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Originally Posted by justlock Is there an easy way to use DVD fab to output a MPG file that will work with TIVO desktop server to transfer the video file to a TIVO to then play the file?
TIVO just started supporting transferring mpg files at the right parameters that can be transferred to and played on a TIVO from a PC.
My camcorder used DVD-R's and I would like the rip the DVD to my hard drive as a MPG file that will work with the TIVO transfer play scenario.
I see the ipod, psp and generic support in the new DVD FAB... Any way to get it to correctly build a mpg file that can be transferred to and played on a TIVO?
Does that make sense? this would be really cool to add to DVD fab or am I doing something wrong?
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This is directly from the tivo.com supporrt site.....
How to prepare MPEG-2 video files for transfer to a TiVo DVR using tivo desktop 2.2 or later:
Use a standard personal editing tool such as Sonic MyDVD, Adobe Premiere, or
Nero to prepare a final cut of your video
Use the export/save as feature and choose MPEG-2 format. This is the standard format used by DVD players
Find the MPEG-2 encoding options and set them to the following parameters to ensure proper transfer and playback on TiVo DVRs:
Resolution 720 x 480, 704 x 480 (D1), 544 x 480 (3/4 D1), 480 x 480 (2/3 D1), and 352 x 480 (1/2 D1). The higher the resolution, the better the video quality and the larger the resulting file, which means longer transfer time and more disk usage on your PC and DVR.
Bit Rate 1 – 8 Mbps. The higher the bit rate, the better the video quality and the larger the resulting file. 4 Mbps is recommended for high-quality video.
Frame Rate 29.97 (standard NTSC). Do not try any different frame rates.
Aspect Ratio 4:3 (recommended) or 16:9
Audio MPEG-1 Layer 2 for TiVo DVRs without DVD; AC/3 (Dolby) for TiVo DVRs with DVD.