lestherll / pymts

PyMTS

MTS utility script for converting .MTS files to various formats using ffmpeg

Context

I could not figure out a normal way to bulk export MTS files from my camcorder so I wrote this script for it. It can also utilise multiple CPU cores to run multiple ffmpeg processes in parallel, reducing wait times.

Requirements

• ffmpeg
• Tested only on Python 3.11

Installation

Usage

Pass your AVCHD folder OR a folder with .MTS files

# TODO
python -m pymts <your-AVCHD-folder OR any folder with .MTS files> --output <output-folder>

Features

• Convert .MTS files into desired format (anything ffmpeg supports) in parallel
• TODO: Check for previously converted files, and skip conversion when needed to prevent reconversion
  • This prevents you from doing various hacks such as deleting all your videos and then running the script
• Configurable input and output directory