smartLabs tsMuxeR: Transport Stream muxer

[jamos]

Yes he has been quiet.

[Zow]

I have to ask a perhaps really stupid question:

I have been waiting for subtitles implementation. I assume it would mean that when I rip a Blu-Ray title to my drive as a .ts file (or .m2ts,) I'll be able to play it from the drive, with subtitles.

But, I also would like to shring the file size a bit. I've been ripping all my DVDs to H.264 MKVs, and have been very happy with the result. I'd like to be able to do the same with my BR/HD-DVD titles - shrink them to about 4-6GBs per title (drive space is cheap, but not that cheap.) I just HATE having to deal with disks.

If I can get the main title, plus selected audio, plus subtitles to a .ts or .m2ts file with smartLabs tsMuxeR, would I then be able to import this file to something like AutoMKV or RipBot, and convert to a H.264 MKV?

Can someone try to answer this. I am putting all my hopes on on this app, but maybe I am not seeing something...

Alternatively, is there another app which can do H.264 MKVs from HDDVD and Blu-Ray, and which is close to idiot-proof?

[imrang]

Guys.. I have a problem playing an m2ts file that contains 4.1 H264 stream and AC3 audio. The darn thing is totally black and just plays audio on the PS3. I am almost 100% sure of the fact that it is because the H264 elementary stream is at a resolution of 1280x536. Can anyone give me some suggestions on how to fix this.

What i did to make the file:

Mkvextractgui -> elementary h264 and ac3
h264info ->level 4.1
tsmuxer -> .ts file
tsremux ->m2ts

[Atak_Snajpera]

What settings did you use to encode mkv file?

I am almost 100% sure of the fact that it is because the H264 elementary stream is at a resolution of 1280x536

You are 100% wrong :) PS3 plays none standard resolutions without problems (exept bluray)

[imrang]

What settings did you use to encode mkv file?



You are 100% wrong :) PS3 plays none standard resolutions without problems (exept bluray)

I didn't re-encode... I simply demuxed the streams, reduced the H264 level to 4.1 (didnt touch any other settings in h264info) then muxed them in tsmuxer then remuxed to m2ts using tsremux

[Atak_Snajpera]

File was encoded with too many reference frames so you may forget about playing this file without re-encoding

[imrang]

File was encoded with too many reference frames so you may forget about playing this file without re-encoding

ok this makes more sense.. can you give me a few details on what i need to do to re-encode the file to make it playable on the ps3? Is there a command line i can issue that shows no loss in quality?

[kurt]

appending automatically of multiple m2ts files

coz importing of +40 m2ts-files by hand can be a pain in the a$$ :D

[jamos]

ok this makes more sense.. can you give me a few details on what i need to do to re-encode the file to make it playable on the ps3? Is there a command line i can issue that shows no loss in quality?


you can use megui and xolos Bluray format works well look in the mpeg4 encoder section.

[imrang]

you can use megui and xolos Bluray format works well look in the mpeg4 encoder section.

jamos, megui crashes everytime I try to load an elementary .h264 file to re-encode. Can you give me some help? I thought megui could re-encode .h264 elementary streams?

[jamos]

jamos, megui crashes everytime I try to load an elementary .h264 file to re-encode. Can you give me some help? I thought megui could re-encode .h264 elementary streams?

I had that happen with bad sources.

Have you tried loading in the mkv file directly into megui using a synth script?

If that doesnt work try using h264info on the .h264 file and set the lvl to 4.1 and pps every picture is checked then try to import that.

If that doesnt work then also you may need to remux the source using tsmuxer into a .m2ts or .ts file and use that as your source.

[imrang]

I had that happen with bad sources.

Have you tried loading in the mkv file directly into megui using a synth script?

If that doesnt work try using h264info on the .h264 file and set the lvl to 4.1 and pps every picture is checked then try to import that.

If that doesnt work then also you may need to remux the source using tsmuxer into a .m2ts or .ts file and use that as your source.

Hi Jamos.. do you have a ps3 commandline i can issue to x264.exe? That might be easier.

[imrang]

Actually let me be more explicit. What is the tool out there that does not have an issue loading a .h264 elementary stream and then re-encoding it to ps3 compatible settings?

