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importing DVR recorded shows to Mac?
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You'd only have luck using firewire. (Which it probalby has on the back). However, everything but your local HDs are likely protected with 5C (broadcast flag), so you are likely wasting your time.
Another way to do it is through the analog outputs (composite or s-video). There are several devices that will do analog to digital (A/D) conversions. You may already have one (miniDV camcorders). Some standalone devices will convert to MPEG-2 or MPEG-4.
The downside is that the footage is not maintained in HD.
The only way to get the recorded footage off of the DVR in HD quality is to use Firewire.
The downside is that the footage is not maintained in HD.
The only way to get the recorded footage off of the DVR in HD quality is to use Firewire.
most cable companies have the ports turned off or are only there for maintenance mode. i have a scientific atlanta box and i can't see anything via USB or firewire. you're more then likely out of luck, the drives are generally in some weird encrypted format that nothing can read anyway when you get boxes from the cable companies.
They are supposed to have the Firewire port active, per the FCC. If yours doesn't work, you should request a box with a working FW port. I'm not saying that you'll get one, but they are required to provide it to you.
It's not just a Mac/PC thing either. If you have a D-VHS, it's only input is Firewire.
There are applications that you can use for emulating a D-VHS deck. Your Mac will essentially be a D-VHS and record the video as MPEG-2 streams. Do a Google for "Virtual D-VHS".sir42 said:
Check out these links too.
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You can take your recorded shows off from your dvr and put them on your mac. But like I said, you have to stream them. Press play on your remote and record through your firewire.
Doing that though, screws up your fast-foward and rewind functions on your remote and could pixelate the screen. If that happens, you will have to unplug your box and reset it.
Doing that though, screws up your fast-foward and rewind functions on your remote and could pixelate the screen. If that happens, you will have to unplug your box and reset it.
Dish network ?
I posted this question before and did not get any response. It seems that someone may have a response in this thread.
I have dish network and a pocket dish. This let's me take recorded shows from my dish reciever and play them on the pocket dish. I can connect the pocket dish to my mac and transfer the shows to the mac. They are specified as .dpd files. Does anybody know how I can open this type of file to watch the tv show or to connvert it to a format iTunes can play to have it on an iPod?
Thanks for any suggestions.
I posted this question before and did not get any response. It seems that someone may have a response in this thread.
I have dish network and a pocket dish. This let's me take recorded shows from my dish reciever and play them on the pocket dish. I can connect the pocket dish to my mac and transfer the shows to the mac. They are specified as .dpd files. Does anybody know how I can open this type of file to watch the tv show or to connvert it to a format iTunes can play to have it on an iPod?
Thanks for any suggestions.
Converter
The best free converter is Handbrake that i know of witch is so easy to convert to iphone ipod size even has presets
The best free converter is Handbrake that i know of witch is so easy to convert to iphone ipod size even has presets