| Name | TS | M3U8 |
| Full name | Video Transport Stream File | UTF-8 M3U Playlist |
| File extension | .ts | .m3u8 |
| MIME type | video/MP2T | audio/x-mpegurl |
| Developed by | MPEG | Fraunhofer |
| Type of format | Video File | |
| Description | The .ts file format is used to broadcast high-definition TV (HDTV) - it is specifically designed for less reliable transmission, and broadcast fits well. In addition, the transport stream (TS) can handle error correction and stream synchronization issues much better than other formats when the signal gets degraded. | M3U is a computer file format for a multimedia playlist. One common use of the M3U file format is creating a single-entry playlist file pointing to a stream on the Internet. Although initially designed for audio files, such as MP3, it is commonly used to point media players to audio and video sources, including online sources. An M3U file is a plain text file that specifies the locations of one or more media files. The file is saved with the 'm3u8' extension if the text is UTF-8 encoded. |
| Technical details | Transport stream (TS) is specified in MPEG-2, and it is a standard format for transmission and storage of audio, video, and data and is used in broadcast systems such as DVB and ATSC. Various elements make up a transport stream - namely; Packet - A packet is a basic unit of data in a transport stream, PID - Each table or elementary stream in a transport stream is identified by a 13-bit packet ID (PID), Programs - Transport stream has a concept of programs. A Program Map Table describes every single program (PMT), which has a unique PID, Program Specific Information(PSI) - There are 4 PSI tables: Program Association (PAT), Program Map (PMT), Conditional Access (CAT), and Network Information (NIT), PAT - PAT stands for Program Association Table. It lists all programs available in the transport stream, PMT - Program Map Tables (PMTs) contain information about programs, PCR - To enable a decoder to present synchronized content, such as audio tracks matching the associated video, at least once each 100 ms a Program Clock Reference, or PCR is transmitted in the adaptation field of a MPEG-2 transport stream packet. | |
| File conversion | TS conversion | M3U8 conversion |
| Associated programs | VideoLAN VLC Media Player | foobar2000, JRiver Media Center, JuK, MediaMonkey, PotPlayer, Winamp, Windows Media Player, XMPlay, iTunes, VLC media player, Audacious |
| Wiki | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG_transport_stream | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3U |
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