Alternate TV listing options

[skorous]

--- In ExtractStream@y..., "john_pappas" <bunt643@h...> wrote:
> Rant about service alternatives snipped <

I agree with you that selling your soul for $36/year is pretty lame.
Two years ago a candy bar was only $.50 but now it $.75. That's a 50% 
increase but you don't see me boycotting Mars or Nestle...

In fairness, I do believe that people who aren't using the dial-ups 
should receive a price break (we're paying for our own internet 
service) but I can understand the difficulties that would probably 
bring.

> To keep my post on topic, here is a question about ExtractStream...
> 
> I've got so far as to synch up each of 3 segments of some 30 minute 
> shows, and then combine them with TMPGEnc so as to have a single 
mpg 
> file that is synched as close as I can get it. I got that far by 
> doing:
> ExtractStream -> 
> WinAmp for wav and DVD2AVI for d2v -> 
> TMPGEnc to combine each audio + video into 3 segments -> 
> VirtualDub to synch audio in each -> 
> TMPGEnc to combine the three segments. 
> 
> The problem is that this file is synched, but after I remove 
> commercials in Adobe Premiere, and export via bbMPEG using fairly 
> standard settings, the audio is out of synch later in the resulting 
> file. Both VirtualDub and Premiere are set to interlace every 
frame 
> in my setup. When I check the same few spots in the show in the 
> combined file I edited using Premiere, audio and video are 
synched. 
> Any idea what I could be doing wrong? I'm getting close to wiping 
my 
> TiVo and starting over using only BEST encoding to see if that 
fixes 
> my synch issues in my extracted video. I've tried a lot of the 
other 
> methods here and haven't come up with a good product yet.
> 
> thanks, and no offense STUFTOYS, I just want people to support TiVo.
> -john

I don't believe that converting to Best will solve your problem 
though I could easily be wrong. I've successfully sync'ed a half 
dozen Basic shows in the last two days thanks to the process similar 
to the one you've followed. The differences are:

I used sendstream and splitstream to make the .m2a and .m2v files
I've been using TMPEnc to combine and sync audio/video
and I've used Uleads DVD software to cut commercials.

I just finished up a 2+ hour Best program a few minutes ago. I'm 
betting it's Premiere but in the interest of fair disclosure <rant> I 
have a deep-seated dislike of Adobe and they'd be my primary suspect 
regardless just because they're EVIL!</rant>

As with John's note, I meant no offense to STUFTOYS or anyone either. 
Different opinions are welcome though possibly ignored. :-)

Marty

> 
> --- In ExtractStream@y..., STUFTOYS <fontpro@u...> wrote:
> > Hello!
> > 
> > I just got the e-mail from Tivo that they are raising the 
> subscription 
> > fee almost 30% a month. Way too expensive for information i get 
> free from 
> > my cable company, and available online. i know it is Taboo to 
talk 
> on 
> > the AVS board about this. But since Extract stream is also Taboo 
> there, I 
> > was wondering if anyone on this list can point me to info on 
> loading my 
> > own TV listings from the net. Frankly the times and show names 
are 
> all I 
> > care about. I seldom read the descriptions.
> > 
> > You can currently get your TV listing free using this program:
> > 
> > http://www.cherrynebula.net/projects/tvlisting/tvlisting.php
> > 
> > It will creat a text or HTML output of your listing.
> > 
> > i think Tivo will start loosing a lot of customers with this. By 
> the way 
> > we have 4 tivos. I'm paying more per year for Tivo service than I 
> paid 
> > for my Tivo.
> > 
> > Any help on list or privately would be appreciated.
> > 
> > Should have Turbo Ethernet set up soon.
> > 
> > Jerry