What laptop movie editing software works best for videos captures in MTS?

[Ivybridge13]

PowerDirector is wooed by most critics and it's tempting to buy it. However, of popular film editing software none seems capable of dealing with MTS footage. Question is: is this true and if so what is the way out? Thank you for your help.

 

[kenrivers]

Handbrake can convert MTS files to MP4 files and other formats which will make the files work with editing software. I just tested an .mts clip in Corel VideoStudio Pro X7 and it had no problem handling the file. I don't use PowerDirector so I can't comment on how well it works. Handbrake is a free download. You could look for a trial version of PowerDirector 13 and see if it works before you decide to buy.