http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/ Engadget Comments for How-To: Get TV shows off of your TiVo and onto your iPod (with video) http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/
I am running into a problem though. I tried importing them into iTunes as the directs show, but to no avail. Is there something else that should be done? Please help. Thank you.

James

Also, I just tried to play the file and I received an error message "Error-50: an unknown error occurred". Any fixes?]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/
It works great, I converted a AVI and it worked great. Very Easy.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Am I doing this wrong?
Whenever I deem something saveable on my tivo, I bring it over to my Mac, Plug tivo into my camcorder and my cam into my mac thru firewire.
I then import directly into iMovie, edit (if desired) and export for h.264 or the new option 'ipod video'
It works great and u can get the file size very small without great audio or video quality loss.

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FYI 2: 480x480 does not necessitate a 1:1 square resolution. The TiVo models outputting 480x480 do indeed display 4:3 visual resolution – the pixels are not square. The current version of VLC (0.8.2) honors that resolution in playback, but not in conversion so the output does appear a bit squished.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/
Any other suggestions to "de-gunk" my .tivo files?

Thanks.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/
This can take many hours for a one hour TV program. This changes the whole thing. Please try and get your facts straight.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/
When I did that, it took ungodly long to export a simple half hour show. I went back and tried Videora, recommended by #28. It works! ! !

So, run your Tivo show through DSD, then convert with Videora. Now, rename the show to remove any symbols except alphanumerics. Add to the iTunes library then sync with your Ipod and you are there! I'm moving my AbFab shows to my Ipod as I post.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/
I'm currently using Videora iPod Converter (http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/) instead of VLC after running my file through DirectShow Dump. It's a quicker interface to navigate and allows me to queue up many conversions at once. Output format and quality is consistently very good.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Now what about Comcast's PVR player from Motorola? I see that it's got both Firewire and USB ports. Is there anyway to extract video from there?

I have hours of HD content stored and wish to move it to my Mac network. HELP?]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/I tried re-installing quicktime but it did not fix it.
Any suggestions?]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/
So is there a way to get TV shows into iTunes without downloading from the iTMS?]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/
Anyone else have this problem? Better yet, does anyone have a solution!]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/
Anyone else have this problem? Better yet, does anyone have a solution!]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/
The process is really simple:
- Use DirectShow Dump to create an .mpg file
- Use Videora to create an iPod-capable .mp4 file from the .mpg file
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And then tivotool does it all for you. Start up TivoTool, browse your now playing list, click on any program and TivoTool grabs it, converts it, and adds it to your iTunes playlist, all ready for iPod syncing. Automatically.

One click heaven, baby.

TivoToGo. Chuh.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/now all i need to do is get a new iPod and a TIVO!]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/
"For those of you in the know, the new iPod is capable of handling MPEG4 video up to 480x480. That corresponds nicely to most TiVo devices which output 480x480 video at “Good” and “Best” quality."

But standard TV resolution is 4:3, not 1:1... the thumbnail in that screenshot looks like the incorrect aspect, but I'm not sure if that's just iTunes doing a poor job of showing thumbnails...]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/2nd - #2, just use PSP Video9 to do psp stuff, it names the video files correctly, and can transfer directly to your psp.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/if the psp supports the video which it should.
do notice that the psp has 480x270 (i think) so you should use that as a standard res for pretty pixels :D]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/

]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.pocketdish.com/av700e.jsp

Death to crippleware.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/ export -> movie to iPod video. I was surprised at how long it took to kick out a 21 minute tv show (about 15 minutes on my dual 2.5ghz G5). When it was done file size was around 95mb and it looked pretty good, even scaled up on screen.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Videora iPod Converter

http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/Dec 19th 2005 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/18/how-to-get-tv-shows-off-of-your-tivo-and-onto-your-ipod-with/
TivoTool will let you grab any scrambled file on your TiVo (setting your TiVo to record unscrabled is the first and most important thing to do on a TiVo hacking adventure) and drag it to your hard drive. From there - converting to iPod sized screens is simple as pie with the Quicktime 7.0.3 - as #12 said.

Mac users - hack your TiVos! Its your equipment, damnit!]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:20AM