DrBlove
05-15-2008, 11:10 AM
I am having this infrequent issue that happens with files that I have been transferring between Tivo and computer via Tivo Desktop Plus.
Essentially once say out of every 10-15 shows that I transfer, when I then play through on Windows Media Player 11 the time line is only 25%-33% the total length. So for example the show will be an hour long, but in WMP11 it will look 21 minutes long. Now when it is played to 21 minute and seconds after words, it keeps playing past the 21 minutes to the full hour. But if you pause the file resets... so if you want to pause the file at say minute 30, you have to restart the file push it to 21 and then let it play 9 minutes to catch up. In a nutshell, annoying.
So I tried converting the .tivo file with Direct Show Filter Dump to an .mpg, and same thing! But if I play the .mpg in VLC media player I get the full 1 hour. This has happen for both HD and SD shows. My guess is that the header of the file gives the incorrect end time (or WMP reads the correct time, incorrectly).
Is there a way to fix this? Anyone else have this issue?
Essentially once say out of every 10-15 shows that I transfer, when I then play through on Windows Media Player 11 the time line is only 25%-33% the total length. So for example the show will be an hour long, but in WMP11 it will look 21 minutes long. Now when it is played to 21 minute and seconds after words, it keeps playing past the 21 minutes to the full hour. But if you pause the file resets... so if you want to pause the file at say minute 30, you have to restart the file push it to 21 and then let it play 9 minutes to catch up. In a nutshell, annoying.
So I tried converting the .tivo file with Direct Show Filter Dump to an .mpg, and same thing! But if I play the .mpg in VLC media player I get the full 1 hour. This has happen for both HD and SD shows. My guess is that the header of the file gives the incorrect end time (or WMP reads the correct time, incorrectly).
Is there a way to fix this? Anyone else have this issue?