TS file not getting recognised

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I have a MPEG-TS file that isn't getting recognised in mkvmerge (does not contain any tracks error) and similar error in avidemux. The media is there as it plays fine in VLC.

Here is the mediaInfo details

General
ID : 8900 (0x22C4)
Complete name : X:\Users\user\Videos\Service_ CH4_5_.ts
Format : MPEG-TS
File size : 628 MiB
Duration : 20mn 8s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 4 357 Kbps

Video
ID : 102 (0x66)
Menu ID : 2 (0x2)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4.0
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=4, N=32
Codec ID : 27
Duration : 20mn 6s
Bit rate : 3 883 Kbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.075
Stream size : 559 MiB (89%)
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709
Color range : Limited

Audio
ID : 202 (0xCA)
Menu ID : 2 (0x2)
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 2
Codec ID : 3
Duration : 20mn 8s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 256 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Delay relative to video : -456ms
Stream size : 36.9 MiB (6%)
Language : English

Menu
ID : 32 (0x20)
Menu ID : 2 (0x2)
Duration : 20mn 8s
List : 102 (0x66) (AVC) / 202 (0xCA) (MPEG Audio, English)
Language : / English
Maximum bit rate : 200000000

[Baldrick]

You can try tsmuxer. Demux all tracks and add in mkvmergegui.

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Hi,

Thanks for the suggestion. tsmuxer doesn't read any tracks for me to demux....

[qz3fwd]

Hi,

Thanks for the suggestion. tsmuxer doesn't read any tracks for me to demux....

Perhaps yout ts file does not start cleanly on a ts packet with magic packet start byte ?0x88? and these programs cannot handle reading into the stream to synchronize to the next sequence of 188 byte spaced start bytes? You could look in a hex editor at the very first byte and if it is not that value this could be your problem. VLC is likely smart enough to know that not all recording devices start the ts file cleanly? Good luck and let us know.

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Hi,

Thanks for the suggestion. tsmuxer doesn't read any tracks for me to demux....

Perhaps yout ts file does not start cleanly on a ts packet with magic packet start byte ?0x88? and these programs cannot handle reading into the stream to synchronize to the next sequence of 188 byte spaced start bytes? You could look in a hex editor at the very first byte and if it is not that value this could be your problem. VLC is likely smart enough to know that not all recording devices start the ts file cleanly? Good luck and let us know.

That sounds very similar to issues I've had with previous files in the past.

I have solved the problem now anyway. What I did was download TSSniper (freeware) and opened the offending ts file and then saved it as a new project. All tracks can now be read in mkvmerge and avidemux.

[qz3fwd]

Hi,

Thanks for the suggestion. tsmuxer doesn't read any tracks for me to demux....

Perhaps yout ts file does not start cleanly on a ts packet with magic packet start byte ?0x88? and these programs cannot handle reading into the stream to synchronize to the next sequence of 188 byte spaced start bytes? You could look in a hex editor at the very first byte and if it is not that value this could be your problem. VLC is likely smart enough to know that not all recording devices start the ts file cleanly? Good luck and let us know.

That sounds very similar to issues I've had with previous files in the past.

I have solved the problem now anyway. What I did was download TSSniper (freeware) and opened the offending ts file and then saved it as a new project. All tracks can now be read in mkvmerge and avidemux.

Correction: sync byte is 0x47.

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Hi,

I have a very similar problem again, so instead of starting a new thread I thought it would be more appropriate to place it here.

So I have another TS file that I'm having problems playing. None of my video tools can read the video track, only the audio track (both audio and video play OK in VLC). It is a recording of a live broadcast and the same error occurs for each file created. I wonder if there is a problem reading the header?

In Avidemux:



In TSSniper: (see now the video info is clearly visible in the left column on PID 512, yet only the audio track on PID 4112 recognised in the timeline)




mediaInfo:

General
ID                          : 1 (0x1)
Overall bit rate mode       : Constant
Overall bit rate            : 24.8 Mbps
Network name                : Net 1

Video
ID                          : 512 (0x200)
Menu ID                     : 1 (0x1)
Format                      : MPEG Video
Format version              : Version 2
Format profile              : 4:2:2@High
Format settings, BVOP       : No
Format settings, Matrix     : Custom
Format settings, picture st : Field
Codec ID                    : 2
Duration                    : 2mn 3s
Bit rate mode               : Variable
Bit rate                    : 23.2 Mbps
Maximum bit rate            : 23.8 Mbps
Width                       : 1 920 pixels
Height                      : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio        : 16:9
Frame rate                  : 25.000 fps
Standard                    : PAL
Color space                 : YUV
Chroma subsampling          : 4:2:2
Bit depth                   : 8 bits
Scan type                   : Interlaced
Scan order                  : Top Field First
Compression mode            : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)          : 0.448
Time code of first frame    : 03:42:36:16
Time code source            : Group of pictures header
GOP, Open/Closed            : Open
Stream size                 : 341 MiB (93%)
Color primaries             : BT.709
Transfer characteristics    : BT.709
Matrix coefficients         : BT.709

Audio
ID                          : 4112 (0x1010)
Menu ID                     : 1 (0x1)
Format                      : MPEG Audio
Format version              : Version 1
Format profile              : Layer 2
Codec ID                    : 3
Duration                    : 2mn 3s
Bit rate mode               : Constant
Bit rate                    : 320 Kbps
Channel(s)                  : 2 channels
Sampling rate               : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode            : Lossy
Delay relative to video     : -28ms
Stream size                 : 4.70 MiB (1%)
Language                    : English

Menu
ID                          : 256 (0x100)
Menu ID                     : 1 (0x1)
Duration                    : 2mn 3s
List                        : 512 (0x200) (MPEG Video) / 4112 (0x1010) (MPEG Audio, English)
Language                    :  / English
Service name                : Service 01
Service provider            : Net 1
Service type                : digital television
Maximum bit rate            : 24786000

Any help much appreciated.

[poisondeathray]

If vlc can read it properly, then ffmpeg should be able to process it . You can try a GUI such as xmediarecode if you are trying to edit /cut

Or you might be able to re-wrap it with ffmpeg into another container so other programs can read it properly