Xbox consoles (360, One, Series X|S) support video playback through their built-in Media Player app, which handles MP4 with H.264/H.265 and WMV/VC-1 natively. MTS/AVCHD files from camcorders are not recognized by any Xbox console — the MPEG-2 Transport Stream container, AC3 audio, and interlaced scanning all present compatibility issues. Xbox Video conversion creates console-optimized files from camcorder recordings.

Xbox consoles are often the primary media player in living rooms, making them natural destinations for viewing camcorder footage on a TV. However, the Xbox Media Player app does not recognize .mts files. Even if the H.264 video stream could be extracted, the interlaced scanning would cause visible combing artifacts on the TV's progressive display.

Converting to Xbox Video resolves all issues: MP4 container for instant recognition, deinterlacing for clean progressive display, AAC audio for guaranteed playback, and H.264 High profile for the best compression that Xbox hardware-decodes efficiently. The result plays instantly from USB, DLNA, or Plex without any additional apps or configuration.

FFmpeg deinterlaces and encodes: `-vf yadif -c:v libx264 -profile:v high -level 4.1 -crf 20 -c:a aac -b:a 256k -ar 48000 -ac 2 -movflags +faststart`. For Xbox One X/Series X, H.265 is available: `-c:v libx265 -crf 22 -tag:v hvc1`. For surround sound, encode 5.1 AAC: `-ac 6`. Xbox 360 requires Baseline or Main profile.

Resolution: 1920x1080

Bitrate: 8-12 Mbps

H.264 recommended for fast processing

Resolution: 1080x1080

Bitrate: 3.5 Mbps

Square or 9:16 for Reels

Resolution: 1080x1920

Bitrate: 4 Mbps

9:16 vertical, under 60s ideal

Resolution: 1280x720

Bitrate: 5 Mbps

Under 140s, 512MB max

Resolution: 960x540

Bitrate: 2 Mbps

16MB limit for standard, 64MB for document

Resolution: 1280x720

Bitrate: 4 Mbps

8MB free, 50MB Nitro

Xbox 360: H.264 Baseline/Main + WMV. Xbox One/One X: H.264 Main/High + H.265 + WMV. Xbox Series S/X: H.264 + H.265 + VP9 + AV1 + WMV. MP4/H.264 High works on all models except 360.

Yes, if the MTS has AC3 5.1 audio. Encode as 6-channel AAC (-ac 6) and Xbox passes it through HDMI to your surround receiver. Only available on Xbox One and later.

USB drive (NTFS formatted), DLNA streaming from a PC, or media server apps (Plex, Kodi). The MP4 file plays directly in Xbox's Media Player app.

H.264 High profile for Xbox 360 compatibility. H.265 for Xbox One/Series — it provides 30-40% smaller files at the same quality. H.265 hardware decoding is available on Xbox One S and later.

No — Plex on Xbox direct-plays MP4/H.264 and MP4/H.265 without server-side transcoding. This is the main benefit of converting MTS to Xbox-compatible format in advance.

Standard AVCHD (2006-2018 camcorders) does not include HDR metadata. The conversion produces SDR video. HDR conversion would only apply to newer camera formats like XAVC.

Device	MTS	Xbox Video
Windows PC	Partial	Partial
macOS	Partial	Partial
iPhone/iPad	Partial	Partial
Android	Partial	Partial
Linux	Partial	Partial
Web Browser	No	No

Feature	MTS	Xbox Video
Full Name	AVCHD Video	Xbox Compatible Video
Extension	.mts	.mp4
Best For	HD camcorders	Xbox compatible

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