TS and MKV explained
MPEG Transport Stream was designed for broadcast, where a receiver might tune in at any moment. It is built from small self-contained packets, which makes it resilient to errors but awkward to edit.
Matroska is a container designed to hold essentially anything: any codec, unlimited audio tracks, subtitle tracks, chapters and attachments in one file. It is the format of choice for archiving films with multiple languages.
- Where TS files come from
- AVCHD camcorders, TV recordings, and HLS streaming segments.
- Where MKV is used
- Media archives, anime and film collections, and high-quality recordings.