TS to MKV

[txl]

Hello all,

I have 20 gigs of .TS files (5 files of 4 gigs each) and I'd like to merge them all and compress into an MKV file, I have looked in the convert guide but I found nothing to nsuit hat I need.

Handbrake won't read my .ts files (VLC plays them fine) so I'm a bit lost...

Maybe I should try to merge the ts files firstly and then convert them ?

thanks for the help

[Baldrick]

Can you post the details from the ts? use mediainfo, open ts, view->text and copy and paste here.


You can also try xvid4psp, megui(one click encoder mode), staxrip or HDConvertToX.

[txl]

There are the details, it's in french but I'm sure it'll be usable

Thnanks

Format : MPEG-TS
Taille du fichier : 4,31 Gio
Durée : 35mn 19s
Débit global moyen : 17,5 Mb/s

Vidéo
ID : 33 (0x21)
ID de menu : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Profil du format : Main@L4.0
Paramètres du format, CABAC : Oui
Paramètres du format, RefFrames : 2 images
Durée : 35mn 19s
Débit : 15,5 Mb/s
Largeur : 1 920 pixels
Hauteur : 1 088 pixels
Format à l'écran : 16/9
Images par seconde : 25,000 Im/s
Résolution : 24 bits
Colorimétrie : 4:2:0
Type d'image : Progressif
Bits/(Pixel*Image) : 0.298

Audio #1
ID : 36 (0x24)
ID de menu : 1 (0x1)
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Type de débit : Constant
Débit : 768 Kbps
Canaux : 6 canaux
Position des cannaux : Front: L C R, Surround: L R, LFE
Echantillonnage : 48,0 KHz
Résolution : 24 bits
Delai par rapport Vidéo : 43ms

Audio #2
ID : 68 (0x44)
ID de menu : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Type de débit : Constant
Débit : 448 Kbps
Canaux : 6 canaux
Position des cannaux : Front: L C R, Surround: L R, LFE
Echantillonnage : 48,0 KHz
Delai par rapport Vidéo : 214ms

[poisondeathray]

Do you have haali media splitter and ffdshow (or other h.264 decoder) installed? If not, install them and try handbrake again or any of the other programs listed by Baldrick

You can merge them prior to re-encoding by using tsmuxer

[txl]

tsmuxer installed
ffdshow installed

muxing the 22G file now I'll try handbrake after that...

Thanks

[txl]

Ok, done (70 minutes !)

Now handbrake sees the file, what settings should i use to get a MKV with the best quality/size possible ?

It's a 1080p so I want to keeop it clean but reducing the size from 22G and keeping it good should be possible, no ?

I have 2 sound streams DTS and AC3, both in 5.1, do i need to keep both, if I keep only 1 which is the "best" to keep ?

Thanks a lot for the help

[Baldrick]

Try use constant quality encoding mode if you don't need an exact size or else try shrink it to around 4-8GB with 2-pass encoding. I would keep the dts sound if you have a system that supports it then.

[txl]

Ok, thanks for the tips, what's a "good compromise" for the constant quality setting ? I don't mind having a file that's 10-12 gigs compared to 4-6 gigs but the quality must be visible, otherwise it's not useful.

I'll be playing this with a dvico 6500A on a sony HW-10 through a yamaha RXV-1900 so i think i have quite a decent system...

Final question about the sound, if I keep the DTS track I still have to choose an encoding method from AAC, MP3, AC3 and Vorbis, I think that MP3 and AC3 are out (MP3 will not be good enough and AC3 would need the AC3 track and not the DTS one) but which do I choose ?

Handbrake should/could have a bit more setting explanation instead on relying on Baldrick !!

THANKS AGAIN !!!