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What is HD video, how to play HD video on Mac OS?

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HD video stands for High-definition video, which displays video with higher resolutions of 1280×720 pixels (720p) or 1920×1080 pixels (1080i/1080p), and has an aspect ratio of 16:9, and compatible with other lower video formats for playback. High-definition video is used in television broadcast (HDTV), digital recording formats (HDCAM, HDCAM-SR, DVCPRO HD, D5 HD, AVC-Intra, XDCAM HD, HDV and AVCHD), the optical disc delivery system Blu-ray Disc and the video tape format D-VHS.

Compared to SD video, HD video looks good with better color and better clarity since the original file was very high quality. But it is can not played smoothly with Windows Media Player or QuickTime, the audio works fine but the video stutters and lags behind. Here I recommend a totally FREE media players that can play HD video files excellent on Windows and Mac. HD video like TS, MTS, M2TS, TP, TRP can be supported.

VLC player
VLC player is a totally free program that you can use it on your Windows or Mac. VLC player plays almost all popular video and audio formats, far more than QuickTime and DVD player. It is available for a wide range of operating system, ranging from Linux to Windows, and of course Mac OS X.

Free Download VLC Media Player

http://www.videolan.org/

VLC player can play everything, Files, Discs (DVD, CD, VCD), Devices and Streams.
Input formats: MPEG (ES,PS,TS,PVA,MP3), AVI, ASF / WMV / WMA, MP4 / MOV / 3GP, OGG / OGM / Annodex, Matroska (MKV), WAV (including DTS), Raw Audio: DTS, AAC, AC3/A52, Raw DV, FLAC, FLV (Flash), MXF, Nut, Standard MIDI / SMF, Creative Voice.

Mac HD Converter
Mac HD Converter is capable of converting HD video to SD video from camcorders, like AVCHD, MTS, M2TS, TS, TP, TRP, or HD movie like HD WMV, HD MPEG, HD MKV, HD MOV, TOD, MOD, MKV, etc. Mac HD Converter helps you convert HD content to any commonly used video & audio formats with small file size and high quality.
Free to try now.