TS Converter Mac: Convert TS on Mac OS X

Hands-on TS Converter for Mac

2012-05-20 21:36:41 / Posted by Brian Fisher to Video Solution
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What is TS video format?

Transport stream (TS, TP, MPEG-TS, or M2T) is a communications protocol for audio, video, and data which is specified in MPEG-2 Part 1, Systems (ISO/IEC standard 13818-1). Its design goal is to allow multiplexing of digital video and audio and to synchronize the output. Transport stream offers features for error correction for transportation over unreliable media, and is used in broadcast applications such as DVB and ATSC. It is contrasted with program stream, designed for more reliable media such as DVDs.

TS format is a container format that encapsulates packetized elementary streams and other data.

Important elements of a transport stream: Packet, PID, Programs, Program Specific Information (PSI), 1 PAT, PMT, PCR, Null packets

How to play TS files on Mac?

You need media player to play TS files on Mac OS X:

VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MP3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network. It supports Mac, Linux, Windows.

How to convert TS to MP4, AVI, MOV, etc. on Mac?

You need a TS Mac Video Converter to convert TS to MP4, FLV, AVI, MOV, etc. on Mac OS X (Mac OS X Lion included). Then you can put them on iPod, iPhone, PSP, Xbox 360, iMovie, other potable players.

Download TS Converter for Mac:

We recommend you iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac which can convert TS to MP4, Convert TS to MOV, Convert TS to AVI perfectly. This TS Video mac Converter also can extract audio from TS and Convert to MP3, AAC, M4A, etc. Compared with other video converters, this TS video converter for Mac provides you with better output quality, more advanced functions and higher conversion speed.

Download TS Converter Mac:

Note: If you want to convert VIDEO_TS folder to video like MP4, AVI, and audio on Mac, you need iSkysoft DVD Ripper for Mac.

Load the TS files you want to convert

Drag & drop TS files to the program. Or go to "File" menu, choose "Add Video" to locate the TS files you want to add. Batch conversion is supported by this TS Mac video converter, so you can load several TS files at one time.

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Output Settings

After you added TS files, you can select an output format for each TS video file and specify a directory on your computer to save the output files.

The TS Converter for Mac supports comprehensive video formats including AVI, MPEG, WMV, FLV, M4V, MP4, MOV, XviD, 3GP, FLV, etc.

convert TS files on Mac

If you don't know what formats your device supports, you can just select the format according to the device name. The default setting works well. Of course, if you don't want to use the default video and audio encoding settings, just click the "Settings" button to customize these settings. Detailed guides: convert TS to iPhone on Mac, convert TS to iPod on Mac. If you want to use your TS videos on HTC phones, you can follow the step by step guides: convert TS to HTC on Mac.

TS Converter for Mac

Edit your TS files

This Video Converter for Mac helps you set video brightness, contrast, saturation, crop video, split video/audio and even merge multiple files into one file.

Start the TS video conversion

Click the "Convert" button to start the TS video conversion on Mac and then you can just go out for a walk or take a nap, and the conversion may have been finished when you come back.

Modifications of transport stream specification for random-access media (M2TS)

Transport Stream was designed for tape and broadcast, but it required modifications for usage with random-access media devices like new generation of digital camcorders that record onto DVD disks, hard drives or solid-state memory cards.
Random-access based systems may save data packets into a temporary buffer if a storage device is not ready, for example on device startup. Packets are written out of order, and to keep track of them, a 4-byte timecode (TC) is added to standard 188-byte packets. The result is a 192-byte packet. This is what is informally called M2TS stream. Sony calls it "BDAV MPEG-2 transport stream". JVC calls it TOD (possibly an abbreviation for "Transport stream on media") when used in HDD-based camcorders like GZ-HD7.[9] M2TS transport stream is also used for AVCHD video files, which often have MTS extension.
Here is a tutorial on how to convert M2TS to MP4, AVI, MOV, etc. on Mac OS X.

Note: If you want to burn TS video to DVD on Mac, Please follow this guide: Convert all sorts of movies(AVI, MOV, TS, M2TS, etc.) to DVD on Mac OS X?

Employee 2012-05-21 02:41
Hi, Peter. Sorry for the inconvenience. Or technical support will contact you via email A.S.A.P to solve the problem.
Employee 2012-05-21 02:21
Sorry, but you can choose Only one audio track and subtitle. To do so, click the drop-down list next to the video title in the main interface and select what you want. Yes, 5.1 is supported. When you choose ATV as output format, the 5.1 Channels Surround will be used by default. You can check it out by clicking the Option button.
Dariusz 2012-05-19 14:26
hi, I just tried two movies I moved from my SAT receiver (Technisat) one has no sound, only picture the second one has both .... ??? can I see which sounds and picture resolution the source has ? where can I choose the sound source or can I chose more e.g. 2CH and more or English / German (depend on where I will watch this movie) ? can this converter convert from source with 5.1 into ATV with 5.1 ? thanks a lot for explanation !
Peter Omlin 2012-05-18 17:03
I also bought iSkysoft Videoconverter for Mac. It also doesn't work on my MB Pro with OSX Lion 10.7.4 I am very disappointed about this because I bought it specially for this feature. It always converts only about 16 minutes and it is of a horrible quality. Sound and image don't go together. It is impossible to use the clip.
iSkysoft Employee 2012-03-12 01:19
Sorry for the inconvenience caused to you, would you please give us more details about your TS conversion? We'll contact you ASAP via email.
Atomarts 2012-03-11 23:24
Ts file conversion doesnt work properly, if its bigger file its not starting conversion for long time and when its done video file is "frozen" it plays but its not a movie, its more like picture, no movement... I tried on iMac running Lion and macbook pro also Lion...Any help on that? Thanks, Tom

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