For a HD movie fans, MKV is one of the most popular formats.It is a container format and most stored on blu-ray discs. We recognize it because of its high-definition effect and multi subtitle and track. But it is not recognizable by Apple iPad.  I have downloaded some 1080p/720p MKV movie from internet on Mac and I think it must be pretty cool to watch MKV videos on the go with my newly bought iPad 2.  If I want to put MKV file on iPad & iPad 2 for watching it anywhere anytime, I need to convert MKV to iPad 2 supported video and audio files first.
Before converting MKV to iPad 2, we’d like to show you more information about MKV:
MKV file is an open source container format. It is a general-purpose audio and video container and a competing format to the more popular AVI and MP4 formats. With its futuristic design approach, it can provide support for a vast number of audio, video and subtitle compression formats. Its features exceed even those of AVI and MP4 files. An MKV file contains compressed video and audio streams along with an encoder. A codec or Coder/Decoder is required to play this type of file. MKV aims to be the leading standard for multimedia container formats. It is based on EBML, a subclass of XML.
So if I want to play MKV files on my new iPad 2, it’s necessary to convert MKV to iPad 2 compatible files. I need is a Mac MKV to iPad 2 Converter – Aunsoft iPad 2 Video Converter for Mac ( PowerPC Compatible), which can easily convert MKV for iPad 2 with 720p high quality.
Have a look at the steps below to convert MKV videos to iPad 2 on Mac, and output movies to HD 720p resolution.
Step 1. Load MKV movie files you want to put/transfer/sync and play on Apple iPad 2.
Free Download Aunsoft Mac MKV to iPad 2 Converter and install. After launching the iPad 2 Video Converter for Mac, please load your MKV video file by drag and drop or click ‘Add’ button to load kinds of videos.
Step 2. Choose iPad 2 720p MP4 format.
Click the “Format” option, and navigate to iPad > iPad 2 HD Video(*.mp4) as output format. iPad 2 supports 720p video playback, video formats with H.264, MPEG-4. The Profile default size 768*576, you must choose 1280*720. Then output format is iPad 720p resolution.
Step 3. Convert MKV to MP4 on iPad 2.
Click the convert button under the preview window, and the Mac MKV to iPad 2 converter will start converting 1080p/720p MKV to 720p iPad MP4.
When the conversion is done, use iTunes to sync and transfer the 720p videos to iPad 2. Then you can put and play mkv videos on iPad 2.
Tips: At the WWDC 2011, Apple unveiled iOS 5 system, and some testers have got the iOS 5 beta on iPad 2 to play 1080p HD videos flawlessly. If you want to play 1080p videos on your iPad 2, you can choose HD Video – HD H.264(*.mp4)Â Â and set 1920*1080 mp4 as video codec ,save as iPad 2 1080p MP4.
The Apple iPad 2 has been unveiled, which is dual core, front and rear facing cameras, an all new A5 dual core CPU and a nine times more powerful GPU. With up to 10 hours battery life, 720p HD video support, 9.7 inch large screen. With such a cool tablet, you will not miss enjoying high quality Blu-ray/DVD movie for travel. But you can not play Blu-ray/DVD on iPad 2 directly. So how to let your iPad 2 become your Blu-Ray/DVD player with ease? The only way is to rip your favorite Blu-Ray/DVD movie from Blu-ray/DVD disc and then convert the Blu-ray/DVD movie to iPad 2 compatible MP4 format.
Aunsoft iMedia Converter for Mac as a Ultimate Blu-ray/DVD to iPad 2 Ripper is powerful tool to remove the AACS(up to MKBv24), BD+, region code from any BD/DVD disc and rip Blu-ray/DVD to iPad 2 720p H.264 file for enjoying. Now just follow this guide.
It is obviously that Blu-ray/DVD movies can not play on your iPad 2, so you need first rip your Blu-ray/DVD movie from Blu-ray/DVD disc and then convert it to iPad 2 compatible format, after that, using iTunes to transfer or sync.
Step 1: Please download for free at: iMedia Converter for Mac, install and launch.
