"I copied my video files from my Sony HD Camcorder to my hard drive. These files were saved as .mts files. Can anyone help me in converting these (to avi or wma) files so I can burn to a DVD? I would not burn to a bluray DVD. It would be a standard DVD, and I'm using a upconverting dvd player." extracted from Club. Myce forum.

When facing this problem, I searched for several ways and tested pieces of software, last I found the most convenient way. Considering that the video format shot by the above-mentioned HD Camcorder is MTS, I am convinced that the best choice is to use a MTS Converter named Moyea MTS Converter, a powerful and professional program specially dealing with MTS files.

Okay, here comes the step-by-step tutorial on converting MTS to AVI in an easier way.
Step one: Free download and install Moyea MTS Converter.

Step two: Load MTS files and specify output video format.
Hit "Add" icon to import your MTS files;
Click drop-down list "Format" to choose the output video format like AVI;
Click "Open" to locate the destination folder.
Step three:video settings.
Click "Edit" icon to enter the editing interface.
"Crop" button enables users to cut off the black edges of the video.
"Trim" allows users to set the start time and end time for getting the part of the video.
Crop:

Trim:

Step Four: Advanced settings.
"Setting" button on the main interface allows users to set the advanced settings like video/audio resolution, Frame rate, Sample Rate, Codec, Aduio stream, etc.
Step Five: Preview and Convert.
Once the above steps are finished, we can preview the video in the top-right corner of the main interface and then hit "Convert" button to start the conversion.
As soon as all the steps are completed, we can burn the files in AVI format to a DVD with Nero 8.
Additional info:
First:Powerful conversion.
Moyea MTS Converter enables users to convert AVCHD formats shot by JVC, Panasonic, Sony and Canon, including MTS, M2TS, TS to other regular formats like AVI, MPEG, MPG, WMV, MKV, VOB, DVD, FLV, SWF, H.264, MPEG-4, etc with high quality and speed.
Next: Professional editing functions.
With this program, we are able to edit the videos like trimming, cropping, removing interlaces, replacing audio, adding watermarks and more.
Third: high compression rate.
It boasts maximum compress bigger recorded MTS/M2TS files to smaller size with minimum video loss.
Fourth: merge multiple videos into single file.
Fifth: output video and audio synchronization tech.
This program applies advanced audio and video sync tech, which is capable of eliminating the unexpected audio and video issues like stuttering.

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It is better to use MP4 Converter for this purposes. It can convert mp3, mp4, avi, wmv, 3gp, flv, 3g2, mov, vob, asf, mpg, swf, rmvb, mkv, tod, mod, DivX, Xvid, H.264, convert mov to wmv and much more. Converted files can be used with iPod, Apple TV, Zune, PSP or other portable player.