[jamos]

Hi Jamos.. do you have a ps3 commandline i can issue to x264.exe? That might be easier.

Its not the command line its your source thats your problem as you have asked the same thing in other threads.

[imrang]

Its not the command line its your source thats your problem as you have asked the same thing in other threads.

Hi Jamos, the file itself was encoded with x264. The settings are not ps3 compliant because of too many reference frames as an earlier user commented. But I don't see how my elementary stream is not a valid h264 stream. It is and it plays on all software players, just not ps3. What can I use to reencode the elementary stream to make it ps3 compatible?

[Guest]

Re-encode it with x264 and reduce the number of reference frames as needed.

[imrang]

Re-encode it with x264 and reduce the number of reference frames as needed.

Could you help me out with a command line there? I'm sure there is some ps3 standard command most ppl use here.

[Guest]

Sorry, but I don't know anything about PS3.

[jamos]

Could you help me out with a command line there? I'm sure there is some ps3 standard command most ppl use here.

Just use the HD-DVD profile in megui. it shows the x264 command line under it copy and use that.

[jamos]

Anyone contact Roman lately and see if he is still working on this?

[Guest]

He's been logging onto the forum regularly, including today. I suppose he would post if he wanted to.

[survivant001]

Could you help me out with a command line there? I'm sure there is some ps3 standard command most ppl use here.

simple.. use automkv or ripbot264.. nothing more simplier than that

[n0mag!c]

i've spend a lot of time trying tsmuxer and I must say: it works INCORRECT with mpeg2 video stream, though with H264 it's OK.
I'm still trying to find the right way to mux TS for "tsremux" to burn AVCHD for PS3 with correct playing MPEG-2 videos. The way without re-encoding video to H.264. I start to looking for other ts muxers. Next I've tryed "elecard xmuxer pro" with 1080p 23.97fps video. resulting AVCHD plays at about 7-10 fps on PS3 (tsMuxer'ed video plays at about 23 fps, just dropping only one frame at a second), but plays correct on PC.
next I found directx show filter in NERO 8 package - NeTSmux.ax - nero transport stream muxltiplexor. in "graphedit" I've made all necessary connections to it without problems, but filter didn't produce anything and graph stoped with error message. Did anyone have find the way to force this filter to work?

[SKAPiter]

Hi Roman. Any progress on multiple audio streams? Having 2 audio streams in the resulted mts would be awesome!

[nekrosoft13]

great tool, thanks!

[imrang]

Hello!

I just tried to use this new 'tsMuxer' application to mux a H.264/AVC elementary stream (made using HRD patched X264) with a 1536kbit/sec DTS audio track.

The resulting TS file plays well on my computer.

I then ran this TS file through TSRemux 0.18 creating a BluRay output. The resulting .m2ts file (in the STREAM folder) also plays well on my PC.

I then transfer this .m2ts file (renaming it though to .mpg ) to the HD of my PS3. When playing this file on the PS3 the video is perfect, but there is NO audio at all. The control panel in the PS3 XMB video player shows no audio codec at all for the file?

And I think that I have seen other people have reported that the PS3 is capable of playing back MPEG-2 transport streams with H.264/AVC video streams and DTS audio-tracks? (or is this limited to MPEG-2 transport streams with MPEG-2 video and DTS audio tracks ? )

Can some help out with this I have the exact same thing happening to me. Does the PS3 play 1536kbit/sec DTS audio track with H264 in m2ts? I followed the exact steps above as this poster and had the same results.

[jamos]

Can some help out with this I have the exact same thing happening to me. Does the PS3 play 1536kbit/sec DTS audio track with H264 in m2ts? I followed the exact steps above as this poster and had the same results.

No ps3 will not play a m2ts file (audio does not work) you have to burn a BD or a AVCHD disk to get it to work (ie use bluray in TSremux then burn to a UDF 2.5 format with either imgburn 2.440 or a newer version of Nero).

