>> > Files extracted from the HD using Humax's own (MS Windows only) utility >> > (via the USB port) are given the extension '.ts' (for transport stream?) >> > and play OK out-of-the-box in e.g. xine / mplayer. However, trying to > > Post the output from mplayer.
Hmm, I see mplayer's not completely happy with the default video output device (is it ever?) but it plays fine. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Video> mplayer -vo xv ShaunOfTheDead.ts MPlayer 1.0rc1-4.1.2 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+ (Family: 6, Model: 8, Stepping: 1) CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0 Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 3DNow 3DNowEx SSE Playing ShaunOfTheDead.ts. TS file format detected. VIDEO MPEG2(pid=601) AUDIO MPA(pid=602) NO SUBS (yet)! PROGRAM N. 27072 VIDEO: MPEG2 720x576 (aspect 3) 25.000 fps 15000.0 kbps (1875.0 kbyte/s) ========================================================================== Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough VDec: vo config request - 720 x 576 (preferred colorspace: Mpeg PES) Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale... Opening video filter: [scale] The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec. Try adding the scale filter, e.g. -vf spp,scale instead of -vf spp. VDecoder init failed :( Opening video decoder: [libmpeg2] MPEG 1/2 Video decoder libmpeg2-v0.4.0b Selected video codec: [mpeg12] vfm: libmpeg2 (MPEG-1 or 2 (libmpeg2)) ========================================================================== ========================================================================== Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3 AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 192.0 kbit/12.50% (ratio: 24000->192000) Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm: mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3) ========================================================================== AO: [oss] 48000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample) Starting playback... VDec: vo config request - 720 x 576 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12) VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0) Movie-Aspect is 1.78:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect. VO: [xv] 720x576 => 1024x576 Planar YV12 New_Face failed. Maybe the font path is wrong./ 2 ??% ??% ??,?% 1 0 Please supply the text font file (~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf). subtitle font: load_sub_face failed. A:61603.2 V:61603.9 A-V: -0.726 ct: -0.396 100/100 44% 5% 0.5% 7 0 Exiting... (Quit) [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Video> Iain: I'll look into ProjectX, I'd assumed it was Windows only - I'm delighted to find I was wrong. Stefan - Will try again using -x mplayer,mplayer and post back. Thanks, Richard (MQ)