Convert TS to 3GP Online
Convert MPEG-TS TV clips to 3GP for basic phones, sports highlights via MMS, no file uploads.
.ts, .mts · up to 100 MB
Why use this tool
TS to 3GP: TV clips and sports highlights for basic phones
Sports moments via MMS
Convert goals, baskets, or key plays recorded on a DVR to a QCIF 3GP under 500 KB to send via MMS to any basic phone.
MPEG-2 and H.264 HD supported
Works with SD recordings (MPEG-2 576i) and HDTV (H.264 720p/1080i) from MPEG-TS. Scaling to CIF/QCIF is automatic.
No external servers
TV recordings stay on your device. FFmpeg.wasm processes everything in the browser without uploading anything.
microSD plug-and-play
Copy the .3gp to a microSD, insert it in any basic Nokia, and play the video without internet or data.
How it works
Three steps, no hassle
Upload your TS file
Drag or select the .ts file. Up to 2 GB, no registration required.
Re-encoding to H.264 Baseline CIF
FFmpeg.wasm decodes the MPEG-2 or H.264 stream from the MPEG-TS and re-encodes to H.264 Baseline Profile at CIF 352×288 directly in your browser.
Download the 3GP
Get a .3gp file playable on Nokia Series 40, Samsung SGH, and similar basic phones. Send via MMS or copy to microSD.
FAQ
Got questions?
DVRs and TV tuner cards save TV programs as MPEG-TS files. If you want to share a sports moment, a news clip, or an entertainment highlight with someone who only has a basic phone without data, the only way to send it is as an MMS in 3GP format. Nokia Series 40 and Samsung SGH phones natively play H.264 Baseline at CIF but cannot open MPEG-TS files.
For MMS, the recommended resolution is QCIF (176×144) with a maximum duration of 30–60 seconds. This produces a file of 300–500 KB, within the MMS payload limit of most carriers (600 KB to 1 MB). For microSD without size constraints, CIF (352×288) at 256 kbps offers better quality and produces approximately 2 MB per minute.
Yes. HDTV recordings in MPEG-TS typically contain H.264 1080i or 720p. The process scales to CIF or QCIF with a bicubic filter. For a 30-second sports moment recorded at 1080i, the resulting QCIF 3GP shows the main action (a goal, a basket) with sufficient quality to recognize the play. It is recommended to trim the clip to the key moment before converting to minimize the output size.
Yes. The first audio stream from the MPEG-TS (AC-3 on European digital broadcasters, MPEG-1 Layer II on older channels, or AAC on HDTV) is decoded and re-encoded to AAC-LC mono 12.2 kbps, the standard 3GPP audio profile (TS 26.234). Alternate audio tracks (second language, audio description) are not included in the resulting 3GP.
The tool converts the complete file as uploaded. To extract only the key moment, trim the TS beforehand with a video editor or a lossless cut tool such as LosslessCut (free). Cut the desired segment, save it as TS, and then convert the trimmed TS to 3GP here.
No. All conversion happens in the browser with FFmpeg.wasm. The TS file never leaves your device. This is especially relevant for recordings from pay-TV channels or personal AVCHD MPEG-TS camcorder footage.