[nunyabuizness]

i have a HUGE question:

i have used mkv2vob to convert roughly 10 720p and 1080p mkvs. i think all of these have required h264info to change the level and some of those had to be transcoded so that it would play on the ps3 also making these videos almost twice the original size.

i tried using tsmuxer to make a m2ts file and changing the level and then using tsremux to make an avchd dvd, but it wont play on my ps3 (i know i burned everything correctly).

this requires me to ask this question: what is it that requires a file to be transcoded to play on a ps3 and how do i know when i can just change the level of the file in tsmuxer to make a ps3-playable file? please i need major help with this

[B4tm4n]

No ps3 will not play a m2ts file (audio does not work) you have to burn a BD or a AVCHD disk to get it to work (ie use bluray in TSremux then burn to a UDF 2.5 format with either imgburn 2.440 or a newer version of Nero).

Not strictly true, the PS3 wont play DTS from the XBM only from authoured discs. But it will play m2ts files with ac3 ( and with LCPM audio, from what I've read but not tested myself ) from the XBM.

[menlvd]

new version coming soon, plz be patient
changes for PS3 users owners.
in nearly future will be adding vc1 pull-down removal
and so on :)

[zeroprobe]

new version coming soon, plz be patient
changes for PS3 users owners.
in nearly future will be adding vc1 pull-down removal
and so on :)

great news !!

[jamos]

new version coming soon, plz be patient
changes for PS3 users owners.
in nearly future will be adding vc1 pull-down removal
and so on :)

sweet..subtitle support would be great too..

[jamos]

Not strictly true, the PS3 wont play DTS from the XBM only from authoured discs. But it will play m2ts files with ac3 ( and with LCPM audio, from what I've read but not tested myself ) from the XBM.

you may be right but i thought i tried ac3 with a m2ts file and got no audio but am not sure it could have been a DTS source.

[menlvd]

new beta VERSION
http://www.smlabs.net/tsMuxer/tsMuxeR_1.3.1.zip

[kurt]

great! is there a changelog?

:thanks:

[menlvd]

it's steel beta? so waiting for release and then will be changelog desc.

[kurt]

ok, I'll try to be more patient :)

[Rodger]

I think you didn´t quite get it.

If you don´t tell us, what is changed, in at least a short describtion, how can we tell if there was any evolution to that function?

greetz
Rodger

[The1n]

I think you didn´t quite get it.

If you don´t tell us, what is changed, in at least a short describtion, how can we tell if there was any evolution to that function?

greetz
Rodger

Try the program yourself(maybe you will see some changes) and have some PATIENT!!

@menlvd
THANKS!

[oldpainless]

nice work...however, it is losing the DTS track when remuxing a DTS MKV to a DTS TS file....no audio at all and I've double checked via playback and using mediainfo....

Any thoughts?

K

PS - this applies to both tsMuxeR_1.3.1 and tsMuxeR_1.2.9.

[jamos]

nice work...however, it is losing the DTS track when remuxing a DTS MKV to a DTS TS file....no audio at all and I've double checked via playback and using mediainfo....

Any thoughts?

K

PS - this applies to both tsMuxeR_1.3.1 and tsMuxeR_1.2.9.

I found if you remux it again with tsremux the audio comes back.

[Guest]

As the program is released under GPL is the source code available? Thank you.

[jamos]

As the program is released under GPL is the source code available? Thank you.

:goodpost:

[B4tm4n]

Great, now you don't have to use h264info to change levels.
The built in function is working now.

Thanks alot.

[oldpainless]

I found if you remux it again with tsremux the audio comes back.

Ok thanks...will give it a go.

K

EDIT: tried that and it does not work for me........

[jamos]

Ok thanks...will give it a go.

K

EDIT: tried that and it does not work for me........

I had to turn off the check mark for bypass audio alignment in tsremux, try that. It is a annoying bug with tsmuxer though.

[jamos]

Great, now you don't have to use h264info to change levels.
The built in function is working now.

Thanks alot.

yup and it sets the Picture every frame also which fixes any blowups in TSremux when making a BD structure..very nice!

[oldpainless]

I had to turn off the check mark for bypass audio alignment in tsremux, try that. It is a annoying bug with tsmuxer though.

OK, thanks again...wil try that..

K

[jamos]

what is the Bitrate tab for??

[Guest]

what is the Bitrate tab for?? Hopefully, it's for padding the stream for a constant transport bitrate.