VLC doesn't read MPEG-2 TS

[mIRChele]

i have a mvision hd-300 dvb-s2 receiver and i registered some tv programs. The decoder saves in MPEG-2 TS (.ts) format . VLC (win32, 1.1.9) doesn't play these files, but i tried with kmplayer and it works. I have uploaded a little registration here: http://www.zshare.net/download/90923577ab4d897b/

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

I have two DVB-T / DVB-C receivers and VLC plays MPEG2-TS just fine.

There is something fishy about your files, as FFplay fails too.

[Lotesdelere]

VLC can't play files without PAT/PMT:

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Format : MPEG-TS Format profile : No PAT/PMT

As a matter of fact it's not a problem to play this kind of files for many other players, such as the open source MPC-HC.

[mIRChele]

VLC can't play files without PAT/PMT:

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Format : MPEG-TS Format profile : No PAT/PMT

As a matter of fact it's not a problem to play this kind of files for many other players, such as the open source MPC-HC.

so there's nothing that can be done? i prefer not to have so many different media player on my pc...

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

You need to pass the PMT manually if you want to play TS without built-in PMT; that is the 'ts-extra-pmt' option. Or better get a proper recording tool that does not strip the PMT from records.

[mIRChele]

You need to pass the PMT manually if you want to play TS without built-in PMT; that is the 'ts-extra-pmt' option. Or better get a proper recording tool that does not strip the PMT from records.

well i can't change the way the decoder records program and i don't know what is this "pmt" and why it is so important for vlc. I found the "extra pmt" option in preferences, what i have to write in here?

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

A PMT defines a program (that is, a TV channel) in the MPEG-TS stream.

[Lotesdelere]

so there's nothing that can be done? i prefer not to have so many different media player on my pc...

The file is also playing fine when VLC is using the FFmpeg demuxer so what you can do is to use the "--demux ffmpeg" parameter (without quotes) when running VLC.
You may want to create a new shortcut with this command line (for Windows but the parameter itself is the same on other OSes):

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"C:\Path\to\VLC.exe" --demux ffmpeg

So you can use the standard regular shortcut for normal use and this shortcut for your recorded files.