TS File Plays Audio But No Video (VLC Player)

[rebeccas]

Hi,
I've downloaded a full TS file from a streaming site (Beamafilm) but when I play it back in VLC player there's only audio and no video.

The output from MediaInfo is:

General
ID : 1 (0x1)
Complete name : Film.ts
Format : MPEG-TS
File size : 249 MiB
Duration : 3 s 520 ms
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 724 Mb/s

Video
ID : 256 (0x100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4
Format settings : CABAC / 5 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames : 5 frames
Codec ID : 27
Duration : 3 s 520 ms
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Variable
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Color range : Limited
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709

Audio
ID : 257 (0x101)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AAC LC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Format version : Version 4
Muxing mode : ADTS
Codec ID : 15-2
Duration : 3 s 520 ms
Bit rate mode : Variable
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy

Menu
ID : 4096 (0x1000)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
List : 256 (0x100) (AVC) / 257 (0x101) (AAC)
Service name : HLS
Service provider : Vimeo
Service type : digital television


Is there anything I can do to make the video work?

Thanks,
Becca

[butterw]

Does the duration seem correct ? Duration : 3 s 520 ms.
File size : 249 MiB

some suggestions:
try a different player (ex: mpc-hc)

try remuxing to mp4:
ffmpeg -i "input.ts" -c copy "output.mp4"
if needed see: https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/398507-Top10-Commands-for-Lossless-Video-manipulat...eg-%28Guide%29

try opening in an editor such as avidemux.

[rebeccas]

Does the duration seem correct ? Duration : 3 s 520 ms.
File size : 249 MiB

some suggestions:
try a different player (ex: mpc-hc)

try remuxing to mp4:
ffmpeg -i "input.ts" -c copy "output.mp4"
if needed see: https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/398507-Top10-Commands-for-Lossless-Video-manipulat...eg-%28Guide%29

try opening in an editor such as avidemux.

Hi, thanks for your help. Tried all of what you suggested without any luck

[davexnet]

Open MKVtoolnix GUI and add your .ts file
Hit the "Start multiplexing" button and create an MKV.

Does that work?

[rebeccas]

Open MKVtoolnix GUI and add your .ts file
Hit the "Start multiplexing" button and create an MKV.

Does that work?

Hi, I added the file to MKVtoolnix and it multiplexes/exports as a .mka file by default or .mkv if overwritten. Either file is very small (16MB) and only contains audio. MKVtoolnix says the "Container" is "MPEG transport system".

Thanks, Becca

[netmask56]

Something wrong as it says it's 3 s 520 ms Does it play for longer in any media player?

[rebeccas]

Something wrong as it says it's 3 s 520 ms Does it play for longer in any media player?

Hi, yes, it plays the audio for the entire duration of 8m 48s.

Thanks, Becca

[ProWo]

Another Try. Load your file in Tsmuxer. Is the video stream displayed and in what length? Remux to a new ts file.

[ponens]

I've downloaded a full TS file ...

How did you download it? Did you start with the master.m3u8 url, or not?

... from a streaming site (Beamafilm) ...

Service provider : Vimeo

It appears that Beamafilm sends video via vimeo. If they use the vhx flavor of vimeo (rather than standard vimeo), there may be drm involved.

[rebeccas]

Another Try. Load your file in Tsmuxer. Is the video stream displayed and in what length? Remux to a new ts file.

Hi,
In Tsmuxer it says: ""Some tracks not recognized. This tracks was ignored." Only the audio (AAC) loads.

Thanks, Becca

[rebeccas]

I've downloaded a full TS file ...

How did you download it? Did you start with the master.m3u8 url, or not?


>>> No, only the TS file is available.

... from a streaming site (Beamafilm) ...

Service provider : Vimeo

It appears that Beamafilm sends video via vimeo. If they use the vhx flavor of vimeo (rather than standard vimeo), there may be drm involved.

>>> The download link begins with: https://166vod-adaptive.akamaized.net


Thanks, Becca

[ponens]

>>> No, only the TS file is available.

If you didn't start with the hls playlist (or master.m3u8), what you've downloaded is likely not complete. It's unlikely that what you've downloaded contains playable video, and you'll need to start over using the playlist.