Step 2: Add Blu-ray/DVD movies into this Mac iPad 2 Blu-ray/DVD Ripping Software.
Click “BD/DVD Româ€, “BD/DVD Folder†icon to load Blu-ray/DVD movies. You also can click the “IFO/ISO” button to load the .iso ,.ifo image file from your Mac computer for conversion.
Step 3: Select subtitle for hard-burn into iPad 2 movie and audio track.
Click on the dropdown list of “Subtitle†and “Audio†respectively to select your needed subtitle and audio track.
Step 4: Select iPad HD Video MP4 as output format.
Click the downlist menu of “Format†to select iPad > iPad HD Video MP4 for iPad 2. For comparing H.264 MP4 and MPEG-4 MP4, you will get higher quality by choosing H.264 MP4, which is currently the best used format for the recording with its high quality and maximum compression. And choose HD H.264 MP4 can let you enjoy HD movie effect.The Mac iPad 2 iMedia converter will downscale BD/DVD video to 1280×720 for iPad 2 with H.264 MP4.
Step 5. Convert BD/DVD files to iPad 2 iOS on Mac.
Click the convert button under the preview window, and the Mac BD/DVD to iOS 5 iPad 2 converter will start converting Blu-ray/DVD Movies to iPad 2 format in 720p.
When the conversion is done, use iTunes to sync and transfer the 720p videos to iPad 2. Then you can play Blu-ray/DVD Movies on iPad 2.
Tips: With this iMedia Converter for Mac software ,you also can convert and put/play TiVo, MKV, VRO, EVO ,AVI ,VOB .ect videos on iPad 2.It is a perfect combination of a Mac Blu-ray Ripper, Mac DVD Ripper and a Mac Video Converter.
I have a Panasonic Camcorder, HDC- SD90, which produces .mts files with 1920*1080 28Mbps. I record some more mts videos by sd90 and want to upload to Smugmug for sharing with my friends. Smugmug does a great job with MTS video, it supports 1080p HD and can take an MTS file directly. The upload times for an MTS file shot in 1080p (28Mbps!) though are too long, so I need to compress 1080/28Mbps video before uploading .To solve the problems, I recommend a professional program named Final Mate. This professional Camcorder Software – Final Mate can convert/shrink Panasonic AVCHD footages to MOV with best quality for uploading Smugmug Pro.
Below is the fast guide for you to convert and compress AVCHD files from Panasonic HDC-SD90 camcorder to .mov videos with highest quality for uploading to Smugmug on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Step 1. Get Panasonic HDC-SD90 1080/28Mbps AVCHD footage to Final Mate.
If you have already backup all your mts video recordings from Panasonic SD90 to your computer, you can browse your video path via 
and the software will automatically show your AVCHD clips in Resource Tab.
Step 2. Create a Movie for Convert Panasonic SD90 MTS Files.
For conveting Panasoni HDC-SD90 MTS files to mov and keep highest quality for uploading on Smugmug. First need to create a movie for conversion by selecting Add > For Conversion in Movies Tab for putting mts video clips on. Then select all the files from the Resource tab using Ctrl+A, drag and drop to the movie in Movies tab.
Step 3. Choose export format – Panasonic HDC-SD90 MTS to MOV for Smugmug Pro.
Click the Export button, and go to the Devices tab. Choose HD Video – H.264 HD Video(*.mov) for conversion .
Step 4. Set Video/Audio Quality and Export.
To get high quality videos, you can choose 1920*1080 size(pix),frame rate 25fps,medium quality as video bitrate and  256K audio bitrate before starting conversion.The quality loss is not significant, the videos still look great when viewed. Click OK to start converting Panasonic SD90 MTS files to 1080p MOV for Smugmug.
When the Panasonic SD90 MTS videos to 1080p MOV conversion is done, you can quickly upload Panasonic SD90 recording mts video to Smugmug. IÂ Â also keep the MTS files as a backup – these play OK locally in WMP and Popcorn Hour.
