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tsplay

TSPLAY(1)							   User Commands							 TSPLAY(1)

NAME

       tsplay - play the given TS or PS file 'at' the nominated host, or to an output file

DESCRIPTION

       Play  the  given  file  (containing  Transport Stream or Program Stream data) 'at' the nominated host, or to an output file.  The output is
       always Transport Stream.  With no switches, tsplay will give a brief summary of its basic usage.  Otherwise:

       -help detail[s]
	      Show an expanded version of the help you get if you run tsplay with no arguments

       -help ts
	      Show help specific to playing TS data

       -help ps
	      Show help specific to playing PS data

       -help tuning
	      Show help about how to tune the program's operation

       -help test[ing]
	      Show help on switches that can be useful in testing the target application (the video player)

       -help debug[ging] Show help on debugging this application.

       -help  Show this message

       -help all
	      Show all available help (equivalent to each of the above specific helps, in order)

       Otherwise:

       -help detail[s]
	      Show an expanded version of the help you get if you run tsplay with no arguments

       -help ts
	      Show help specific to playing TS data

       -help ps
	      Show help specific to playing PS data

       -help tuning
	      Show help about how to tune the program's operation

       -help test[ing]
	      Show help on switches that can be useful in testing the target application (the video player)

       -help debug[ging] Show help on debugging this application.

       -help  Show this message

       -help all
	      Show all available help (equivalent to each of the above specific helps, in order)

SEE ALSO

       The full documentation for tsplay is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  Please check http://tstools.berlios.de for more information.

tsplay 1.11							   November 2008							 TSPLAY(1)