MTS concatenator

Steve B wrote on 7/6/2012, 3:16 PM

I record live performances in AVCHD format, so I've long been used to the >4GB size limitation on MTS files. Vegas now has the Device Explorer to concatenate and copy MTS files, but for my purposes I prefer a little tool I wrote called MTSCopyCat.
Free download at http://www.knotless.com/cheap-tools.html

Tested on Panasonic and JVC. Should work for others, but if it doesn't just forward your playlist (MPL) file.

Comments

musicvid10 wrote on 7/7/2012, 11:02 AM

Does your tool actually re-index the GOP structure after the first cut or does it just leave them dangling? Is it a true frame copy or an encoder?

Steve B wrote on 7/7/2012, 1:17 PM

It is not an encoder or frame copier. It examines the AVCHD file structure, identifies the playitems, copies and renames them to a location you specify, and handles any necessary binary concatenation of MTS files that exceed the 4GB FAT32 file limit.

musicvid10 wrote on 7/7/2012, 11:01 PM

That answers my question.
So any glitches or abnormal termination in the GOP or packets at the cut points are not addressed.
Effective if the camcorder and media respond as expected.

Can also be accomplished with something as simple as a dos command?

Steve B wrote on 7/8/2012, 5:14 AM

Yes, a DOS copy /b can concatenate the files.