Extracting DSM-CC data and object carousel content with TS File Demux

TS File Demux now includes a feature to extract DSM-CC data and object carousel content. This feature is meant to be a lighter alternative to a similar feature in DVBSTreamExplorer which might be overkill in some situations. If you need decoding of DSM-CC sections and BIOP messages, DVBStreamExplorer is the still way to go.

Below is a screenshot of a TS file that contains  DSM-CC data.

 

TS File Demux main window

The DSM-CC filters have been added automatically after applying 'Add all'. Streams of type 0x0b, ISO/IEC 13818-6 type B, are considered as DSM-CC carousel streams. You can add DSM-CC filter for arbitrary PID if it wasn't recognized as DSM-CC carousel and you believe that it is.

Below is screenshot of some extracted object carousel files. The files are part of a MHP application.

Extracted files

The files can now be studied offline.

Follow this link to download TS File Demux here.

Decrypting service in DVBStreamExplorer using CI capable hardware

A little known feature in DVBStreamExplorer is the ability to decrypt DVB services using hardware that supports common interface (CI). You will need a TechnoTrend tuner card with CI support. This includes devices such as TT-connect CT 3650 CI and TT-connect S2 3650 CI. TT Budget cards with CI add-on card will also work. Cards with CI option from manufactures other than TechnoTrend will not work. Also this will only work with DVBStreamExplorer x86 version. CI and DiSEqC features are implemented in a proprietary DLL from TechnoTrend, ttBdaDrvApi_Dll.dll. Apparently this DLL is only available in 32 bit version.
You will also need a conditional access module (CAM) and a valid subscription smart-card. See picture below. It shows TT-connect CT 3650 CI, Conax CAM and subscription smart-card.

Insert your CAM and do a SI scan in DVBStreamExplorer. When completed switch to service view and DVBStreamExplorer should look similar to below.

Note that in lower right corner it can be seen that no service is currently selected.
To select a service for decryption locate an encrypted service in service view and double-click on it.
Lower right corner will now show that a service has been successfully selected.

Note this does not necessarily mean that service will be decrypted successfully. It just mean that tuning and selection of service was executed successfully.

You can check the DVBStreamExplorer log file for CI related entries. The log file can be found from options / preferences / logging.

Here is some logging from when CAM was inserted and initialized. The CA ID 0xb00 is for Conax.

 213 - Apr 25 09:25:51.189 - (9.842) - <4> - CI_OnSlotStatus(0,1)

 214 - Apr 25 09:25:51.189 - (9.842) - <4> - CI_SLOT_MODULE_INSERTED

 215 - Apr 25 09:25:57. 63 - (15.716) - <4> - CI_OnSlotStatus(0,2)

 216 - Apr 25 09:25:57. 63 - (15.716) - <4> - CI_SLOT_MODULE_OK

 217 - Apr 25 09:25:57. 63 - (15.716) - <4> - CI_SLOT_CA_OK

 218 - Apr 25 09:25:57. 63 - (15.716) - <4> - CA:  219 - Apr 25 09:25:57. 63 - (15.716) - <4> - supported CA ID[0]: 0x0B00

And here is some logging from when a service was selected for decryption.

1222 - Apr 25 12:10:11.524 - (9870.177) - <4> - Selecting service 'Discovery Channel'

1223 - Apr 25 12:10:11.623 - (9870.276) - <4> - CI_OnCAStatus(255,14,0)

1224 - Apr 25 12:10:11.623 - (9870.276) - <4> - CI_SWITCH_PRG_REPLY

1225 - Apr 25 12:10:11.623 - (9870.276) - <4> - ERR_NONE

Again this does not not necessarily mean that service will be decrypted successfully. It just means that connection to CAM is in good state.

To check that service is actually decrypted open DVB TS Monitor. Make sure that "Options / Parse A/V elementary headers" is enabled. Start the scan. In current service tab, services node locate the service selected for decryption. Verify that it looks something like below.

If you see details about A/V streams as tagged above, it means that service is successfully decrypted. That is unless the service was not encrypted at all to begin with. Note that it can take up to a minute or in rare cases even more for the header details to appear. This is because each stream in TS is scanned one by one for some time looking for header information.

Once decryption is verified you can save TS to disk. You can then view decrypted service in VLC. You can also stream service over UDP. Other clients can then pick up the decrypted service.

Capture HbbTV data with DVBStreamExplorer

In this post I will demonstrate how you can capture HbbTV data using DVBStreamExplorer. You will need DVBStreamExplorer Professional Edition for this exercise.
You can then study the HbbTV application offline. You can find more information about HbbTV here: https://www.hbbtv.org/.
First we need to find a service that contains HbbTV application. In this example I will find a service on Astra 19E.
You can find such service in this list: http://dtvlist.dvbstreamexplorer.com/dvbs.html. Look for 'hbbtv' in feature field.
Or you can do a complete SI scan of Astra 19E with DVBStreamExplorer. After completing SI scan switch to service view and you should see something similar to below.

Scroll to the far right to see features field and look for 'hbbtv'.

It can be seem that first service in the list, ORF SPORT+, features HbbTV.
Open the tuning window and tune on 11244H where the ORF SPORT+ service can be found.
Open Transport Stream Monitor (DVB) and start scanning. After a few seconds of scanning you should be able to select ORF SPORT+ from service drop-down list.

Now go to the DSM-CC tab. You should see list of DSM-CC streams found in service. For ORF SPORT+ there will only be one on PID 0x1c2b. Enable scanning of the PID in list.

It will now scan for DSM-CC data. This may take a short while. Once all DSM-CC data has been acquired the Object Carousel tab will be populated with file/folder structure. The content of files will also be shown as ASCII/Hex. Below can be seen partly content of a CSS file named min_portal_1_0_6.css which is part of HbbTV application.

And below is shown content of min_config_1_0_6.js which is a JavaScript file also part of HbbTV application.

Finally below shows partial content of index.html which is a HTML file also part of HbbTV application.

You can now stop scanning to enable file menu. From here the entire Object Carousel be saved. Directory structure in OC is preserved when saved to file system. You can now open the files in your favourite text editor for further examination.