.ts file encoding?

[Jim Ford]

I've recently installed a satellite dish and receiver. The receiver has a facility for recording to a USB memory stick. I've tried this and the files are saved with a .ts extension, which I understand stands for 'transport stream'.

I'd like to encode the files to a format easily playable on other devices - say avi, mp4, mkv etc., but none of the encoders I normally use will accept them.

Is there an encoder I can put a ts file in one end and eg an mp4 pops out the other, please?

Jim

[zmaster]

Visit this forum section and choose a program for the taste - http://forum.doom9.org/forumdisplay.php?f=78 ;)

[Jim Ford]

Visit this forum section and choose a program for the taste - http://forum.doom9.org/forumdisplay.php?f=78 ;)

Thanks for the reply.

There are a great many post in the above forum, with nothing obvious in the titles about ts file encoding. Is there any encoder you can suggest that might fill the needs of a 'newbie', please?

Jim

[Groucho2004]

Is there an encoder I can put a ts file in one end and eg an mp4 pops out the other, please?

There are a bunch of tasks involved to achieve this. However, I think one the "GUIs" here (http://forum.doom9.org/forumdisplay.php?f=78) should do this for you.

I don't use these so maybe someone who does can recommend one.

[broxburn]

AutoGK lists transport streams as input.

[Jim Ford]

AutoGK lists transport streams as input.

Thanks for the reply.

I tried entering the ts file as the input, but AutoGK snivelled "No video streams were found"!

Jim

[Jim Ford]

There are a bunch of tasks involved to achieve this. However, I think one the "GUIs" here (http://forum.doom9.org/forumdisplay.php?f=78) should do this for you.


I'd had a look at those. MEgui seems to be popular, but after one look I shied away from it - you appear to need a PhD in video encoding to set up all the options!

Jim

[Darkwhisperer]

Most of these can be used with a few simple steps. But they all require you to make a few decisions first.

Lets start with this one: You want to restrict your output by file size or quality?

Lets take it one step at a time, and see how it goes :)

[setarip_old]

@Jim Ford

Hi!

"multiAVCHD" should be readily able to convert your .TS files to .MKVs...

[7ekno]

1) Install Ripbot264
2) Rename file M2TS
3) Encode to whatever format you like

Just as simple with StaxRip, HDConvertToX, multiAVCHD and the rest ;)

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