The M2TS is a filename extension used for the BDAV MPEG-2 Transport Stream container file format, which is used for multiplexing audio, video and other streams. This container format is commonly used for high definition video on Blu-ray Disc. When people directly backup Blu-ray to hard drive, media often is save in .m2ts extension. However, M2TS is not a firendly file for many media players so that many people want to convert Blu-ray M2TS to H.264 MKV for wide streaming and playback on PC, TV and other multimedia devices.
To convert M2TS to MKV, there are many video tools you can use. Now, let’s see the methods to transcode M2TS to H.264 MKV in lossless quality.
Method 1: Use Handbrake to Convert M2TS to MKV
As a much-favored free video converter available for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows, Handbrake performs well in converting your MTS/M2TS videos to MP4 or MKV (Handbrake only supports the two formats). The smart video converter freeware also has preset output video formats for iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, Android Tablet and more.
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Method 2: Use MakeMKV to Convert M2TS to lossless MKV
As its name shown, MakeMKV makes MKV files out of any files including M2TS files no matter Blu-ray M2TS or M2TS camcorder videos. The MKV format can store multiple video/audio tracks with all meta-information and preserve chapters.
Method 3: Convert M2TS to MKV with Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate
As for M2TS used for Blu-ray disc, they are not simply saved in that optical media storage, but also encrypted with numerous protections, such as The Image Constrain Token (ICT), and The ROM-Mark. Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is the best Windows video transcoder, which is fully compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, etc. It can remove the protection in M2TS files and then convert Blu-ray M2TS, HD camcorder M2TS files to 2160p/1080p/720p MKV, H.265/H.264 MKV and 3D SBS/TAB/Anaglyph MKV. Besides, it also can convert other video such as MP4, WMV, Blu-ray, DVD, ISO, VOB, TS, VRO, etc to MKV files and convert M2TS to MP4, AVI, 3GP, WMV and other format video. It can shrink 50 GB video to 10 GB while keeping best quality.
Step 1: Download the Windows Video Converter:
Step 2: Add M2TS files
Launch the program and add the movie you want to encode by clicking the “Files” icon or just drag and drop M2TS files onto the main interface. You can see the chapter information of your M2TS file. This software supports batch conversion so you can add multiple M2TS files to batch convert to MKV.
Step 2: Choose MKV format
Click “Format” to open the drop-down list. Choose “MKV HD Video(*.mkv)” from “HD Video” catelog. From the below picture, you can see that Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate gives you many choices so that you also can convert M2TS to MP4, MOV, etc format or convert M2TS to iPad, iPhone, Samsung, etc. You also can convert 3D M2TS to 3D MP4/MKV.
Tip: If you like, you can click “Settings” to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish. You can choose to convert M2TS to H.265 MKV, H.264 MKV or DivX MKV. Keep in mind the file size and video quality is based more on bitrate than resolution which means bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss, and vice versa.
The last thing you need to do is hit the “Convert” button to copy M2TS to MKV format. Just wait a moment and then you can output videos. Then you can stream the MKV files on Kodi, Roku 4, etc.
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Tips: Top MKV Player
1. KMPlayer
KMPlayer lets you play MKV video file format easily. MKV is a popular video format. By using this application you can easily watch videos and movies created in this widely used format in full screen mode. It also supports media file formats e.g. OGG, WMA 8, 7, AAC, MPEG 3, 2, 1 etc.
2. VLC Media Player
Another fine software in this list is VLC Media Player. It lets you play MKV video files quickly and easily. It has an easy to use user interface. Apart from MKV it can also play a variety of file formats e.g. MP3, WMV, WebM, H.264, DivX etc. It is a cross-platform application and is available for Mac OS, Linux and Windows.
3. Miro
Miro is a nice application that lets you listen to music and watch, arrange, download videos easily. Apart from MKV files this tool can also play a variety of file formats e.g. flash video, WMV, Divx, MPEG, AVI etc. It comes with a built-in Bit torrent client and video converter. By using this application you can watch videos in full screen mode.
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