How to Convert M2TS and MTS Video to iPad on Mac

What is .M2TS and MTS file?

A .M2TS./MTS file is a Sony high definition video file type .M2ts files are raw AVCHD videos recorded using Sony, Panasonic, Canon and other brands of AVCHD camcorders. They are large-size and can't be played on the common players such as iPad, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, Zune, PSP, PS3, Creative Zen, and other video players. Playing M2TS files on Mac from AVCHD folders can be achieved with some software such as:

• VLC Media Player
• Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac

How to play M2TS/MTS files on iPad?

Although you have many M2TS videos shot with Sony, Panasonic, Canon or other AVCHD camcorders, if you want to play them on your iPad (iPad 2 included), you have to convert the m2ts to iPad compatible formats with professional video converting software like Aimersoft Mac Video Converter because iPad only supports the following video formats:

• H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second
• MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second
• Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second

How to Convert M2TS/MTS to iPad with Mac Video Converter?

This article aims to show you how to convert M2TS to iPad videos and audios using Aimersoft video converter on any Mac running Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Lion etc.

1 Launch Video Converter and import M2TS videos

Run the program and you can click "Add Video Files" from the "File" menu to load M2TS videos, you can also drag M2TS videos into the program directly. After adding successfully, you can then preview the videos, take snapshots etc.

2 Customize the M2TS videos for your iPad (Optional)

M2TS to iPad Converter provides you with powerful video editing functions (Trim, Crop, Rotation and Video Adjustments).

Crop: Enables you to customize the frame size (16:9, 4:3 etc) and cut off black margins of the videos.
Trim: You can set the start time and end time of parts you want to convert.
Rotation: Allows you to rotate video for your iPad.
Video adjustmen: Add special effects to video, such as brightness, contrast, saturation, apply different movie styles.

3 Choose "iPad" as output device

Click the device icon behind the video file in the video list, then you can select the devive as your need, such as iPad, iPod Touch, iPhoneI etc. For example, here choose "Apple Device" > "iPad".

4 Start to Convert M2TS to iPad videos

After all the settings, hit "Start" button to start converting M2TS videos to iPad.

Note: If you want to merge several videos as one file, just tick "Merge into one file" at the lower right corner.

After finishing converting M2TS to iPad compatible videos, find and sync them to your iPad, you can then enjoy your M2TS/MTS videos on your iPad.