<![CDATA[TiVo Community - TiVo Home Media Features & TiVoToGo]]> http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb Have a question on the TiVo Home Media Features or TiVoToGo? Or do you care to just chat about these options? Come on in. Note...The help center does not help with any hacked or modified TiVo powered units. en Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:41:02 GMT vBulletin 60 http://tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/tivo/misc/rss.jpg <![CDATA[TiVo Community - TiVo Home Media Features & TiVoToGo]]> http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb MKV transfers with TiVo Desktop Plus 2.8: Is it possible without re-encoding? http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437744&goto=newpost Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:20:19 GMT Click to Create a MP4 file... menu, and select the MKV file. Is there a way to bypass the remuxing of MKV to MP4 that still allows TiVo Desktop to transfer the MPEG-4 stream as is, at 25-30Mbps? In other words, is there a Windows configuration that allows TiVo Desktop 2.8 to demux the H264 and AAC/DD5.1 streams from a MKV file for transfer, without re-encoding into MPEG-2? I don't want to re-encode it to re-encode with MPEG-2, as causes quality loss and slows the transfer by 70+%. Notes for those installing Yamb: Choose custom setup in the Yamb installer and check mkvextract. If you get an error about a missing regex.dll, you can download that here (http://pwong.is-a-geek.com/mkvtoolnix/regex2.dll) and place it in the mkvextract subfolder in the Yamb installation directory. If using Windows 7, sure to install the Yamb program to a folder where you have permissions to write, such as a subfolder in your Users folder (ex: My Documents or Desktop). Do the same for the temp folder, defined in Yamb settings.]]>
TiVo Desktop Plus 2.8 will transfer high-definition MP4 files with AAC and DD5.1 audio to the TiVo as is, without any re-encoding or quality loss. TiVo Desktop transfers these MP4 files to the TiVo at 20+Mbps, twice the rate of MPG and TiVo files.

I've been using Yamb 2.1b2 to save MKV files with AAC and DD5.1 audio as MP4 files. To do that, you click the Creation -> Click to Create a MP4 file... menu, and select the MKV file.

Is there a way to bypass the remuxing of MKV to MP4 that still allows TiVo Desktop to transfer the MPEG-4 stream as is, at 25-30Mbps? In other words, is there a Windows configuration that allows TiVo Desktop 2.8 to demux the H264 and AAC/DD5.1 streams from a MKV file for transfer, without re-encoding into MPEG-2? I don't want to re-encode it to re-encode with MPEG-2, as causes quality loss and slows the transfer by 70+%.

Notes for those installing Yamb: Choose custom setup in the Yamb installer and check mkvextract. If you get an error about a missing regex.dll, you can download that here and place it in the mkvextract subfolder in the Yamb installation directory. If using Windows 7, sure to install the Yamb program to a folder where you have permissions to write, such as a subfolder in your Users folder (ex: My Documents or Desktop). Do the same for the temp folder, defined in Yamb settings.
]]> bkdtv http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437744 TiVo Desktop 2.8--Server Stops When Trying to Play m3u Playlists http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437714&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:10:36 GMT
Running Win7 x64 and TiVo Desktop 2.8.
I can play my individual mp3 files, but when I try to get the TiVo to play an m3u playlist, the TiVo Desktop Server on my PC stops running, and I get a message on the TiVo itself that it could not communicate with the server. The m3u's are in a standard format, i.e.:
D:\My Documents\My Music\AC_DC\Back in Black\06 Back in Black.mp3

Any thoughts on what could be causing the Desktop server to stop each time the TiVo is asked to access the m3u playlists? Very strange.

Thanks...

EDIT: I have tried switching from the default Bonjour protocol to the TiVo Beacon, and it doesn't help. I have also made sure that Windows Firewall (the only firewall I'm running) allows all the TiVo programs and Bonjour access to my network.
EDIT2: I have even tried publishing the My Playlists folder separately from the My Music folder, and the TiVo sees it just fine, but still the server stops running as soon as I try to play the playlist.
]]> 911medic http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437714 Windows 7 http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437693&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:05:47 GMT
It'll never have all the problems Vista had. I promise!
]]> AudioNutz http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437693 Streambaby http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437663&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:16:03 GMT
Hi All I'm running Windows Vista 64bit and would like to use streambaby but after unzipped I click the bat file and a window comes up saying 'java' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file. I'm a novice so be gentle:)
]]> sandjam http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437663 2.8 and iPhone (portable) Video Quality http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437653&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:56:18 GMT 220 -> English on the left. Scroll down to the bottom where you see:You can change the hrez and vrez values as appropriate for your player. In the case of the iPod Touch, you would change hrez to 640 and vrez to 480. If you increase resolution, you'll probably also want to increase the bitrate; you might try a vbitrateK of 1000 with a vmaxbitrateK of 1200. Save the change. Open Tivo Desktop and select the "H.264 compatible device" profile (instead of iPod) under File -> Preferences -> Portable Devices. You can right-click on the Tivo icon in your task tray to "Resume Server." To restore the default settings, delete the TiVoTrans.dll and re-run the TiVo Desktop setup program. When you choose the Repair option, the installer will re-copy the original version of the file. ---End Quote--- ]]>
I was using the "edit" listed below to get higher quality video to my iPhone. In TiVo to Go 2.8 there are now settings for different devices but shows seem dark when converted, and not as nice as the old fix was. Does anyone know if you can edit the new version as you could version 2.6.

