How to watch AVCHD MTS video on Xiaomi Civi 3?

Surprised to find that your Xiaomi Civi 3 does not come with native support for AVCHD .MTS format used in many video cameras? By installing a third party media player like MX player will solve your problem. If this doesn’t work or you prefer to use the stock player, you can convert AVCHD files to MP4 format for playing on Xiaomi Civi 3.

“I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do with AVCHD .mts files on my Xiaomi Civi 3. They were taken with a Panasonic camera. I’d like to watch them on Xiaomi Civi 3, but it refused to play them. So I'm stuck. Has anyone else figured out how to play the files in this .mts format on Xiaomi Civi 3? Any suggestions?”

The native video player on your Xiaomi Civi 3 will not support AVCHD files. However, you have two options to go through the issue. You can either install a third party video player (e.g. VLC player, MX player, MoboPlayer, etc.) or convert AVCHD .mts files to MP4 format via using a converter app. Check out a guide on how to re-encode AVCHD .mts files for playing on Xiaomi Civi 3.

Part 1: AVCHD MTS Conversion Suggestion For Xiaomi Civi 3 (on Windows)
Part 2: AVCHD MTS Conversion Suggestion For Xiaomi Civi 3 (on macOS)

Part 1. AVCHD MTS Conversion Suggestion For Xiaomi Civi 3 (on Windows)

To convert .mts video files for Xiaomi Civi 3 playback on Windows, do as below:

Download and install Video Converter on your Windows computer.

Step 1: Import your video files
Click “Add File” to load your video files that you want to convert into this program.

Step 2: Select output format for Xiaomi Civi 3
Click “Profile” to select “Xiaomi” > “The corresponding Profile of your Xiaomi phone “ as output format. This format profile will ensure a good performance while playing with Xiaomi Civi 3.

If you can’t find a suitable profile for Xiaomi Civi 3, you can also select it directly, as shown in the following figure.

Tips:
If necessary, you can click “Settings” button to modify video and audio parameters like encoder, resolution, frame rate, bitrate, aspect ratio, sample rate, and audio channels.

Similarly, if you don’t find a suitable profile, you can also set it directly for the general profile, as shown in the figure below

Step 3: Click “Convert” to start.

As soon as the conversion is complete, click “Open Folder” to get the generated MP4 files that are suitable for playing on your Xiaomi Civi 3. No audio lost issues will occur any more.

Part 2. AVCHD MTS Conversion Suggestion For Xiaomi Civi 3 (on macOS)

To convert .mts video files for Xiaomi Civi 3 playback on Mac, do as below:

Download and install Video Converter on your Mac computer.