Movist: Free AVCHD player for Mac at DVinfo.net

Matt Lawrence · April 8th, 2010, 08:16 AM

Here's a great little player that few people seem to know of yet. It plays MTS files from my Canon HF100 and Sony NXCAM without a hitch straight off the SDHC card, while VLC stutters on both (and I'm on an 8-core Mac Pro).

Like VLC, Movist plays just about everything you throw at it. It also does a much better job with WMVs. It still has some bugs but works fine for the most part.

Downloads - movist - Project Hosting on Google Code

You can also find it at Macupdate or Versiontracker.

Thomas Smet · April 8th, 2010, 11:05 AM

Wow that little player worked great! Thanks a lot. I have recently downloaded a few 1080p 60p AVCHD clips that just would not play in VLC player on my Imac. This player however worked very well although I'm still not sure if it was really playing 60p. It looked more like 30p to me but at least the stuff played.

Kaleem Maxwell · May 2nd, 2010, 11:10 AM

I can't resist. I have to bump this thread and also give props to this especially when playing directly off the SD Card. VLC struggled to display AVCHD 1080P clips from my GH1.

Tony Harris · May 2nd, 2010, 02:49 PM

Hey, another +1 here. Just downloaded it and tested it on some clips from a Canon HF100 and it played them without problem! This is pretty awesome 'cause it's kind of embarrassing when I have to say I need to import the footage to make it convenient to preview!

Rickey Brillantes · May 3rd, 2010, 06:43 AM

How do this thing works? It does'nt work on my quad core. It cannot open MTS files.

Matt Lawrence · May 3rd, 2010, 10:17 AM

Rickey,

I've used Movist on a 2x quad-core 2.8Ghz Mac Pro and a Core 2 duo 2.53Ghz MacBook Pro playing 24 Mbps MTS files from a class 6 SDHC card without any issues. Not sure why you're having problems.

Milutin Labudovic · May 6th, 2010, 01:52 PM

is there any decoder from .mts to mpeg or mov? i found none for free on mac.
thnx

Greg Joyce · May 6th, 2010, 09:59 PM

Wow, Movist plays mts and other files that VLC couldn't. It's rare that VLC is unable to cope with a file. This is a great find, thanks, Matt!

Mark Davis · May 25th, 2010, 12:54 AM

Movist is perfect. Thanks. At last I can easily preview the MTS files before deciding which ones to render.

April 8th, 2010, 08:16 AM	#1
Matt Lawrence Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 69	Movist: Free AVCHD player for Mac Here's a great little player that few people seem to know of yet. It plays MTS files from my Canon HF100 and Sony NXCAM without a hitch straight off the SDHC card, while VLC stutters on both (and I'm on an 8-core Mac Pro). Like VLC, Movist plays just about everything you throw at it. It also does a much better job with WMVs. It still has some bugs but works fine for the most part. Downloads - movist - Project Hosting on Google Code You can also find it at Macupdate or Versiontracker.

May 2nd, 2010, 11:10 AM	#3
Kaleem Maxwell Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Posts: 27	I can't resist. I have to bump this thread and also give props to this especially when playing directly off the SD Card. VLC struggled to display AVCHD 1080P clips from my GH1. __________________ Kaleem Maxwell - Web Producer & Developer www.kmaxwell.com

May 6th, 2010, 01:52 PM	#7
Milutin Labudovic Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 38	is there any decoder from .mts to mpeg or mov? i found none for free on mac. thnx __________________ - Picture The Pollution - EarthIsSmall.com

May 6th, 2010, 09:59 PM	#8
Greg Joyce Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 106	Movist excellent Wow, Movist plays mts and other files that VLC couldn't. It's rare that VLC is unable to cope with a file. This is a great find, thanks, Matt!

May 25th, 2010, 12:54 AM	#9
Mark Davis New Boot Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 23	Thanks Movist is perfect. Thanks. At last I can easily preview the MTS files before deciding which ones to render.

April 8th, 2010, 11:05 AM	#2
Thomas Smet Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,719	Wow that little player worked great! Thanks a lot. I have recently downloaded a few 1080p 60p AVCHD clips that just would not play in VLC player on my Imac. This player however worked very well although I'm still not sure if it was really playing 60p. It looked more like 30p to me but at least the stuff played.

May 2nd, 2010, 02:49 PM	#4
Tony Harris New Boot Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hohenwald, TN Posts: 20	Hey, another +1 here. Just downloaded it and tested it on some clips from a Canon HF100 and it played them without problem! This is pretty awesome 'cause it's kind of embarrassing when I have to say I need to import the footage to make it convenient to preview!

May 3rd, 2010, 06:43 AM	#5
Rickey Brillantes Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario, California Posts: 309	How do this thing works? It does'nt work on my quad core. It cannot open MTS files.

May 3rd, 2010, 10:17 AM	#6
Matt Lawrence Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 69	Rickey, I've used Movist on a 2x quad-core 2.8Ghz Mac Pro and a Core 2 duo 2.53Ghz MacBook Pro playing 24 Mbps MTS files from a class 6 SDHC card without any issues. Not sure why you're having problems.