How to combine 2 .m2ts files in TSMuxer?

[MeNTaIPaTleNT]

I have 2 .m2ts files. They are the first and second half of a movie. The Blu ray disc had 2 big streams and together they are the whole movie. I ripped them to .m2ts files.

I'm trying to make 1 .m2ts file. When I add these files to TSMuxer (obviously the first file first and then the second file), it will go through its process, but the end result is a file that just stops playing when it should start the second half. Yet, its file size is the equal of both files?!

I make my files to .m2ts and then use Badaboom to make it an .mp4.

What am I doing wrong?

[Inspector.Gadget]

Try opening the corresponding MPLS file instead of the M2TS files.

[MeNTaIPaTleNT]

I don't have much experience with this stuff. How exactly do I know which MPLS file corresponds with which M2TS file?

[Inspector.Gadget]

BDInfo by Cinemasquid will tell you.

Edit: Of course you'll need to start from the original disc so TSMuxer can apply the proper gap/overlap correction.

[MeNTaIPaTleNT]

Ahhhhh, I get it. So let me ask you a few more questions, lol.

I mainly make backups of my blu ray movies by opening the biggest stream in size, and then just keeping the audio and video. Then I output the file to an M2TS file. Then I run that through Badaboom to make an mp4. Is it easier to open up the MPLS file every time or should I stick with the biggest stream?

I have noticed that some movies, for example "UP", has many streams which make the full movie. I just opened UP in BDinfo and it shows me 4 MPLS files that are each 1:36:07. Which would be the full movie? If I open one in TSMuxer, will it automatically recognize the the rest when I go to make an M2TS file out of it?

[Inspector.Gadget]

You have two cases: single M2TS movies and multi-M2TS movies. Using the MPLS will cause no issues in either case. In the single case, using the M2Ts directly will at worst result in the inclusion of some extra black frames, I believe. You've already seen the problem with multiple M2TS files. Therefore, I would stick to the MPLS (which is what eac3to parses, and in fact I use only that for demuxing generally because I often use the audio conversion functionality).

Some discs are authored in such a way that the main movie is referenced multiple times. Pelican, deank, or jdobbs would be able to explain more to you about the technical side of this (which probably involves picture-in-picture, trivia, etc.), but when the playback length is the same, the main content will be too. This doesn't apply to multi-edition discs (Blade Runner Theatrical/Dircut), which will have different playlists per version.

[MeNTaIPaTleNT]

I see. Thanks for all your help. I'll mess around a bit tomorrow and let you know how it worked out.

[crl2007]

Read here (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=150511). You will find everything you need for a successfull tsMuxer re-authoring. I explained in that guide how to treat even series and branched ( movie split across multiple m2ts files ) discs.

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@MeNTaIPaTleNT

Hi! When I add these files to TSMuxer (obviously the first file first and then the second file), it will go through its process, but the end result is a file that just stops playing when it should start the second half. Yet, its file size is the equal of both files?! Try using "Join" instead of "Add"...

[Priapismic]

I have noticed that some movies, for example "UP", has many streams which make the full movie. I just opened UP in BDinfo and it shows me 4 MPLS files that are each 1:36:07. Which would be the full movie?...
In fact, each stream in Up is a full movie, but each stream branches to different files while playing in order to match the language selected.
For example; you will notice that the writing on placards, stores, etc. is in spanish for one stream, and french for another, or english in a different stream.