M2TS
A 192-byte packet variant of MPEG-2 Transport Stream widely associated with Blu-ray Disc and AVCHD video, adding a timestamp prefix to standard transport-stream packets.
General information
- Format name
- MPEG-2 Transport Stream with Timestamp
- Extensions
.m2ts.mts- MIME type
video/MP2T- Category
- video
- Data type
- Binary
Media properties
- Compression
- Varies
- Common codecs
- H.264/AVC, MPEG-2 Video, AC-3, DTS
Common uses
Blu-ray video
AVCHD camera recordings
High-definition video
Broadcast-derived media
Video editing workflows
Related formats
Technical resources
| Resource | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|
| MPEG-2 Transport Stream | Library of Congress | Open resource ↗ |
| Media Types Registry | IANA | Open resource ↗ |
Record information
- Verified
- October 4, 2026
- Last updated
- October 4, 2026