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PS3 compatible video creation thread (tsMuxeR etc.).
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EmptyG
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31. July 2008 @ 17:30 |
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Originally posted by odin24:
I wouldn't go below 640 kb/s AC3. What you need to do is recode the video using MeGUI/AviSynth, most likely resize to a Blu-Ray compliant stream as well to retain DTS. Go to this thread and read-up, there you'll find all sorts of useful information.
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/639346
Wow thanks for the fast response! If I did want to just convert the MKV file to m2ts, would that work or am I going to suffer any loss of quality? I have a PS3 and can stream or copy the file to it.
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31. July 2008 @ 19:15 |
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Originally posted by EmptyG:
Wow thanks for the fast response! If I did want to just convert the MKV file to m2ts, would that work or am I going to suffer any loss of quality? I have a PS3 and can stream or copy the file to it.
You could just convert to m2ts, then copy via a media server to the PS3 since there is no file size restriction when it comes to m2ts. However you must use AC3 and cannot have DTS or subs (both aren't compatible with m2ts), you're also still going to be too big for a DVD9.
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KajNrig
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31. July 2008 @ 20:05 |
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Okay, scratch my previous problem. So I figured I'd use MeGUI (it is easy, what d'you know?), but now the only thing I'm having problems with is the video quality.
I've got the AviSynth script and the output, but I'm wondering what I should do to the Encoder settings and filetype.
If anyone could help, that'd be great. Thanks a lot. (I'm asking mostly because on my first go-through - mux? encode? I'm not sure which it is - the size of the new file was only about 400-500 MB, about half of what it was before.
I changed the AAC audio to AC3, too (with a bitrate jacked up to 640), and that gave me another ~400 MB file, so I figured that would compensate, but I've never known a video where the audio was half the file.
Anyway. I thought MeGUI was only supposed to hardsub the subtitles into the video? Why would the size of the file drop so significantly unless I was doing something wrong with the video settings?
Again, thanks.
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nsta
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3. August 2008 @ 04:56 |
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Hey guys, i really need your help, i have an MKV file that i'd like to get onto the ps3, problem is, the file is an AVC (h264) 5.1 high profile video....ive tried several things so far and no luck.
How do people convert there 5.1 AVC to 4.1 AVC for the ps3 to be able to read?
Heres what ive tried....im guessing im doing something wrong.
Source: 1080P AVC Video (264 5.1 high profile)
1) Open original .mkv in TsMuxer
2) Demux the streams to a folder
3) open H264info, and open the raw h264 video, change the level field to 4.1, and untick the write pps checkbox (so no checkboxes are checked and im only changing the level)
4) wait for h264info to complete
5) open 264 file in TsMuxer, and create a single .m2ts file from it
6) stream file to ps3, i get audio but no video....
What am i doing wrong????
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3. August 2008 @ 07:48 |
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Originally posted by nsta:
Hey guys, i really need your help, i have an MKV file that i'd like to get onto the ps3, problem is, the file is an AVC (h264) 5.1 high profile video....ive tried several things so far and no luck.
How do people convert there 5.1 AVC to 4.1 AVC for the ps3 to be able to read?
Heres what ive tried....im guessing im doing something wrong.
Source: 1080P AVC Video (264 5.1 high profile)
1) Open original .mkv in TsMuxer
2) Demux the streams to a folder
3) open H264info, and open the raw h264 video, change the level field to 4.1, and untick the write pps checkbox (so no checkboxes are checked and im only changing the level)
4) wait for h264info to complete
5) open 264 file in TsMuxer, and create a single .m2ts file from it
6) stream file to ps3, i get audio but no video....
What am i doing wrong????
What you did is fine, tsMuxeR has the ability to change the AVC level as well. Unfortunately your video needs to be recoded, it's not Blu-ray/m2ts compatible
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KajNrig
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4. August 2008 @ 00:39 |
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Uh, sorry for bothering (yet again), but I've got a question about AviSynth scripts.
