[mythtv-users] mythtv to tivo ty

Andrew Close aclose at gmail.com
Wed Nov 2 13:40:53 EST 2005


On 11/2/05, Byron Poland <wpoland at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/1/05, Lee <mythtv at varga.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > >>>After this friday I'm going to have 3 hacked Directv tivo's with out
> > >>>service.  I'm curious if anyone has ever been successful converting
> > >>>mythtv recordings to TY files that can be inserted onto the tivo.
> > >>>
> > >>>I'm going to start looking into it.  Figured I'd announce it here to
> > >>>see if anyone else has any interest.
> > >>>
> > >>Tivo recordings are just slightly wonky mpeg2 files (at least thats what
> > >>Tytool seems to generate).
> > >>However, I'm pretty sure that none of the tools allow video to be put
> > >>back onto the Tivo, due to the encrypted filing systems used.
> > >>Just what the Myth recordsings on your Mythbox...
> > >>
> > >Well I found patches to mplex that enable it to generate ty files.
> > >Seems people are having success with ripped dvds.  the tivo tool
> > >mfs_ftp allows you to extract and insert ty streams.  I've got mostly
> > >HD streams, so I'm going to have to down convert the content and give
> > >it a shot.  RIght now I can't afford frontends for each place I have a
> > >tivo, so I'm hoping to do this as a stopgap.
> > >
> > Cool. Seems things are moving on in Tivoland too. Let us know how you
> > get on!
> >
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>
> I got it to work!
>
> I got a recording transcoded down from HD and then multiplexed back
> into a ty file that works on a directv tivo.
>
> The aspect ration of my converted file is a little off.
> Does anyone have any good formula for taking a 16:9 720p or 1080i
> recording and putting it into a 4:3 with letterbox 720x480 res?
>
> Also the ty enabled mplex as a function to take an xml file with the
> Title, Description and all the Program Info and embed it into the ty
> file so that it can be read by the tivo os.
>
> If some one has good scripting skills and any interest in this, let me
> know, and maybe we can cook something up together that creates a
> workable user job for exporting recordings to a tivo.
>
> tools I used are ffmpeg, to convert, projectX to demux (I know I could
> of done that with the ffmpeg too), the ty enabled mplex, and mfs_ftp
> to get the file to the tivo.

cool.  so are you planning on using your TiVos as a frontend to an
already existing MythTv setup?  that would be kinda nice.  how is your
system set up?  or how are you sharing the files?  or is that part of
what you're still working out?
:)


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