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MPEG-2 stream (Blu-Ray)
File type: Digital video and movie file
An m2ts file extension is commonly used on Blu-Ray disks for the BDAV MPEG-2 transport stream. It is widely supported HD video format and playable on almost any modern media player, and is often used for official movie releases on Blu-Ray.
File type category:
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
The m2ts file extension is associated with BDAV MPEG-2 transport stream used on Blu-Ray discs (video file format).
BDAV refers to either the transport stream format used for all Blu-ray content, or the plain format intended for home video with no interactivity.
BDAV Container format is based on the standard MPEG-2 TS (transport stream). Both Blu-ray and HD DVD use transport streams, compared to DVD's program streams, to store video, audio, and other streams. This allows multiple video programs to be stored in the same file so they can be played back simultaneously, giving a Picture In Picture effect.
BDAV disk format is the consumer oriented alternative to the BDMV disks made by professional Authoring houses for movie releases. Although early Blu-ray players were released with firmware allowing playback of non-AACS encrypted content on BDMV discs, current Blu-ray specifications will result in that feature being removed, and BDAV disks being the only unencrypted Blu-ray format supported on players.
BDAV was designed in part to provide compatibility between AVCHD digital camcorders and Blu-ray players. It's comparable to the DVD formats used for standalone DVD recorders, DVD+VR and DVD-VR because it's designed primarily for authoring simple Video/Audio content with no menus.
M2TS stream file can be played by compatible media player such as VLC. If you want to edit this video file type, you probably have to use professional video editing software like Adobe Premiere.
M2TS file can be converted by specialised applications such as Adobe Media Encoder, that supports encode audio or video files to other distribution formats for different applications and audiences.
Software applications that can open m2ts files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
Software applications that can edit m2ts files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
Software capable of saving m2ts files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
Apps designed for playing m2ts files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software apps that create m2ts files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
Software apps that convert m2ts files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
Software apps that import m2ts files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
Software apps that export m2ts files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
Software apps that burn m2ts files to disc:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software applications that handle other tasks involving m2ts files:
Microsoft Windows
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