I have Sony NEX-VG10 to shoot videos in AVCHD format, and I have a Blu Ray player (Panasonic DNP-BD60) connected to my TV. Even though, my iMac provides a 24″ display, I prefer watching them on HDTV with the Blu-ray player.
When looking for the straightforward solution without transcoding the footage, I got Final Mate for Mac and Adobe Encore CS5 to complete the process. There is less quality loss when burning AVCHD to Blu-ray Disc on Mac, as no re-encoding is performed at any stage. I used Final Mate to trim and join the m2ts files for lossless output, and then import into Adobe Encore CS5 to author the final blu-ray disk.
Below is the quick guide for you to author Sony NEX-VG10 AVCHD to Blu-ray with no re-encoding for Blu-ray Player.
Step 1. Import AVCHD clips to Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac.
Aunsoft Final Mate can detect connected camcorder automatically. Here I show the video on my iMac. Go to the Resource tab, click the Add file path button to browse the folder with .m2ts files, and the related files will be listed on the Resource tab.
Step 2. Join M2TS into one file.
As we do not want any re-encoding, we can select multiple files from the Resource tab, drag and drop to timeline. A single movie with several clips will be created for lossless output. To get another single file as a separate chapter for Blu-ray disc, just click the Create New Movie button, drag and drop files to the new movie ID. It is so easy to lossless join m2ts files for blu-ray.
Step 3. Export MTS movie without any loss in quality.
Click the “Export” button, and then the OK button. The Mac lossless M2TS joiner for Blu-ray player and home entertainment will start merging the m2ts files without re-encoding.
Step 4. Import lossless created files to Adobe Encore CS5.
Run Adobe Encore CS5, create menu for the Blu-ray disc, add the m2ts files to timeline, and then got to the Build tab to start burning/authoring the clips to a blank blu-ray disk.
I may also try to author AVCHD DVD with Encore CS5 when needed. Hope you enjoy the AVCHD playback solution for Blu-ray Player at home with no transcoding on Mac.
I have a Panasonic Camcorder, HDC-TM90, which produces .mts files with 1920*1080p. I record some more mts videos by tm90 and want to upload to youtube for sharing with my friends. But YouTube does no support AVCHD files yet. One of the fast solutions is to convert 1080p AVCHD videos to Youtube support format, then upload the video to YouTube. Now when you upload video to Youtube, Youtube will be cutomatically converted the video to webm format. So for solve this problem, I recommend use Aunsoft Final Mate as the MTS to Youtube Converter with WebM Video Codec.
WebM is an audio-video format designed to provide a royalty-free, open video compression format for use with HTML5 video. The project’s development is sponsored by Google. A WebM file consists of VP8 video and Vorbis audio streams, in a container based on a profile of Matroska.
Below is the fast guide for you to convert AVCHD files from Panasonic HDC-TM90 camcorder to .webm videos for uploading to Youtube on Windows 7.( It also works .mts files on Windows XP, Windows Vista.)
Step 1. Capture .mts files from Panasonic HDC-TM90 to Aunsoft Final Mate.
Connect your Panasonic HDC-TM90 MTS camcorder to pc computer with USB cable. Then launch Final Mate as the Best MTS to WebM Converter. With smart camcorder wizard included in Final Mate, you can easily capture MTS files from camcorder to hard drive or to the program for basic editing.
Tip: by clicking on Browser button 
from Resource Tab on the main interface of Final Mate to browser for MTS file folder, you can also add MTS files from computer to the program.
Step 2: Create a Movie for Cut and Merge Panasonic HDC-TM90 MTS files for Youtube WebM.
Click the Add movie button, and choose the” For Conversion”, a movie about cut mts for conversion output will be created by default. You can also create multiple movie for split .mts files.The Final Mate can output multiple for cutting mts files with WebM.
Step 3: Add .mts files for split/delete redundant clips for youtube.
Select the MTS files you would like to cut mts from the Camcorder/Resource tab, drag and drop to the movie.
Step 4: Splitting meaningless .mts Clips on Timeline for upload on Youtube.
From the timeline, you may notice the vernier, which is used as time pointer. Click on the Vernier, and move to the timeline you want to cut, and click the “Split” button to cut the video. You may also click the Split button when the video plays to the point you want to cut.