What video program would you suggest to work with these scripts? I've been doing the following for most of my videos so far:
1. Demux the AAC (audio) and ASS (subtitles) streams from the original mkv file.
2. Write a script -
DirectShowSource("C:/file.mkv", 23.976)
LoadPlugin("C:/vsfilter.dll")
TextSub("C:/file_track2.ass")
3. Use MeGUI to encode the new mkv - "file2.mkv". (By the way, is there a reason why the new filesize is significantly smaller than the original filesize? Let's say "file.mkv" is... 2 GB. "file2.mkv" would only be about 1 GB. I know the audio doesn't take 1 GB of space, so does running the script reduce the quality of the video or something?)
4. Use MeGUI to change "file_Track3.aac" to "file2.ac3".
5. Mux the new "file2" mkv and ac3 together with MKVMerge.
6. Use TSMuxer to mux again into the m2ts format.
But I was wondering if it's possible to simply put all the streams (video, audio, subs) together at once. I tried using another avs script -
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video = DirectShowSource("C:/file.mkv", 23.976)
audio = DirectShowSource("C:/file2.ac3")
AudioDub(video, audio)
LoadPlugin("C:/vsfilter.dll")
TextSub("C:/file_Track2.ass")
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Is that a... good avs? I've never used it before, and I'm pretty much illiterate at all this encoding and muxing/demuxing stuff.
But I also realized that while MeGUI accepted this script, it didn't encode the audio at all, either. (Which makes sense, considering I put the script into the Video section.)
So is there a program that would be able to handle all of that and output to MKV? (I'm assuming that the audio and video streams would still stay separate.) This way I could skip one or two of the steps above and save myself some time.
In summary:
1. Why does MeGUI output mkvs that are half the size of the original mkvs?
2. Is the above a usable script?
3. Is there a program that can handle all of that and output it to mkv?
Thanks again.
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qVAMPIREp
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4. August 2008 @ 18:22 |
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I am having difficulty getting a mono ac3 stream of Casablanca to mux properly with TsMuxer into a m2ts file. The audio plays fine in mkv and in it's demuxed ac3 form. I ran delaycut on it but there were no errors encountered. Is this a bug? Does anyone have any suggestions?
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5. August 2008 @ 00:02 |
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Help me out here please. I am kinda new to this. Ok, here is what I am doing. First i rip an original AVC codec blu ray to my hard drive on my pc using Anydvdhd. (I rip it into a folder named what ever the movie is titled). After ripping, inside the folder there are 2 folders called BDMV and CERTIFICATE. I go into BDMV>STREAM, and inside stream, there are mt2s files. One which is the main movie at around 32gb. I make sure its the main movie cause I load it and preview it with cyberlink, with audio and all. My question is I need to know excactly how to split the main movie with full 5.l audio into a folder in my external hard drive at 4gb parts of the movie, because FAT32 drives handle 4gb of space per part. This is where I need your help or from anyone, to guide me with this next step using a program I believe may be tsmuxer or any other tool you would recommend. I dont want to loose quality or sound of the movie. I want it to be like the original. I am not to good at using these tools. So I need more details if you can. I know this can work. Just to let you know, When I went inside the stream folder I dragged and dropped one of those mt2s files into my external hard drive and it played flawless on my ps3. The file was about 1gb. It was a preview of a coming attraction. I hope I made this easy for you all to understand.
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Mjays
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5. August 2008 @ 04:27 |
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Hi guys,
Hope you can help....
I have used this earlier post - see below:
It seems to work, but haven't try to burn it yet.
How do I get the subtitles to work on the movie?
Do I have to rename them, so they have the same name as the movie example: American gangster.Dan.srt???
THe other question is: the movie size is nearly 13GB, so I will burn it down on a Blu ray 25GB - do I have to make the BDMV folder or ...??? and last, will my PS3 US play the MT2S-file?
Thak you
Regards
Mads
godofnec, the thing that's a little hard to understand is that you said you ran it through h264info as a ts/m2ts but... h264info is designed to load a h264 stream in it's raw form (ie: after it is demuxed).
This is a step by step of what you need to do...
