TsRemux v0.21.2: Transport Stream De/Re-muxer

[dirkr]

Is it possible to integrate a cropping function (or Header change) to change 1088 files to 1080 files?!

Would be great. The reason for that is....by playing a 1088 file on a 1080display the scaling chip of the player would scale against and I loose detail and sharpness....

[BigTony]

I've been using version 0.19 with great results, but I've come across a problem. If the BR has a DTS-HD soundtrack, and I remux it along with the video track, the result is burned to a BR-RE disc, the video plays fine, but there is no sound?
Trying to playback with PDVD it has the soundtrack listed at DTA-HD but no bitrate is displayed and no sound is heard.
Is this a problem, i.e will I have to convert the DTS-HD soundtrack to DTS, or does version .20 fix this?

Cheers

BT

A great piece of software!

[spacecat56]

Having been inspired by Pelican9's and DrMpeg's work, I decided to write a transport stream re-muxer ...

dmz, Thank You for writing this program and for making exe and source available. I first tried it for ts188>m2ts and was able to get files to play nicely on PS3 - a very happy result. Then, I wanted to use tsremux0020 to remux some MPEG2 mixed program streams files (.mpg). But every time I tried to open one it failed with an exception dialog (System.NullReferenceException: ...at TsRemux.TsRemux.EnableCbxMlp() etc.). After poking around in the source code and debugger for a while I found that this problem resulted from code trying to allocate an IO buffer of about 72MB when processing files of this variety. That was a simple fix: just take off the "<< 2" (which is the same as "* 4") at what was line 463 in TsToPes.cs. With that fix the program would process the files OK.

But, it seemed somewhat slow, compared to other muxes and to its own processing of TS files. I dug into that and found that the code was processing PS files byte-by-byte; and I found two relatively simple optimizations (don't call System.ArrayCopy in the TsIo.Read() function if the caller requested a single byte, and process in bigger chunks in the EvoPesFile.GetNextPesPackets() function, after the point where it has found a length ). In my testing these speeded up remuxing from mpg to m2ts by a factor of about 2.5 to about 3.6 (depending on which machine I was testing on), making it comparable to the speed of ts>>m2ts remux, with output files exactly identical to the output from before I made these changes.

I also thought it would be really handy to be able to run TsRemux from the command line, so I added that capability. If you start with no arguments it runs as before, with arguments it runs in command mode. For an explanation of the arguments just run it with one (e.g. tsremux00201 ?) and since the minimum useful args count is 2, it lists the usage and quits. On WinXP it attaches the command window as its console; this doesn't work on Win2k, so in that case it opens a console-like window instead.

To help compare remux times accurately, I changed it when running in windowed mode to display the elapsed time in the Remux Progress textbox when the remux is done (command mode reports times for begin and end). Finally, I changed the open output UI to use a directory picker dialog, rather than a file open dialog, if you have selected Blu-Ray as the output option.

As you have published the tsremux source code under GPL, of course my own contributions are GPL also. I invite you to take them up in a future release. I offer them here "in the hope that they will be useful" but "without warranty of any kind".

I will attach a zip file with the modified source and the exe that I built from it in VS2005 Express... I guess it's up to forum admin when that actually may show up here.

Again, thanks dmz for the fine work in developing tsremux, and extra thanks for publishing the source,

"spacecat56"




MD5 checksum for the zip file:
A4BFE01E509C255C238EDF4CBE535382 - TsRemux0.20.01.zip

MD5 checksum for the exe (included in the zip file):
37167F14638A3DB7200DC4FDC4FA5682 - tsremux00201.exe



PS I actually used VS2008X to debug the original exception - unlike VS2005X, it works properly with breakpoints etc. in multi-threaded programs.

