This tutorial contains 5 parts:

1. What is TS?
2. How to play TS files on Mac?
3. How to convert TS file to MP4, AVI, MOV, etc. on Mac?
4. How to VIDEO-TS folder to all video like MP4, AVI, etc. and audio on Mac OS X?
5. How to burn TS to DVD on Mac OS X?

What is TS?

Transport stream(TS, TP, MPEG-TS, or M2T) 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.

TS format is a container format that encapsulates packetized elementary streams and other data.

How to play TS files on Mac?

You need media player to play TS files on Mac OS X:
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. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network. It supports Mac, linux, Windows.

How to convert TS to MP4, AVI, MOV, etc. on Mac?

You need a Mac video converter to convert TS to MP4, AVI, MOV, etc. on Mac. Then you can put them on iPod, iPhone, PSP, Xbox 360, iMove, other portable players.

1 Install and Run Video Converter for Mac

You can download it for free:

• Intel Version

Note: Video Converter for Mac only converts TS container format files, so if you want to convert DVD VIDEO_TS folder to video like MP4, AVI, and audio on Mac, you need DVD Ripper for Mac.

2Load TS videos to the program

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

3Select an output format

4Convert TS files on Mac OS X

If you want to convert TS to other video formats, you need to select the output format as some video formats such as AVI, MP4, MPEG.
If you want to extract audio from TS on Mac, you need to select the output format as MP3, AAC.

You can learn more here: How to edit, crop, trim video files and capture pictures on Mac OS X ?

How to burn TS to DVD on Mac?

If you want to convert TS to DVD on Mac, you need DVD Creator for Mac. I recommend iSkysoft DVD Creator for Mac. It is an excellent video to DVD burner for Mac that can burn TS to DVD on Mac which can be played on portable and home DVD players.

Step1, Install and Run DVD Creator for Mac

You can download it for free: Intel Version

Step 2, Load videos

Click the Add button to load your TS videos.

Step 3: Edit M2TS Files

You can trim and crop the video files and adjust the effects before burning the videos to DVD on Mac OS X.

Step 4: Edit DVD Menu

This M2TS to DVD burner for Mac allows you to create your own DVD menu with various built-in resources. Click the Menu button on the bottom right of the main interface to edit the DVD's menu.

Step 5: Previewing the Project

After finishing all the editing, you can click the Preview button on the main interface to preview your DVD project.

Step 6: Burn TS to DVD on Mac

After you choose the correct DVD disk and the suitable video quality, you can click the Burn button to set burning settings and burn your DVD project.

There are three output options: DVD, DVD Folder and ISO File.