TivoApp Conversion Not Working

[skorous]

--- In ExtractStream@y..., "Farnsworthr" <farnsworthr@y...> wrote:
> Ok, I have gotten a few files off of the TIVO successfully using 
> TIVOAPPS' mpeg option. The problem is, is sometimes it works and 
> other times I get a file that crashes my mpeg player. I have 
tried 
> pulling seperate streams also, but still run into the same 
problem. 
> What I don't understand is why does it work only sometimes? I 
know 
> this isn't a perfected science, but any suggestions are certainly 
> welcome. Thanks.


Which MPEG player(s) are you using? What I've noticed (though I 
don't use TivoApp that after) is that they seem to play ok in DVD 
playing software but not in M$ Media Player or such. I assume 
there's something different in the DVD style players that allow them 
to handle the stream. However, when I pull seperate streams and 
either MUX or re-encode them I don't have any problems.

Skorous
> 
> --- In ExtractStream@y..., Roger Merchberger <zmerch7@y...> wrote:
> > --- Farnsworthr <farnsworthr@y...> wrote:
> > [snip]
> > 
> > > Now my only problem is, the MPG file is corrupt and won't 
> > > play. Any suggestions on why that happened?
> > 
> > Did you try extracting the raw tystream file and split it on your
> > Winders machine using zss or vsplit? There are occasionally bad
> > blocks and/or chunks in a stream that need to be ignored...
> > 
> > The external splitting utilities usually offer better logging, to
> > help you diagnose the problems, as well.
> > 
> > Anywho, give that a try, and let us know what comes of it.
> > 
> > HTH,
> > Roger "Merch" Merchberger
> > 
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