[maya]

I've been using version 0.19 with great results, but I've come across a problem. If the BR has a DTS-HD soundtrack, and I remux it along with the video track, the result is burned to a BR-RE disc, the video plays fine, but there is no sound?
Trying to playback with PDVD it has the soundtrack listed at DTA-HD but no bitrate is displayed and no sound is heard.
Is this a problem, i.e will I have to convert the DTS-HD soundtrack to DTS, or does version .20 fix this?

Cheers

BT

A great piece of software!

For DTS-MA titles I have just used tsremux 2.0 to extract the core DTS stream and then burned the output BDMV folder to a blank blu ray disc. It's just DTS audio, but at least the process works well.

[mpgxsvcd]

I tried to cut the Chris Botti disk down to just the track with Sting in it. I set the beginning point to 19 minutes and the end point to 25 minutes. However, the resultant file started at 19 minutes and went all the way through the rest of the disc. Is there anyway to reliably cut a disc down to one scene with this program?

[jofa]

I also have problems with DTS-MA sound.
I try to remux .m2ts file with MPEG2 video and DTS-MA (or if it is DTS-HD) to a .ts file. I do click the "extract DTS core" option.
I would like the file to be playable on my Tvix 5000, but I always get only video. MediaInfo also says that there is no audio track at all.
Here's a sample of what I try to convert.
http://rapidshare.com/files/112574564/00002.TSSplit.1.m2ts.html

Any help would be appreciated.
br
Jofa

[SeeMoreDigital]

I also have problems with DTS-MA sound.
I try to remux .m2ts file with MPEG2 video and DTS-MA (or if it is DTS-HD) to a .ts file. I do click the "extract DTS core" option.
I would like the file to be playable on my Tvix 5000, but I always get only video. MediaInfo also says that there is no audio track at all. According to MediaInfo 0.7.6.5BETA, the DTS track is there: -eneral
ID : 1
Complete name : T:\Other Peoples Test Files\MPEG-2+DTS.ts
Format : MPEG-TS
File size : 65.3 MiB

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
MenuID/String : 1 (0x1)
Format : MPEG Video
Format profile : Main@High
Format settings, Matrix : Standard
Bit rate mode : CBR
Bit rate : 38.0 Mbps
Nominal bit rate : 38.0 Mbps
Width : 1920 pixels
Height : 1080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16/9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.764

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
MenuID/String : 1 (0x1)
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Bit rate : 1536 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Surround: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Resolution : 24 bits

Cheers

[jofa]

According to MediaInfo 0.7.6.5BETA, the DTS track is there: -
Ok, just to double check:
Is your output from MediaInfo from the resulting .ts file after remuxing the file I posted?
(I'm guessing yes).

Then what the #¤%&! am I doing wrong?
Is it purely stupidity by the user (I.e. me)?
Could it depend on some installed or not installed codec?
Am I missing some external tool?

Do you do something other than:
- load the file into TsRemux
- Select an output file
- Select "extract DTS..."
- Select the Video track and the DTS-HD audio track
- Select "TS" for output format.
- Press "Remux" and wait.

I have also tried this with numerous other tools(for example tsMuxeR and tsConverter) but always with the same result.
I also upgraded MediaInfo a few weeks back, but I don't have exact version number now.

Confused....
/Jofa

[ByeByeBluRay]

No, you're not the only one. I have a bunch of Blu-Ray disks that I can't put on my media server because they only have DTS audio.

Whatever I do, the output from TsRemux is a file that both PowerDVD and Nero Showtime show as having only video.

