MTS files

[Gotalife]

Hi, I have some MTS files of my daughters wedding that I want to play and edit on my

Windows XP desktop, I have saved them to the computer but unable to play them, any

advice on what I need to do.

[Plastic Nev]

Hi, there are quite a few things, if all you want to do is to view them you could just download and install VLC Player, that is an open source and free media player that will play anything, including those files.

 

The other alternative is to download and install a free video converter so that you can convert the files to a format type that Windows Media player can handle, such as WMV. You can also burn that to a CD, not a DVD, you burn it in Windows as a Video CD, which then can play on certain DVD players to view on the TV set.

 

Here is a direct download link for a video converter called AVC (It starts the download as soon as the page opens)

 

http://www.any-video-converter.com/download-avc-free.php

 

During the installation of AVC (Any Video Converter) You will be presented with an unwanted addition called Linkey. Click on the "Custom button, then remove the two ticks in the boxes to avoid the unwanted tool bar and etc. Once the ticks are removed, click next to finish the install.

Any problems in working out how to use it, let us know.

 

Alternatively if you wish to have a look at the VLC player and install it, you can download it from here.

 

http://www.videolan.org/index.html

 

I will also add that if your XP based computer is not a top of the market fast machine, you may have problems playing the MTS files as they stand, as that format is a full HD or high definition file. You will be better converting them to WMV or AVI.

 

 

Nev.

[Gotalife]

Thanks for your advice, have done what you said and now trying it out, will update you in a day or so.

 

Thanks again

[Plastic Nev]

Hi for when you come back, once you have converted the file or files, you should then be able to use Windows Movie maker to edit them, put three or four together to make one, chop out unwanted bits etc.

Being XP, as far as I know Windows Movie maker comes with it providing you are up to date with service pack 3 installed.

 

Nev.