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how to edit recorded files in Me-TV

Asked by Marco

Hi
I've just recorded a broadcast on Me-TV. All went fine, VLC can play it. The file has .mpeg extension and I assume it is a TS file.
Since I am not yet taht expert on DVD authoring and file processing in Ubuntu, I switched to Windows for processing and authoring.
Question is:

If I try to open it through projectX from Windows, it does not open. Why?
If I try to watch it through VLC in Windows, it does not play it. Why?

What kind of file is Me-TV recording producing? Why can it only be watched under Linux?

Thanks a lot/Regards

Marco

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Best Michael Lamothe (lamothe-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#1

Yes, it should be MPEG2 TS.

> If I try to open it through projectX from Windows, it does not open. Why?
> If I try to watch it through VLC in Windows, it does not play it. Why?

Why are you asking the Me TV project? Ask the projectX or VLC guys?

> What kind of file is Me-TV recording producing?

Generally, it is what ever your TV station is broadcasting. Me TV does not really alter the stream except that it does rewrite the PAT and PMT packets so that the there's only one service sent to the player.

> Why can it only be watched under Linux?

Well I'm not sure that's right, I'm sure that many OS's will play it. Ask Microsoft why it wont play under Windows, I don't know, I don't use Windows for video. I suspect that you don't have a MPEG2 decoder availabe.

Thanks,

Michael

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Marco (mtamilia) said : 		#2

Thanks Michael Lamothe, that solved my question.

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Marco (mtamilia) said : 		#3

Ciao Michael
Thanks for the answer.

Generally any video file that can be opened under Linux can be opened under Windows.
It happens to all of the .mpg .avi. wmv .mp4 .flv in my PC.
Videolan has embedded many codecs for video including mpeg2, so there's generally no need for any external mpeg2 codec installed.
That's why I am surprised, and that is why I was thinking it had to do with Me-TV rather than VLC.

I can play a DVD within Linux through VideoLan (VLC) and same thing I can do within Windows, of course with the VLC version for Windows. This does not happen with the file produced by Me-TV.

Probably you are right and I am trusting too much on VLC and ProjectX, as cross-platforms.

But in general terms my objective is to burn a DVD video out of a broadcast recording, so at this stage would you suggest any Linux application capable of accepting the files produced by Me-TV and be able to elaborate them in terms of cutting unwanted parts?
of course I am referring to advertising in a video stream.
Also would you have a suggestion for an authoring tool for DVD?

Thank you for the help, and sorry if I am taking the liberty of asking something not strictly related to Me-TV.

ciao/Marco

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Michael Lamothe (lamothe-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#4

Hi Marco,

Once again, I'm not the best person to ask about things non-Me TV related, I really don't know a lot. But you could try avidemux. I'm not sure if that can author DVDs but it can edit video.

Thanks,

Michael

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Marco (mtamilia) said : 		#5

Hi Michael
Thanks again, I appreciate the help. I will try to sort it out by myself, it might get some time, but a friend who's a Linux expert tells me the fun in Linux is mainly in sorting things out!

Ciao/Marco