:-(

[SeeMoreDigital]

Ok, just to double check:
Is your output from MediaInfo from the resulting .ts file after remuxing the file I posted?
(I'm guessing yes).Yes it was.... However, this is what MediaInfo 0.7.6.5BETA reports about your uploaded source: -

General
ID : 0
Complete name : C:T:\Other Peoples Test Files\00002.TSSplit.1.m2ts
Format : BDAV
Format/Info : BluRay Video
File size : 80.0 MiB

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
MenuID/String : 1 (0x1)
Format : MPEG Video
Format profile : Main@High
Format settings, Matrix : Standard
Bit rate mode : CBR
Bit rate : 38.0 Mbps
Nominal bit rate : 38.0 Mbps
Width : 1920 pixels
Height : 1080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16/9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.764

Audio #1
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
MenuID/String : 1 (0x1)
Format : DTS-HD
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Surround: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Resolution : 24 bits

Audio #2
ID : 4353 (0x1101)
MenuID/String : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Bit rate mode : CBR
Bit rate : 448 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Rear: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz

Audio #3
ID : 4354 (0x1102)
MenuID/String : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Bit rate mode : CBR
Bit rate : 448 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Rear: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz

Audio #4
ID : 4355 (0x1103)
MenuID/String : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Bit rate mode : CBR
Bit rate : 224 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz

Audio #5
ID : 4356 (0x1104)
MenuID/String : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Bit rate mode : CBR
Bit rate : 224 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz

As you can see, the DTS-HD audio stream is displayed.

[jofa]

Yes it was.... However, this is what MediaInfo 0.7.6.5BETA...
Hmm,
I guess I would have to get it from the SVN repository and compile it myself. I can only find 0.7.6.4 and it does not report the DTS track...:confused:

Do you know that it's just the MediaInfo version that does the difference, or could it depending on installed codecs?
Does tsRemux depend on installed filters and codecs?
Does MediaInfo do that?
In case of that anyone does that can you give me a hint on what I'm missing on my system?

Otherwise I guess I just have to wait for the upcoming MediaInfo version.

All versions of MediaInfo I've tried so far also displays all Audio tracks in the original file ok.

/Jofa

[SeeMoreDigital]

Here's were you can obtain MediaInfo 0.7.6.5BETA: -

http://www.mediafire.com/?gda31fknezd

But please report any problems with it here: -

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=96516&page=16


Cheers

[jofa]

Thank's!
"Unfortunately" 0.7.6.5BETA did show exactly the same thing on my system as on yours. I.e. the DTS audio is now indicated properly.
"Unfortunately", since that means that there is less hope of getting these files playable by my Tvix 5000 without reencode.
:(

Thank's for the help!
/Jofa

[SeeMoreDigital]

"Unfortunately", since that means that there is less hope of getting these files playable by my Tvix 5000 without reencode.Just to let you know... I'm able to play the re-muxed files containing DTS and DTS-HD using my Ziova CS615 (test unit).

[jofa]

Yes, thank's.
I've heard they play well on several Sigma EM8635/34 based players. I'm not to eager to buy one yet however...
/jofa

[mpgxsvcd]

I tried to cut the Chris Botti disk down to just the track with Sting in it. I set the beginning point to 19 minutes and the end point to 25 minutes. However, the resultant file started at 19 minutes and went all the way through the rest of the disc. Is there anyway to reliably cut a disc down to one scene with this program?

Any help on this?

[jofa]

...more on MPEG2 and DTS .TS files.
Here is a sample with MPEG-2 video an DTS audio, that the Tvix 5000 can play. http://www.sendspace.com/file/cgwxdt
MediaInfo 0.7.6.4 (i.e. not necessary to have the latest greatest) shows the DTS track ok also.

Would it be possible to add an option to TsMuxer to change the video and/or audio PIDs (?) to these values in order to get a file with the same structure as this, from a .m2ts MPEG-2 DTS-HD file?

Anyone with more knowledge on this is very welcome to correct me. Is it the "PIDs" that is the problem? Or is it MenuID or...???

