Video file time length is incorrect after converting to M2TS

[Adrenaline-rush]

Hi everyone,

I dont know whether anyone else has noticed it or not.

I use TsMuxer for converting any High Definition MKV/BluRay/HD-DVD files to M2TS files which can be stored on the harddisk and can be streamed via DLNA Server or USB storage to the PS3.

The files can be played fine without any trouble, however I always notice the file time scale is shown incorrectly in the file information pop-up. The AVI/DIVx files show correct length of the movie , however all M2TS files show as having a length of 99:99:00.

Due to it if I seek (FF)forward / (RR)backward in the M2TS file while playing , the movie does not resumes playing from the new forwarded position. I have to press the stop button and then play again to play the movie from the desired location.

Another glitch seems to be in the scene search feature. In PS3 Firmware 2.5 the whole video file can be split in scene durations of 1-5 minutes along the time scale so I can search and start playing from the desired position in the file . However this option also seems to be working correctly only with the AVI/DIVx files and the M2TS files just seek indefinitely without any output in the scene search windows.

Hope to get a clue from someone about how to fix the correct file lenght when muxing the file in the M2TS container.

Regards,
AlterEgo.

[setarip_old]

Hi!

Do your original HD-DVDs and BluRay discs exhibit the same problematic behavior?

[Adrenaline-rush]

No the original stuff from the optical storage media runs just fine.

Thanks.

[Guest]

There is no M2TS syntax element to encode stream playing time.

[Adrenaline-rush]

Well if

There is no M2TS syntax element to encode stream playing time.

then I am not hoping for one either.

I am looking for a possible solution if there is one, that when the same data is contained in the VOB or AVI container it shows the correct file playing time (length) and in the M2TS it shows an abnormal value.

The only thing which is changed is the container from MKV to M2TS. Even the MKV container shows the correct file length when played on the PC. But unfortunately there is no capability in the PS3 firmware to stream MKV files.

Alternatively I can try running the M2TS file on the PC to know whether it shows the correct length or not. Do you know of a plugin of how to play M2TS on PC in JetAudio or maybe some other program to do so.

Thanks.

[Guest]

Gosh, you don't seem to be following me.

The MKV container has syntax that allows a player to determine the playing time. An M2TS does not. So if you remux from MKV to M2TS, you lose that information. There are tricky ways for a player to GUESS what the time is of an M2TS file, but it's only an unreliable guess that can often be wrong.

I don't know what JetAudio is.