Free online OGV to TRP converter

What the OGV format is

OGV is an Ogg container generally used for video containing Theora-encoded video and Vorbis or Opus audio. It appears in open-source video workflows, older web content, screen recordings, and files exported by applications that support the Xiph.Org multimedia formats. Programs such as FFmpeg, VLC, and some Linux video editors can create or play OGV files.

What the TRP format is

TRP is a filename extension commonly used for MPEG transport stream video recorded or accepted by HDTV receivers, personal video recorders, set-top boxes, and some televisions. The underlying stream is usually MPEG-2 transport stream, often with MPEG-2 video and MP2 or AC-3 audio. TRP is not a single universal specification: manufacturers can impose their own codec, resolution, bitrate, PID, encryption, or filename requirements.

Use TRP when the destination device specifically lists .trp or MPEG transport stream support. Its packetized stream structure is suitable for broadcast-style transmission and recording, but it normally produces larger files than modern H.264 or H.265 containers at comparable visual quality.

How to convert OGV to TRP

FFmpeg is the most controllable desktop method. Install a current FFmpeg build, open a terminal in the folder containing the source file, and run:

ffmpeg -i input.ogv -map 0:v:0 -map 0:a? -c:v mpeg2video -b:v 6000k -maxrate 8000k -bufsize 1835008 -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:a mp2 -b:a 192k -ar 48000 -f mpegts output.trp

This command decodes the OGV streams, encodes video as MPEG-2, encodes audio as MP2, writes 48 kHz audio, and muxes the result as an MPEG transport stream. Replace input.ogv and output.trp with the actual filenames. The optional audio mapping allows conversion to continue if the OGV contains no audio.

For a smaller standard-definition file, reduce the video bitrate, for example by changing -b:v 6000k to -b:v 3000k and adjusting -maxrate accordingly. For a device that requires AC-3 instead of MP2, use -c:a ac3 -b:a 192k in place of the MP2 settings.

You can also use the free converter on 101convert.com without installing software: upload the OGV file, select TRP as the output format, start the conversion, and download the resulting file. Device-specific TRP requirements may still require an FFmpeg command with custom codec and bitrate settings.

Quality and compatibility limits

Because OGV/Theora and TRP/MPEG-2 normally use different codecs, this conversion is generally lossy; increasing the output bitrate cannot restore detail already lost in the OGV. Keep the source resolution and frame rate unless the target device requires a specific television standard.

Renaming video.ogv to video.trp does not convert the file. Some devices reject a correctly muxed MPEG transport stream because they expect a particular resolution, interlacing mode, audio codec, transport-stream profile, or vendor-specific recording structure. Check the device manual and inspect the result with ffprobe output.trp before transferring it.