Latest experimental version of Playitsam

pokemonrdobh pokemonrdobh at y...
Wed, 23 Jan 2002 22:41:09 -0000


This is an interesting program, but on my DTivo I only get video, no 
audio. Is there a magic trick or do DTivo's do things diffrently 
enought that an application such as this one requres a rewrite ?

--- In ExtractStream@y..., Warren Toomey <wkt@t...> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I've written an experimental version of Playitsam, available 
at
> http://minnie.tuhs.org/Programs/Playitsam
> 
> In this version, I try to cut the video MPEG stream on Group of 
Picture
> (GOP) boundaries. The idea came from GOPchop at
> http://outflux.net/unix/software/GOPchop/
> 
> I'm getting close to being able to edit out ads on the TiVo, and 
exporting
> a tystream that can be converted into a valid MPEG-2 stream. 
Eventually, I
> want to build the MPEG-2 conversion directly into Playitsam, so 
that you
> can edit and save MPEG-2s directly from the TiVo.
> 
> I need someone who has lots more knowledge of the structure of MPEG-
2s
> to help me get it really right.
> 
> Please have a look at this new version, especially if you're an MPEG
> person. I also include a tool called vsplit which is what I use to
> split my tystreams up into audio and video components.
> 
> I still need some 2.0.1 users to tell me how to restart MyWorld on 
their
> systems too!
> 
> Cheers,
> Warren