

But as for getting it to work by re-creating the *.mpl and *.cpi files, well, I don't know the answer. Hopefully someone will come along who knows how to do it.

[FulciLives]

Here's a thought ...

Load your file into txMuxeR and have it either create an AVHD and/or Blu-Ray structure. This creates *.mpl and *.cpi files (I think)

[turk690]

*.mpl & *.cpi files and all other files in an AVCHD structure on typical AVCHD camcorder hard drives are dynamically created when you record and are specific to those *.mts files as you do. They can't be recreated outside of that camcorder & re-introduced into the hard drive. In general, it's not a good idea putting files back onto a camcorder hard drive when connected as an external drive to a computer. Windows, deliberately or otherwise, may do something to the drive and render it unusable. A common mishap is formatting the drive through the computer; such should only be done with the camcorder unconnected, and through the camcorder menus. Specific things happen there, and hidden files may be produced when this is done that can't be replicated in Windows when an AVCHD camcorder is connected as an external hard drive. It's cute to think of AVCHD camcorders also as playback devices where we can stash files into then connect via HDMI to TV. But every such camcorder I owned has specifically said in the manual that things can get hairy & unpredictable if that is done. This is probably where HDD & SD media players come in...