Recalc'ing timestamps in MPG files

[boofus]

HI:

Been using the demo of VOB2MPG 3 to convert some videos. I play them on a Western Digital WDTVLive. The problem is that SOME movies come out so that FF and FR does not work without the displayed timeline getting out of sync with the actual video. When I stop the FF, actual display is a lot further into the movie than the Timeline display shows. Within one second (or less) the TL display updates itself to the correct postion, so is back in sync with the movie.

As I said, this only happens in SOME movies. Others work fine. I also have tried to JOIN two episodes of TV series (from a DVD collection) and output to MPG. This ALWAYS causes the problem mention above.

I have emailed Chrissyboy directly and I figure he will respond. In the mean time, I thought someone here my be able to help also. I do not know whether the WD HD Media Player uses PTS or GOP timestamps (or even something else). At any rate, I cannot (yet) use the recalc option of VOB2MPG since I only have the demo version, right now.

Thanks

Boo

P.S. I know this topic has been discussed in at least one very old thread. But I've read nothing that seems to help MY problem.

[AlanHK]

Womble's MPEG-VCR has a "GOP fixer" which would probably fix that. Not free though.

Another possibility is to demux to an audio and video file, then remux. The muxer should write new correct timing codes.
There are several free tools for doing that.

[boofus]

Womble's MPEG-VCR has a "GOP fixer" which would probably fix that. Not free though.

Another possibility is to demux to an audio and video file, then remux. The muxer should write new correct timing codes.
There are several free tools for doing that.

Thanks for that advice. I tried ProjectX and ImagoMPEG to de-mux and then re-mux as you mentioned, but the resultant video had several problems (WORSE than the original problem). Now there are MANY settings in these two programs and I maybe I didn't set some correctly (basically just used the defaults on both programs); and I really don't have time/desire to LEARN all that complicated stuff.

VOB2MPG seems to work the best, unless I'm trying to join multiple episodes. Except that I still have the problem where, at FF greater that 2X I can't see the actual picture to know where to stop.

The real problem is that my stupid Western Digital player doesn't support NATIVE format with menus, etc. I may just need to look at another brand of HD Media Player. I've had the WD for several months and have never been happy with it.

Boo

[AlanHK]

An MPEG fixer you might try: Restream

You have to demux and use it on the video, click "reset timestamps", save, and then mux the audio with the fixed file.