MPEG-2 Transport Stream packet analyser enables decoding and low level analysis of ISO/DVB MPEG-2 transport streams. It can be used for fault-finding, equipment and system testing, software development and learning more about how MPEG-2 systems work.
Open, decode and de-mux MPEG-2 transport streams from digital satellite, cable and terrestrial TV broadcasts.
No installation required, just un-zip and run.
Decode and View
- Open MPEG-2 transport stream files (188 byte packets)
- Navigate through the stream, filter on PID and/or payload start flag
- View Transport Stream headers
- View Packetized Elementary stream headers and stream types
- View MPEG-2 and DVB table headers; PAT, PMT, NIT, BAT, SDT, EIT, TDT, TOT
- View MPEG-2 video sequence headers; picture size, aspect ratio and frame rate
- View Active Format Descriptors (AFD) as defined by the DTG D-Book
- Decode PAT, program numbers and program map PIDs
- Decode TDT, TOT, current date and time
- Check TS packet continuity count compliance on a single PID or the entire stream
Export and Report
- De-multiplex the stream to remove unwanted PIDs of null packets
- Generate a PID usage report and save as CSV
- Analyse Transport Stream header data; export as CSV
- Analyse TDT/TOT packets; packet delta, time, date, time delta, export as CSV
- Analyse DVB table headers; packet delta, versions, sections number, section length, export as CSV
- Analyse AFD codes; packet detla, PID, AR, AFD, export as CSV
- Analyse picture type and GOP structure
Donate
If you find this tool useful please consider making a small donation to the author. If you use the tool for commercial gain, or in a business environment, then a donation of at least 10GBP per user is required.
Downloads
MPEG-2 analyser 2.0.0.10 application for Windows XP, requires .NET version 2 or later.
TS decoder 1.0.0.0 application for MS-DOS.
TS decoder 1.0.0.0 source code written in C++ using Visual Studio.
PES decoder 1.0.0.0 application for MS-DOS.
PES decoder 1.0.0.0 source code written in C++ using Visual Studio.
Sample transport stream containing video, audio and DVB tables.
Dissertation on MPEG-2 transport streams and the use of active format descriptors (AFD).
Source code
The Windows application is not open source, although it is free to download and use. The source code for the MS-DOS tools is avaiable, please download the archives above and then complete the form below to request the password required to open the ZIP files.
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
More information and tools
- AFD codes explained in detail with examples
- VideoHelp tools, guides and forums for everything digital video
- VLC transport stream video and audio player
Feedback form
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Licence agreement
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