MPEG-TS or TS and MPEG-PS or PS are digital container format.
Glossary
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| Elementary Stream
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ES
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- Bitstream output of a video or audio encoder
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| Packetized Elementary Stream
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PES
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- Carry ES with a header that contains PCR, PTS, DTS
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| Program Stream
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PS
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- For error-free medium (e.g. optical and hard disks)
- Variable-length PES
- 1 video PES + n audio PES
- Common Clock
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| Transport Stream
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TS
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- For transmission and digital broadcasting
- Fixed-sized packet PES (188 bytes)
- Multiple PS can be multiplexed with different clocks (PCR)
- Metadata: PAT, PMT
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| Program Association Table
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PAT
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- Lists every programs in the TS
- Each entry points to a PMT
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| Program Map Table
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PMT
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- Each entry lists for each program the list of ES
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| Program Clock Reference
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PCR
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| Presentation Timestamp
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PTS
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DTS
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