Anyway the MPEG-2 + DTS info as it is shown in SeeMoreDigitals post above is not playable (for me). And the sample file in this post is. Which MediaInfo reports as:
General #0
ID : 1
Complete name : K:\The.Lord.Of.The.Rings.The.Two.Towers.Extended.Edition.DTS.1080p\The.Lord.Of.The.Rings.The.Two.Towers.1080p.disc01.ts
Format : MPEG-2 Transport
Format/Family : MPEG-2
File size : 4.30 GiB
PlayTime : 35mn 49s
Bit rate : 17.2 Mbps

Video #0
ID : 17 (0x11)
MenuID/String : 1 (0x1)
Codec : MPEG-2 Video
Codec/Family : MPEG-V
Codec profile : Main@High
Codec settings, Matrix : Standard
PlayTime : 35mn 49s
Bit rate mode : CBR
Bit rate : 15.3 Mbps
Nominal bit rate : 15.0 Mbps
Width : 1920 pixels
Height : 1088 pixels
Display Aspect ratio : 16/9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Standard : NTSC
Chroma : 4:2:0
Interlacement : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.299
Writing library : Jan 27 2006

Audio #0
ID : 20 (0x14)
MenuID/String : 1 (0x1)
Codec : DTS
Bit rate : 768 Kbps
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Resolution : 24 bits
Language : English

Audio #1
ID : 21 (0x15)
MenuID/String : 1 (0x1)
Codec : AC3
Bit rate mode : CBR
Bit rate : 448 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Rear: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Language : English



Any info or solution to this would be much appreciated. What would need to be changed?

br
Jofa

[jj666]

Jofa,

I normally use TSMuxer to convert DTS-HD to DTS (or TrueHD to AC3) at the point when I remux the .m2ts from bluray to .ts and remove excess audio. These files play back fine on Tvix 5100SH.

-jj-

[jofa]

Jofa,

I normally use TSMuxer to convert DTS-HD to DTS (or TrueHD to AC3) at the point when I remux the .m2ts from bluray to .ts and remove excess audio. These files play back fine on Tvix 5100SH.

-jj-

Ok,
have you tried to remux and play the sample I posted a few posts back. (The one with DTS-HD)?
Which tsMuxeR version do you use?
I have tried tsMuxer to do the same but have so far not been able to play the result.

/Jofa

[NanoBot]

Posting deleted by the author. I accidentally posted in the wrong thread because I was confused about TsRemux and tsMuxeR.

NanoBot

[jj666]

Ok,
have you tried to remux and play the sample I posted a few posts back. (The one with DTS-HD)?
Which tsMuxeR version do you use?
I have tried tsMuxer to do the same but have so far not been able to play the result.

/Jofa

Remuxed to .m2ts with TSMuxer 1.84 once with DTS-HD converted to DTS and then again original file untouched. All three files (including the original) played back fine on the 5100-SH.

Cheers,

-jj-

[dmz01]

New version 0.21.1 - new features by spacecat56 - command line capability and performance fixes. In addition this is a bug fix release where a lot of crashes have been fixed.

[~bT~]

mirror: http://maxupload.com/4DBF4453

[dmz01]

New version 0.21.2 - there was a bug in spacecat56 code that would break processing of M2TS input files. This bug exists in both spacecat65's version of TsRemux and 0.21.1 official version. For M2TS input please use 0.21.2. No other fixes or changes.

[dorati]

Thanks.
Please verify the Link to your Source Code (GPL).
It is linked to TsRemuxSrc0.20.zip (20.02.2008)

[~bT~]

mirror: http://maxupload.com/0580B79D

[Momber]

Yet another mirror: http://www.sendspace.com/file/8i8u4j

@dmz01:
Hello there! Nice to see you back.
I was beginning to worry you might have abandoned this fine project.
Are you ready to listen to bug reports and/or feature requests?

S.

[dmz01]

Source code link updated.

I'm always ready to listen to bug reports. But I do need small samples for that reproduce the problem. In terms of new features I welcome the requests, but for now I have limited time resources for those.

[hotinfo]

Thanks a lot!

