M2TS - Transport Stream or Container?

16th January 2009, 06:16

OK...so read a bit on Wiki about the M2TS file...which is what my camcorder records in...question is, is the M2TS a transport stream or a container like AVI? Or am I not understanding the term for TS?

I understand that my files are using H.264/AVC codec right? So I assume M2TS is the container...but now I'm confused by Wiki calling it a transport stream.

Thanks.

Guest · 16th January 2009, 06:33

It is a transport stream.

lpcstr · 16th January 2009, 06:56

Wiki transport stream then. They are a lot like file containers.

16th January 2009, 08:27

So the M2TS files my camcorder records puts it into a TS instead of a container? If not, what is the container?

Guest · 16th January 2009, 14:40

"Container" has no definite meaning. One common usage is that it is a mechanism for packaging multiple streams. In that sense, a transport stream is a container.

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xLusi0n Guest Posts: n/a	M2TS - Transport Stream or Container? OK...so read a bit on Wiki about the M2TS file...which is what my camcorder records in...question is, is the M2TS a transport stream or a container like AVI? Or am I not understanding the term for TS? I understand that my files are using H.264/AVC codec right? So I assume M2TS is the container...but now I'm confused by Wiki calling it a transport stream. Thanks.

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Guest Guest Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 21,901	It is a transport stream.

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lpcstr Constant String Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 21	Wiki transport stream then. They are a lot like file containers.

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xLusi0n Guest Posts: n/a	So the M2TS files my camcorder records puts it into a TS instead of a container? If not, what is the container?

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Guest Guest Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 21,901	"Container" has no definite meaning. One common usage is that it is a mechanism for packaging multiple streams. In that sense, a transport stream is a container.