mosritefan
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Q: playing .ts files with azul

I am on a quest....play my PC tv recordings on an ipad without having to go through a lengthy mp4 file conversion process.  Two options:

 

1.  Find an ipad compatible player that plays .ts files (my tv tuner recording PC application).  Comment:  Azul and Movie Player claim they can, but cannot play ones created from Hauppauge WinTV using broadcast 1080p signal.  Tried dumbing down the default recording resolution to Better, Good, and Fair but to no avail.  Hanges up on first frame but audio proceeds normally.  Tired of paying for apps that do not do what they claim.

 

2.  Find a PC tv tuner recording app that records in mp4.  Comment:  No luck thus far.

 

3.  Find a ipad dongle tuner and record directly to ipad.  Comment:  Appears to be one sold in UK, but is not on the US market.....

 

Hoping someone out there has walked this path and found a solution..... or one of the above that really works or can be found in US.

 

Thanks folks....

iPod classic, iOS 5.1.1

Posted on May 21, 2012 2:08 PM

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  • by mosritefan,

    mosritefan mosritefan May 23, 2012 6:02 PM in response to Johnathan Burger
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    May 23, 2012 6:02 PM in response to Johnathan Burger

    Ah ha.....that explains why i can't, i.e. iPad 1

  • by Menneisyys,

    Menneisyys Menneisyys May 23, 2012 9:43 PM in response to mosritefan
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    May 23, 2012 9:43 PM in response to mosritefan

    "     mp4 gives the best playback thus far....."

     

    It'll always be the best as it can be played back using hardware decoding.

  • by Menneisyys,

    Menneisyys Menneisyys May 23, 2012 9:45 PM in response to mosritefan
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    May 23, 2012 9:45 PM in response to mosritefan

    Unfortunately, not even the iPad 2 / 3 can play back 1080i MPEG2 content. (My all tests have been conducted on these two models.)

  • by Johnathan Burger,

    Johnathan Burger Johnathan Burger May 23, 2012 9:56 PM in response to Menneisyys
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    May 23, 2012 9:56 PM in response to Menneisyys

    I'm watching one right now on my iPad 3.

    1920x1080 with ac3 sound.

    I don't know how you make it fail but it works fine for me.

  • by Menneisyys,

    Menneisyys Menneisyys May 23, 2012 10:09 PM in response to Johnathan Burger
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    May 23, 2012 10:09 PM in response to Johnathan Burger

    Could you make a file you're finding absolutely OK public so that I can have a look at it too? Their format might be different, hence the pretty inferioor playback performance on my iPads.

     

    BTW, have you tried playing back mosritefan's video on your iPad?

  • by Johnathan Burger,

    Johnathan Burger Johnathan Burger May 23, 2012 10:18 PM in response to Menneisyys
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    May 23, 2012 10:18 PM in response to Menneisyys

    * * * Media Inspector 0.7.443 file analysis report.

    * * * Media Inspector is ©2011 by Diego Massanti - http://mediainfo.massanti.com

    * * * MediaInfoLib by Jerome Martinez - http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net

    Created on: May 24, 2012 12:14:16 AM CDT

    Report for file: Community - Celebrity Pharmacology 212.mpg

     

     

    General / Container Stream #1

              Total Video Streams for this File.................1

              Total Audio Streams for this File.................1

              Total Subtitle Streams for this File..............2

              Video Codecs Used.................................MPEG-2 Video

              Audio Codecs Used.................................AC3

              File Format.......................................MPEG-PS

              Play Time.........................................20mn 37s

              Total File Size...................................2.02 GiB

              Total Stream BitRate..............................14.0 Mbps

    Video Stream #1

              Codec (Human Name)................................MPEG Video

              Codec Profile.....................................Main@High

              Frame Width.......................................1 920 pixels

              Frame Height......................................1 080 pixels

              Frame Rate........................................29.970 fps

              Total Frames......................................37093

              Display Aspect Ratio..............................16:9

              Video Standard....................................Component

              Scan Type.........................................Interlaced

              Scan Order........................................TFF

              Color Space.......................................YUV

              QF (like Gordian Knot)............................0.215

              Codec Settings (Matrix)...........................Default

              Video Stream Length...............................20mn 37s 670ms

              Video Stream BitRate..............................13.3 Mbps

              Video Stream BitRate (Nominal)....................17.0 Mbps

              Video Stream BitRate Mode.........................CBR

              Bit Depth.........................................8 bits

              Video Stream Size.................................1.92 GiB (95%)

