[MPlayer-users] mpeg demux problem

[Nico Sabbi]

Eric Thomas wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I try to use mplayer (latest from CVS) for watching MPEG stream initaly
> targeted to a settopbox (still connected and used to select TV
> channels).
>
> The documentation says that Mpeg stream is MPEG2 MP at ML format with audio
> MPEG 1 layer 1-2.
>
> Among almost 50 channels, mplayer only manage to do the demux stuff for
> 4 of them :-( and I don't understand why.
>
> mplayer -v -v says that the stream is TS format.
> But when trying with non-working channels, I get this
>
> TS_SYNC
> TS_SYNC
> TS_SYNC
> IS_START
> pes_parse2(0xbfad2f54, 184):
> pes_parse2: HEADER 0b bf 21 04
> pes_parse2: error HEADER 0b bf 21 (should be 0x000001)
> TS_SYNC
> TS_SYNC
> IS_START
> pes_parse2(0xbfad2f54, 184):
> pes_parse2: HEADER 4f 56 3a 72
> pes_parse2: error HEADER 4f 56 3a (should be 0x000001)
> TS_SYNC
> TS_SYNC
> TS_SYNC
>

you trimmed the most relevant informations and kept the least useful ones

> and it ends with a "no stream found" message.
> I have increased -tsprobe without success.
>
> I have no idea from where the problem is.
> Could these channels be scrambled ? some of them are channels from 
> national TV that nobody needs to pay to watch them.
>
> I can provide a file from -dumpstream if it helps you to help me :-)
>
> Regards,
> Eric
>
>

yes, post a link to the file, please