How to Open an M2TS file in After Effects CC/CS6/CS5/CS4

This article is about how to convert M2TS to MPG to be editable on After Effects CS4/CS5/CS6/CC.

M2TS file is commonly from Blu-ray Disc, JVC, Canon, Panasonic, Sony Camcorders, etc. But it can not be directly imported to After Effects. To edit M2TS videos on AE, usually, we need to convert M2TS video to After Effects compatible video formats such as MPEG-2 (*.mpg).



Here we recommend the easy-to-use yet professional application Brorsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac.

Pros:
- Fast convert AVCHD MTS/M2TS to MPEG-2
- It is also available for Sony and Panasonic AVCHD footages.
- Supports to transcode AVCHD to any other video format for all NLE’s
- For all Adobe Premiere CC, CS6, CS5, CS4, CS3, CS2 users
- You can get 5.1 Channels
- Freely change video/audio settings
- Can keep original quality
- Save rendering time

Cons:
- Not free , but only $29.95 Now !

Just download it and follow the simple steps below to transcode M2TS for After Effects editable format. P.S. For Windows user, please get MTS/M2TS Converter.

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How to convert and import M2TS to After Effects

Step 1: Add M2TS files

Run the MTS/M2TS Converter. Directly drag and drop the m2ts files which you want to convert to the main display window of the program. To save your time, you can load multiple files at a time for this program supports batch conversion. You can also merge several files into one.



Step 2: Select output format

Click the format column to choose output format. For After Effects editing, Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas > MPEG-2 (*.mpg) is one of the best compatible video formats for you to choose.



Step 3: Start converting M2TS to After Effects

When all the settings is done, simply click "Convert" button to start converting the M2TS video to After Effects. Once the process is complete, you can click "Open" button to get the generated MPG files effortlessly. And now you can import the converted M2TS files to After Effects CS4/CS5/CS6/CC for smoothly editing.

Further Reading:

Convert MXF to QuickTime MOV : If you have lots of MXF files, chances are you want to convert your camera MXF videos to QuickTime MOV format for uses in Apple software like QuickTime, iMovie and devices like iPhone, iPad, iPod touch etc.

Convert avchd MXF to iTunes: MXF files can't be directly imported to iTunes. So if you want to add MXF video files to iTunes for file management or syncing to Apple devices, you need to convert MXF to iTunes supported formats first.

Import MXF to Adobe Premiere: Wanna convert your MXF files to Adobe Premier without quality loss? Consider it done here. This article can surely help you convert MXF to Adobe Premiere compatible formats, so you can import MXF files to this app for video editing without any trouble.

Convert MXF to Any Format on Computer: Brorsoft MXF video converter for Mac allows you to convert MXF video files to any audio and video format, even device etc.

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