TS and WAV 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.
WAV stores uncompressed PCM audio — the raw samples, exactly as captured. A stereo CD-quality minute is roughly 10 MB, which is the price of having no compression whatsoever.
- Where TS files come from
- AVCHD camcorders, TV recordings, and HLS streaming segments.
- Where WAV is used
- Recording sessions, sample libraries and audio editing.