TS to BMP Converter

How to Convert TS to BMP Online

1. Upload Your TS File: Drag and drop or click "Add Files" to select an MPEG transport stream. Batch upload is supported, so you can queue multiple recordings or DVR captures at once.
2. Pick the Frame to Extract: Use Specific Frame with a "Time (seconds)" input to grab one still at an exact timestamp, or switch to Multiple Screenshots with a frame-rate dropdown (1 frame/sec, 1 every 2s, 1 every 3s, etc.) to produce a sequence of BMP stills across the whole clip.
3. Adjust Quality Preset and Resolution (Optional): Pick a Quality preset (Highest, Very High, High, Medium, Low), set a Preset Resolution (4320p, 2160p, 1440p, 1080p, 768p default, 720p, 576p, 480p, 360p, 240p, 144p), scale by Resolution Percentage (1–100%), or enter exact pixel Width, Height, or Width x Height dimensions while keeping aspect ratio.
4. Convert and Download: Click Convert. Each extracted frame downloads as an uncompressed .bmp — no watermarks, no sign-up, no file count limits.

Why Convert TS to BMP?

TS (MPEG-2 Transport Stream) is a container designed for broadcast and streaming reliability — 188-byte packets, ATSC and DVB compatibility, support for MPEG-2 / H.264 / H.265 video and AC-3 / AAC audio. You will see .ts files come out of HDHomeRun tuners, IPTV recorders, DVB-S2 dongles, OBS recording sessions, HLS segment downloads, and security camera NVRs. BMP, in contrast, is an uncompressed Windows bitmap that stores pixel data directly with no quality loss — useful any time you need a frame that survives further editing without generational JPEG artifacts.

• Forensic and evidence work — Investigators and insurance adjusters often need a still from CCTV or dashcam .ts footage that has not been re-encoded. BMP preserves every pixel as it appeared at decode, which holds up better when an image will be enlarged, color-analyzed, or zoomed during review.
• Broadcast QC and frame inspection — Studio engineers pulling reference stills from ATSC or DVB captures want lossless frames so they can spot macroblocking, banding, or chroma subsampling artifacts that JPEG compression would hide.
• Print and large-format reproduction — Posters, magazine spreads, and trade-show banners reproduce cleaner from a 24-bit uncompressed bitmap than from a re-compressed JPG, especially at 200–300 DPI.
• Sprite sheets and game assets — Many older game engines, 3D tools (3ds Max, Unreal Editor, Blender legacy plugins), and embedded GUI frameworks (TouchGFX, Crank Storyboard, Qt QML) still load BMP natively for textures, icons, and UI bitmaps.
• Scientific and ML training data — Computer-vision pipelines that ingest video for object detection or motion analysis often want raw pixel arrays, not JPEG approximations. A BMP frame round-trips into NumPy or OpenCV without a decoder reconstructing the data.
• Thumbnails for legacy Windows tooling — Older imaging tools, medical viewers, and industrial HMI panels that predate PNG/WebP support load BMP without codec headaches.

TS vs BMP — Format Comparison

Frame Extraction Quick Guide

Frequently Asked Questions

Why would I pick BMP over JPG or PNG for a video frame?

Because BMP is uncompressed, the extracted frame is bit-for-bit what the decoder produced — no JPEG quantization, no PNG filter passes, no chroma resampling. That matters for forensic stills, print masters, game/UI assets, and any downstream pipeline that will re-edit or re-export the image. If file size matters more than fidelity, convert TS to JPG or TS to PNG instead.

How large will each BMP frame be?

For a 24-bit color BMP, file size is roughly width x height x 3 bytes plus a small header. A 1920×1080 frame is about 6.2 MB, a 3840×2160 (4K) frame is about 23.7 MB, and a 1280×720 frame is about 2.6 MB. If you extract many frames from a long clip you can quickly exceed several hundred MB — use a smaller Preset Resolution or Resolution Percentage to keep file sizes manageable.

Can I extract every single frame of the video?

Yes — switch to Multiple Screenshots and choose the highest frame rate (1 frame per 1/10 second) to pull approximately one image per video frame for typical 24–30 fps footage. For dense extraction of long clips, expect hundreds or thousands of large BMP files; pre-trimming the source with our Video Cutter first is faster than scrolling through a sequence afterward.

My TS file shows artifacts or static at the start — why?

TS files captured from DVB, ATSC, or HLS streams often begin partway through a GOP (Group of Pictures), so the very first second can decode with green blocks or missing reference frames. Use Specific Frame and set the time a second or two into the clip, or convert to a clean MP4 first with TS to MP4 — that pass re-aligns keyframes and usually fixes the issue.

Will the converter handle 4K or HDR TS files?

Resolution-wise, yes: the 2160p and 4320p presets are available, and the source aspect ratio is preserved. HDR metadata (HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision) does not transfer to BMP — BMP is an SDR 8-bit-per-channel format. The extracted frame will be the tone-mapped SDR pixel values produced by the decoder, which is acceptable for most reference work but will not preserve high dynamic range.

Does this work with M2TS or MTS camcorder files?

This page is configured for the .ts extension. If your file is .m2ts or .mts (the Blu-ray / AVCHD variant with 192-byte packets), use the matching tool. The conversion options and output are otherwise identical — both are MPEG transport stream containers and decode to the same frames.

Why is the output capped at 4320p?

8K (4320p) covers every consumer-camera and broadcast source you are likely to encounter — ATSC 3.0 tops out at 2160p, DVB-T2 caps around 2160p, and current camcorders shoot 1080p–2160p. If your source is below the chosen preset, the converter keeps the original resolution rather than upscaling, so you will not get a blurry artificially enlarged frame.

Are my TS files uploaded to a public server?

Files are uploaded over HTTPS to a processing server (TS decoding requires server-side FFmpeg — it cannot fully run in-browser for arbitrary MPEG-TS streams), processed in your private session, and removed shortly after download. No account is required, no watermark is added, and we do not share or index your files.

Can I crop, rotate, or add a border to the extracted frame in one step?

This page extracts and resizes only. For post-extraction edits, save the BMP and then convert further: BMP to PNG for web use, BMP to JPG for sharing, or Compress BMP if you need to shrink it without changing format.