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In article <nMxTd.18495$yr.14960@okepread05>, John Graham wrote:
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> "John Graham" <jgraham10@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:7HxTd.18494$yr.7396@okepread05...
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>> "Spider Dawg" <Spidergawdnospam@Comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:slrnd1t96n.1lp.Spidergawdnospam@linux.local...
>>> In article <cvkl33$iec$1@spnode25.nerdc.ufl.edu>, Randy S. wrote:
>>>> wkearney99 wrote:
>>>>>>I just upgraded my Tivo unit to allow transfer of programs to my laptop
>>>>>>for when I travel.
>>>>>>For some reason FF buttons are disabled.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The 'for some reason' is commercials pay the costs. TANSTAAFL.
>>>>>
>>>>> The other alternative is to use things like the tytools hacks to pull the
>>>>> media off the Tivo and then use the PC to transcode it into another
>>>>> playback
>>>>> format. If you want the convenience of TTG you're stuck with the
>>>>> commercials.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Not necessarily true. TTG files (.tivo) can be transcoded to .mpg files
>>>> by using the instructions at www.evillabs.net/tivo. Once in .mpg
>>>> format, any normal video editing program will allow you to snip out the
>>>> commercials.
>>>>
>>>> Randy S.
>>>
>>> What software are you using to edit the .mpg files? MyDVD is the only
>>> software I've tried that didn't produce errors, with my Pinnacle
>>> software the audio and video are out of sync, with Roxio I got about 2
>>> minutes of audio and then the rest was silence, Movie Star just choked
>>> on the file altogether. I'd rather not spend *yet another* $50 on video
>>> software if I don't have too. Any suggestions (Win-D'oh!s or Linux)
>>> appreciated.
>>>
>>> Jim
>> Jim,
>> As someone mentioned earlier go to this website and there are
>> some instructions on how to decode the files without using the
>> MyDVD software. There is also a thread called Tivo To Go
>> Mpeg2 Decrypting that explains what you need to do also.
>> The website is a little confusing but with a little playing around
>> and looking at the other websites mentioned it becomes really
>> clear and easy to do.
>> John
>> http
/www.evillabs.net/tivo/
>>
>>
> Ignore should have read the post better must be getting tired.
> Are you using MyDVD to decode the programs?
> If so try the other way and see if you have the same problems.
> I have yet to take and transfer what .mpeg files I have to my
> main computer so that I can play with editing the commercials
> out and then saving to dvd.
> Maybe I will get a chance this weekend to play and see what
> happens on my end.
> Sorry for not reading the post and realizing what you were
> talking about.
> John
>
I'm not sure if I was clear on what I've been doing. I've burned close
to 20 DVDs using the trial version of MyDVD, all of which play fine (or
at least good enough). I've also used the GraphEdit method to convert
..tivo files to .mpg, which play fine in all of my players (WinDVD, WMP,
Kaffeine, Mplayer, Noatun, etc). The problems I've been having have
occured when trying to edit/author the mpg files to DVD. These problems
don't seem to occur when editing *other* mpg files, or when editing
Tivo'd files with MyDVD. I'm very close to biting the bullet and paying
for MyDVD, but I'm going to experiment some more first.
Jim
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