Convert file .ts to avi or mpg

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charmedangel

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Hi everybody!
My english is not very good, but I hope you can understand :)
I bought a new TV that can register tv programs in file format .ts
How can I convert theme in avi or mpg? (or in any format that I can play in my pc)
thanks a lot
 
I use "ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre 3" to Play the .ts files on PC, though you need pretty good Hardware setup to play the files.

I use "TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works 5.0" to Convert .ts files to other Video formats, though it takes hours to do.
 
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User0one said:
I use "ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre 3" to Play the .ts files on PC, though you need pretty good Hardware setup to play the files.

I use "TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works 5.0" to Convert .ts files to other Video formats, though it takes hours to do.
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thanks a lot!!
I'll try, then I'll let you know if it works.
thanks again :)
 
My Video Capture Card makes .ts files and ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre 3 came bundled with the Hardware, so I don't know what the problem may be

You might try VLC Media player also. It is suppose to support .ts files, but on my computer VLC playback is very choppy and unviewable, but my CPU is just on the borderline of being able to play HD Videos.

also on VLC, in "Preferences. and Advanced Settings." click High Quality Audio Sampling. That helps a little on playback if you you get shuddering on playback of HD Videos
 
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If your computer can play a regular DVD, then it should have the right codec to play .ts files too.

K-Lite Codec Pack will have the DVD codecs required if not.
 
I've installed K-Lite Codec Pack but nothing... I can't read the .ts file. I tried a lot of ts players but each program that I use say: "unknown file format" or "read error"... I don't know what to do!! :°°(
 
I am out of ideas. you might try the web site VideoHelp.com. That site is all about playing and ripping Videos on Computers.
 
A friend scanned the video with MediaInfo: my ts file isn't a normal ts video, but is a cripted ts video. How can I decrypt it? I used DVD decrypter but it say "unknown file format" :(
 
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If your computer can play a regular DVD, then it should have the right codec to play .ts files too.

K-Lite Codec Pack will have the DVD codecs required if not.
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Not necessarily. .ts (Transport Stream) is just the container that contains the video, audio and subtitle streams (if subtitles aren't hardsubbed or absent).

I'd recommend trying Media Player Classic - Home Cinema. It has support for a bunch of different codecs as well as hardware acceleration support for H.264 and VC-1 (the most common codecs used for HD material). If the files can be played with MPC-HC, press File and then Properties. The tabs Details and MediaInfo should offer more information as to which codecs have been used to encode the video and audio streams.

As for converting to .avi or .mpg, there are two ways to accomplish this.

1. Multiplexing.
Basically just copying the audio, video and subtitle streams into a .avi or .mpg container. No loss in quality at all. This does however require the audio, video and subtitle streams to be supported by the container. And if the streams are big, then .avi or .mpg containers may not support the size and would have to be split into several smaller .avi or .mpg files. The Matroska container .mkv is the most flexible container currently out there.

AVIDemux can be used to multiplex the .ts into a .avi file if the stream formats are supported by the software.

2. Encoding.
Encoding the streams and using .avi or .mpg as the container. Loss of quality (how much depends on the used codecs and settings) but easier to get container compatible streams. You can also deinterlace the video material when encoding the video stream giving you better video quality than if you were to use a media players deinterlacing filters. Technically speaking this method also contains multiplexing.

AVIDemux can be used here as well. Handbrake is another great tool, but has dropped support for the .avi container (0.9.3 does still have support for that).

My suggestion would be to multiplex the streams from the .ts file into a .mkv file with MKVToolnix. However the .mkv files aren't supported by DVD players and most stand alone players (except for Blu-ray players and some devices like Western Digitals TV Live, but even then the streams have to be encoded with the right codecs). But that shouldn't be a problem since you want to watch them on your computer. And if you want to watch the videos on other devices, then you can use the .mkv files as the source material and just encode the files needed from those.

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charmedangel said:
A friend scanned the video with MediaInfo: my ts file isn't a normal ts video, but is a cripted ts video. How can I decrypt it? I used DVD decrypter but it say "unknown file format" :(
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Unfortunately, I don't think the forum rules allow for discussion on how to circumvent that encryption. And it may be impossible (in a practical sense) to decrypt depending on implementation.
 
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Sounds like the device that created the .ts file has what is called Digital Rights Management built in. This just prevents doing anything with file beyond whatever device made it.

Again if you go to the Forum VideoHelp.com and post the Make and Model of whatever device made the original File, you might find someone who has figured out how to hack the device. More often more work that what it is worth.
 
User0one said:
Sounds like the device that created the .ts file has what is called Digital Rights Management built in. This just prevents doing anything with file beyond whatever device made it.

Again if you go to the Forum VideoHelp.com and post the Make and Model of whatever device made the original File, you might find someone who has figured out how to hack the device. More often more work that what it is worth.
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Thank you!!! ;)
 
have you tried media player codec pack

if not maybe the ts file was not supposed to be for pcs only the TV
 
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