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MD at a glance
MD
Markdown was created in 2004 by John Gruber with Aaron Swartz, but the later CommonMark effort became important because the original syntax description was too ambiguous to keep implementations aligned.
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 | MD | MTS |
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| File type | Document | Video |
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| Created year | 2004 | 2006 |
| Inventor | John Gruber and Aaron Swartz | Sony and Panasonic |
| Status | active | active |
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When to use each format
When to use MD
- Your source file is already in MD.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to MTS.
- MD is commonly used in document 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 MD 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 MD to MTS?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
What should I review after converting MD to MTS?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.