README.md

MPEG-2 Transport Stream Packet Analyser

MPEG-2 Transport Stream packet analyser enables decoding and low level analysis of ISO/DVB/AVCHD transport streams. It can be used for fault-finding, equipment and system testing, software development and learning about how digital television systems work.

• Open MPEG-2 transport streams from digital satellite, cable and terrestrial TV broadcasts.
• Open AVCHD and Bluray transport streams.
• No installation required, just un-zip and run. Requires .NET 4 framework which is a free download available from Microsoft

Decode and View

• Open MPEG-2 transport stream files (188,192,204,208 byte packets)
• Open a single transport stream packet
• Open MPEG-2, AVCHD, and Bluray transport streams (ts, trp, m2t, m2ts)
• Display packet bytes as hex or ascii
• Navigate through the stream, filter on PID and/or payload start flag
• Decode Transport Stream headers and adaptation data including PCR
• Decode Packetised Elementary Stream headers and stream types including PTS/DTS
• Decode MPEG-2 and DVB table headers; PAT, PMT, NIT, BAT, SDT, EIT, TDT, TOT
• Decode MPEG-2 video sequence headers; picture size, aspect ratio and frame rate
• Decode Active Format Descriptors (AFD) as defined by the DTG D-Book
• Decode Audio Description (AD) pan and fade values and export to CSV
• Decode PAT, program numbers and program map PIDs
• Decode TDT, TOT, current date and time
• Manually add PIDs for PMT decoding using the Table PID list menu
• Analyse packet spacing
• Check TS packet continuity count compliance on a single PID or the entire stream (ETR 101 290)
• Check TS sync bytes are present and correct (ETR 101 290)

Export and Report

• De-multiplex transport streams
• Trim transport streams
• Convert from 192,204,208 byte streams to a 188 byte stream
• Generate a PID usage report and save as CSV
• Generate custom CSV reports; TS packet header data, adaptation fields, PES headers, PCR, PTS/DTS, TDT/TOT, table headers, AR, AFD, picture type, GOP structure, Audio Description and more...
• Generate detailed table reports; table id, sub table id, section length, packet spacing...

Links and references

MPEG-2 Transport stream analyser is compliant with the following international standards.

• ISO/IEC 13818-1, Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information: Systems
• ISO/IEC 13818-2, Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information: Video
• DVB ETSI EN 300 468, Specification for Service Information (SI)
• DTG D-Book, Digital Terrestrial Television Requirements for Interoperability