Convert TS to 3GP: TV clip for basic phone, sports highlight via MMS, MPEG-2 to H.264 Baseline CIF and QCIF
MPEG-TS (MPEG Transport Stream) is the global standard container for digital television: DVB in Europe (DTT, satellite, cable), ATSC in North America, and ISDB in Japan and Latin America. Defined in ISO/IEC 13818-1 (1994), MPEG-TS encapsulates one or more video streams (MPEG-2, H.264, or H.265 in modern HD broadcasters), audio (MPEG-1 Layer II, AC-3 Dolby Digital, or AAC), and ancillary data (teletext, DVB subtitles, EPG) in a single multiplexed transport file using 188-byte packets. Consumer DVRs (TiVo, Humax HR, Topfield, Pace, Ferguson, Sagemcom) and PC tuner cards (Hauppauge WinTV-dualHD, AVerMedia, Elgato EyeTV, Geniatech MyTV) store recorded programs as MPEG-TS natively. The scale difference between a complete HDTV recording (5-15 GB for a 90-minute match at 1080i) and the meaningful fragment, an 87th-minute goal, a last-second dunk, the headline artist's performance, or the key news anchor, rarely exceeds 30-60 seconds, which corresponds to 240-480 KB as QCIF 3GP at 64 kbps. The 3GP format, defined in 3GPP TS 26.234 (2001), supports H.264 Baseline at CIF 352x288 and QCIF 176x144 with AAC-LC mono audio; this profile plays on every multimedia-capable basic phone manufactured between 2004 and 2015, without needing data, Wi-Fi, or any additional playback app beyond the media player built into the phone's firmware, making it the only practical format for sharing TV clips with recipients who have feature phones. For senders recording from a PC tuner card, the workflow is straightforward: record the program with the tuner application, open the resulting TS in Convertir.ai, select the 3GP output resolution, and download the clip to send via MMS or copy to a microSD card without any additional intermediate steps.
The TS-to-3GP conversion in 2025-2026 primarily serves the scenario of sharing sports or entertainment moments across a generational or geographic digital divide. The sender has a DVR or PC recorder producing MPEG-TS files, while the recipient, an elderly family member, a friend in a rural area, or a contact in an emerging market with 2G coverage but no functional mobile data, has a basic phone without data access and can only receive video via MMS or direct microSD copy. Local football matches recorded from regional TV (domestic leagues, Copa del Rey, Serie A, local South American and African tournaments), breaking news, live music performances, and spontaneous television moments are the most common content in this scenario. European DTT broadcasters (DVB-T and DVB-T2) transmit MPEG-2 at 576i for SD channels and H.264 at 720p or 1080i for HD channels; both profiles are converted to 3GP H.264 Baseline QCIF through a decode-deinterlace-scale-re-encode pipeline. For a 30-second clip of a televised goal at 576i, the resulting QCIF 3GP at 64 kbps weighs approximately 240 KB, well within the MMS payload limit of 600 KB to 1 MB for most European and Latin American carriers, ensuring successful MMS delivery on virtually any currently active mobile network. For emerging markets in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and parts of Latin America, where smartphone penetration remains below 50% in population segments over 50 years old, 3GP via MMS is still in 2025 the most accessible video format for reaching those recipients. Direct conversion from television MPEG-TS eliminates the need to pre-edit or pre-transcode the content before sharing.
Convertir.ai converts TS to 3GP entirely in the browser with FFmpeg.wasm, without uploading any file to external servers. The process identifies the video and audio PIDs in the MPEG-TS by parsing the PAT (Program Association Table) and PMT (Program Map Table), decodes the video stream (MPEG-2 or H.264 depending on the source channel type), applies yadif deinterlacing for 576i or 1080i DTT broadcast signals, bicubically scales to CIF 352x288 or QCIF 176x144 depending on the selected output resolution, and re-encodes to H.264 Baseline Profile level 1.3 (QCIF) or 3.0 (CIF) with CBR at 64-256 kbps. The TS audio (MPEG-1 Layer II from classic SD channels or AC-3 from native digital broadcasters) is decoded and re-encoded to AAC-LC mono 12.2 kbps following the 3GPP TS 26.234 audio profile. The result plays on Nokia 6300, Nokia C3-00, Samsung SGH-E250, SGH-B130, Sony Ericsson W580i, Motorola RAZR V3xx, and any basic device with a 3GP player built into its firmware. No registration is required, no watermark is added, there are no quantity limits, and all processing happens locally in the user's browser to ensure maximum privacy of the recorded content. Modern Chrome, Edge, and Firefox support running FFmpeg.wasm with SharedArrayBuffer, enabling parallelization of the conversion process and reducing re-encoding times by 40-60% compared to single-threaded execution. For short clips of less than 2 minutes, the full conversion typically completes in under 60 seconds on a standard desktop machine with a four-core processor. On machines with 8 GB or more RAM, the conversion of a 60-second 576i MPEG-TS clip to QCIF 3GP completes in under 30 seconds, fast enough for a real-time workflow of selecting, converting, and sending sports highlights immediately after recording them.