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  1. New here, so if its been covered I apologize, I could not find anything in my search.

    So I have a few files from a friend on a portable HD, they are all MPEG-2 TS 1080 files, I would like to convert them to mkv, 720p & 1080p. I have Xilisoft Video Converter Ultimate, however after the encode the audio is only in one channel at times.

    I tried a few different audio options, mp3, AC3, and tried both "Stereo" and "6 channel" outputs but both are the same.

    Anyone have any suggestions, maybe for this program, or another one that has a good video/audio output?
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    there are lots of great free transcoders to try - mediacoder, handbrake, xmediarecode, multiavchd, etc.
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  3. Thanks. The xmediarecode seems to work and give the correct audio output, but the video is all pixelated.

    Its strange, when playing the original it sounds fine, stereo audio from both front speakers. But after the conversion the audio is separated, like half in channel 1 and half in channel 2.
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    give vidcoder a try.

    use mediainfo on the source. put it text mode and copy/paste the results here.
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    I like Xilisoft, but you have to make sure you get everything right and even then it burps on itself once in awhile. Its attempt to make things too easy have made it too hard, sometimes.

    If Xilisoft is giving you a good video stream at 720p, then here's what I would do:

    1 - Convert the 1080p to a 720p .mkv with Xilisoft, ignoring the audio track settings completely cuz we're gonna throw it away in the end.
    2 - Demux the 1080p MPEG2-TS with tsMuxer
    3 - Demux the 720p .mkv from Xilisoft with tsMuxer

    You should have a 720p video stream, a 1080p video stream, the original audio stream and the audio stream that you got from Xilisoft.

    4 - Delete the Xilisoft audio track.
    5 - Remux the 720p video stream with the remaining (original) audio track with MKVmerge
    6 - Remux the 1080p video stream with the same audio track with MKVmerge

    Should save you some encoding time for the 1080p to 1080p and you'll have no quality loss.
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  6. Thanks smitbret, that seems to work for the most part. I was able to encode the vid to 1280x720, strip the audio and remux it with the good audio.
    Its still in MPEG2 .ts format, but my WD Media player will play it....


    Still going to keep trying to find a fix so I can encode to a mkv tho... Guess Im just stubborn...

    Here are the MediaInfo files:

    Original: 1920x1080 MPEG2 TS
    Code:
    General
    ID                               : 1 (0x1)
    Format                           : MPEG-TS
    Format/Info                      : Audio Coding 3
    File size                        : 13.6 GiB
    Duration                         : 1h 47mn
    Overall bit rate                 : 18.1 Mbps
    
    Video
    ID                               : 626 (0x272)
    Menu ID                          : 1 (0x1)
    Format                           : MPEG Video
    Format version                   : Version 2
    Format profile                   : Main@High
    Format settings, BVOP            : Yes
    Format settings, Matrix          : Default
    Codec ID                         : 2
    Duration                         : 1h 47mn
    Bit rate mode                    : Variable
    Bit rate                         : 16.9 Mbps
    Nominal bit rate                 : 80.0 Mbps
    Width                            : 1 920 pixels
    Height                           : 1 080 pixels
    Display aspect ratio             : 16:9
    Frame rate                       : 29.970 fps
    Color space                      : YUV
    Chroma subsampling               : 4:2:0
    Bit depth                        : 8 bits
    Scan type                        : Interlaced
    Scan order                       : Top Field First
    Compression mode                 : Lossy
    Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.271
    Stream size                      : 12.6 GiB (93%)
    
    Audio
    ID                               : 625 (0x271)
    Menu ID                          : 1 (0x1)
    Format                           : AC-3
    Format/Info                      : Audio Coding 3
    Mode extension                   : CM (complete main)
    Codec ID                         : 129
    Duration                         : 1h 47mn
    Bit rate mode                    : Constant
    Bit rate                         : 384 Kbps
    Channel(s)                       : 6 channels
    Channel positions                : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
    Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz
    Bit depth                        : 16 bits
    Compression mode                 : Lossy
    Delay relative to video          : 6ms
    Stream size                      : 295 MiB (2%)
    Language                         : English
    Here is the encoded 720p:
    Code:
    General
    ID                               : 1 (0x1)
    
    Format                           : MPEG-TS
    Format/Info                      : Advanced Video Codec
    File size                        : 7.93 GiB
    Duration                         : 1h 47mn
    Overall bit rate                 : 10.6 Mbps
    Maximum Overall bit rate         : 35.5 Mbps
    
    Video
    ID                               : 4113 (0x1011)
    Menu ID                          : 1 (0x1)
    Format                           : AVC
    Format/Info                      : Advanced Video Codec
    Format profile                   : Baseline@L1.3
    Format settings, CABAC           : No
    Format settings, ReFrames        : 1 frame
    Codec ID                         : 27
    Duration                         : 1h 47mn
    Bit rate mode                    : Variable
    Bit rate                         : 9 679 Kbps
    Maximum bit rate                 : 40.0 Mbps
    Width                            : 1 280 pixels
    Height                           : 720 pixels
    Display aspect ratio             : 16:9
    Frame rate                       : 29.970 fps
    Color space                      : YUV
    Chroma subsampling               : 4:2:0
    Bit depth                        : 8 bits
    Scan type                        : Progressive
    Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.350
    Stream size                      : 7.25 GiB (91%)
    
    Audio
    ID                               : 4352 (0x1100)
    Menu ID                          : 1 (0x1)
    Format                           : AC-3
    Format/Info                      : Audio Coding 3
    Mode extension                   : CM (complete main)
    Codec ID                         : 129
    Duration                         : 1h 47mn
    Bit rate mode                    : Constant
    Bit rate                         : 384 Kbps
    Channel(s)                       : 6 channels
    Channel positions                : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
    Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz
    Bit depth                        : 16 bits
    Compression mode                 : Lossy
    Delay relative to video          : 6ms
    Stream size                      : 295 MiB (4%)
    Language                         : English
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    Just remux the streams with MKVmerge instead of tsMuxer.

    I'd try to keep my AC3 bitrate at 448 or 640, but that's not really a big deal.
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  8. Originally Posted by smitbret View Post
    Just remux the streams with MKVmerge instead of tsMuxer.

    I'd try to keep my AC3 bitrate at 448 or 640, but that's not really a big deal.

    Cool, ill try thanks...

    The 384 is on my source files so no sense in going to 448 or higher...
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