Unable to play recorded video in laptop while it plays in setup box.

sant527 · 2015-12-15 04:27:15

I have a setup box connected to tv. Using record in setupbox, i recorded 20sec video of cnn news. I am not able to play the file on archlinux using any player like mplayer, mpv, smplayer.
But the recorded files get played in the tv from the setup box.

It plays well in the setup box. It does not play in the laptop. Also checked windows ops, its the same.

It made a folder in the USB and its contents are as below:

Folder Name: [TS]2010-11-01.03.29.16-CNN-31
Files inside:
000.ts size:12.6 mb
000.meta size: 26b
info3.vr size:176 kb
000.dvr size:64 kb

now i try to play with mpv. i get the following:

$ ~/[TS]2010-11-01.03.29.16-CNN-31 % mpv 000.ts
Playing: 000.ts
[ffmpeg] NULL: start time for stream 0 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[ffmpeg] NULL: start time for stream 1 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[ffmpeg/demuxer] mpegts: Could not find codec parameters for stream 0 (Video: mpeg2video ([2][0][0][0] / 0x0002), none(tv)): unspecified size
[ffmpeg/demuxer] Consider increasing the value for the 'analyzeduration' and 'probesize' options
[ffmpeg/demuxer] mpegts: Could not find codec parameters for stream 1 (Audio: mp3 ([3][0][0][0] / 0x0003), 0 channels, s16p): unspecified frame size
[ffmpeg/demuxer] Consider increasing the value for the 'analyzeduration' and 'probesize' options
[lavf] av_find_stream_info() failed
[ffmpeg] NULL: start time for stream 0 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[ffmpeg] NULL: start time for stream 1 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[ffmpeg/demuxer] mpegts: Could not find codec parameters for stream 0 (Video: mpeg2video ([2][0][0][0] / 0x0002), none(tv)): unspecified size
[ffmpeg/demuxer] Consider increasing the value for the 'analyzeduration' and 'probesize' options
[ffmpeg/demuxer] mpegts: Could not find codec parameters for stream 1 (Audio: mp3 ([3][0][0][0] / 0x0003), 0 channels, s16p): unspecified frame size
[ffmpeg/demuxer] Consider increasing the value for the 'analyzeduration' and 'probesize' options
[lavf] av_find_stream_info() failed
Failed to recognize file format.


Exiting... (Errors when loading file)
$ ~/[TS]2010-11-01.03.29.16-CNN-31 %

when i play with vlc it not shows video or any audio. but we can see the progress bar moving.

how to play 000.ts file

Last edited by sant527 (2015-12-15 09:11:05)

x33a · 2015-12-15 04:55:56

Seems like a bad encode to me. Can you play it on your tv?

Last edited by x33a (2015-12-15 04:56:12)

sant527 · 2015-12-15 09:12:39

I edited my question. It plays well in the setup box, but not in the laptop. (neither linux nor windows.

Lone_Wolf · 2015-12-15 11:13:21

can you play it using ffmpeg ?

tomk · 2015-12-15 13:34:01

Can we assume you mean 'set top box'? 'Setup box' is not quite clear.

If this is some proprietary appliance, what does the manual say about it? Is the file format for recordings configurable/selectable?

What does mediainfo tell you about the *.ts file?

sant527 · 2015-12-15 21:48:28

tomk wrote:

Can we assume you mean 'set top box'? 'Setup box' is not quite clear.
If this is some proprietary appliance, what does the manual say about it? Is the file format for recordings configurable/selectable?
What does mediainfo tell you about the *.ts file?

yes. its set top box.

the set top box manufacturer has not given any instructions about the media format or proprietary.

the following is the output of mediainfo.

 ~/[TS]2010-11-01.03.29.16-CNN-31 % mediainfo 000.ts 
General
ID                                       : 8 (0x8)
Complete name                            : 000.ts
Format                                   : MPEG-TS
File size                                : 12.6 MiB
Duration                                 : 23s 589ms
Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 4 461 Kbps
Original network name                    : Astra Satellite Network 19,2'E

Video
ID                                       : 57 (0x39)
Menu ID                                  : 105 (0x69)
Format                                   : MPEG Video
Codec ID                                 : 2
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Encryption                               : Encrypted

Audio
ID                                       : 58 (0x3A)
Menu ID                                  : 105 (0x69)
Format                                   : MPEG Audio
Codec ID                                 : 3
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Encryption                               : Encrypted

Menu
ID                                       : 55 (0x37)
Menu ID                                  : 105 (0x69)
List                                     : 57 (0x39) (MPEG Video) / 58 (0x3A) (MPEG Audio)
Service name                             : CNN
Service provider                         : TCN
Service type                             : digital television


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x33a · 2015-12-16 04:47:00

Well, as mediainfo clearly says, it's encrypted. So that means, you can only play it on the set top box.

This is common for cable/satellite recording devices, to prevent piracy

Last edited by x33a (2015-12-16 04:47:15)

sant527 · 2015-12-16 11:09:44

Ok. thank you.

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#1 2015-12-15 04:27:15

Unable to play recorded video in laptop while it plays in setup box.

#2 2015-12-15 04:55:56

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#3 2015-12-15 09:12:39

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#4 2015-12-15 11:13:21

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#5 2015-12-15 13:34:01

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