[SuperGoof]

@dmz01:
If possible, can you please change the default server, where you put the executable file and the source code as well. For a second day in a row, the server gives me a message saying "All download slots assigned to your country are currently in use" and asks me to download and install some "Megaupload toolbar", which I don't want to have on my computer at all. Of course there are several mirrors for the executable file, but I would like to have a look at the source code as well. Thanks!

[pattana]

THank you for great app.

[Momber]

I'm always ready to listen to bug reports. But I do need small samples for that reproduce the problem. In terms of new features I welcome the requests, but for now I have limited time resources for those.
I understand. No worries.
So here are some features/fixes that would interest me personally:

- Display the language and bitrate information of the various audio streams contained in an EVO or m2ts that is being added to a project.

- When muxing to BluRay with more than one audio stream, all the languages are tagged "English". It would be great to have a pulldown menu to assign other language codes to the audio streams.

- Accept elementary streams as input

- Subtitles from HD DVD (PGS) are muxed to BluRay, but they cannot be displayed by PowerDVD. A format conversion seems to be required. And yes, being able to change the position of those PGS would be great also.

- Removing the end-of-file flags from m2ts files joined with copy /b appears to work only when output = m2ts is selected, not when muxing directly to BluRay. In that context, having an "append" function in Tsremux would save a lot of time, too.

- Add ability to remove flags interlaced = 1 and pulldown = 1 from HD DVD video streams and (automatically) change fps from 29.97 to 23.976 in those cases. I believe the standalone tools that do this (vc1conv and h264info) are open source and could be integrated into Tsremux.

I do appreciate that there are other tools out there (not too far away from this thread actually) that have some or all of those features already but regardless, I think integrating them into Tsremux would make it an even more useful helper.

TIA!
S.

[IceM]

Tnx for the great tool, it does everything i hoped for.
I have one little question.

I use the tool mainly for demuxing m2ts bluray files. I was wondering if the languages of the audio and subtitle tracks can be found anywhere.
At this time its showed as ... stream #X, i was wondering if I could find the right languages somewhere on the bluray disc (just like I can with the IFO files from a DVD).

[cutadel]

Unfortunately the Panasonic BD30 does not play PAL based Bluray structures on DVD created with TSRemux from H.264 TS/M2TS-files. Investigating the possible reason i found, that framerates written in the Playlist and Clipinf files are NTSC based (e.g. 29,67 instead 25 fps) and therefore contradicting with the PAL-Video in the Stream folder.
Anybody the same problem and what should i do to solve it (TsMuxer does not apply for another reason) ?
Is there a PAL-version of TSRemux or the possibility to edit the created bluray-structure ?

[MBoufleur]

Indeed, thanks for the great app!

I used it to demux some files from a new standard and I found some minor issues here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1142347#post1142347).

[zeropc]

i have problem with a joined movie...

after i joined the movie with copy /b cmd i imported it into tsremux and exported it so that the joining gaps getting fixed. after that i imported the new file in tsmuxer which says that the dts-hd master audio is gone. there is only the core left in the stream. i haven't selected the option to output only the core in tsremux. just to make sure, i re-did it and double checked that the option for core export was not selected and still i get only the dts core in the final file.

any ideas what that could be and how to fix it?

[ByeByeBluRay]

i have problem with a joined movie...

after i joined the movie with copy /b cmd i imported it into tsremux and exported it so that the joining gaps getting fixed. after that i imported the new file in tsmuxer which says that the dts-hd master audio is gone. there is only the core left in the stream. i haven't selected the option to output only the core in tsremux. just to make sure, i re-did it and double checked that the option for core export was not selected and still i get only the dts core in the final file.

any ideas what that could be and how to fix it?

Why not just join it using TsMuxer? I've done a few now and have had no join problems at all (unlike with TsRemux)

[zeropc]

i was told that the joining option in tsmuxer isn't perfect yet. that's why i tried tsremux for this task.

