Common options¶

-err stdout

Write error messages to standard output (the default)

-err stderr

Write error messages to standard error (Unix traditional)

-v, -verbose

Output extra information about packets

-q, -quiet

Output less information

-m max_scan, -max max_scan

max_scan is the Number of TS packets to scan. Defaults to the entire file.

-stdin

Input from standard input, instead of a file

file

The transport stream file to get info on. If -stdin is specified then no file is expected

-b, -buffering¶

Report on the differences between PCR and PTS, and between PCR and DTS. This is relevant to the size of buffers needed in the decoder. Also reports bitrates; the max bitrate is calculated over 0.5sec

-o csv_file [-32]

Output timing in to a CSV file called csv_file. If -32 is used as well then the timing ifo is restricted to the bottom 32 bits

-cnt pid

Check values of continuity_counter for pid pid. Writes all the values of the counter to a file called continuity_counter.txt.

-prog prog_no

Report on program prog_no [default = 1] (hopefully default will be 'all' in the future)

-tfmt time_format

Specify format of time differences.

-tafmt time_format

Specify format of absolute times.

time_format is one of

90

[Default] show as 90KHz timestamps (suffix 't' on the values: e.g., 4362599t).

27

Show as 27MHz timestamps (similar, e.g., 25151:000t).

32

Show as 90KHz timestamps, but only the low 32 bits.

ms

Show as milliseconds.

hms

Show as hours/minutes/seconds (H:MM:SS.ssss, the H can be more than one digit if necessary)

-justpid pid¶

Just show data (file offset, index, adaptation field and payload) for TS packets with the given PID. PID 0 is allowed (i.e., the PAT)