[linux-dvb] Re: TS tables doubts

[Wolfgang Thiel <w-thiel@gmx.net>]

On Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 10:41:15AM +0100, Andy Coates wrote:
> ...
> So with PAT/PMT/SDT/NIT you can tune to the right frequency, filter the
> correct PIDs, and display in some shape or form the channel name.  Stick
> the EIT on there and you should have now/next functionality too.
> 
> > 4) reading VLC's demuxer it seems that there's a tables describing the
> > type of each elementary stream (e.g. video is M2V, audio is MP2 or AC3
> > 2.0 or AC3 5.1); what table is this?
> 
> I think thats officially sourced from ISO/IEC 13818-1 (Generic Coding of
> Moving Pictures and Associated Audio Systems) - Table 2-36 "Stream Type
> Assignments"
> 
> But for the information you describe above, thats something different,
> since you're actually looking at the characteristics of a type of stream.
> I believe that information is also in the same document, but I always refer
> to a quick reference I found here:
> 
>   http://xhelmboyx.tripod.com/formats/mpeg-layout.txt
>
And the complete description of the service information streams is in:
ETSI EN 300 468, lastest version is V1.5.1 (2003-05), available for free
at www.etsi.org (AC3 is described in annex D).

Wolfgang


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