This tutorial shows how to convert TRP files to AVI, MP4, MOV, etc. easily and quickly on Mac. The complete converted files can be played with almost all players and a lot of video-editing tools such as iMovie, Final Cut Pro can cut and edit them.

1. What are TRP files?
2. How to Play TRP Files on Mac?
3. How to use TRP converter to convert TRP to AVI, MPEG, etc. on Mac OS X?

What are TRP files?

Transport stream (.TRP) is a communications protocol for audio, video, and data which is specified in MPEG-2 Part 1, Systems (ISO/IEC standard 13818-1). Its design goal is to allow multiplexing of digital video and audio and to synchronize the output. Transport stream offers features for error correction for transportation over unreliable media, and is used in broadcast applications such as DVB and ATSC. It is contrasted with program stream, designed for more reliable media such as DVDs.

How to Play TRP Files on Mac?

Playing TRP files can be achieved with VLC Media Player which could play back the content (as it supports H.264 video and AC3 audio directly). VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. Some TRP files can not be played by VLC player. So you'd better convert TRP to MP4, AVI, MOV, etc. on Mac.

How to use Mac TRP converter to convert TRP to AVI, MPEG, etc. on Mac OS X?

1Install and Run TRP Video Converter for Mac

iSkysoft TRP Video Converter for Mac is a powerful and versatile Mac video conversion software that can convert between all videos formats including avi, mov, trp, m2ts, mp4, etc. with super high quality. It can also extract audio from video and then convert audio to aac, mp3, ac3, etc.

You can download it for free here:

• Intel Version

To install it, simply mount the .dmg archive by double-clicking it, and copy the application to your applications folder (or wherever you want it).

2Load TRP Video files

Drag & drop TRP files to the program. Or go to "File" menu, choose "Add Video files" to locate the TRP files you want to add and click Load.

3Convert TRP to AVI, MPEG, etc. on Mac OS X

Before you convert TRP to other video formats, you need to select the output formats first. This mac video converter can convert video to all popular formats for iPod, iPhone, PSP, PS3, Cell Phone, Apple TV, Zune, Creative Zen, MP4 players and MP3 playesr and so on. If you don't know what formats your device supports, you can just select the format according to the device name.

If you want to extract audio from TRP on Mac, you need to select the output format as MP3, AAC.

Click here to learn more the functions of iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac.

Note: If you are a Windows user, click here to learn how to convert TRP and REC for free.