The Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) was formed by the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) to set standards for compression and streaming audio and video.
Questions tagged [mpeg]
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How can I check the integrity of a video file (avi, mpeg, mp4...)?
This title could be somewhat misleading, so let me explain ...
I'm downloading a video file ... mpeg, avi - being one of the popular formats. Now, if I am downloading it, and the download breaks in the middle of the uhm ... download, then, for…
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VOB conversion quality in FFmpeg
I am trying to convert a VOB file to mpeg like this:
./ffmpeg.exe -i VTS_01_2.VOB -r 24 out1.mpeg
However, the quality is very poor.
I tried ./ffmpeg.exe -i VTS_01_2.VOB -vcodec copy out1.mpeg
But the file size is too large (90% of original – 300…
JP19
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How can I join multiple .mpg movie files?
I create a lot of these small clips on my digital camera. These are in .mpg format and before I share them with others, I would love to just join, clip a few seconds here and there.
I use Google Picassa to create new start and end points, but I dont…
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What is the easiest way to convert MPEG video to FLV format?
I have MPEG video (.mpg) that I would like to convert to FLV format for use in Flash players. What is the easiest (idiot-proof) way to do this on a Windows machine?
Kip
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Windows DVD Maker on Windows 8?
Something I really miss in Windows 8 is the Windows DVD Maker.
I tried to get it running on Windows 8 by copying the DVD Maker directory from Windows 7 over to Windows 8. When I run it, I get the following error:
I had hoped that this could be…
cowgod
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What is the format of the mpeg-dash (.m4s generally) segment?
I'm new to the multimedia programming, I'm trying to produce live mpeg-dash content from a transport stream buffer by parsing the packets individually.
I want to create .m4s segments but i'm confused about their structure.
In other words, if we…
Ishaan Shringi
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How to l extract EPG data from MPEG TS files?
I have the ability to capture "MPEGTS" DVB/ATSC streams. I'd like to be able to take the TS files and extract "EPG" (programming guide) information from them, because FFmpeg (which does the capturing) doesn't seem to have the ability to read any…
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Cannot concatenate videos ffmpeg
I have a bitmap that I would like to concatenate to the front of many videos as a sort of title screen or disclaimer screen.
I try to turn it into a video with the same attributes as the rest of the video. So first I introspect the video:
ffmpeg…
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Lossless video editing on Linux?
Is there a simple Linux program that allows for video editing without reencoding? All I want to do is extract the video between time T1 and T2 and write that to a new file.
All my searches are turning up empty. I'm considering trying emacs --…
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ffmpeg: MPEG-TS file always starting at 1.4 seconds
I'm using ffmpeg to convert an MPEG file into an MPEG-TS file. However, when I do so, it always starts at 1.422456 seconds.
I'm bothered by this, as I'm trying to create an M3U that uses #EXTM3U. No matter what I do, including -output_ts_offset 0…
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Why does a Raspberry Pi require a key to playback MPEG2 content?
I was reading here and the article said that linux distros often use free versions of MPEG2. On my Raspberry Pi, however, I had to purchase a license to achieve playback of some of my files. I never had to do this on my (ubuntu) desktop before. The…
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How to display and capture webcam stream at the same time?
This command works perfectly for saving a webcam stream to a file:
ffmpeg -f alsa -i default -itsoffset 00:00:00 -f video4linux2 -s 1280x720 -r 25 -i /dev/video0 out.avi
How would I simultaneously display this captured stream on my computer…
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mp3 compression MPEG1 vs MPEG2
I'm using CDex for converting wav to mp3, and want to ask you guys what version to use;
MPEG I has max of 320kbps
MPEG II has max of 160kbps
MPEG II.5 has max of 160kbps
I'm looking for a better quality, and I want to know if it's better to use a…
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How to split and join without transcoding AVC/MPEG-TS video files in Windows with ffmpeg?
I am looking also for a Linux solution (in a separate question)
I have two recorded video files with the extension .ts. I need to remove some part of the first, split the second, and then merge the first file with the first (split) part of the…
user162573
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Remux/encode/convert MPG into MP4
I understand that it is impossible to edit metadata of MPG files (i.e. createdate), so I am looking for another way to "upgrade" my MPGs into a newer file format (preferred are formats that work both on Windows and iOS).
What should I do to achieve…
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