[ExtractStream] Re: Divx

[Michael Loftis]

Ah IOW they don't support TY, they just happen to be able to get the 
gist of the MPEG-2 information contained in a .ty.

Pauley, Michael wrote:

>Michael,
>
>Vidomi does decode Ty streams directly in their software. There are alot of
>artifacts in the picture though...
>
>MP
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Loftis [mailto:mloftis@w...]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 11:41 AM
>To: ExtractStream@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [ExtractStream] Re: Divx
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>Uhm, no. They'll decode MPEG2 but not TiVo, nowhere on their site does 
>it mention TiVo nor .ty streams. Where did you see this information?
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>kill1967 wrote:
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>>Well Digital to Analogue conversion will reduce the quality of your
>>image on video tape, plus videotape isn't a suitable archive medium
>>with a nominal life span of around 10 years.
>>
>>A straight digital to digital copy would be better, but MPEG2 to DiVX
>>might not be that hot. Converting a lossy compressed file with another
>>lossy compression algorithm...Never done it, but the guys at
>>http://www.vidomi.com seem to have upgraded their application to
>>decode TiVo .ty streams and output them to DivX.
>>
>>I don't know how good it works or whether the quality is great, but
>>it's what you're looking for I guess.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>John
>>
>>
>>--- In ExtractStream@y..., "Richard" <richard_1309@l...> wrote:
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>>>I am thinking of getting a tivo (UK) and i want to archive to
>>>DivX....correct me if i'm wrong but isn't it much easier to connect
>>>
>>the tivo
>>
>>>to a the video in on your computer and record "live".. i have a 1.7
>>>
>>pentium
>>
>>>4.. .. what are the major disadvantages?
>>>
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