what I don't understand: TS files and network encoders

[potpiejimmy]

This may be a stupid question, I don't know. Maybe I'm getting something wrong here, but I just don't understand why we all have to manually build graphedit graphs with MPEG multiplexers and demultiplexers to produce a PS MPEG file for custom Sage network encoders (such as Anders' Universal Network Encoder (UNE)), when Sage already supports .ts file playback.

I mean, if Sage can playback .ts files, why can't we have a network encoder that produces .ts files and that's it ?

The reason I'm asking this is that in my particular case here I'm having a set-top-box that doesn't have a firewire connection, but there are many tools to stream the live data from the box to a file via a network interface. The tools can produce .ts files or a number of PES files (or even synchronized demultiplexed .mpv and .mpa files), but not .mpg files on-the-fly. Since I don't have a directx input device, I cannot build a graph with graphedit as others do for their firewire devices. I guess it would be very easy, however, to write a custom network encoder (like UNE) that simply uses those tools for these kinds of set-top-boxes to produce .ts files.

So if only Sage could playback .ts-files recorded by a custom network encoder... why doesn't that work

[heffe2001]

THe newest method for doing firewire captures dumps straight from the cable box to a .TS dump file (although it's name is .mpg, it's a transport stream). No conversions, VERY little processor power required.

[potpiejimmy]

Oh.. okay!

Thanks!

TS data in an *.mpg file, ALRIGHT!! Didn't see that coming... WOOHOOOO

[heffe2001]

Only problem with it at the moment is that ShowAnalyzer bombs out on TS files, so if you're using it to comskip, you'll have to manually create a 0-byte .txt file with the same name as the show to make SA go to the next file (it'll try to process the file indefinitely). I believe the next version of SA is supposed to address this (but not comskip TS files yet, just drops a dummy .txt file when it encounters one in a mpg wrapper).

*EDIT* Here's a link to the instructions for doing the box -> TS file directly, without all the other stuff you used to have to do: http://forums.sage.tv/forums/showthr...513#post125513

[potpiejimmy]

Thanks again!

Man, I can't get over that I can just put the TS data in the recorded mpg file.

Do you know what that means???
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS???

Why the hell am I waiting for DVB-C/(S) support in Europe! It's all there! Just need a f***ing dbox-II with linux, connect it via Ethernet, write a simple network encoder for Sage that uses udrec to record TS data. YAHOOOOOO.... digital recording from my STB... That's so cool!!

Now I can't wait to get my dbox II...