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CR2 at a glance
CR2
CR2 became the dominant Canon raw family through the long DSLR era, so huge real-world photo archives still depend on stable CR2 decoding and migration paths.
MTS at a glance
MTS
MTS belongs to the age of tapeless HD camcorders, where consumer recording formats started to look more like professional media files than like simple home-video clips.
Format comparison
| Feature | CR2 | MTS |
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| File type | Image | Video |
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| Created year | 2004 | 2006 |
| Inventor | Canon | Sony and Panasonic |
| Status | proprietary | active |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera raw data | Supported | Not supported |
| HDR support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use CR2
- Your source file is already in CR2.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to MTS.
- CR2 is commonly used in image workflows.
When to use MTS
- Your target workflow expects MTS.
- Improve delivery compatibility with MTS.
- MTS is commonly used in video workflows.
FAQs
Why convert CR2 to MTS?
Convert to MTS when preserving AVCHD camera originals, maintaining ingestion compatibility, or exchanging footage in a camera-native format.
It is appropriate for home-video capture archives and certain editing pipelines.
For downstream delivery and easy playback, MP4 or MOV are usually better targets.
What changes when converting CR2 to MTS?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to MTS removes camera raw data.
What should I review after converting CR2 to MTS?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.