Answers.Body: <p>Okay this has a stupid answer.</p>
  
  <p>I installed the <code>ubuntu-restricted-extras</code> package and avidemux opens this file fine now.</p>
  
  <p>Looks like I didn't have the right codecs.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I have a Satellite STB which saves .mpg files.</p>
  
  <p>I can't play them through vlc and avidemux gives me a blurred output?</p>
  
  <p>Is there any way I can edit these recordings?</p>
  
  <p>EDIT: <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24369006/CCTV%2014%5B10FEB2013-055546%5D.mpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here is a link</a> to a very short clip in this format (6.6MB).</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/hxHDG.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>mediainfo output:</p>
  
  <pre><code>General
  Complete name                            : CCTV-11[02JUN2012-183712].mpg
  Format                                   : MPEG-PS
  File size                                : 3.94 GiB
  Duration                                 : 1h 43mn
  Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
  Overall bit rate                         : 5 473 Kbps
  
  Video
  ID                                       : 234 (0xEA)
  Format                                   : MPEG Video
  Format version                           : Version 2
  Format profile                           : Main@Main
  Format settings, BVOP                    : Yes
  Format settings, Matrix                  : Custom
  Format settings, GOP                     : M=3, N=12
  Duration                                 : 1h 43mn
  Bit rate mode                            : Variable
  Bit rate                                 : 5 108 Kbps
  Maximum bit rate                         : 10 000 Kbps
  Width                                    : 720 pixels
  Height                                   : 576 pixels
  Display aspect ratio                     : 4:3
  Frame rate                               : 25.000 fps
  Standard                                 : PAL
  Color space                              : YUV
  Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
  Bit depth                                : 8 bits
  Scan type                                : Interlaced
  Scan order                               : Top Field First
  Compression mode                         : Lossy
  Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.493
  Stream size                              : 3.68 GiB (93%)
  
  Audio
  ID                                       : 192 (0xC0)
  Format                                   : MPEG Audio
  Format version                           : Version 1
  Format profile                           : Layer 2
  Duration                                 : 1h 43mn
  Bit rate mode                            : Constant
  Bit rate                                 : 256 Kbps
  Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
  Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz
  Compression mode                         : Lossy
  Delay relative to video                  : -921ms
  Stream size                              : 189 MiB (5%)
  </code></pre>
  
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Comments.CreationDate: 2013-02-07T16:40:55.450Z
Comments.Text: I'm not sure, but I think .mpg is just a container which can contain different codecs. To diagnose your problem, could you maybe post some more information on the video? Running [MediaInfo](http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en/Download) and posting the output here will help people to answer your question.
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Comments.Text: @BartArondson done
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Comments.Text: OK, not sure what it might be... but googling around shows that someone else had [the same problem](http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=64799) and fixed it with a remux to mkv. As Avidemux is also showing you a weird output I'm guessing the stream might be damaged (no idea, just a guess). Look [here](http://www.avidemux.org/admWiki/doku.php?id=tutorial:projectx) on how to repair it.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Saaru Lindestøkke
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Comments.CreationDate: 2013-02-09T06:11:28.480Z
Comments.Text: @BartArondson ProjectX demuxed the video correctly, but the demuxed audio stutters constantly.. now i'm looking for a tool to demux the audio correctly
Comments.UserDisplayName: jsj
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Comments.CreationDate: 2013-02-09T11:03:45.763Z
Comments.Text: @BartArondson I added a link to an example file
Comments.UserDisplayName: jsj
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Comments.Text: The sample plays fine on my mac with [Mplayer](http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html), although it has some interlacing effects. Maybe you can use that program to play the video?
Comments.UserDisplayName: Saaru Lindestøkke
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Comments.CreationDate: 2013-02-09T12:53:19.287Z
Comments.Text: @BartArondson gah, works now - thanks for your help. The fact that you could play it fine gave me the clue that it might be a codec issue (see answer). Sorry for the waste of time.
Comments.UserDisplayName: jsj
Tags: <codec>
Title: Satellite DVR: Cant play recording on computer
UserDisplayName: jsj
ThreadText: # Satellite DVR: Cant play recording on computer
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2013-02-07)
  
  I have a Satellite STB which saves .mpg files.
  
  I can't play them through vlc and avidemux gives me a blurred output?
  
  Is there any way I can edit these recordings?
  
  EDIT: [Here is a link](http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24369006/CCTV%2014%5B10FEB2013-055546%5D.mpg) to a very short clip in this format (6.6MB).
  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/hxHDG.png)
  
  mediainfo output:
  
  ```
  General
  Complete name                            : CCTV-11[02JUN2012-183712].mpg
  Format                                   : MPEG-PS
  File size                                : 3.94 GiB
  Duration                                 : 1h 43mn
  Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
  Overall bit rate                         : 5 473 Kbps
  
  Video
  ID                                       : 234 (0xEA)
  Format                                   : MPEG Video
  Format version                           : Version 2
  Format profile                           : Main@Main
  Format settings, BVOP                    : Yes
  Format settings, Matrix                  : Custom
  Format settings, GOP                     : M=3, N=12
  Duration                                 : 1h 43mn
  Bit rate mode                            : Variable
  Bit rate                                 : 5 108 Kbps
  Maximum bit rate                         : 10 000 Kbps
  Width                                    : 720 pixels
  Height                                   : 576 pixels
  Display aspect ratio                     : 4:3
  Frame rate                               : 25.000 fps
  Standard                                 : PAL
  Color space                              : YUV
  Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
  Bit depth                                : 8 bits
  Scan type                                : Interlaced
  Scan order                               : Top Field First
  Compression mode                         : Lossy
  Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.493
  Stream size                              : 3.68 GiB (93%)
  
  Audio
  ID                                       : 192 (0xC0)
  Format                                   : MPEG Audio
  Format version                           : Version 1
  Format profile                           : Layer 2
  Duration                                 : 1h 43mn
  Bit rate mode                            : Constant
  Bit rate                                 : 256 Kbps
  Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
  Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz
  Compression mode                         : Lossy
  Delay relative to video                  : -921ms
  Stream size                              : 189 MiB (5%)
  
  ```
  
  **Tags:** codec
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I'm not sure, but I think .mpg is just a container which can contain different codecs. To diagnose your problem, could you maybe post some more information on the video? Running [MediaInfo](http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en/Download) and posting the output here will help people to answer your question.  
  > **username_0**: @BartArondson done  
  > **username_1**: OK, not sure what it might be... but googling around shows that someone else had [the same problem](http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=64799) and fixed it with a remux to mkv. As Avidemux is also showing you a weird output I'm guessing the stream might be damaged (no idea, just a guess). Look [here](http://www.avidemux.org/admWiki/doku.php?id=tutorial:projectx) on how to repair it.  
  > **username_0**: @BartArondson ProjectX demuxed the video correctly, but the demuxed audio stutters constantly.. now i'm looking for a tool to demux the audio correctly  
  > **username_0**: @BartArondson I added a link to an example file  
  > **username_1**: The sample plays fine on my mac with [Mplayer](http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html), although it has some interlacing effects. Maybe you can use that program to play the video?  
  > **username_0**: @BartArondson gah, works now - thanks for your help. The fact that you could play it fine gave me the clue that it might be a codec issue (see answer). Sorry for the waste of time.  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2013-02-09. Score: 1
  
  Okay this has a stupid answer.
  
  I installed the `ubuntu-restricted-extras` package and avidemux opens this file fine now.
  
  Looks like I didn't have the right codecs.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Don't forget to mark this answer as accepted, such that this question is marked as answered.  
  
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