MediaInfo should tell you if the format is MPEG-PS (program stream) or MPEG-TS (transport stream). I think some work was done on tivodecode to make it compatible with transport streams, but not completed. There's another utility called DirectShow Dump that uses the decoder DLL that comes with Desktop. It should work if tivodecode can't handle it.What if you already have transfer a lot of videos via TIVO Desktop and stored them on an external Buffalo drive. Does the method that they were transfered affect them being converted to .mpg. Previous response stated to change how they are transfered before converting but we have already transfer a lot. I assume I did not change default from "program stream mode" I have not tried KMTTG yet. Is there a way to tell from looking at the stored file as to how it was transfered?
Download VideoReDo (VRD) Plus version and register for free trial via its menu. This will give you 15 days of free uncrippled use, after which you may want to purchase it ($50). In that 15 days you should be able to convert your .tivo files to .mpg (program stream) files. What you want to do is Quick Stream Fix (QSF) to a mpeg2 PS output. You can automate that for a bunch of files using either the Batch feature of VRD or with VAP (link in signature). The QSF process also patches up occasional defects that are found in TiVo recordings. QSF from .tivo to .mpg runs very fast, typically only several minutes for a large file.What if you already have transfer a lot of videos via TIVO Desktop and stored them on an external Buffalo drive. Does the method that they were transfered affect them being converted to .mpg. Previous response stated to change how they are transfered before converting but we have already transfer a lot. I assume I did not change default from "program stream mode" I have not tried KMTTG yet. Is there a way to tell from looking at the stored file as to how it was transfered?
This is good advice. I recently purchased VRD+... very easy to clean up files... I use kmttg to download and decrypt programs, then VRD+ to run QSF followed by commercial detection. After I tweak the commercial cut points, VRD+ generates a mpg file. Since I am archiving mp4, I feed the mpg file through RipBot. It does an outstanding hassle-free conversion.Download VideoReDo (VRD) Plus version and register for free trial via its menu. This will give you 15 days of free uncrippled use, after which you may want to purchase it ($50). In that 15 days you should be able to convert your .tivo files to .mpg (program stream) files. What you want to do is Quick Stream Fix (QSF) to a mpeg2 PS output. You can automate that for a bunch of files using either the Batch feature of VRD or with VAP (link in signature). The QSF process also patches up occasional defects that are found in TiVo recordings. QSF from .tivo to .mpg runs very fast, typically only several minutes for a large file.