Here’s what was posted before that I used:

Quote:
Originally Posted by bkdtv (Post 5633696)
I don't know about the Mac version of Tivo Desktop, but on the PC version, you can edit all of the encoding parameters with a resource editor. Said a different way, you can customize everything -- resolution, frame rate, average video bitrate, peak video bitrate, audio bitrate, etc. I appended a screenshot at the bottom of this post.

Download the free XN Resource Editor application.

Make sure Tivo Desktop is closed. Right-click on the TiVo icon in your task tray and click "Pause Server."

Run the XN Resource Editor and use it to open the c:\Program Files\TiVo\Desktop\Plus\TiVoTrans.dll.

Select ENCODEPROFILES -> 220 -> English on the left. Scroll down to the bottom where you see:You can change the hrez and vrez values as appropriate for your player. In the case of the iPod Touch, you would change hrez to 640 and vrez to 480. If you increase resolution, you'll probably also want to increase the bitrate; you might try a vbitrateK of 1000 with a vmaxbitrateK of 1200.

Save the change. Open Tivo Desktop and select the "H.264 compatible device" profile (instead of iPod) under File -> Preferences -> Portable Devices.

You can right-click on the Tivo icon in your task tray to "Resume Server."

To restore the default settings, delete the TiVoTrans.dll and re-run the TiVo Desktop setup program. When you choose the Repair option, the installer will re-copy the original version of the file.
]]> gcawad http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437653 TivoToGo Video Playback Problems after switching to digital cable http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437593&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:30:50 GMT
For a long time, I have used Tivo Desktop Plus 2.7 to transfer shows from my TivoHD to my iPod. Everything worked perfectly until this weekend.

Last Friday, I switched from analog cable to Comcast digital cable. Since then, every show I transfer to my iPod has been corrupted. Typically, for a 30 minute show, the playback is perfect for the first 17-20 minutes. Then, during a commercial break, the video freezes between two commercials, and I am stuck with a frozen image (or sometimes black screen) the rest of the show. The audio continues on, as long as I don't try to fast-forward or rewind the program. Trying to use fast forward after the picture freezes leads to either no audio/video at all, or sometimes reboots the iPod. I cannot playback these videos from within iTunes either (the video cuts out at the same place and the video player freezes up).

Has anyone else had this problem or know how to fix it? I am using Windows XP, and nothing has changed in my set-up (hardware or software) except for the transition from analog to digital cable last week.
]]> msteele http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437593 Windows 7 video playback looks terrible http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437550&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:56:09 GMT I have Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit and Tivo Desktop 2.8. Functionally everything works fine. But the playback quality of the transferred .TiVo files is awful. It looks like they are not de-interlaced. Fine horizontal streaks whenever there is movement. This is a fresh install of Win7 and TD 2.8. Previously (on the same PC) I had Windows XP and TD 2.7 with beautiful video quality.
I have Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit and Tivo Desktop 2.8.
Functionally everything works fine.

But the playback quality of the transferred .TiVo files is awful.
It looks like they are not de-interlaced.
Fine horizontal streaks whenever there is movement.

This is a fresh install of Win7 and TD 2.8.
Previously (on the same PC) I had Windows XP and TD 2.7 with beautiful video quality.
]]> Goose90053 http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437550 <![CDATA[Can Transfer video files to PC, but can't see music]]> http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437492&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:57:09 GMT
I can't seem to be able to access my music anymore. TiVo desktop plus can see both my TiVo's, but the TiVos can't see my laptop. Any suggestions?
]]> Philosofy http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437492 Command to Pause Portable Device Conversions http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437491&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:40:54 GMT
I run Tivo Desktop on my HTPC. When it is automatically downloading shows and transcoding for my iPhone, it sucks down 100% of my CPU (despite the fact that I have it configured for the lowest activity level).

This is a problem, when I'm watching another video on my HTPC, and a transcode kicks off. I can hit the "Pause Portable Device Conversions" button on the System Tray to pause it so that I can watch my video, but it isn't handy to have to get up, grab the mouse and click on the System Tray icon.

