[thechiz]

I downloaded an .m4v file from the Diggnation site directly.

I think that is what you get if you use the iTunes podcast interface ?

Once you have synced it to your iPod or whatever, you could try
transferring it to TiVo like this:

http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=277620

There are probably other ways too.

YMMV

 

[thechiz]

Does the PQ software work in reverse ?

The link you give does not indicate this... but the full package may have
that functionality ?

We need an MPEG-2 file from a MPEG-4 file, playable on the TiVo.

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I fully agree that it would nice to have a one-step solution.

I was hoping by now that would be TiVo providing that
solution by doing steps 1-3 for us and then downloading the video,
bypassing the PC......just like they do with Rocketboom........

Then again, Rocketboom is only 5 minutes long wheras Diggnation is
usually about 40 mins. Perhaps TiVo cannot yet support that amount
of downloading nationwide. As I have demonstrated, the transcoding and
other steps can be carried out by knowledgable users already.

 

[thechiz]

Dave, I noticed you wrote "prepare file for TiVo".

Is it still necessary to use something like the
Go Back feature of Galleon to actually get it to
the TiVo so that you can play it ?