Handbrake Mac OS

For the conversion of MTS files to MP4 you can use Handbrake.

Mac OS X 10.7 and later

 

https://handbrake.fr/downloads.php

 

Make sure the conversion is in high quality. The same  as described under Format factory

 

Since this program does not have a merge/join function it is not preferable to use.
In stead, you can use Avidemux