NAME

     es2ts — Convert an ES video stream to H.222 TS

SYNOPSIS

     es2ts [-err stdout] [-err stderr] [-verbose | -v] [-quiet | -q] [-pid pid_no]
           [-pmt pmt_pid_no] [-host host[:port]] [-max max_units | -m max_units] in_file | -stdin
           out_file | [-stdout]

DESCRIPTION

     Convert an elementary video stream to H.222 transport stream.  Supports input streams
     conforming to MPEG-2 (H.262), MPEG-4/AVC (H.264) and AVS. Also supports MPEG-1 input
     streams, insofar as MPEG-2 is backwards compatible with MPEG-1.

     Note that this program works by reading and packaging the elementary stream packages
     directly - it does not parse them as H.262 or H.264 data.

   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.

SEE ALSO

     esdots(1),

BUGS

     For the moment, the video input must be H.264 or AVS, and the audio input ADTS, AC-3 ATSC or
     MPEG layer 2. Also, the audio is assumed to have a constant number of samples per frame.