For MTS's from Sony, just renaming the file from .mts to .mpg -- both mplayer and ffplay will then play it. Dunno if sound works, but hey, it'll save you a few hours!
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For MTS's from Sony, just renaming the file from .mts to .mpg -- both mplayer and ffplay will then play it. Dunno if sound works, but hey, it'll save you a few hours!