How to convert TS to MP4
- Add your .TS file - drop it in the box above or click to browse.
- Convert it to .MP4 in a few seconds.
- Download your new .MP4 file.
What to expect
- A remux (
ffmpeg -c copy) copies the video and audio streams unchanged - no quality loss and near-instant completion regardless of file size. - TV recordings often carry AC-3 (Dolby) audio, which many phones and smart TVs will not play inside an MP4; convert audio to AAC with
ffmpeg -i input.ts -c:v copy -c:a aac output.mp4. - If a
.tsfile opens as code in a text editor, it is a TypeScript source file, not a video - video TS files are binary and cannot be converted to MP4.
Frequently asked questions
Does converting TS to MP4 reduce quality?
Only if you re-encode. FFmpeg with
-c copy remuxes the streams without touching them, so quality is identical to the source. HandBrake and VLC always re-encode and will reduce quality depending on the bitrate settings.Why does FFmpeg finish so quickly?
Because no decoding or encoding takes place - FFmpeg just moves the existing H.264/AAC streams from the TS container into an MP4 container, so even a 20 GB file finishes in seconds.
My converted MP4 has no audio - what do I do?
The audio is most likely AC-3 (Dolby), which many devices do not support inside MP4. Re-encode only the audio with
ffmpeg -i input.ts -c:v copy -c:a aac output.mp4.Can I join multiple .ts segments into one MP4?
Yes - list the files in a text file and run
ffmpeg -f concat -safe 0 -i list.txt -c copy output.mp4 to combine them without any quality loss.Programs that convert TS: HandBrake · Free Studio · Freemake Video Converter · SUPER · WinX Video Converter · HandBrake for Mac · Wondershare DVD Creator for Mac · Wondershare Video Converter for Mac
