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How to Play AVCHD with Sony DSC-HX5V on VLC Media Player?

     

    After recording some HD videos with the new Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V, do you want to play the videos on computer? You may face the problem that the full HD videos at 60 fps in .mts file format do not play properly, and the playback on VLC is choppy.

     

    If the VLC media play shows the HX5V .mts video, but with pixelation or interlaces, you can adjust VLC to see if the video playback on VLC is perfect without interlacing artifacts. Just play the video as normal videos on Mac, and right click on the player to choose Video > Deinterlace and choose the options like Discard, Blen, Mean, Bob, Linear, X, Yadif, Yadif (2x).

     

    If the above solution does not work for you, you may try Mac Sony DSC-HX5V MTS converter to deinterlace AVCHD, convert HD .mts to HD .mov, HD .mpg for VLC media player. The output HD MOV is compatible to QuickTime too. Here are the simple steps to convert Sony Cybershot DSC-HX5 .mts to HD .mov with Brorsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac.

     

    Step 1. Load Sony DSC-HX5V videos to Brorsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac.
    Run Brorsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac as the Mac Sony DSC-HX5V MTS converter, and click the Add button to load .mts videos.

    Step 2. Choose HD .mov output.
    Click the Format option and choose HD Video > H.264 AC3 HD Video(*.mov) for converting .mts to .mov.

     

     

    Tips: The Mac Sony DSC-HX5V MTS converter will convert 1080i AVCHD to 1920x1080 by default. If you records videos at 1440x1080, you can click the Settings button and change video resolution by choosing 1440x1080 from the drop down menu.

     

    Step 3. Convert Sony DSC-HX5V .mts to HD .mov.
    Click the convert button under the preview window, and the conversion from Sony DSC-HX5V .mts to QuickTime HD .mov starts immediately.

     

    When the conversion is finished, you can play 1080p videos on VLC without interlaces or choppy problem on Mac. Your QuickTime will play the HD .mov videos seamlessly too. The Mac Sony DSC-HX5V MTS converter would work perfectly on Mac Leopard, Snow Leopard for your iMac, MacBook Pro.