MPEG compatibility issues

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  1. Teflon2

    Teflon2 Member

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    Hi all,

    I wonder if anyone can help?

    I have a WINTV 200- DTV card which records TV broadcasts in MPEG2 format (allegedly). WINTV plays these files back fine, however, other programmes have problems with them:
    Windows Media payer jumps and jerks throughout playback, with the sound usually some 10 - 20 seconds ahead of video. NERO showtime is much the same. Ulead Video Studio 9 locks up completely when attempting to open these files, and Adobe Premier Pro 1.5 zaps through the files as if they are on fast forward. NERO Vision Express 3 inserts blank pauses at regular intervals into each video file and tells me that a 45 minute clip will not fit onto a DVD as it is "101 hours long" !! Oddly, NERO Vision Express version 2 plays the files with no problems at all.

    Does anyone here have any idea what could be going wrong? I have checked the options in WINTV2000, and the only option under video quality is "DVD 2048 bytes".

    Grateful for any thoughts anyone may have.
     
  2. Minion

    Minion Senior member

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    Try running the Captured Files through "PVAStrumento"....

    PVAStrumento is a tool to convert files recorded with a DVB PC-card in PVA-format to regular MPEG2 program streams.
    It can also be used to "repair" existing MPEG2 PS for further processing.

    The Files you are Captureing are actually Mpeg-2 Transport Streams and PVAStrumento will Fix there Time Code so they Play Back Properly and will Convert the Transport Streams to Mpeg-2 Program Streams which are Proper Mpeg-2 files....

    You can Find PVAStrumento in the Software section of this site or if you do a simple Google search.....

    Cheers
     
  3. Teflon2

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    Thanks for the quick response.

    I downloaded PVAStrumento, but no luck - it doesn't like the files anymore than the other programms. Any attempt to open thenm causes PVAStrumento to close. Oh well, at least NERO Video Express 2 likes them - looks like I'll have to stick with that.

    Thanks once again for your help.
     

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