.ts

What is a .ts file?

A video container format used for broadcasting and streaming.

Safe format
Type Video
By MPEG
MIME video/mp2t

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What is it

A video container format used for broadcasting and streaming. TS files are designed for transmission over unreliable networks — they can recover from errors in ways MP4 can't. Common in TV recordings, IPTV, and HLS streaming (the .ts segments you see in HTTP Live Streaming).

Technical details
Full Name
MPEG Transport Stream
MIME Type
video/mp2t
Developer
MPEG
Magic Bytes
47
Safety
.ts is a known, safe format.
What opens it
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