TS file problems

[lemmy999]

I have tried several different TS files (MPEG2 Video and AC3 audio) on my Nividia Shield using VLC 3.0.10 and while the videos plays fine, when the time bar is pulled up the time on the right that should show the length of the video shows 0:00 and I am unable to move the time slider, or skip forward +10s or even put in a specific time to jump to. Basically there is no ability change the time. If you stop playback and then start back, unlike other video files I have played in VLC, it goes back to the beginning. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks.

This is from Media Info

General
ID : 1 (0x1)
Complete name : K:\VIDEO\Recordings\Late Night with Seth Meyers\Late Night with Seth Meyers_20180529_00370137.ts
Format : MPEG-TS
File size : 5.00 GiB
Duration : 1h 2mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 11.4 Mbps
Movie name : Tonight Show Jimmy Fallon
Law rating : TV-14 (DL)

Video
ID : 49 (0x31)
Menu ID : 3 (0x3)
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@High
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, Matrix : Custom
Format settings, GOP : Variable
Codec ID : 2
Duration : 1h 2mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 10.3 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 16.1 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Active Format Description : Full frame 16:9 image
Frame rate : 29.970 (30000/1001) fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.166
Time code of first frame : 12:24:17;01
Time code source : Group of pictures header
GOP, Open/Closed : Open
Stream size : 4.53 GiB (91%)

Audio #1
ID : 52 (0x34)
Menu ID : 3 (0x3)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : 129
Duration : 1h 2mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Frame rate : 31.250 fps (1536 spf)
Compression mode : Lossy
Delay relative to video : -664ms
Stream size : 173 MiB (3%)
Language : English

Audio #2
ID : 53 (0x35)
Menu ID : 3 (0x3)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : 129
Duration : 1h 2mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 112 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Frame rate : 31.250 fps (1536 spf)
Compression mode : Lossy
Delay relative to video : -440ms
Stream size : 50.4 MiB (1%)
Language : Spanish

Text #1
ID : 49 (0x31)-CC1
Menu ID : 3 (0x3)
Format : EIA-608
Muxing mode : A/53 / DTVCC Transport
Muxing mode, more info : Muxed in Video #1
Duration : 1h 2mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Stream size : 0.00 Byte (0%)

Text #2
ID : 49 (0x31)-CC3
Menu ID : 3 (0x3)
Format : EIA-608
Muxing mode : A/53 / DTVCC Transport
Muxing mode, more info : Muxed in Video #1
Duration : 1h 2mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Stream size : 0.00 Byte (0%)

Text #3
ID : 49 (0x31)-1
Menu ID : 3 (0x3)
Format : EIA-708
Muxing mode : A/53 / DTVCC Transport
Muxing mode, more info : Muxed in Video #1
Duration : 1h 2mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Stream size : 0.00 Byte (0%)
Language : English

Text #4
ID : 49 (0x31)-2
Menu ID : 3 (0x3)
Format : EIA-708
Muxing mode : A/53 / DTVCC Transport
Muxing mode, more info : Muxed in Video #1
Duration : 1h 2mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Stream size : 0.00 Byte (0%)

[lemmy999]

So does anyone attempt to play .TS files with VLC? I have still had this issue with every .TS file I have tried to play with VLC. Kodi seems to have no issues with them.

[golobulus]

I just installed VLC for Android on a new Sony TV. I had no idea there was a solution that could play Blu-ray format over the network. I was surprised to find that selecting the main movie TS file worked including HD audio down mixing to output audio through my TV... very cool!

Last night I tried to pick up watching where I left off and ran into the same issue you described. I cannot use the "jump to time" feature. It allows me to enter a time but has no affect on the playback. I am also not able to use the scroll bar to forward the movie at all. The only function I could use was to adjust the playback speed.

[pypk]

I think this is related to the issue I have around the inability to seek when playing .ts files.

I logged an issue with the developers. https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc- ... issues/643

This issues seems to be specific to the Android platform when playing files over the network. Not sure if you could test your system by copying the file locally to confirm that.

There is also a related topic on this forum. https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=133330

[golobulus]

Thanks pypk for the links. I see the admins mentioned that this was a currently known limitation. I've subscribed to the thread to watch for updates. This Android TV app has a lot of potential since I like to stream media through SMB from a NAS.

[lemmy999]

Thanks pypk. I will try to copy the file to the Shield and see if that helps.

[lemmy999]

This issues seems to be specific to the Android platform when playing files over the network. Not sure if you could test your system by copying the file locally to confirm that.

There is also a related topic on this forum. https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=133330

I think you conclusion is correct. It is specific to the Android platform when playing files over the network. I copied the file over to the Shield and time navigation worked perfectly. I hadn't tried that yet. Thanks for informing the developers.