[Momber]

after that i imported the new file in tsmuxer which says that the dts-hd master audio is gone. there is only the core left in the stream.
That may just be a bug in tsMuxeR. What about file sizes? If the dts-HD information was dumped somehow, the output file would be considerably smaller than the input file.... do you still have 'em both to compare?

What if you re-import the processed file into TsRemux (instead of tsMuxeR) - does it, too, report only regular dts?

S.

[Momber]

i was told that the joining option in tsmuxer isn't perfect yet.
That's true imho.

S.

[Digi]

Source code link updated.

I'm always ready to listen to bug reports. But I do need small samples for that reproduce the problem. In terms of new features I welcome the requests, but for now I have limited time resources for those.

dmz01 first off fantastic app thanks for the time and effort you put into it, Now a request would it be at all possible for you to add a Split/Cut file feature similar to the one in Tsmuxer.

Thanks again:)

[73ChargerFan]

That's true imho.

S.
I've been using eac3to to join those horrendous branching BD disks, and the results are spectacular.

[zeropc]

That may just be a bug in tsMuxeR. What about file sizes? If the dts-HD information was dumped somehow, the output file would be considerably smaller than the input file.... do you still have 'em both to compare?

What if you re-import the processed file into TsRemux (instead of tsMuxeR) - does it, too, report only regular dts?

S.

the filesize is alot smaller after running it through tsremux, which is understandable as it kicks out the hd audio data. tsmuxer reads it then as dts core. when i re-imported the new file in to tsremux, it does say dts hd master hd (weird) but when i demux this stream, i only got the core file. i demuxed the dts hd master audio from the original file and it's about 2 - 3gb bigger, depending on the movie and channel setup (5.1, 6.1, 7.1).

it seams to me that there is a bug in tsremux regarding this particular problem. i can't confirm this on every film because i mainly use tsmuxer but these branching films i use tsremux. maybe they are the problem?

[Momber]

the filesize is alot smaller after running it through tsremux

Well, there is your proof. You found a bug!

i mainly use tsmuxer but these branching films i use tsremux. maybe they are the problem?

Perhaps.
I agree with 73chargerfan that you should probably consider using eac3to for those seamless branching titles. It can detect and remove audio overlaps in the individual segments, too, which is very useful.

S.

[rumpumpel1]

thanks for this really nice tool.

Finally I found a tool, which makes a single seekable file from several VOB files
containing multiple audio tracks. Just the subtitles are missing.
So I would like to ask if there are any plans to support the subtitle tracks inside a VOB ?

[Schmendrick]

@dmz01: First thank you for your great tool.

One suggestion I like to make is that it seems to be important to only burn the BDMZ-folder without the anyway empty CERTIFICATE-folder using UDF 2.50 onto a DVD+-R/RW. This has been suggested by Volker Zota in issue No.9 of the german c't-magazine. I found out that this is correct. A remuxed recording from a BBC HD-satellite transmission could be played perfectly on bluray standalone players of Samsung, Philips and Pioneer. A Sharp bluray-player just complained "incompatible media" an rejected the disc. These were the only four bluray players I have tested.

Schmendrick

[titof]

New version 0.21.1 - new features by spacecat56 - command line capability and performance fixes. In addition this is a bug fix release where a lot of crashes have been fixed.
Hello,

How can we use this command line ?

I would like to do a batch with tsremux and I think the command line is the best way, but I didn't find any information...

Thanks

[CiNcH]

Do you guys know the format of the m2ts 4-byte timecode and what each byte represents?

[drmpeg]

Do you guys know the format of the m2ts 4-byte timecode and what each byte represents?
It's 2 bits of copy control and then 30 bits of arrival timestamp (based on the same 27 MHz clock that's used for the Transport Stream PCR).

Ron

[CiNcH]

It's 2 bits of copy control and then 30 bits of arrival timestamp (based on the same 27 MHz clock that's used for the Transport Stream PCR).

Thanks. Do you also have some more information (bit-wise) on the arrival timestamp to be able to use it within an application?