How to play .TS file

[AlanTse]

I got a .ts file and have heard VLC can play this file type. However, I have no luck, can someone tell me how please?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

If you are not more specific, no.

[AlanTse]

I got 2 files that are video files with .ts file extension. I tried to play them but no luck.

[VLC_help]

Does VLC complain something? You can try to identify those files with mediainfo software which tells more details about those files.

[AlanTse]

Hi,

When I play them in VideoLan, it did not show the duration of the file, it's only 0.
The time line is moving towards the end, the screen is black.

One .ts file is about 1 GB and the other about 4 GB.

What is MediaInfo software? When can I get that?

[Arite]

You can get MediaInfo from here. Just install it, then you should be able to right-clik on the file and select "MediaInfo". It should display the video codec(s), audio codec(s) etc.

Also, when playing the file in VLC, pressing "Ctrl + I" and clicking on the "Advanced information" tab will give you the video/audio codecs etc. (if VLC is able to detect them).

You may wish to consider re-muxing the tracks into a Matroska (MKV) file. This can be done using MKVToolnix (website here). Just install, open "mkvmerge GUI", and drag and drop the *.ts file into the "Input files:" section, edit the other options if you like (track names, Output file name etc.), and then press "Start muxing". It should get a *.mkv file. Try that in VLC.

Cheers, Arite.

[FactorVIII]

I'm having the same problem as OP. I tried mkvmerge. the .ts files don't appear as valid. I also tried using media player classic. Nothing seems to work.

[Arite]

You could try demuxing the tracks using ProjectX (a Cross-platform DVB demux tool written in Java - get it from here). Open "ProjectX.jar", and then open the *.ts file in it, and select "QuickStart" or "prepare >>". Then (in the new window which should come up) press the Play/Pause button (something like that). If all goes well you should get the audio/video tracks etc. demuxed to separate file in the same directory as you *.ts file, along with a log file.

Then try adding the separate demuxed tracks to the mkvmerge GUI, and create an *.mkv file from that. Then try it in VLC.

Arite.

[DJ]

TS is a container and not a format. Like Matroska (MKV) you can put almost anything in a TS container, just don't expect any player to play it!

[Mr. T]

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[dstrukt.nine]

Hi, I'm new here. I just downloaded a 40GB .ts file and having trouble playing it. I installed the Elcard plugin and player and still cant get it to play. I've also installed the Media Info and this is what I got:

General
ID : 1
Complete name : C:\Torrents\080808185500_085_北京奧運2008開幕禮(直播).ts
Format : MPEG-TS
File size : 42.3 GiB
Duration : 5h 21mn
Overall bit rate : 18.8 Mbps

Video
ID : 851 (0x353)
Menu ID : 85 (0x55)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.0
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Duration : 5h 21mn
Bit rate : 17.5 Mbps
Width : 1920 pixels
Height : 1080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16/9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : MBAFF

Audio #1
ID : 852 (0x354)
Menu ID : 85 (0x55)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 192 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Video delay : -570ms

Audio #2
ID : 853 (0x355)
Menu ID : 85 (0x55)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Rear: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Video delay : -573ms

Text
ID : 855 (0x357)
Menu ID : 85 (0x55)
Format : DVB Subtitles
Language : Chinese

Menu #1
ID : 820 (0x334)
Menu ID : 82 (0x52)

Menu #2
ID : 830 (0x33E)
Menu ID : 83 (0x53)

Menu #3
ID : 850 (0x352)
Menu ID : 85 (0x55)
Format : AVC / AC-3 / AC-3 / DVB Subtitles
List : 851 (0x353) (AVC) / 852 (0x354) (AC-3) / 853 (0x355) (AC-3) / 855 (0x357) (DVB Subtitles, CHI)


I still cant play this video, even with the new version of VLC player installed. Any ideas?

Thanks!

BTW, I'm running a Quad SLI with 2 GBs of RAM and AMD X2 6000+.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Please don't hijack threads... And test with the latest NB.

[dstrukt.nine]

Please don't hijack threads... And test with the latest NB.

How did I hijack it? I posted a relevant issue. And what is NB?

[VLC_help]

VLC cannot use external decoders like Elecard. NB = Nightly Builds, viewtopic.php?f=14&t=49129

[dstrukt.nine]

VLC cannot use external decoders like Elecard. NB = Nightly Builds, viewtopic.php?f=14&t=49129

Ok still can't play it. Here is what the log said:

[00000407] logger interface: VLC media player - version 0.9.0 Grishenko - (c) 19
96-2008 the VideoLAN team
[00000407] logger interface:
Warning: if you can't access the GUI anymore, open a command-line window, go to
the directory where you installed VLC and run "vlc -I qt"

[00000407] logger interface: using logger...
[00000394] dshow interface error: no capture device was detected
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 4.1.2
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access
libdvdread: Could not open C:\Torrents\080808185500_085_????2008???(??).ts with
libdvdcss.
libdvdread: Can't open C:\Torrents\080808185500_085_????2008???(??).ts for readi
ng
libdvdnav: vm: failed to open/read the DVD
libdvbpsi error (PSI decoder): TS discontinuity (received 15, expected 0) for PI
D 18
libdvbpsi error (PSI decoder): TS discontinuity (received 9, expected 0) for PID
0
libdvbpsi error (PSI decoder): TS discontinuity (received 13, expected 0) for PI
D 830
libdvbpsi error (PSI decoder): TS discontinuity (received 15, expected 0) for PI
D 17
libdvbpsi error (PSI decoder): TS discontinuity (received 11, expected 10) for P
ID 0
libdvbpsi error (PSI decoder): TS discontinuity (received 11, expected 10) for P
ID 0
libdvbpsi error (PSI decoder): TS discontinuity (received 6, expected 5) for PID
0
libdvbpsi error (PSI decoder): TS discontinuity (received 0, expected 15) for PI
D 0


Any ideas? Thanks!

[dstrukt.nine]

I also renamed that .ts file to something simple and it still won't work.

[VLC_help]

Then the issue still exist on VLC. Before it is fixed, you can't playback .TS files.

[Arite]

You could try muxing the *.ts file into e.g. an Matroska (*.mkv) file using a tool such as mkvtoolnix.

Arite.

[Emil.Issabekov]

Hi, guys.

I am using your VLC player 1.1.5 on my Windows XP. Also I am using Elecard Net SDK and their Elecard AVC video encoder. But when I playback encoded video by your player Codec Detiles window gives me wrong information. It shows me unexisting streams mpgv and mpgva (I've attached you screensots and video file). There is no any streams except of mp4a and h264 streams I have in my video file. Elecard developers confirmed that there is any problem, when VLC playback AVC H.264 Programm stream. Please, help me to access.

To download screenshots and encoded file you can here
http://files.mail.ru/9J8XVR

Thank you in advance
Emil

[VLC_help]

Emil.Issabekov: don't multipost. (and don't wake up old threads)

[nitza0]

I just had this problem.
I resolved it by deleteing the folder Subs and each Sub contained in the same folder with the .ts file.
That happened as I understood because .ts includes hidden subtitles and happens something like a mix up when there are other subtitles that vlc tries to play automatically.

[Gray Wolf]

Channel Masters "TS" files played for me on my Mac using Aimersoft Video software.
Thanks
Gray Wolf