Mac TS converter, convert TS to MOV, TS to MP4

How to use Mac TS converter to convert TS to MP4, MOV, etc. on Mac OS X?

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 Mac TS Video Converter to convert TS to MP4, FLV, AVI, MOV, etc. on Mac OS X (including 10.6 Snow Leoaprd). Then you can put them on iPod, iPhone, PSP, Xbox 360, iMovie, other potable players.

1Download TS Video 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 Mac TS Video 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 it for free here:

Then install and run this program. The trial version should be fully functional for what you want to do.

2Load the TS files you want to convert

Drag and drop the .TS files to the program or you can click the "Add Files" button to browse your computer hard disc and add the .TS files you want to convert to the program. Batch conversion is supported by this Mac TS video converter, so you can load several TS files at one time.

Add file

3Output 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.

If you don't know what formats your device supports, you can just select the format according to the device name. For exapmle, you can select 'MOV-QuickTime(*.MOV)' when you want to convert TS to QuickTime MOV on Mac. 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.

output settings

4Edit your TS files

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

5Start the TS video conversion

Click the "Convert" button to start the TS video conversion 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?