M2TS File AVCHD

[gmiles]

I'm trying to play a m2ts file (Mpeg2 Transport Stream) generated from my Sony HDR-SR1 AVCHD Camera.. I got a computer too slow error.. I have a new Mac Mini... duo core..

Should this be the case or is VLC currently not compatible with this file?

thanks,

GM

[The DJ]

AVCHd is not yet supported by ffmpeg, which we use to decode most of our video. Will be supported in the future, but timetable is unknown.

[jazzyrider]

I know you mentioned AVCDHD is not supported yet, so I just wanted to add that I tried playing *.m2ts on a PC and received the following error:

Assertion failed!

Program: c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe
File: h264.c
Line: 3612

Expression: best_i !=INT_MIN


thanks,
-r

[gmiles]

Is this correct..? While on my camera the video is in an AVCHD format (compressed greatly).. when the camera exports it to my PC then it comes in as a .M2TS file.. is this file a standard H.264 file (I thought this was MPEG-4) or is their something different about it because it came from the AVCHD format...?

I guess I jumped the gun getting the camera... kinda assumed that VLC played everything known to man...

Thanks in advance for any insight...

[The DJ]

Use vlc 0.8.6

[neptune2000]

>when the camera exports it to my PC then it comes in as a .M2TS file.. is this file a standard H.264 file (I thought this was MPEG-4) or is their something different about it because it came from the AVCHD format...?

M2TS is MPEG-4 "transport", which means the data is sent out in packets, instead of a constant stream ("program" mode). This is the way most cable companies send out their cable transmission. If you "capture" the Firewire data out of a cable DVR box, that is what you will get. VLC handles MPEG-4 transport just fine, except that the latest version for the Mac (0.8.6) is broken. Version 0.8.5 works fine. All Windows version works fine.

[The DJ]

It's called MPEG2 - Transport btw.

But it can carry all kinds of video and audio stuff.

[neptune2000]

Indeed, I stand corrected. It is called MPEG-2 Transport.

[lduong]

Has anyone been able to read the .mts files that are transferred from a Sony HDR-SR1 camcorder to disk drive? I tried VLC 0.8.5 and 0.8.6 but neither worked.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

[gmiles]

I noticed on another post someone got m2ts files to play ? How.. is VLC fixed? I can play m2t files flawlessly... hmmm.

[Thorsten]

I'am using VLC on MS XP, but I get a error Message when I view my m2ts File. It ist created from a Panasonic SD1 (AVCHD).
By the way, the sotware (from Panasonic) renamed the files from *.mts on the SD Card to *.m2ts on the Harddrive.

Can anybody tell me, if the VLC (0.8.6a) play the files?
Why it is not h.264 nativ code from the camcorder?

Thanks for help.

Thorsten