Looking for a utility to convert PS to TS

[hdtv]

Anyone know of a utility to convert HD MPEG2 PS to HD MPEG2 TS?

I see several utilities that work the other way around, but none that convert to TS.

[Lester Burnham]

Anyone know of a utility to convert HD MPEG2 PS to HD MPEG2 TS?

I see several utilities that work the other way around, but none that convert to TS.

Just out of interest - why would you want to?

[Anonymous]

I want to find out if the current batch of video codecs have problems playing 1080i PS files.

Right now I can play 1080i TS, but the same file in 1080i PS have severe combing issues. I want to determine if the codecs are not tuned to handle the PS packet sizes at that resolution.

If it isn't then VRD has issues when converting 1080i TS to PS.

I expect all of this has to do with the codecs not being able to handle such high rez PS files. I know PS should play the same, but the packet size in the codecs is probably tuned to handle CD rez files, not HD. I would like to proves this to myself by converting the PS file back to TS.

I have managed to get some codecs working properly, but most codecs will play the TS file just fine. I have not found one codec that plays PS files fine as initiallly configured.

I'm using a FusionHDTV to capture the video. Their player and codecs are tuned to play 720p/1080i files, yet it can not play the PS version of the same file. Unfortunately, it can not even be tuned to correct for this issue.

So I may have to leave all my files in TS format. Currently I can not do that with VRD, but maybe another app can until the support is added.

But all of my assumptions be wrong, so I need to prove it to myself. This is the only way I can think of doing this.

[DanR]

Have you tried VLC? I find that to be a pretty good player and it uses its own demuxers and codecs. Doesn't rely on the Windows DirectShow stuff. Should be able to handle your TS as well as PS files.

[Lester Burnham]

Have you tried VLC? I find that to be a pretty good player and it uses its own demuxers and codecs. Doesn't rely on the Windows DirectShow stuff. Should be able to handle your TS as well as PS files.

I'd just like to confirm that VLC does play TS files - at least if memory serves it does, because I'm fairly sure I've used it to play TS files that were output from my DVB USB adapter.

[DanR]

I'd just like to confirm that VLC does play TS filesYes it does, we use it here for testing.

[Anonymous]

I don't have a problem playing TS files, only PS files.

Actually I know how to get the PS files to play properly, but so far I only have one codec which can play 1080i PS. But most codecs can play the TS file just fine.

In reality I just want to know why it fails.

I've found that the ability for nVidia codec to correct the PS playing problem only works on their cards with the media processing unit. I have another PC with a 4200 which can play the TS, but I can not get the PS to play since even the nVidia codec does not have full capabilities on that system.

[DanR]

Please try VLC. VLC uses the same MPEG2 decoder for both TS and PS streams. The demuxers are different so I think its a good place to start.

[hdtv]

I'm not sure that would help me much.

If VLC plays PS, then there is still something about it's codecs that don't have the combing effect, i.e. it is tuned properly to play TS. So it doesn't really tell me much, except I have another app which I could use to play my PS files.

If VLC doesn't play PS properly, then it just confirms another codec has problems with 1080i PS or the TS to PS conversion causes some other problems which only certain codecs can correct or work around.

If I can convert the PS back to TS, I could gain a better understanding of what is going on.

If you're saying VLC pipes the steam back out in TS format, which I can then capture somehow, then I will give that a shot.

[hdtv]

OK it looks like VLC or VLS should do the job. Thanks for the info.

Any VLC/VLS experts out there...

What is the easiest way to capture the output stream?
I see it can stream over HTTP... Do I need to do an HTTP get? Or is it even easier than that?

It seems like VLC is the better of the two (over VLS)? VLC appears like it can act just like a sever?

It looks like it is going to take some time to understand it. It looks like it has many transcoding options.

I just wish I had the time to invest in learning nore about it. So if anyone knows a step by step approach, I would really appreciate it.

But either way, I'll eventually get around to it.

[DanR]

Hey, VLC does the job nicely. Didn't know it had that capability. :)

Converted an PS to TS and it edits fine in VideoReDo.