How to Cut MTS Files

MTS is a common video format, widely used on many digital camcorders. If you've recorded lots of these MTS files with your camcorder like Sony Canon Panasonic JVC Lumix, there are always some scenes you dissatisfy or senseless segments in the MTS video clips. In this case, you probably want to cut MTS files to your desirable segments.

To split MTS files into segments, you can use a wonderful MTS cutter — Wondershare Video Editor (Video Editor for Mac). This smart MTS splitter can help you accurately cut off your unwanted parts of your MTS files without degrading the quality. What's more, there are more formats for you to save the video creation, so that you can continue to use in other applications or devices, etc. without the extra video conversion.

Download and install this MTS video cutter, first. And then learn how to cut MTS files with it.

Step 1: Import MTS files to this MTS cutter

After launching this app, you need to select 16:9 or 4:3 ratio option to enter its editing interface. Then click "Import" option on the menu bar to load your local MTS files. At once, the imported MTS files will be listed in the User's album of this MTS splitter.

Step 2: Cut MTS files

Drag a MTS file from the album to the Timeline. Next, you need to cut the MTS file into clips. The operation is as follows:

Move the top of the red Time Indicator to put it in any position you want, and then click the Scissor button. Immediately, the original MTS file is cut into two parts. Repeat the process to cut the MTS file into several clips. For those useless clips you want to delete, you just hit them and click the "Rubbish Can" icon to remove them.

Now, click the button in the top left corner of this MTS video cutter, and then select "Save as" option.

Step 3: Export the video creation

After viewing the effect in the Preview window, you can export the video creation if you are satisfied with it. To do it, just press the "Create" button to open the Output window. Here, you have the four output ways: Device, Format, YouTube and DVD. Just choose one according to your requirement.

If you want to play your MTS file on some device, just go to "Device" tab to select your wanted device model. And then you can import the output file to your device to play smoothly. If you want to save the video creation in other formats, just go to Format tab to select your wanted format for further use.

Note: If you want to import each video clip into a separate file, you can import the saved Project again and again to export the corresponding video file each time.

Also check below video guide to learn how to cut MTS files:

Further Reading:

Convert MTS to MP4 : See how to convert your MTS files to MP4 that playable on all popular handheld devices like iPad with a few clicks.

Decode MTS to MOV : Want to play your MTS files with QuickTime player on Mac? Check the easiest solution here.

MTS Converter : Let you convert MTS to any format you want to make the most out of your MTS files.