[vdr] Re: TS vs PES

[Lars Bläser <lars.blaeser@epost.de>]

Patrick Gleichmann wrote:
> Hi,
> the VDR stores the video data as PES.
> Unfortunately it doesn't contain all TS information to decrypt a
> recording afterwards (the Topfield guys call it  "copy mode").
>
> - What the reason for the PES format?

historic, according to Klaus a change would take a lot of time and could
brake the old recordings and that without additional functionality for vdr

> - Could a plugin (cReceiver, cFilters) store the whole TS ?

the problem is the old FF card, imho the ARM processor parses the TS and
rebuild it according to the filters set, maybe the budget card would be
able to get the crypted TS



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