# Conversion results in no video
**URL:** https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/conversion-results-in-no-video/3589
**Category:** General Support / Questions
**Created:** [April 25, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/conversion-results-in-no-video/3589 "2020-04-25T00:28:58Z")
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### Author:  [@jsam01](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/jsam01)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/conversion-results-in-no-video/3589/1 "2020-04-25T00:28:58Z")
I ran into a couple video’s today that converted without video. I see a topic from 2017 that sounds similar but it didn’t sound like the resolution was valid. The only thing that changed was I upgraded the software that made the video yesterday but 1 of 3 recordings from after the upgrade worked. The originating TS files of all 3 play fine in VLC and shows up fine in custom cuts. I accidentally deleted one of the log files, but I’ve attached 1 of the 2 failure cases. I’m wondering if there is anything in the log you can translate to being the problem? The MCEBuddy install is from at least a week ago with many conversions completed fine.
NOTE: Don’t forget to attach your conversion log or MCEBuddy.log file as appropriate[Inspector Morse.S05E05.Promised Land.ts-TVShows-2020-04-24T19-52-01.log](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/uploads/short-url/ojzHkcGtMaXWuYdp1nJdRsXtVRj.log) (2.0 MB)
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### Author:  [@Goose](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/Goose)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/conversion-results-in-no-video/3589/2 "2020-04-25T13:32:58Z")
Looks like your recording software is generating invalid video:
> 2020-04-24T19:54:39 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.FFmpeg → [h264 @ 000002072db019c0] decode\_slice\_header error
> 2020-04-24T19:54:39 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.FFmpeg → [h264 @ 000002072db019c0] no frame!
> 2020-04-24T19:54:39 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.FFmpeg → [h264 @ 000002072db019c0] SPS unavailable in decode\_picture\_timing
> 2020-04-24T19:54:39 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.FFmpeg → [h264 @ 000002072db019c0] non-existing PPS 0 referenced
> 2020-04-24T19:54:39 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.FFmpeg → [h264 @ 000002072db019c0] SPS unavailable in decode\_picture\_timing
> 2020-04-24T19:54:39 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.FFmpeg → [h264 @ 000002072db019c0] non-existing PPS 0 referenced
> 2020-04-24T19:54:39 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.FFmpeg → [h264 @ 000002072db019c0] SPS unavailable in decode\_picture\_timing
> 2020-04-24T19:54:39 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.FFmpeg → [h264 @ 000002072db019c0] non-existing PPS 0 referenced
Guess that update wasn’t a good one.
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### Author:  [@jsam01](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/jsam01)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/conversion-results-in-no-video/3589/3 "2020-04-25T16:08:15Z")
Interesting. I can try and switch back a bit later. I’m using _Hauppauge Capture_ and for a long time I’ve been generating TS files due to crashing issues with MP4. Supposedly MP4 now works better so I was trying an MP4 that I captured last night and I’ll see how mcebuddy does with it first.
The thing that confuses me though is of 3 TS vids captured since the upgrade, 1 converted fine. And the 3 original TS files play fine themselves. I also tried one of the bad vids on another box using a different profile (MP4 High Quality) and it converted ok with that profile.
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### Author:  [@jsam01](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/jsam01)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/conversion-results-in-no-video/3589/4 "2020-04-25T16:23:59Z")
I read your post further and checked something but now I’m more confused. So when that conversion wasn’t playable I decided to try on a 2nd PC and use the regular MP4 High Quality Profile. Same original TS file converted and video is playable. So I was thinking something in the TS encoding isn’t being liked by the HVEC MP4 conversion (I want smaller vids). But what confuses me is I looked in the conversion log (I uploaded to FTP as it was too large) I see the same errors you showed above. So if the same errors are in the log why does this video play?
Log is under -
jsam01/Inspector%20Morse.S05E05.Promised%20Land.ts-Convert%20to%20MP4-2020-04-24T21-26-55.log