Splitstream Survey

[Ken Hancock]

--- In ExtractStream@y..., Roger Merchberger <zmerch7@y...> wrote:
> --- Ken Hancock <hancockks@y...> wrote:
> > --- In ExtractStream@y..., Roger Merchberger <zmerch7@y...> wrote:
> > > I just downloaded & tried the Elecomp Mpeg2 player - I don't
> > monkey
> > > with DVD's on my main computer, so I don't need the extra stuff.
> > It
> > > plays mpeg2's very well, and it even plays the Tivo raw streams!
> > > Granted, with the audio frames mixed in, it looks like hell...
> > but I
> > > was suprised it didn't barf.
> > 
> > Huh? When I was using netmplex (back before I foobared my drive
> > with 
> > MFSTools restore), the resulting multiplexed .mpg file played 
> > flawlessly (video and audio) with Elecard's MPEG-2 player.
> 
> Having never used netmplex, I'm not all that intelligent as to it's
> use -- but it was always my understanding that netmplex received a
> pre-seperated tystream and re-knit them into a standard MPEG2... but
> I could be wrong.

No, you're correct -- that's exactly what it does. It takes the audio and video 
streams and merges them together. If ExtractStream works correctly and 
reads chunks correctly, it'll output one audio for every video so there's no 
synchronization problems.