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How to Play MTS files on Mac, Windows XP/Vista, Windows Media Player?


Convert MTS to Other Video Formats to Open and Play MTS Files Anywhere




Brief Introduction to MTS

MTS, also known as M2TS, is short for MPEG-2 Transport Stream (M2TS), and similar to MKV and AVI. MTS is also a container format applied to multiplex audio, video and other streams. MTS is based on the MPEG-2 transport stream container which is commonly used for HD video on Blu-ray Disc and AVCHD.

What Players can Open MTS?

  • Picture Motion Browser
  • ALLPlayer
  • MPlayer
  • VLC
  • PotPlayer
  • Sony Vegas Pro and AVS Video Editor can open and edit both Sony M2TS files as well as Panasonic M2TS file.
  • Sony PlayStation 3s, Sony Bravia TVs, Western Digital WDTVs, Xtreamer media player, Amkette FlashTV HD Media Player and Panasonic Viera TVs

Easy Solutions to Play MTS on Mac and Windows

Only a limited number of players can open MTS, some of which should have the corresponding codec or plug-ins. Windows 7 can support MTS playback, while Windows XP and Windows Vista don't have the service.

If you wish to playback MTS on Mac and Windows Vista and XP, you will need this powerful MTS Player and Converter -iDealshare VideoGo, which offers two methods to open MTS files:

1. Convert MTS to more compatible formats like MP4, AVI, MOV, MKV, etc.

2. Directly Works as a MTS Player.

The second one is easy to operate through importing MTS with one click. We will illustrate the first method in detail.

Elaborate Guide on How to Play MTS Files

Please follow the below step-by-step guide on how to convert and play MTS files with iDealshare VideoGo.

Get prepared: Free download iDealshare VideoGo

Free download the professional MTS Converter and Player-iDealshare VideoGo(for Mac, for Windows), install and run it, the following interface will pop up.

MTS Player Mac Version-iDealshare VideoGo

Step 1 Import MTS files

Drag and drop MTS files to this app, or click "Add File" button to import MTS files.

If you wish to apply iDealshare VideoGo as a MTS player, this step will fulfill the task.

How to Play MTS Files?

Step 2 Specify the output video format

Click "Profile" button, and in the pup-out window, select your target format like MP4, AVI, MKV, WMV, MOV, etc. Or directly define the output devices you have.

Step 3 Finish conversion

Click the BIG ROUND button at the right bottom side to finish the conversion. Then, you will be able to open MTS files or play MTS files on your Mac and Windows as well as on your portable devices.