Then click on segment you want to cut off from the timeline, and then click the” Delete” button next to the Split button to remove the unwanted .mts clips.
Step 5. Convert MTS to WebM format for Youtube.
Click the Export button, and go to the last tab. Choose Common Video > WebM Video Format(*.webm) as output format. Then click the OK button, and the Youtube WebM video converter will convert Panasonic HDC-TM90 MTS files to WebM files for Youtube on Windows .
When the conversion is done, you can upload the video to Youtube with WebM codec.
Tips: If you are running Mac OS X like Leopard or Snow Leopard, just try Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac as AVCHD video management tool on Mac.
Canon EOS Digital Rebel T2i / 550D recorded videos are saved in H.264 for image and linear PCM for audio. You can choose different recording modes like full HD 1920×1080p at 30/25/24 fps, HD/SD 1280×720p/640×480 at 60/50 fps. Even though the videos are saved in .mov format, you may also face problem importing the video to Final Cut Pro. So you need a Mac Canon EOS Video Converter for converting and importing 550D1080p MOV  for Final Cut Pro without rendering. Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac is the recommended Mac Canon EOS Converter for you to edit Digital Rebel T2i / 550D videos.
Below is the quick guide for those who have a hard time editing Canon EOS Digital Rebel T2i / 550D H.264 MOV files to ProRes 422 at 30fps in Final Cut Pro 6 or 7.
Step 1. Download Canon 550D MOV files to Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac.
Run Aunsoft Video Converter for Mac as the best Canon EOS Rebel T2i H.264 MOV to ProRes MOV converter on Mac OS X. Click the “Add†button to import .mov files from the camera.
Step 2. Choose MOV format with ProRes 422.
Click the “Format†option, and navigate to Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) as output format. The Mac Digital SLR camera video converter will convert H.264 mov to prores 422 mov.
You may notice that there are also other options like Apple ProRes 4444, Apple ProRes 422 (HQ), Apple ProRes 422 (LT), Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy), DVCPRO HD 1920*1080 30fps etc.
Step 3. Choose 1080p size with 30fps.
Click the “Settings†button and choose 1920*1080 from the video size drop-down box to keep the original HD resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio. Click the drop-down box for frame rate, and you can choose 30fps.
Step 4. Convert DSLR video to ProRes 422 HQ MOV for FCP.
Click the convert button under the preview window, the Mac Canon 550D DSLR video converter will start converting DSLR video to ProRes 422 in full HD 1080p for FCP editing.
After the conversion, you can import ProRes mov to Final Cut Pro without rendering.Hope you enjoy the optimal way to convert Canon H.264 mov to ProRes 422 for FCP 7 and 6, so that you can edit the H.264 files easily.
Microsoft PowerPoint is the most commonly used program for creating slideshows on Windows. There are many formats listed as supported to be inserted to PowerPoint, e.g. WMV, ASF, DVR-MS, MPG, AVI, MP4, MOV. However, you need to install related codec or QuickTime to play MP4/MOV files or AVI movies.
If you would like to present HD videos on PPT, such as the AVCHD recordings from your camcorders, you need to convert them to MS PowerPoint supported formats. Aunsoft Final Mate is the recommended PowerPoint video converter for you, as it does not transcode AVCHD MTS/M2TS clips on Windows 7, but also join and cut recordings into a single file.
Follow the simple guide for you to get your HD video recordings to powerpoint, and present your PPT with flexible activities.
Step 1. Import AVCHD MTS/M2TS files to Aunsoft Final Mate.
Run Aunsoft Final Mate as the best HD video to PowerPoint converter on Windows 7. You can import files directly from camcorder or from hard drive. For videos from camcorder, just connect it to PC via USB cable and follow the wizard. For video on hard drive, just go to the Resource tab, click the Add Path button to browse the folder with AVCHD files.
Step 2. Join and cut AVCHD clips.
