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My understanding on Conversion and Rewrapping HD videos to MKV

Do you feel puzzled when there are some sayings about AVCHD to MKV conversion with lossless quality? Actually, it may indicate two kinds of conditions. One is to convert the MTS/M2TS files to MKV with re-encoding, which may take a long time for transcoding. There is another method to get the format change in seconds, i.e. to remux AVCHD to MKV with rewrapping. While there are some friends asking me about the remuxing camcorder videos to MKV, here I would like to share with you my understandings on the video conversion and rewrapping.

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I have a Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2, which records 1920 x 1080p/1920 x 1080i AVCHD movies. I also have a WDTV Live plus player and often play the AVCHD files of my camcorder on it. Last week when I was shooting videos on a barbecue party, the storage space of my camcorder became full and I had to pause and delete some videos to continue. Later I used tsmuxer to merge the two movies to a whole and wanted to play it on my WDTV Live.

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Merge Canon HF R20 MTS to a lossless MKV for playing on HDTV with Eminent Player

What my favorite is to record the happy moments in life with my Canon HF R20 and share them with my family. To make the visual effect best, I also bought an Eminent streamer HD Media Player and a HDTV for playing the HD videos.

Want to know how do I Lossless Merge Canon HF R20 MTS to MKV and then Enjoy HD Videos on HDTV with Eminent HD Media Player? I just used the 2011 best MTS Merger – Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac to help me. Hope the following guidance may help you.

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Remux M2TS to MKV-Lossless Join Panasonic M2TS to MKV for Playback on WDTV Live

I shot several videos with my Panasonic TM700 on my father’s birthday last week and wanted to merge the m2ts files into one. I tried tsmuxer, but the joined m2ts output failed to play on my WDTV Live media player. It plays first couple of seconds well and then begins to slow down without coherent sound. Later one of my friends recommended to me Aunsoft Final Mate, which helps me Join M2TS Videos to One MKV and also Play MKV Movie on WDTV Live.

Below I will offer the step-by-step guide to Merge Panasonic TM700 M2TS files and Flawlessly Export MKV for playing on WDTV Live.

1. Import m2ts files from Panasonic TM700 to Aunsoft Final Mate

Connect Panasonic TM700 to the computer via USB. After that, the latest version of Final Mate will launch itself. Then A popup window asking for connect confirmation will come up, click “OK” and follow the wizard to finish the import.

2. Flawlessly Join Panasonic TM700 M2TS Videos into one MKV file.

There are three ways to create a blank movie for lossless output. One is to click “File” on the upper left side of the screen and choose “Create A Movie For Lossless Output”. Another is to click the drop-down button of “Create A New Movie” icon and the third is to right click the mouse in the Movies Tab.

After the blank movie is created, drag and drop the movies you like into the blank movie. Need to notice that only movies of the same format and the same size can join into one lossless output.

Then click the little button on the right side of the new movie and choose MKV as output format. It is one of the most important applications of the 1.7th version of Aunsoft Final Mate to Remux M2TS to MKV instead of original format.

3. Export lossless MKV file and Playback on WDTV Live

After the output format is set, click the “Export” button and lossless export begins. It can Complete Exporting MKV without Conversion in seconds. Then you can connect the device you store the video and WDTV Live to watch videos of high quality on it.

Time-saving joiner for WD TV Live Plus HD video playback 

Do you know that the AVCHD files from HD camcorders are saved in BDAV? Just download the MediaInfo and browse the properties, you would notice that BDAV is listed for video. WD TV Live Plus HD media player supports the MTS/M2TS files in BDAV, but not the MPEG-TS.

Where are the AVCHD files with MPEG-TS from? Some users may have tried the original format in Final Mate version 1.6, and got the .mts or .m2ts in just a few seconds. Yes, it is less than a minute. But the video info on MediaInfo shows as MPEG-TS. Actually, there is no video quality loss, and the video and audio data are kept in original form.

Any way to enjoy the time-saving joiner for WD TV Live Plus HD video playback? Yes, Aunsoft Final Mate now enables you to Rewrap AVCHD/TOD/MOD to MKV for playing on WD TV HD media players. The MKV is used as a container during the lossless output. When rewrapping the videos to MKV container, the video data and audio data are kept intact.

The steps below show you the quick way to Remux camcorder videos to MKV for WDTV.