1) Open up the mkv file in MKV Extract GUI (you will need to download MKV Extract GUI and MKV toolnix here... http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_...vextractgui.cfm and here http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_.../mkvtoolnix.cfm
2) Extract the streams using MKV Extract GUI
3) Run the raw h264 through h264info tool and change profile level to 4.1 (if you need to download this tool, here it is http://www.digital-digest.com/software/H264info.html )
4) Load the NEW h264 file and the ac3 file into tsMuxeR, save it as m2ts... and all should be good for your PS3 to play it. :-D
If any of these steps are a little hard to understand, just let me know and I'll break it down further.
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micagr
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6. August 2008 @ 06:49 |
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Sorry for my english... I have 10 episodes hdtv 1280x720p (mkv files and srt).
I converted 3 episodes with tsmuxer and i burned 3 dvds (avchd type).
In episode one cannot see subtitles on ps3 and in 2 and 3 dvd play normaly.
I don't know what hapen. Please help me!!!
All files (episodes) have the same preferences
Thanks guys
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koberlin1
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8. August 2008 @ 00:52 |
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Great thread! Been trying to get through all of it but am slowly dozing off.
I have a WMV file of a Blu Ray disc I encoded using VC-1 for video and WMA10 for 5.1 audio. My PS3 is streaming via the TwonkyMedia media server software running on a Mac in my house. It is all gigabit networking with a 2TB NAS serving up the media to the PS3 via Twonky.
The PS3 plays back the video perfectly but there is no audio. I did catch a post from back in March with someone else seemingly experiencing the same prob. Does the PS3 still not support WMA10 Pro? If so, how can I convert the audio to a 5.1 audio format the PS3 can playback?
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Euan17
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10. August 2008 @ 07:07 |
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hi i found this guide (http://www.digital-digest.com/articles/PS3_H.264_Conversion_Guide_page1.html) which has been helping me get to grips with megui but i'm not sure how to add black borders to make my video blu-ray compliant. i can see where to resize or crop the video but not add to it, can anyone help?
also can avchd discs have switchable audio tracks?
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10. August 2008 @ 07:53 |
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Originally posted by Euan17:
hi i found this guide (http://www.digital-digest.com/articles/PS3_H.264_Conversion_Guide_page1.html) which has been helping me get to grips with megui but i'm not sure how to add black borders to make my video blu-ray compliant. i can see where to resize or crop the video but not add to it, can anyone help?
also can avchd discs have switchable audio tracks?
First you need to figure out the amount of lines you need to add. Here's an example. If your source is 1280x544;
You need to get to 720, so 720-544=176 (lines needed), divide that by 2 (top & bottom) = 88 lines needed for the top and bottom.
Before you save your script go to the Edit tab, directly under the "DirectShowSource" line type the command;
AddBorders(0,88,0,88)
The zeroes represent the left/right side of the screen, and obviously the 88's represent the top and bottom of the screen. Use this formula to figure out 1920x1080 borders too.
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snowsaint
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10. August 2008 @ 09:26 |
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Just had a quick question for you folks regarding m2ts files and media sharing.
I'm using wmp11 but cannot get the ps3 to see any of the m2ts files. Is it possible to stream/copy these files to my ps3 through media sharing?
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10. August 2008 @ 09:42 |
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Originally posted by snowsaint:
Just had a quick question for you folks regarding m2ts files and media sharing.
I'm using wmp11 but cannot get the ps3 to see any of the m2ts files. Is it possible to stream/copy these files to my ps3 through media sharing?
With WMP11 I think you need to rename the file to have MPEG as the extension... but I could be mistaken. I use Cyberlink Media Pro, no renaming involved.
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snowsaint
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10. August 2008 @ 09:57 |
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Originally posted by odin24:
With WMP11 I think you need to rename the file to have MPEG as the extension... but I could be mistaken. I use Cyberlink Media Pro, no renaming involved.
Thanks for the quick response. Issue resolved.
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snowsaint
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10. August 2008 @ 10:04 |
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Figured it out, thanks.
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KajNrig
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14. August 2008 @ 03:14 |
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Uh, quick and dumb question...
I got the impression that the PS3 didn't support AAC audio. Does it?
If it does, it'll save me a bit of time with the whole converting/demuxing/encoding business.
Thanks.
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lamenting
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14. August 2008 @ 03:32 |
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Originally posted by KajNrig:
Uh, quick and dumb question...