Select the files from the Resource or Camcorder tab, drag and drop to the Movies tab to create a single movie. To get another file as output, just click the drop-down button of the Create New Movie button and choose For Conversion, then drag and drop other clips to the new movie ID. The files are joined/merged automatically.
Step 3. Deinterlace 1080i to 1080p. (optional)
If your camcorder provides 1080i recordings, you can tick the checkbox for deinterlacing to remove the lines and make video as progressive mode.
Step 4. Convert AVCHD to WMV PowerPoint format.
Click the Export button, and go to the last tab. Choose Common Video > WMV3 (WMV9)(*.wmv) as output format. Then click the OK button, and the MS PowerPoint video converter will convert AVCHD recordings to WMV for PowerPoint on Windows 7.
Wait for a while, and you can insert/import the output file to Microsoft PowerPoint to create colorful slideshow, and enhance your PPT.
Tips:
For Mac users with PowerPoint on Mac OS X like Leopard or Snow Leopard, you can try Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac as slideshow presentation helper on Mac.
I had recorded some .mts videos using Panasonic HDC-TM90 as part of research. I used Keynote to make presentation. I would like to insert the Panasonic TM90 Full HD videos to Keynote on Mac for presentation. However, the resulting HD videos are in AVCHD .mts files which could not be imported to Keynote. With the 1080/60p recording mode, the videos play great on the TM90 camcorder, however, Mac keynote is not compatible with this format, not even iMovie, Final Cut or others.
While looking for a solution to add recorded AVCHD videos to Keynote, Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac is recommended as the partner to Panasonic TM90 MTS for Keynote presentation. It helps easily creating a vivid slideshow presentation with HD videos by converting AVCHD video to HD MOV.
Below is the quick guide to embed Panasonic HDC-TM90 AVCHD MTS 1920*1080P videos to a presentation created with Keynote.
Step 1: Import/Capture Panasonic TM90 Camcorder AVCHD files to Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac.
Free Download Final Mate for Mac as a Best Mac Keynote Video Converter.When Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac is run, it can automatically detect and pop up a wizard for you to capture video from camcorder. The videos would be listed on the “Camcorder” tab.
Step 2: Create a Movie for converting TM90 1080/60p MTS files to MOV for Keynote.
Just select one or multiple mts video files you would like to convert, cut from the Camcorder tab and then drag and drop them to Movie tab. In this way, a Movie for conversion will be created.
Step 3: Splitting and Joining .mts Clips for Keynote on Timeline.
To cut/trim the video, just play it and click the Split button when it plays to the frame you want, and then click the” Delete” button next to the Split button to remove the unwanted .mts clips. As Final Mate for Mac is frame-accurate cutter, you can also pause the video, and click the Previous Frame or Next Frame for the exact frame you want to cut.
To join another clip to the end of the movie, just select the file, drag and drop to the movie ID. The files will be joined into one file as output.
Step 4: Export H.264 MOV video file for Keynote.
Click the Export button and choose HD MOV as output format. Follow HD Video > H.264 HD Video (*.mov) to choose export format for further sharing your presentations by keynote. In this way, all video clips will be merged as one single movie for keynote.
Tips: You are free to set/adjust output MOV files parameters (Bit rate – high quailty, Frame rate – 30, Resolution/Size – 1920 x 1080, channel – 5.1 channel) to make a good output quality.
After the conversion, I store the mov video on Keynote ‘09. Drag the HD video into Keynote slide,it is easy to display videos on business presentation.
Tips: If you want to import and edit Panasonic HDC-TM90 MTS on iMovie and Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro , you can choose the Quicktime Movie Format > Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov) and Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov) . AIC and ProrRes was advertised codecs to result in less compression and higher data rate/higher quality files for HD editing in iMovie/Final Cut Express and Final Cut Pro.
I use Sony HDR-CX700 for recording 1920 x 1080 MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 MTS files. And I have a WD TV Live plus player and a WD TV Live Hub. I use WD TV Live Plus Player to watch my cx700v camcorder recording mts files. Because of some pause in the process of recording, ssome mts files need to be joined into one big file. After google search, I downloaded a trial version of the tsmuxer, so I could merge my mts files together on my Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. The process of merged files goes without mistake through tsmuxer program, but when I use the stream and play the lossless output mts files on WD TV Live plus player, the files only play the first 10 seconds.