I was wondering if there is a command line way to engage this pause feature so that I can create a batch file and execute it via my remote.
]]> ed3120 http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437491 Womble MPEG Video Wizard ver 5 is released http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437445&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:44:24 GMT
Womble just released version 5 of their MPEG Video Wizard DVD product. The upgrade costs $30, new purchase is $99, so the price has increased quite a bit. The changes seem fairly minor relative to version 4:
http://www.womble.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=675

On a related note, a new version of VideoReDo is also coming sometime soon. I think the changes in that product will be more significant, including the addition of h.264 video editing. You can read more about it here:
http://www.videoredo.net/msgBoard/sh...ad.php?t=13375
]]> spocko http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437445 <![CDATA[Problem with Music & Photos?: Solved]]> http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437396&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:26:15 GMT
I've been trying to get Tivo Desktop 2.8 to stream Music from my networked desktop for a couple days to my Tivo HD.

Unfortunately I could never get it to work. My computer would never show up in the Music, Photos & Showcases list (should be at the bottom). I did all the necessary work throughs, restarting my network, Tivo, computer, Tivo Desktop etc. No dice. Strange part is that I could see my computer in the Now Playing menu at the bottom (for video transfers). Weird.

Well after 1/2 an hour with Tivo support (and them having me repeat everything of course!), guess what happened? We got disconnected! Cripes.

Well I'm typically pretty savvy with this stuff so I dove back in. On a whim I decided to change my Discovery Protocol from Bonjour for Windows (Preferred) to Tivo Beacon. Worked like a charm! Easy peasey.

So do this, hopefully it will work for anyone (I'm running Windows 7 by the way):

Tivo Desktop
Services Tab
Tivo Server Properties
Network Tab
Choose Tivo Beacon
Restart Tivo Desktop (it should prompt for this)
]]> Abouna http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437396 TiVo and my browser http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437341&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:33:42 GMT When I bought my first TiVo and networked it, I read about a way to get into the DVR with a web browser by typing in the IP address, and /index, I thought. Gave this a shot with the Series 3 I picked up. I get the index page that just shows that I successfully installe it on the network. I remember being able to actually download shows and movies without using the TiVo desktop software. Does anyone know if that still works?
When I bought my first TiVo and networked it, I read about a way to get into the DVR with a web browser by typing in the IP address, and /index, I thought. Gave this a shot with the Series 3 I picked up. I get the index page that just shows that I successfully installe it on the network. I remember being able to actually download shows and movies without using the TiVo desktop software. Does anyone know if that still works?
]]> Marcusceti http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437341 TiVo Playback Worked but now Stopped in Vista 64-Bit http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437337&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:13:03 GMT
I have been playing back TiVo files on my Vista Premium 64-Bit laptop for the last year. Over the past week or so, the laptop has developed issues playing back TiVo files. Either the file never starts playing, or starts after about 5 minutes but squashed horizontally.

I have uninstalled, ran the TiVo cleaner, and reinstalled TiVo Desktop 2.7 and 2.6.1 with the same results. I have not tried 2.8, but I'm guessing the same problem will occur.

I noticed that there was an update to the Media Player for Vista 64-bit about a week ago. My guess is that's what caused the problem. I have uninstalled that "fix" but no help.

I guess I could restore to a date prior to a week ago, but I would rather fix the problem than try to avoid it.

Any ideas? I'm going to try Desktop 2.8 to see if that makes a difference.
]]> mclendenen http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437337 Upgraded to Tivo Desktop 2.7 Now Transfers from Pc to Tivo wont work http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437313&goto=newpost Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:37:52 GMT
Just Upgraded from Tivo Desktop 2.7 to 2.8 (Pc running Windows Vista 32-bit SP2) and now none of my Videos will transfer to any of my 4 Tivos (3 series 2 Tivos, and 1 HD series 3 Tivo) on the series 3, the blue light will come on and go back off, and it will say "will transfer later" but it never does. on series 2 Tivos, it says it's unable to transfer video, and to check the recording history. before i upgraded to Tivo Desktop 2.8, everything was working fine and all my videos were transferring fine.I tried reinstalling 2.7, but the videos still wont transfer. I setup Tivo Desktop 2.7 on my other pc (Running Windows 7 32-bit) with the same extrenal usb drive, and the videos transfer fine. i tried the Tivo clean ultitly thing and that didn't help. does anybody know how i can fix this problem? Thanks.
]]> UARMF http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437313 No PC to Tivo auto transfers with 2.8 and Vista http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437279&goto=newpost Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:48:49 GMT
I didn't see this posted with 2.8 and Vista. I can't get the auto transfers to work from my PC to the Tivo. I can do a manual transfer just fine but that's only with the auto transfer unchecked and I can at least see it.

Back to 2.6.2 and it works just fine. I have disabled my firewalls and antivirius, restarted and rebooted with 2.8 but it won't transfer. I have switched from Bonjour to Tivo Beacon and still no go.

Also with 2.6.2 and 2.8, I'm using MPEG Streamclip to convert my DVD Vob files to .mpg if that matters.

Thanks for any help
]]> overFEDEXed http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=437279