I got the impression that the PS3 didn't support AAC audio. Does it?
If it does, it'll save me a bit of time with the whole converting/demuxing/encoding business.
Thanks.
Yes it does.
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jruc03
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14. August 2008 @ 11:07 |
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I have a question about burning avchd dvd's that are playable on the ps3. Is there a way yet to take a 4.38gb mkv file and turn it into a file that small enought to fit on a 4.7gb dvd-r. I have made a few avchd discs of some of the smaller mkv files i have but the 4.38 gb mkv files are always to big by the time i put them through the tsmuxer app. Is there a program that will shrink them down just a little or can the tsmuxer people update there program to allow it to fit directly onto a 4.7gb dvd-r. Otherwise you have to waste about 4gb of space on a dual layered dvd-r.
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KajNrig
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14. August 2008 @ 17:05 |
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jruc, as far as I can tell, you can't do that. You could probably go about re-encoding the audio at a lower bitrate to reduce the size of it, then remux the streams. That'd drop the quality, of course, but there's no way of downsizing the file WITHOUT losing quality, I think.
I've got a new problem.
I couldn't play an mp4 on my PS3 (it said something about file not supported or something), so I demuxed it to see which was the problem. I got an h264 stream, and an aac stream.
So I re-encoded the aac as ac3, and muxed two m2ts files (one with aac, the other with ac3), neither of which worked. The audio of the ac3 played, but not the video. Nothing in the aac file played at all.
Now I'm wondering what's wrong with the video stream. In both cases, I changed the level to 4.1 (from 5.1), so I can't see why it keeps not appearing on the PS3.
Any tips?
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Euan17
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15. August 2008 @ 06:42 |
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Hi, now I have most of my movies and TV shows converted for the PS3 I'm moving on to my sports caps. All of these are 1280x720p so will be AVCHD compatible and i've muxed a few m2ts samples (using the cutting feature of tsMuxer) to confirm that the videos play on PS3 without needing recoded. The only issue I have is that some of these videos are split (e.g. hockey games with separate files for periods 1, 2 and 3) and I would like them to play as one continuous video on the PS3. tsMuxer seems to have the option to add multiple videos to AVCHD but I have read on these forums that it does not play back properly on PS3 is there and a tool I can use to join these videos without recoding? or has anyone successfully added multiple video tracks to AVCHD?
I know I could just add the videos as multiple m2ts files but that would have discontinuous playback and would not have chapters to skip through the video.
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15. August 2008 @ 18:16 |
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Originally posted by Euan17:
Hi, now I have most of my movies and TV shows converted for the PS3 I'm moving on to my sports caps. All of these are 1280x720p so will be AVCHD compatible and i've muxed a few m2ts samples (using the cutting feature of tsMuxer) to confirm that the videos play on PS3 without needing recoded. The only issue I have is that some of these videos are split (e.g. hockey games with separate files for periods 1, 2 and 3) and I would like them to play as one continuous video on the PS3. tsMuxer seems to have the option to add multiple videos to AVCHD but I have read on these forums that it does not play back properly on PS3 is there and a tool I can use to join these videos without recoding? or has anyone successfully added multiple video tracks to AVCHD?
I know I could just add the videos as multiple m2ts files but that would have discontinuous playback and would not have chapters to skip through the video.
Append the files together using tsMuxeR. Load your first file, append the secondone, append the third one... then mux to Blu-ray. This will work as long as each file was encoded the same, since it is one sporting event you are working with I'm assuming you will be safe.
By doing this you will have one big m2ts file instead of three small ones within the BDMV/STREAM folder... and continuous playback.
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Euan17
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16. August 2008 @ 16:18 |
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i have a come across a couple of files where tsMuxer is not recognising the AC3 audio track(!?) are there any other applications i can use to (de)mux mkvs?
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KajNrig
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16. August 2008 @ 16:32 |
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You should be using MKVExtractGUI for demuxing mkvs, not TSMuxer.
You'll have to download MKVtoolnix, as well. They are both available...
Here (MKVtoolnix)
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Here (MKVExtract)
Note that you have to extract MKVExtract to the same folder as MKVtoolnix.
Hope that helps.
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