Files¶

in_file

is a file containing the Elementary Stream data (but see -stdin below)

out_file

is an H.222 Transport Stream file (but see -stdout and -host below)

Switches¶

-err stdout

Write error messages to standard output (the default)

-err stderr

Write error messages to standard error (Unix traditional)

-v, -verbose

Output summary information about each ES packet as it is read

-q, -quiet

Only output error messages

-pid pid_no

pid_no is the video PID to use for the data. Use '-pid 0x<pid>' to specify a hex value. [default = 0x68]

-pmt pmt_pid_no

pmt_pid_no is the PMT PID to use. Use '-pmt 0x<pid>' to specify a hex value. [default = 0x66]

-max max_units, -m max_units

Maximum number of ES data units to read

-stdin

Input from standard input, instead of a file

-stdout

Write output to <stdout>, instead of a named file Forces -quiet and -err stderr.

-host host[:port]

Writes output (over TCP/IP) to the named host, instead of to a named file. If port is not specified, it defaults to 88.

Stream type¶

When the TS data is being output, it is flagged to indicate whether it conforms to H.262, H.264 or AVS. It is important to get this right, as it will affect interpretation of the TS data.

If input is from a file, then the program will look at the start of the file to determine if the stream is H.264, H.262 or AVS. This process may occasionally come to the wrong conclusion, in which case the user can override the choice using the following switches.

If input is from standard input (via -stdin), then it is not possible for the program to make its own decision on the input stream type. Instead, it defaults to H.262, and relies on the user indicating if this is wrong.

-h264, -avc

Force the program to treat the input as MPEG-4/AVC.

-h262

Force the program to treat the input as MPEG-2.

-avs

Force the program to treat the input as AVS.