Question:

I recently got one Sony HDR-XR200V Camcorder I want to convert the files from m2ts to MKV I have SONY Vegas but MKV Vegas isn't there. I basically want to convert m2ts file into a more common video formats, how to do?

Answer:

Dear, there are three logical possibilities for your reference. The biggest consideration is the software or hardware you're using to watch the movies on.

If you plan on watching the video using software like XBMC, VLC, etc., you should be fine either way; if you plan on using Power DVD, or another Blu-ray player software, you should stick to m2ts.

If you use a stand-alone device like a HTPC, Popcorn Hour or a Western Digital player, you'll probably have better compatibility with the mkv container .here I would like to recommend you to try this m2ts to mkv converter.

M2TS is a Sony high definition video file type. M2TS files are raw AVCHD videos recorded using Sony's camcorders, such as the HDR-SR1 and HDR-SR5 models. Panasonic, Canon and other brands of AVCHD camcorders also record in M2TS format. It is based on the MPEG-2 transport stream container and is also known as BDAV MPEG-2 transport stream. This format is commonly used for high definition video on Blu-ray Disc and AVCHD.

Why need to convert m2ts to mkv?

As we known,m2ts and mkv are both containers; they have no bearing on the amount of compression used.I believe an m2ts taken from a Blu-ray or AVCHD disk is going to be a bit bigger than an mkv with the same contents, because the m2ts contains extra file structure information that you don't need. Additionally, when repacking an m2ts into an mkv, people usually remove any audio streams they don't want. There's no point in keeping a French dub of an American film if you can't speak French. If you want to use a stand-alone device like a HTPC, Popcorn Hour or a Western Digital player, you'll probably have better compatibility with the mkv container.

Here gives you the efficient and easy tutorial for converting AVCHD M2TS to MKV video, You can import MTS/M2TS files for converting to files of other popular video formats for share.

Here is the step by step tutorial for the program:

Step 1: Get MTS/M2TS files from HD Video camera/camcorder to PC.

Connect the HD video camera/ camcorders to your PC with a USB cable. Once connected and powered on, the camcorder should appear on the desktop as a new disk. It is desirable that you copy the videos to your PC's hard-drive before converting or editing it.

Step 2: Free download Wondershare Video Converter Platinum install and run it.

Step 3: Add the MTS/M2TS file, this converter support batch conversion

Step 4: Customize output setting

Choose the format you'd like to get. There is a list of output formats. You could easily find the MKV format as below.

In order to set advanced audio and video parameter, please click setting. Here you can set video size, frame rate, aspect ratio, audio channel etc. If you want to crop the 16:9 video to 4:3 for standard definition conversion, choose 640*480 in the dropdown list of size

Step 5: Edit your M2TS files (option)

This M2TS Video Converter can help you set video brightness, contrast, saturation, crop video, trim video and even merge multiple files into one single file before the conversion.

Step 6: Start the conversion

Click the "start" button to start conversion and then the conversion is on processing. After a while, the convert m2ts to MKV job is finished successfully. You can view your converted files by press the "Find Target" button.

All the conversion takes me 25 minutes with 700 M2TS videos and the conversion speed often depend on the original video site and your PC configuration. The conversion speed and output quality seem perfect, it is really worth to use this video converter to convert files from m2ts to mkv.

P.s With this program, you can not only convert m2ts to MKV, but also convert popular video formats includes m2ts to AVI, WMV, ASF, MPEG, MP4, MOV, 3GP, VOB, FLV, WMA, MP3, AAC, WAV, etc.