Audio troubles Extracting....

[anddmx2001]

I re-read this, and I wanted to clarify that this is not a knock 
against Gary. He has done a wonderful job on the TivoApp, and I do 
not mean to reflect negatively on the fine work he has done.

Thanks.

--- In ExtractStream@y..., "anddmx2001" <anddmx2001@y...> wrote:
> Roger,
> 
> Thank-you, Thank-you, Thank-you. :) 
> 
> I have to admit... I saw your webpage long before I posted here in 
> the forum, and saw the steps you were taking to extract the video. 
I 
> read through your procedure, and thought, Why bother with using 
> NetCat and sendstream when I can just have the TivoApp do it for 
me? 
> Why the additional headache? I can't see doing that additional 
work...
> 
> Well, they say hindsight is 20/20. The reason you use Sendstream is 
> because it will reliably take a .ty stream off the box! Something I 
> had difficulties doing with TivoApp, or more specifically, 
> ExtractStream.
> 
> First, the .ty flies off the Tivo. I was shocked to see how fast it 
> came off. Not only that, once they did make it to my windows pc, 
> splitstream didn't complain.
> 
> Thanks for writing a great step-by-step on this.... Any anyone that 
> is having problems with extraction, I would suggest trying Roger's 
> procedure.
> 
> Thanks again for your help,
> Anddmx
> 
> --- In ExtractStream@y..., Roger Merchberger <zmerch7@y...> wrote:
> > --- anddmx2001 <anddmx2001@y...> wrote:
> > > Hello All,
> > 
> > How-doo!
> > 
> > > I have a question for you guys. I'm having problems with audio
> > > distortion (pops) when I attempt an extraction, and curious if
> > > anyone
> > > has run into this before. 
> > > 
> > > Some info:
> > > -Phillips 30hour Standalone Unit
> > > -Latest version of the Tivo software
> > > -Pent 3/550Mhz, Windows box on the other end running TivoApp
> > > (Version 2)
> > > -no modifications to the Tivo box except the Tivo NIC Card, the
> > > extractstream software, and web software. 
> > 
> > Have you tried sendstream instead of extractstream? There's a 
link 
> on
> > my website, see below.
> > 
> > > Using the TivoApp, I extract the .ty stream. No problems 
reported
> > > at
> > > all. Great. Once the stream is now saved on the windows 
machine, I
> > > use TivoApp to "Convert tyStream Files". 
> > > 
> > > Okay, I have the 2 resulting audio and video files. Great. Take 
a
> > > look at the video file, looks wonderful. Take a look at the 
audio,
> > > and this is where the problem starts. 
> > > 
> > > Every so often thru the extracted file, I get an "audio pop" in 
> the
> > > .mpa file, that is not heard in the original recording. It is
> > > rather
> > > annoying, and cannot find out where it is coming from. 
> > 
> > Have you tried splitstream? I have a slightly improved (the user
> > interface requires less typing... more changes on the way)
> > splitstream called zss, links to the original SS and my zss are 
on 
> my
> > webpage as well.
> > 
> > http://www.30below.com/~zmerch/tivo/index.cfm
> > 
> > Different tools work on different things - sometimes you have to 
> make
> > like a safecracker, and try different things in different
> > combinations to see what works the best.
> > 
> > Also, before extracting, did you put your tivo in standby mode? 
The
> > teeeeny leeeeetle 53 Mhz Embedded PPC CPU in your unit can get
> > overtaxed very easily.
> > 
> > My site 'splains what works for me - of course, it may not for you
> > but we have fairly similar setups, so it shouldn't take much more 
to
> > figure out a combo that works for you, then you'll be boinin'! ;-)
> > 
> > HTH,
> > Roger "Merch" Merchberger
> > 
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