Is it possible to convert Transport Strea…

Is it possible to convert Transport Streams for Apple TV?

I wanted to compare how some of the high def contents show up on Apple TV. I have many high def transport streams that are used by Digital TV manufacturers to assess video quality. So, I tried to convert some of them using Handbrake. The conversion completes without any errors. But, Quicktime reports that the file is not of proper format and for the same reason, it doesn't appear under iTunes. I have used the same HB settings to convert some of my DVDs (which are of course Standard Def) into H.264 format that Apple TV wants (encoded at 2500 kbps).

Has anyone tried to do something similar to this?

Pentium, Windows XP Pro

Posted on Mar 3, 2008 12:01 PM

Jun 1, 2008 2:43 PM in response to MichaelLAX

MichaelLAX wrote:
Note: The just released Hauppauge HD-PVR creates .ts in H.264 in realtime when connected to the component video output of most any device, and future software releases will pass-thru AC3 audio. I am anxious to see if its 720p output will be playable without transcoding on the AppleTV that I have upgraded with Perian v1.1 and ATVFiles.

That device looks great but I bet the chance of it being easily available in the UK are zero.

You would not believe it but our recently released free to air satellite consortium (Freesat) which plans to make HD content available over time has just enforced a firmware update disabling component output of HD material - the boxes with component out have been available for less than a month! They even force a reasonable quality standard def SCART RGB output of the BBC HD channel feed into an awful CVBS signal when HD is playing!!!

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