Find out codec of MPEG

[cbsmith]

I am trying to convert mpeg and avi files to mpeg2. I am using Virtual Dub and TMPGEnc Plus to do this. I am using Virtualdub to extract the audio to a wav file and then using TMPGEnc to combine the original file and wav file into an mpeg2 file.

I have found that for some files the audio gets out of sync with the video. It seems to just be MPEG files with a certain codec, but I am unsure of what codec it is. I have used Gspot before to see what codec an avi file uses, but it doesn't do mpegs. Is there a similar program for mpegs?

Thanks,

Chris

[BJ_M]

only tmpgenc writes data to the coment section of a mpeg file -- otherwise its difficult to say which encoder did the encoding ..

i think you don't really mean mpeg2 codec

[cbsmith]

I guess I should have clarified my question. If I open an avi file in Gspot it will tell me if it is XVID, DIVX, etc. Is there a program to do the same thing to MPG files, to tell me if it is XVID, DIVX, VCD, etc?

Thanks,

Chris

[BJ_M]

XVID, DIVX are not mpeg2

vcd is mpeg1

as for if its a svcd or a dvd or something else -- you just look at the resolution and bit rate and you can tell ...

[ZippyP.]

Avicodec will tell you all about your mpegs.

[redwudz]

Try Video ToolBox, it works well with MPG's, similar to Gspot or AVIcodec.

[cbsmith]

Thank you very much for the programs. They worked great.

Chris