Three Free Methods of Playing TSV Files and Converting .tsv to .mp4 for Better Playback

Q: How to play a .tsv file? I have recorded a video from my TV set top box to USB stick and it is saved as .tsv file. I have tried GOM player, but the time line is moving towards the end, the screen is black although it plays sound. Is there a way to open it or convert to other common formats?

A: The TSV file usually contains a television program recording created by some TV set-top boxes. However, some TSV files are encrypted by some digital receivers, in which case only the digital satellite receiver that generated the TSV file will be able to play it, which is not recognized by any third-party TSV player or TSV file converter. But on the flip side, if you have DRM-free TSV files, the following free TSV to MP4 converters will never let you down.

VLC can not only play DRM-free TSV files directly, but also act as a TSV to MP4 converter.

Step 1: To run VLC, click the upper left corner of Media > Convert/Save, or simply press Ctrl + R.

Step 2: Click Add… to import TSV Files (if you don’t see TSV Files, you need to select All Files from the drop-down menu), and click Convert/Save.

Step 3: In the Profile drop-down list, select video-H.264 + MP3 (MP4), then, set the output directory, and finally, click Start to convert TSV to MP4.

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HandBrake is a multiplatform and multithreaded video converter that can handle a series of video problems such as converting HD video to MP4, video to MKV, video to WebM, etc. Next, let’s start the HandBrake tutorial for TSV to MP4 conversion.

Step 1: Run Handbrake, click File (open a single video file) to import your TSV file into the program.

Step 2: Select MP4 as the output format, and click Presets to select the desired device and resolution.

Step 3: Customize the output directory and filename below.

Step 4: Finally, press the green Start Encode button at the top to start TSV to MP4 conversion.

Note: Handbrake only allows exporting video files in 3 format containers: MP4, MKV, and WebM.

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