Sony AVCHD .MTS files

[MikerocK]

Cant read the files recorded by my Sony HDR-CX6EK with VLC... A grey screen shows and VLC quits a few seconds after that... any ideas??? THANKS!

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Can you put those somewhere?

[MikerocK]

Hmm... i guess so... Is that what u want?





I'm using vlc 0.86c. I open vlc and select open/00001.MTS

Thanks a lot

[mindflux]

I'm getting the same results with VLC 0.8.6b and MPlayer OSX 1.0 rc 1

Here's a link to an MTS file:

http://www.mediafire.com/?d3jb9x33wx9

[mindflux]

There's a couple others on this page:
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/ ... oma268.htm

[mindflux]

So, I've found an app called Voltaic that will convert AVCHD MTS files to MOV (Apple Intermediate Codec).
http://mac1080hd.com It's $30 trial-ware.

Alas, VLC will not play this format either (Only Quicktime Player on my machine can).

VLC says this:

main: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `icod'.
VLC probably does not support this sound or video format.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Ok, this is yet another special Quicktime Codec and we can't read it because we don't have the codec. Sorry.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Hmm... i guess so... Is that what u want?





I'm using vlc 0.86c. I open vlc and select open/00001.MTS

Thanks a lot

No, we need the sample and also the messages given by VLC

[MikerocK]

Thanks for the files mindflux. Similar to mine.

Can u VLC guys help out???

[hyeena]

same here - cannot play panasonic h264 .mts files in vlc...
example file can be found here: http://rihmasto.pp.fi/00002.MTS

hopefully VLC ppl can fix this since dont really want yet another playback solution.

[MikerocK]

Hmmm... long time to reply... Will VLC be able to play MTS files or not?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Yes, NB should do it.

[beasty555]

I got the same issue. Quicktime codec for .MTS files. VLC installed on Gutsy Ubuntu.
I wasn't clear on the last response. What is NB? Are there plans to add Quicktime H264 codec to VLC's libraries? Or is conversion to other formats the only option for ilnux users?
Thanks, Alex

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

VLC nightly builds (0.9.0-test2) decodes those files without too many issues.

[patniemeyer]

This is great! I tried the latest nightly build and the MTS file from my Sony work just fine. They look good too.

It doesn't recognize the file extension yet, but you can drop the files into the open playlist.

Thanks developers! Can't wait for a 0.9 release!


Pat Niemeyer

[mindflux]

MTS files from my Sony HDR-SR7 work with 0.9.0-git. The audio however does not. The audio codec is A52, which is apparently supported, but no luck here on my end. Final Cut Pro plays these files ok. I believe the audio is multichannel, rather than plain stereo. Maybe this is related to my issue?

I'm on a Mac Pro with OS 10.5.4

[stevep98]

I appreciate your support of mts files. There are more and more camcorders using this format.

I have been using vlc nightlies from this morning to play some of the videos from my Sony HDR-CX7 HD camcorder.

I notice the following problems:

1) The video doesn't display until about 2 seconds in - so I miss the start of the clip.

2) When there is movement within the frame, the moving object exhibits severe 'frilly edges'. I suspect this is due to a bug or incomplete implementation in the motion compensation code.

I have uploaded a clip exhibiting the behavior here:
http://steveparkinson.org/~steve/test/avchd/00225.MTS

Thanks!
Steve

[patniemeyer]

After playing with the AVCHD support for a while I've come to see that it's not really ready for prime time yet. Some streams play perfectly, but most will glitch and hang or simply fail at some point.

I hope that someone on the VLC team understands the issue. It seems like they are close.

And just FYI - there really are no other tools for playing AVCHD streams in general, so having VLC support this well would be a huge boon to all of the people who are purchasing HD camcorders.

If I can provide example streams that illustrate the problem please let me know. Thanks.


Pat

[mort]

hey, long time vlc user

agreed, i brought a panasonic sd9 from amazon, was in bestsellers so there are a lot of people out there buying this camera

also used nightly build and MTS file does still not play, any ideas?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Give us messages!

[jambelly]

VLC Version: 1.0.2 Goldeneye
OS: Windows XP Media Center edition

I create MTS files using my Sony HDR-SR12 and while VLC plays the first second or so very well, playback of the video corrupts completely shortly after start, while audio goes on nicely. FWIW, I record in Sony's "AVC HD 16M (FH)" mode, which the camcorder has as 1920X1080. I then transfer the files via USB cable onto my HDD so there's no speed bottleneck that I know of for playback.

This sounds like the same problem other people in this thread have reported, but it seemed like one of the latest posters achieved success. Any idea how? Was there a particular setting I should try? Barring that, is there a free alternative for viewing MTS files. I quite like VLC so I'd much rather there be a solution.

Thanks in advance, and if any more info should be reported, please let me know.

Jim

[haser]

VLC: 1.0.2 Goldeneye
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP2 (32bit)
Camcorder: Sony HDRCX100B
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T5550 @ 1.83GHz
Memory: 3.00 GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G

Hi Jambelly,

I've having the exact same problem as you. Video plays briefly/with corruption, but audio plays along fine. I'm using the latest version of VLC (1.0.2 Goldeneye), but it did the same thing in 1.0.1. I'm recording using a Sony HDRCX100B (HD on SD Card - Spec here... http://www.sony.com.au/product/hdr-cx100e) using USB to tranfer to my PC. It's recording in whatever is the default setting

Sample Video
http://tinyurl.com/ydyhwlr

HD Recording Format AVCHD (1920 x 1080i)
HD Video Codec MPEG-4 AVC / H.264
SD Recording Format MPEG-2
Media Storage Type Memory Stick Micro (with adaptor) / Memory Stick Pro Duo / Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo

If anyone has any ideas why VLC (and Windows Media Player - no codecs) won't play this type of video, it would be greatly appreciated. I'm able to edit the video without any problems in Adobe Premier Pro CS4.

[Lotesdelere]

Camcorder: Sony HDRCX100B
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T5550 @ 1.83GHz
Sample Video
http://tinyurl.com/ydyhwlr

Your CPU is way too weak for such videos.

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.0
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Duration : 11s 280ms
Bit rate : 9 254 Kbps
Width : 1 440 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Resolution : 24 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First

See this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=65522

And Apple's system specs recommendations for H264 aka AVC:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/guide/hd ... tions.html

[haser]

Ah, fair enough. Thanks for the reply Lotesdelere. Looks like I'll be processing these vids on the desktop then... How do people edit HD video on the road then? Buy a desktop replacement (laptop with >=3GHz processor) or just record in a lower framerate/resolution? Be interested to know, but don't want to take up too much of your time. Thanks again.

[muxster]

To Steve98 -
I have uploaded a clip exhibiting the behavior here:
http://steveparkinson.org/~steve/test/avchd/00225.MTS

I downloaded that file and played on my pc running VLC 1.1.5
clipped played but like you mentioned the Zig Zags.
This is what is know as "Deinterlacing". I turned ON in Preferences
and it worked perfectly but lead in portion of the file is tattered
in that file.

Muxster
= )
So. Cal.