.m2ts

BDAV MPEG-2 Transport Stream
Filename extension
.m2t, .m2ts, .MTS
Internet media type
video/MP2T[1]
Developed byBlu-ray Disc Association
Initial releaseAugust 2004; 20 years ago (2004-08)
Latest release
5th edition
January 2018; 6 years ago (2018-01)
Type of formatContainer format
Container forAudio, video, data
Contained byBlu-ray Disc, AVCHD
Extended fromMPEG-2 transport stream (ISO/IEC 13818-1)
Open format?Yes
Free format?No

.m2ts is a filename extension used for the Blu-ray disc Audio-Video (BDAV) MPEG-2 Transport Stream (M2TS) container file format. It is used for multiplexing audio, video and other streams, such as subtitles. It is based on the MPEG-2 transport stream container.[2][3][4][5] This container format is commonly used for high-definition video on Blu-ray Disc and AVCHD.[6]

  1. ^ RFC 3555: "MIME subtype name: MP2T – MPEG-2 Transport Streams". Accessed 2009-09-01. Archived 2009-09-04.
  2. ^ Blu-ray Disc Association (March 2005) BD ROM – Audio Visual Application Format Specifications (PDF) Page 15, Retrieved on 2009-07-26. Archived 2009-07-29.
  3. ^ Blu-ray Disc Association (2010), Application Definition – Blu-ray Disc Format – BD-J Baseline Application and Logical Model Definition for BD-ROM – March 2005 (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08, retrieved 2010-06-10
  4. ^ AfterDawn.com Glossary – BD-MV (Blu-ray Disc Movie) and BDAV container, Retrieved on 2009-07-26. Archived 2009-07-29.
  5. ^ AfterDawn.com Glossary – BDAV container, Retrieved on 2009-07-26
  6. ^ "VideoHelp Glossary – M2T, m2ts, mts". Retrieved 2010-06-10.