    Audio Stream #1

              Codec.............................................AC-3

              Audio Stream Length...............................20mn 37s 760ms

              Audio Stream BitRate..............................384 Kbps

              Audio Stream BitRate Mode.........................CBR

              Number of Audio Channels..........................6

              Audio Channel's Positions.........................Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE

              Sampling Rate.....................................48.0 KHz

              Bit Depth.........................................16 bits

              Audio Stream Delay................................112ms

              Audio Stream Size.................................56.7 MiB (3%)

    Subtitle Stream #1

              Format............................................EIA-608

    Subtitle Stream #2

              Format............................................EIA-708

  • by Menneisyys,

    Menneisyys Menneisyys May 24, 2012 12:04 AM in response to Johnathan Burger
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    May 24, 2012 12:04 AM in response to Johnathan Burger

    mosritefan's footage isn't much different (apart from the additional audio track). Are you sure there isn't much movement in these Community - Celebrity Pharmacology movies? It's mostly at zooming / panning that the constraints of limited decoding power can easily be spotted.

     

    Also, could you upload a very short recording (to, say, DropBox) so that we can also check it out? The problem MAY be with the container mosritefan's recorder records, which can easily be fixed by, for example, remuxing into another, new TS file.

  • by mosritefan,

    mosritefan mosritefan Jun 9, 2012 8:47 AM in response to mosritefan
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    Jun 9, 2012 8:47 AM in response to mosritefan

    Hi Folks,

     

         Solved the major objective, i.e. play PC HDTV recordings on iPad classic. 

     

         Solution:  Purchased AVerMedia AVerTVHD Duet PCTV tuner (A188) MTVHDDUET PCI-Express x1 Interface,

                        Downloaded/Installed AverMedia 3D Media Center v 1.7.9

     

         Recorded with the iPad format setting (mp4).  Works fine playing in native iPad movie app.

     

         Notes:     -Nothing i could find would play a HDTV(1080i) .ts file on the iPad classic.

                        -Original Hauppauge tuner and software has no capability to record(or convert on the fly) to apple device formats.

                        -Supplied software with above AverMedia software only records to iPhone format, hence the download of the newer software which supports the iPad screen size/resolution.

     

         Thanks for all your help folks.....

  • by Menneisyys,

    Menneisyys Menneisyys Jun 10, 2012 9:13 AM in response to Menneisyys
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    Jun 10, 2012 9:13 AM in response to Menneisyys

    Menneisyys wrote:


    Also, could you upload a very short recording (to, say, DropBox) so that we can also check it out? The problem MAY be with the container mosritefan's recorder records, which can easily be fixed by, for example, remuxing into another, new TS file.

     

    (Just to repeat my humble request )

  • by mosritefan,

    mosritefan mosritefan Jun 10, 2012 10:33 AM in response to Menneisyys
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    Jun 10, 2012 10:33 AM in response to Menneisyys

    Hi Menneisyys

     

         I posted a link on a 23rd May post......did that not work?, or perhaps, not what you were looking for? Here t'is again:

     

         http://www.rahkurabbit.com/computer.htm

     

         Interesting term remuxing....did not hear of it until this problem arose....

     

    Thanks

    Mosritefan

  • by Menneisyys,

    Menneisyys Menneisyys Jun 10, 2012 10:37 AM in response to mosritefan
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    Jun 10, 2012 10:37 AM in response to mosritefan

    Not yours - I asked Johnathan Burger to upload some short videos (preferably with a lot of movement / panning) so that I can find out why he is able to play his videos back flawlessly, while you can't.

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