# phpman > man > Image::ExifTool::M2TS(3pm)

## NAME
    [Image::ExifTool::M2TS](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Image%3A%3AExifTool%3A%3AM2TS/markdown) - Read M2TS (AVCHD) meta information

## SYNOPSIS
    This module is used by [Image::ExifTool](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Image%3A%3AExifTool/markdown)

## DESCRIPTION
    This module contains routines required by [Image::ExifTool](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Image%3A%3AExifTool/markdown) to extract information from MPEG-2
    transport streams, such as those used by AVCHD video.

## AUTHOR
    Copyright 2003-2022, 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
    <<http://neuron2.net/library/mpeg2/iso13818-1.pdf>>
    <<http://www.blu-raydisc.com/Assets/Downloadablefile/BD-RE_Part3_V2.1_WhitePaper_080406-15271.pdf>
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    <<http://www.videohelp.com/forum/archive/reading-avchd-playlist-files-bdmv-playlist-mpl-t358888.h>
    tml>
    <<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
    "M2TS Tags" in [Image::ExifTool::TagNames](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Image%3A%3AExifTool%3A%3ATagNames/markdown), Image::[ExifTool(3pm)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ExifTool/3pm/markdown)