1. Run Final Mate as perfect WDTV companion, and go to the Resource tab to browse the folder with the AVCHD files, or .tod, .mod files.

2. Select the clips, drag and drop to the timeline for creating lossless movie output. You may also click the Create New Movie button, then drag and drop the files to new movie ID.

3. Click on the icon next to the movie ID, you will get the options: Original format, and MKV format. Choose MKV format, and the icon will be changed.

4. Click the Export button, and the joiner will Remux HD videos to MKV with no conversion.

Wait for a few seconds, and you will get the HD videos ready for playing on WDTV.

Tips:
You can cut off the parts of certain clips if there is unwanted moments. Have a look at the guides for Final Mate.

Lossless Join and Output MTS Videos to MKV files for Watching on WDTV Live Hub

I enjoy shooting videos with my Panasonic HDC-SD 900 for its high definition. But I encountered a problem last Sunday when I needed to join several videos to one and play it on my WDTV Live Hub media player. I tried several ways and finally found that The 1.7^th Edition of Final Mate is my best choice. One of its new features is that it can import MTS files and Export Lossless MKV Instead of Original Format. Following I will share my experience of joining MTS files and lossless output MKV.

How to Join MTS to MKV without Transcoding and Watch MKV Videos on WDTV with Keep the Highest Quality
1.Import Videos to Aunsoft Final Mate.

Turn on your camcorder and connect it to computer via USB. The 1.7th Edition of Final Mate will launch automatically. You will see video files from different data storages of your camcorder. Select the drive and click “Next”. Then follow the wizard to complete the import. After that you will see the following window, in which all the files are checked, uncheck the “Check all” box and select the ones you’d like for importing, then click “Start” to import your camcorder files.

2. Create a Movie For Lossless Join and Output.

Click the drop-down button of “Create a New Movie” icon and choose “For lossless output” to create a blank movie. Then drag and drop the AVCHD MTS videos from Camcorder Tab to the blank movie to Join MTS to MKV with no Conversion.

3.Export MKV Files for Watching on WDTV Live Hub.

Click the icon on the right side of the new movie and choose “MKV format”. (It is a new and at the same time, very valuable feature of the 7^th edition because editions before can only lossless output of Original Format.)Then click the drop-down button of “Set Output Path” to choose where to store the movie.Click the button “Export” and lossless output begins, which will complete in several seconds.

After the output is completed, Copy and Watch MKV Video on WDTV Live Hub or you can Share MKV Videos with your family on Other Media Player.

Aunsoft Final Mate 1.7-Perfect WD TV Live Plus Partner with Lossless Output MKV

Aunsoft Final Mate – 2011 Best Camcorder Companion Software ,was updated to version 1.7 as perfect WD TV Live Plus partner with lossless quality and joining on Windows. AVCHD camcorder users can Rewrap/Remux AVCHD MTS/M2TS files to MKV, Join multiple clips into one lossless movie with simple click.

The main new features of Final Mate 1.7:

1. Lossless Output MKV for HD Media Players like WD TV Live.

2. Added the function to run the program when camera is connected to PC.

3. Added the option to download selective files to PC.

4. Added the option to backup file in background.

5. Added the option to choose output settings for each movie and changed the settings display.

6. Change program UI for positioning.

7. Added the function to detect free disk space for output.

8. Fixed the bug for Lossless exporting .mod files.

Lossless output in original format or Lossless output MKV.
By default, Aunsoft Final Mate would export lossless movie in original format. And you can choose MKV format for output, by clicking on the lossless movie icon. The one-click duplicate button also makes it easy for comparing the files if you like.

Perfect MKV lossless output for WD TV Live Plus.
You can join TOD files, MOD files, MTS files or M2TS files respectively, and export to MKV format, so that WD TV Live Plus, WD TV Live Hub can read the videos. The lossless movie could be ready in seconds.

Easily specify output format for each movie.
The program now includes easy output format option on the main interface. You can choose different format and settings for each clip, and get different formats like .mp4, .wmv, .mpg, .mov simultaneously after clicking the Export button.

Why choose Aunsoft Final Mate as your Camcorder Companion Software?
- Join and merge AVCHD camcorder videos without re-encoding.
- Automatically run the program when camera is connected to PC.
- Convert AVCHD files, TOD, MOD files to different format with one click converting.
- Work on 32-bit and 64-bit Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.