H264 to WMV-HD

[Whitey]

I would like to convert some H264/ac3 .ts files to WMV-HD so I can play them back on my media extender (xbox 360).

I have Tmpeg Xpress 3.0 and 4.0 trail that I have used for other formats in the past (Xvid etc) but it will not open a H264/ac3 .ts

Is there some way I can frame serve the .ts?

Or should I be looking at using something else?

Whitey

[Baldrick]

can you open the ts in virtualdubmod? then could you maybe use the frameserver.

can you play the ts with wmp? if you maybe install some filters like ffdshow. then can you maybe use avisynth and frameserve.

[Schmendrick]

As the XBOX is a Microsoft-product I guess a Microsoft encoder will suit you: https://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=Windows_Media_Encoder_Studio_Edition . Still one problem
I have found with it that it is extremely slow. I converted a HDTV source clip with 0.17 frames per second on a P4 2.6 GHz 500MB. If you install the demo version of PowerDVD Version7 you also have the required codecs for H264/AC3.

[Soopafresh]

I know for a fact that Mencoder can convert h264 Transport Stream files to XVID or MPEG.

A "solution" would be to Mencode to a lossless format (Huffyuv) AVI, then Convert to WMV


I can post the Mencoder syntax for Xvid, but you'll have to modify it to convert to lossless.

mencoder.exe -vf softskip,harddup -pp 0 -tsprog 0 -sws 9 -ovc xvid -xvidencopts vhq=4:bitrate=4000:nopacked:trellis:nogmc:noqpel:n ocartoon:bvhq=1:max_bframes=2:quant_type=mpegass=1 -nosound -o "C:\avi\p1.avi" "C:\avi\input.ts"



mencoder.exe -vf softskip,harddup -pp 0 -tsprog 0 -sws 9 -ovc xvid -xvidencopts vhq=4:bitrate=4000:nopacked:trellis:nogmc:noqpel:n ocartoon:bvhq=1:max_bframes=2:quant_type=mpegass=2 -oac copy -o "C:\avi\p2.avi" "C:\avi\input.ts"


Update - Hmmmm Perhaps MediaCoder ? --> http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=182

[Whitey]

Thanks for the replies.

I'm going to try to frame serve with avsynth to Tmpgenc Xpress which have done before with Xvids.

I have coreavc and PowerDVD 7 installed.

Before I can frame serve I need to demux the .ts to .mp4(??) and .ac3
Any ideas how I can do this?

Thanks again

Whitey

[Soopafresh]

I don't have a h264 TS in front of me, so I'm not sure, but PERHAPS MpegStreamClip ?

Link for the Windows version - http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-win.html

[Whitey]

Just to update,

The file won't open in windows media encoder, virtualdub mod or mpegstreamclip

Seems like there's little support at the moment for H264 AVC video!

I'll keep looking

Whitey

[Schmendrick]

On this location:
http://www.giusberto.ch/hdtv/BBC_H264_test6.ts
I had obtained a H264/AVC-transport stream. After installing the recent demo version of PowerDVD7 I am able to view it directly without having to demux it and just using the "directshowsource"-avisynth-filter I am able to feed it to Tmpgenc VirtualDub etc..

[Baldrick]

yep try avisynth, guide: https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=284288