Image::ExifTool::M2TS(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Image::ExifTool::M2TS(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

Image::ExifTool::M2TS - Read M2TS (AVCHD) meta information

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

This module is used by Image::ExifTool

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This module contains routines required by Image::ExifTool to extract information from MPEG-2 transport streams, such as those used by AVCHD video.

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Copyright 2003-2026, Phil Harvey (philharvey66 at gmail.com)

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

# [REFERENCES](#REFERENCES)

<http://neuron2.net/library/mpeg2/iso13818-1.pdf>

<http://www.blu-raydisc.com/Assets/Downloadablefile/BD-RE\_Part3\_V2.1\_WhitePaper\_080406-15271.pdf>

<http://www.videohelp.com/forum/archive/reading-avchd-playlist-files-bdmv-playlist-mpl-t358888.html>

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG\_transport\_stream>

<http://www.dunod.com/documents/9782100493463/49346\_DVB.pdf>

<http://trac.handbrake.fr/browser/trunk/libhb/stream.c>

<http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=04560141>

<http://www.w6rz.net/xport.zip>

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

"M2TS Tags" in Image::ExifTool::TagNames, [**Image::ExifTool**(3pm)](/man/os/exiftool/Image::ExifTool.3pm)

2026-10-09 perl v5.44.0

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Document: Image::ExifTool::M2TS(3pm) from exiftool 13.59-r3 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool