Need help going from .ts files to dvd

[hoops10]

I am brand new to OTA HD .ts files but I have been reading a lot on this forum. I want to take .ts files (that have been downloaded) and author them to dvd. How difficult is this process and what tools do I need? I am already very familiar with dvd -> dvd backup methods and the tools used. If I am taking a HD OTA capture, does it need encoded or anything before being authored? Thanks.

[Pookie]

Here's a new (as of today!) quick-n-dirty way:

http://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=280140

[f@chance]

The guide http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=91560 is very helpful.

I just finished doing a conversion and if done properly should take anywhere from 6 to 10 hours depending on the source.

1. Tools DGIndex, DGDecode, MPEG Encoder, AVI Synth 2.5

2. Let DgIndex create the D2V & AC3 files.

3. Create the AVI Synth script found in the link above. Depending if it is 720p or 1080i the script needs modification but all found in the link above.

Run the MPEG 2 encoding. After completion author the M2V file and the AC3 filer in your favorite DVD author package.

Now a word to the wise the TS material you find on the NET often has glitches in them or other abnormalities and it is these that are time consuming.

For example the DD 5.1 track often lacks surround ambience and surround effect. So you take the AC3 file demux it into 6 Mono WAV files, normalize or adjust the volume and re-encode the 6 files into a DD 5.1 track. I had to do this sofar on most of the sound tracks.

Then after watching I found out that a 2 second drop out exists in the TS. So back to the encoding find the last good frame and re-encode the first segment. Then find the end of the break and the next good frame re-encode segment 2. Now take the Sound track and cut out the 2 second part. Since you don't want this episode to get out of sync you have to deal with frames and exactness to the milli second.

Oh what joy to spend a Sunday fixing and re-encoding a TS with a glitch. As an alternative I am now seriously thinking of a HTPC to play the TS back in its glorious resolution and save me some time to encode and watch the damn thing instead. :)

[SamuriHL]

VideoReDo does a wonderful job fixing messed up TS files. They have a trial if you want to try it out. Beats "spending a Sunday fixing and reenoding a TS"... ;)

[laserfan]

Hmmm, HDTV2DVD looks like it has potential.

I've used the no-brainer way of importing transport streams to Nerovision Express (after editing w/VideoReDo Plus). Unfortunately this no-brainer solution is not a no-coster solution...

[Pookie]

It's pretty decent, considering the speed. Your end result would be much better with a good AVS script and Quenc or HC, but it would also take 4x the time.

[laserfan]

...I just finished doing a conversion and if done properly should take anywhere from 6 to 10 hours depending on the source...You do really need to try HDTV2DVD--I just used it for the first time, on a .ts that NVE didn't do very well with. A perfect DVD in just a little over an hour, on a 44 minute HD TV show. None of the glitches as from NVE (a white line at the bottom, some significant "jerkiness" or "twitchyness" to the movement) and it even added a few automatic chapter stops--an undocumented feature as best I can tell.

This really worked well; I'm surprised & pleased by it.