I asked for some help to fix problem playing joined mts to wd tv on some forums and was recommended to try to convert the Sony cx700v mts to MP4 . So I search a best quality mts converter, some people recommended to try Final Mate for Mac which can help me to convert and merge mts files with highest quality. And I download a free trial version of Final Mate for Mac, so I could convert and join my Sony cx700 .mts files together. The files play fine without any problem. It offers the one fastest way to convert and combine MTS files into big one for further streaming and playing on WD TV Live plus player with perfect quality .
Here is the step-by-step guide to quickly convert and merge Sony HDR-CX700V 1080/60p MTS to HD H.264 (*.mp4) for streaming to WD TV Live plus player with highest quality on Mac.
Step 1. Create a Movie for Converting Sony HDR-CX700 1080/60p MTS files.
Just select one or multiple video files you would like to convert and then drag and drop them to Movie tab. In this way, a Movie for conversion will be created.
Tips: You also can Click downlist of Add button and select for conversion. A blank movie is created. Then drag and drop your Sony HDR-CX700 60fps .mts files to such a movie for merging together and making a conversion.
Step 2: Choose MP4 as WDTV Output Format.
Click the Export button and go to the Common Format.Choose the HD Video > H.264 HD Video (*.mp4).
Tips: You are free to set/adjust output MP4 files parameters (Bit rate – high quailty, Audio bit rate to 640000,Frame rate -30 , Resolution/Size – 1920 x 1080, channel – 5.1 channel) to make a good output quality.
Step 3. Export Merge MTS to MP4 for WDTV Live Plus in HD.
Click OK to start joining AVCHD MTS files from Sony cx700v camcorder to H.264 MP4 for WDTV Live Plus Player with highest quality. This MTS Converter/Joiner will be automatically output a complete big files with merged various mts files.
After the conversion,  you can stream the merged mts videos from Sony HDR-CX700V Camcorder to WDTV Live Plus Player with best quality.
Tips: Before choosing output format, you also can click 
button to cut/split and click 
button to delete the unwanted .mts clips.
If you copy the AVCHD folder from HD camcorder to the external hard drive, you may notice that there is delay/pause between the playback of each file on HDTV while streaming .through Popcorn Hour C-200. It is the re-initialization pauses between each clip, and it even happens to most network media players like HDI Dune, PS3 Xtreamer Pro, AC Ryan PlayOn, TVIX, and so on.
To fix sequential playback pause between MTS files on Popcorn Hour C200, or say other media players, one of the solutions is to stitch/join the files together on PC or Mac. Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac (Windows users: Aunsoft Final Mate) is the perfect AVCHD video management software with lossless MTS support, keeping original quality.
Below is the quick guide for you to join and cut AVCHD files with Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac
Step 1. Import AVCHD footage to Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac.
Two ways to import AVCHD clips, from camcorder or from computer hard drive. When camcorder is connected to iMac/Macbook via USB cable, Final Mate for Mac will pop up a wizard and present the .mts or .m2ts files to you for selective download to the Camcorder tab. For files from computer, just go to the Resource tab and click the Add file path button to browse the folder with .mts or .m2ts files.
Step 2. Use lossless editing.
You can join and cut MTS files without re-encoding. Just select multiple files from the Camcorder tab or the Resource tab, drag and drop to timeline to create a single movie with several clips. Then the Mac AVCHD joiner for network media player will merge mts files into one file.
To cut MTS file, just click the Split button (the scissors icon) above the timeline, and the clip will be divided into two parts. Select the part you do not want to keep, and click the Delete button (the cross icon) to remove unwanted segment.
Step 3. Export MTS movie without any loss in quality.
Click the “Export” button, and then the OK button. The Mac lossless MTS joiner for PCH C-200 will start merging the mts files for playback on network media player with less second pause.
After a few seconds, you can store the video on your home server, NAS or external hard drive, and then stream mts to networked media player smoothly.