>>> The download link begins with: https://166vod-adaptive.akamaized.net

That very small piece of information doesn't help very much. What does it end with?

Again, how did you download it? Did you use a program, or just click the "download link" or ???

This shouldn't be like pulling teeth. Answer thoroughly so that the same questions don't need to be repeated.

See here and here.

[rebeccas]

>>> No, only the TS file is available.

If you didn't start with the hls playlist (or master.m3u8), what you've downloaded is likely not complete. It's unlikely that what you've downloaded contains playable video, and you'll need to start over using the playlist.

>>> The download link begins with: https://166vod-adaptive.akamaized.net

That very small piece of information doesn't help very much. What does it end with?

>>> I said above that it was a TS file.

Again, how did you download it? Did you use a program, or just click the "download link" or ???

>>> Program: Internet Download Manager

This shouldn't be like pulling teeth. Answer thoroughly so that the same questions don't need to be repeated.

See here and here.

See my answers above inline.

[ponens]

That very small piece of information doesn't help very much. What does it end with?

>>> I said above that it was a TS file.

IDM produced a .ts file, or the source url ends in ".ts"?

Again, how did you download it? Did you use a program, or just click the "download link" or ???

>>> Program: Internet Download Manager

IDM used a master.m3u8 & playlist.m3u8 url to produce a .ts output file. This can be checked by right-clicking on the file in IDM, choosing properties, and examining the full address.

Checking the following trailer on beamafilm;

https://beamafilm.com/watch/cobby-the-other-side-of-cute

The first url called for the video is;

https://player.vimeo.com/external/444403640.m3u8?s=<code>

Which redirects to a master.m3u8 url, and then to a playlist.m3u8 url.

The playlist.m3u8 contains seperate audio and video tracks.

Perhaps IDM did not combine the separate audio and video tracks correctly.


Suggest you start over using streamlink. Or, you can keep trying to fix what you've already downloaded with IDM.

[rebeccas]

That very small piece of information doesn't help very much. What does it end with?

>>> I said above that it was a TS file.

IDM produced a .ts file, or the source url ends in ".ts"?

Again, how did you download it? Did you use a program, or just click the "download link" or ???

>>> Program: Internet Download Manager

IDM used a master.m3u8 & playlist.m3u8 url to produce a .ts output file. This can be checked by right-clicking on the file in IDM, choosing properties, and examining the full address.

Checking the following trailer on beamafilm;

https://beamafilm.com/watch/cobby-the-other-side-of-cute

The first url called for the video is;

https://player.vimeo.com/external/444403640.m3u8?s=<code>

Which redirects to a master.m3u8 url, and then to a playlist.m3u8 url.

The playlist.m3u8 contains seperate audio and video tracks.

Perhaps IDM did not combine the separate audio and video tracks correctly.


Suggest you start over using streamlink. Or, you can keep trying to fix what you've already downloaded with IDM.

Hi,
Thanks for the explanation.

IDM did use a m3u8 file as you said. Is this an issue with IDM (because beamafilm used to work without any issues) or have beamafilm changed the way they deliver?

I had a look at streamlink. If using streamlink is there any option to download the movie immediately or must it be streamed and recorded through a player like VLC?

Thanks, Bec

[LZAA]

This is going in circles.
Did you find the url '.m3u8' or not?

[rebeccas]

This is going in circles.
Did you find the url '.m3u8' or not?

Hi, thanks for your patience.

The URL is https://79vod-adaptive.akamaized.net/exp=1598532280~acl=%2F71091dd8-a963-4f90-b503-d32.../playlist.m3u8


Bec

[LZAA]

https://mega.nz/file/hSYzGAzJ#xs20tLUvdyrsY-AkoNxtM0mvnI-Zu-CpvpYYNJAi9UU

[rebeccas]

https://mega.nz/file/hSYzGAzJ#xs20tLUvdyrsY-AkoNxtM0mvnI-Zu-CpvpYYNJAi9UU

Hello, thank you; however, there is no audio. Are you able to download the TS with combined video and audio? Also, how did you download this? Tanks

[LZAA]

Read carefully the messages of mister ponens.