I believe so many people are not quite familiar with TS file as this kind of file is seldom seen in today’s digital. However, in some cases, you might get some files contained in TS format after you download video files online via some video downloader programs. Full named as transport stream, TS is an audio, video and data communications transmission protocol that is specified in MPEG-2 Part 1. It is also known as ITU-T Rec. H.222.0. Its design goal is to allow multiplexing of digital video and audio and to synchronize the output. As an MPEG format, there are a variety of players and methods to play back TS files or to "convert" them to more compliant H264 files for easy playback. The H.264 video codec supports high definition video and audio and it can be used with many different file formats such as MP4, MPEG, AVI and MOV to name just a few. In other words, video files like MP4, MPEG, AVI and MOV can all use H.264 video codec. To convert TS to H264 video file, we need a professional TS to H264 converter. Here in this article, 5 TS to H264 converter programs are introduced and you can find relative methods to convert TS to H264 file as well.

Part 1: Convert TS to H264 with Leawo Video Converter

The first TS to H264 converter I introduce here is Leawo Video Converter, which is an all-round video converting program that enables you to convert video between various formats with great facilities, such as AVI to MPEG, FLV to MKV, WMV to MOV, MKV to MPEG, F4V to WMV, etc. At the same time, audio files conversion can also be achieved via this professional converting program, which means you can convert video to audio and get audio off video file for music listening. As a professional video converter, Leawo Video Converter possesses an easy-to-use interface that allows even software green hand to convert files at ease, and the converter is able to convert files at 6 times faster speed while keeping 100% original quality. This professional TS to H264 video converter is also equipped with various video editing features and parameter adjustor to let you personalize output files, such as video trimming, video watermarking, video cropping, video effecting, turning 2D video into 3D video, and removing video noise. If you are using Mac system, you can switch to Leawo Video Converter for Mac to convert video and audio files.

Download and install the right version of Leawo Video Converter on your computer, and then follow the step-by-step guide below to convert TS to H264 with Leawo Video Converter. Here we take Windows version of the converter as an example.

Step 1. Import Source TS Video File
Launch Leawo Video Converter, go to the “Convert” tab, and click “Add Video” button on the sub-menu to load your source TS video file. Alternatively, you can directly drag and drop TS video file into the program interface. After MPEG video file IS imported, you could play back TS video file, select subtitles and audio tracks from source TS video file, add external subtitles to loaded TS video file, edit loaded TS video file, etc.

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Step 2. Set MOV as Output Format
Click the drop-down box named “MP4 Video” by default next to the “Add Photo” button. On the drop-down list, select “Change” option.

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Then on the popup Profile window, select “MP4”, “MKV”, “FLV” or any other video format that supports H.264 video codec from “Format” column as output format. Please note that once you change the output format, the name of the drop-down box will change as well.

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Note: If you need, you could click the “Edit” button on the drop-down profile setting box to adjust video and audio parameters like video codec, aspect ratio, frame rate, resolution, audio codec, bit rate, channel, sample rate, etc.

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Step 3. Convert TS to H264
Click the big green “Convert” button on the sub-menu bar next to the format setting drop-down box. Then, on the popup sidebar, set output directory. After setting output directory, click the “Convert” button right below. Leawo Video Converter would start to convert TS to H264 immediately.

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Part 2: Convert TS to H264 with DivX Converter

The second TS to H264 video converter is DivX Converter. This professional video converter is equipped with DivX profiles for creating DivX, H.264, and HEVC videos compatible with more than 1 billion DivX certified devices. In this regard, DivX Converter is able to convert TS video file to H.264 video file. This video converter allows you to import source video file via clouds such as Google Drive or Dropbox. More amazingly, you can pass through original audio or add up to 8 audio tracks and subtitles (SRT, ASS, SSA). With this video converter, you can select your preferred audio output format, and easily change the order of your audio and subtitle tracks with a simple click. Check out guide below to convert TS to H264 with DivX Converter.

Step 1. Add Source TS Video File
There are two ways for you to add source TS video file. On one hand, you can click “Add Files” in the submenu to choose and add source TS video file. On the other, you can directly drag and drop source video file into the main interface of DivX Converter.

Step 2. Choose H264 Output Video
On the drop-down list of output profile setting, choose any video format that is codec with H264 such as MP4 or MKV.

Step 3. Convert TS to H264
After output video format is selected, click “Start” at the top left to convert TS to H264. After a while, you will get H264 video file in the output directory.

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Part 3: Convert TS to H264 with HandBrake

HandBrake was firstly known for its DVD ripping function, but now it supports video conversion to convert any video files into different formats. For example, you can convert a file in TS format into H264 with HandBrake on Mac or Windows. Here let’s start to convert TS to H264 with HandBrake.

Please note that some degree of picture quality may lose when converting one video format to a different video format with the help of HandBrake.

Step 1. Import TS into HandBrake
Launch HandBrake on your Mac or computer, and then click “Open Source” in the menu bar to choose and import source TS video file into HandBrake.

Step 2. Set H264 Video as Output Format
Open the "Format" drop-down menu and select H264 video as output format in order to convert TS to H264. As mentioned before, you can choose MP4, MKV, and other video formats that support H264 video codec. Here you can choose “MKV” as output, and you click “Video” button to confirm the video codec is H264.

Step 3. Start to Convert TS to H264
Before TS to H264 conversion process, you can choose the output directory to contain a converted video file. Click “Start Encode” button at the top of the window to convert the source TS video into the selected H264 video.

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Part 4: Convert TS to H264 with CloudConvert

The fourth converter I will use is CloudConvert. Unlike these three previous converters, CloudConvert is an online video converter, and it claims that it can convert anything to anything on its official website. Of course, we can use it to convert TS to H264. Most importantly, this service is totally free of charge.

Step 1. Choose “Select Files”
On the official website of CloudConvert, choose “Select Files” to choose and import target TS file into the converter interface.

Step 2. Choose H264 as Output Video Format
Choose Video, and then H264 video like MKV as output video format.

Step 3. Start Conversion
You need to click “Start Conversion” at the bottom right to start the conversion process, at the same time you can tick “Notify me when it is finished” and choose to “Save file to my Dropbox/Google Drive, etc.” After that, you can download and get converted result on your computer.

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Part 5: Convert TS to H264 with Online-Convert

Online-Convert is a free online file converter that lets you convert media easy and fast from one format to another. This online video converter supports a lot of different source formats. Check out the guide below to convert TS to H264 with Online-Convert.

Step 1. Choose Output Format
Go to the official website of Online-Convert, and go to Video converter tab. To convert to H264, you can choose “Convert to MKV” under the drop-down list, and then click “Go”.

Step 2. Import Source TS File
Click “Choose Files” to choose and add a TS file. After TS file is imported, you can perform optional settings as well.

Step 3. Start to Convert TS to H264
Click “Start Conversion” to start converting TS to H264. After a while, you can get converted H264 video files.

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