You come home from a shoot with a card full of MTS and M2TS files, and your Mac won't play them properly or hand them to your editor. Bigasoft AVCHD Converter for Mac turns those camcorder files into formats such as MP4, MOV and MKV, and lets you trim and tidy the footage on the way.
Quick facts
- Platform: Mac OS X
- Price: $31.95
- Trial: a free copy is available to download (about 27 MB)
- Input: AVCHD camcorder video in MTS, M2TS, MOD, TOD and MPG
Key features
Convert AVCHD to MP4, MOV, MKV and more
You can convert AVCHD footage to QuickTime, MOV, MP4, FLV, MKV, MPG, RM, RMVB, DivX, XviD and WebM. HD outputs such as HD WMV, HD AVI and HD MOV are also on the list.
Trim, crop, merge and rotate your clips
Set a start and end point while previewing to cut out unwanted parts. You can crop away black edges, join several clips into one, and rotate portrait or landscape footage to the right angle.
Adjust the picture and add watermarks, sound tracks and subtitles
Change brightness, saturation and contrast, add a watermark, and attach multiple sound tracks and subtitles.
Save a still frame as an image
Take a snapshot of any scene and save it as JPG, PNG, GIF or BMP.
Batch-convert whole folders by dragging them in
Drag files or folders onto the window to import them all, then convert them in one batch. The conversion can run in the background and perform an action when it finishes.
Who it's for
It suits you if you shoot with a Canon, Hitachi, JVC, Leica, Panasonic or Sony AVCHD or HD camcorder and want files that play on a Mac or import into an editor. It also suits you if you want basic trimming and cropping without opening a separate editor.
Pros and cons
- Pro: a wide range of output formats, including HD.
- Pro: built-in trim, crop, merge, rotate and watermark tools.
- Pro: batch import and conversion.
- Pro: interface in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese.
- Con: it is paid software, so you pay after the free trial.
- Con: it is built around AVCHD and similar camcorder files rather than being a general-purpose tool.
FAQs
Which camcorder files can it open?
It reads AVCHD video in MTS, M2TS, MOD, TOD and MPG.
Can it make MP4 files?
Yes. MP4, MOV and MKV are among the outputs, along with HD variants.
Can I grab still images from my video?
Yes. The snapshot feature saves frames as JPG, PNG, GIF or BMP.
Can I try it first?
Yes, a free copy is available to download before you buy.
System requirements
It runs on Mac OS X. The vendor describes it as compatible with versions from 10.4 (Tiger) up to 10.9 (Mavericks).