Converting movie to a .TS file

[Michael Sacci]

they are probably asking for a transport stream version of mpeg2. This is something that Compressor would encode but without the specs it is all guessing. But even if Compressor cannot you would add to get an encoder that could but it would always be done outside of FCP.

[Jon Robinson]

This is the spec I need to get from a final cut pro seq
Table 6: 480i Long Form File Delivery Requirements

Description Requirement
MPEG2 Video Size 15mbps CBR
MPEG2 Transport Stream 18mbps (CBR Transport Stream)
File Extension .mpg
Video Resolution 720×480
GOP Long GOP (GOP size = 30 or 15, P frame distance = 3)
Chroma Subsampling 4:2:0
Audio Embedded AC3 (5.1 preferred, 2.0 acceptable)
Audio Bit rate 192kbps minimum for 2.0, 384kbps for 5.1
Closed Captioning ATSC or NA DBS Line 21 (EIA608 in a 708 packet)
PMT PID 0x01E0 (480)
Mux PID 0x01E1 (481)
Video PID 0x01E1 (481)
Audio PID (1st pair) 0x01E2 (482)
Audio PID (2nd pair) 0x01E3 (483)
Audio PID (3rd pair) 0x01E4 (484)
First frame of video 3 seconds after the start of the file (00:00:03)
Source ID in VANC If possible
Black/silence video padding 3 seconds at beginning and end
***Please note this also needs a closed captioning Packet. This is the preferred output standard we need to have…or they may take this instead:
Table 11: H264 SD File Delivery Requirements

Description Requirement
Frame rate / Interlaced 29.97
H264 Video Size 2 Mbps CBR
MPEG2 Transport Stream 3 Mbps (CBR transport stream)
File Extension .ts
Entropy CABAC
Video Resolution Full raster 720×480
H264 Profile Main Profile @ Level 3.0
GOP Long GOP (GOP size = 30 Max, B frame range = 0 min / 3 max)
Chroma Subsampling 4:2:0
Audio AC-3 Dolby Digital audio; stereo or surround sound (5.1 surround sound preferred)
Audio Bit rate 192 kbps or 384 kbps
Closed Captioning ATSC or NA DBS Line 21 (EIA608 in a 708 packet)
PMT PID 0x01E0 (480)
Mux PID 0x01E1 (481)
Video PID – includes the PCR 0x01E1 (481)
Audio PID (1st pair) 0x01E2 (482)
Audio PID (2nd pair) optional 0x01E3 (483)
Audio PID (3rd pair) optional 0x01E4 (484)
First frame of video 3 seconds after the start of the file (00:00:03)
Source ID in VANC If possible
Transport Stream Muxer Conformance ATSC
Transport Stream Muxer Program Number 1
PAT & PMT Period 250ms
Black/silence video padding 3 seconds at beginning and end
Let me know if all this is possible, thanks again, jon

[Adonis Williams]

Hey Jon,

I am having the same issue. Did you ever figure it out?

Thanks

A.W.