Tivo Video Playback & Tivo Video Converter

Friday, October 9, 2015

How-To: Get TiVo shows onto your Android for on-the-go viewing

Description: In this How-To, I will whip up a guide to getting TV shows off of TiVo and onto an Android phone/tablet so that you can take favorite TV shows when away from home.

If you’re frequent traveler, a question may come up like this – How can I get my TiVo shows remotely with my Android tablet (phone)? Although TiVo released its offical Android app to allow TiVo customers to use Android device to access TiVo shows via Wi-Fi, but that is restricted to enjoying TV recordings at home. Currently there’s not yet a good solution for wirelessly play TiVo shows remotely, but here’s a way to transfer TiVo shows to your Android for on-to-go viewing, so that you can take favorite TV shows when away from home.

The process sounds easy – first transfers TV shows from TiVo to PC, and then convert the .tivo files to MP4 videos for Android.

Part 1: Transfer TV shows from TiVo to PC

It takes a while depending on length of TV program you are transferring. Make sure your TiVo and computer are in the same home network, and follow this guide to proceed TiVo file transfer:

On your PC, launch TiVo Desktop for PC (click to download), the freeware that transfers shows from your networked TiVo box to your computer.
Click “Pick Recordings to Transfer.” A window showing your TiVo box’s “Now Playing” or “My Shows” list appears.
Highlight any title in the list to see more information about the show. Check the box next to the title of the show (or shows) you want to transfer.
Click “Start Transfer.” Transfer times vary, but may take as long as the show’s duration to complete the transfer.

Part 2: Convert TiVo shows to Android friendly MP4 video

After transferring to computer the TV shows are saved as .tivo files. The .tivo format, however, is kind of protected MPEG-2 video. The Android based device, however, plays neither protected shows nor MPEG-2 video. That’s why you need to encode TiVo to MP4 video (720p or 1080p). See below how to convert TiVo shows to Android playable videos.

Download and install Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate to your PC. Launch it and press “Option” button. Switch to “TiVo” tab in Option window, and enter TiVo Media Access Key.

Tip: How to find your Media Access Key on TiVo: Go to “TiVo Central” menu >> “Messages and Set Up” “Account and System Information”, and your Media Access Key would be there.

Drag and drop TiVo shows to the main interface for converting.

Click “Format” and select an output profile for your Android device. There are optimized presets for Samsung, Amazon Kindle, Google Nexus, Asus Transformer, Acer, Archos and more. Basically the Android >> Android Tablets 1080P Video(*.mp4) is an universal format for Android tablets and smartphones.

Optimize the settings – The default settings may not satisfy you, and you can click the settings button to change the settings by yourself. Keep in mind that the file size and conversion quality is based more on bitrate than resolution (bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss, and vice versa). According to my experience, for watching videos on an Android phone or tablet, 720p with 1500~3000kbps (depends on what device you use) is just all right.

If you’re happy with the output videos, just press the “Convert” button to begin encoding TiVo shows. Once the encoding task completes, you can transfer the converted videos to your Android tablet or phone for viewing on the move.

The Mac version is iMedia Converter for Mac.

Not an Android user? Converter also supports “common” video formats like MOV, M4V, MP4 and has presets for all the models of iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and Apple TV, so you should be able to create files compatible with your iOS basd devices, as well as BlackBerry PlayBook, Windows RT/8 devices and HP TouchPad.

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Convert TiVo to H.265 for Playback on Windows 10/Mac OS X El Capitan

Summary: Wondering how you can convert TiVo to H.265 for playback on Windows 10/Mac OS X El Capitan? Stop that and come here to find great ways.

Hot search: H.265 to VLC Player | H.265 to PS4 | H.265 to Premiere Pro

TiVos are great for time-shifting TV shows, but can place-shift them as well! Sometimes you may want to transfer the TiVo recordings to computer, send them to your iPod, iPad, PSP or archive them to DVD, build up your video library. Or you want to convert TiVo to H.265 for playback on Windows 10/Mac OS X El Capitan.

With the smaller size and higher quality, H.265 will surely become the mainstream video codec and format for Apple, or even other mobile device, and Windows. So why not transfer or copy your beloved TiVo recordings to H.265? If you are keen on this idea, keep reading to learn how to.

Don’t bother trying sorts of TiVo hacking methods, there is easier way to go! Pavtube Video Converter (Mac version) can help you achieve your goal smoothly. In fact, this TiVo Converter is an all-in-one video convert app. It can help you quickly and easily convert TiVo to any format like MP4, MKV, AVI, WMV, MOV, MPG, M4V and etc. with least quality loss. Besides TiVo, this video convert program can also help to convert between any popular video and audio formats as you need. You could get wonderful output files and never worry about out of audio/video sync. Plus, with the built-in video editing feature of the program, you can trim, crop, add watermark, add subtitle and more to your video files.

Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.com/video_converter/
- Amazon Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-75734821.html
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-75734821.html

How to convert TiVo to H.265 for playback on Windows 10/Mac OS X El Capitan?

Step 1: Download and install the corresponding program. Press “Options” button. Switch to “TiVo” tab in Option window and enter TiVo Media Access Key.

Tips: How to find your Media Access Key on TiVo? Go to “TiVo Central”> “Messages and Set Up” “Account and System Information”, and your Media Access Key would be there.

Step 2: Click “Add video” button to load TiVo files to the program. You can load several files at once thanks to “Add from folder” button. Or you can drag and drop TiVo files to the main interface directly.

Step 3: Click “Format” bar and select “HD Video>>H.265 HD Video (*.mp4)” as best output format.

Step 4: Press “Convert” button to convert TiVo to H.265 for playback on Windows 10/Mac OS X El Capitan.

Conclusion: This program is highly efficient because it’s boosted with CPU and GPU (30X faster). And a neat process bar will show the percentage and remaining time. After conversion, you can get the generated files by clicking “Open” button.

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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Convert TiVo for Watching on Zeiss VR One with iPhone 6

Summary: This step-by-step tutorial shows you how to convert TiVo to 3D SBS MP4 for watching on Zeiss VR One with iPhone 6.

TiVos are great for time-shifting TV shows, but can place-shift them as well! Sometimes you may want to transfer the TiVo recordings to computer, send them to your iPod, iPad, PSP or archive them to DVD, build up your video library.

Virtual Reality on iOS has arrived. With the virtual reality headset offered by Zeiss VR One, you can now convert your iPhone 6 into an great 3D experience. The Zeiss VR One offers a Cinema app to enable you to enjoy your movies save in your iPhone in an immersive environment with the lights off. When you see here, do you have any desire to enjoy your wonderful TiVo/ MKV videos on Zeiss VR One via iPhone 6? Or enjoy your QuickTime MOV on Zeiss VR One via Galaxy S4/S5/S6? If so, just read on to find out how to achieve it.

Zeiss VR One is currently compatible with iPhone 6, Samsung Galaxy S4/S5/S6, Nexus 5, and LG-G3 smartphones and supports MP4 and MOV formats. In order to watch TiVo on Zeiss VR One with iPhone 6, you just need a right program and convert TiVo to 3D SBS MP4 for smoothly playing on Zeiss VR One via iPhone 6. Here Pavtube Video Converter is highly recommended, you can get this job done perfectly. With the latest version 4.8.6.5, this program adds Apple ProRes as output, supports encoding to H.265 MKV and is compatible with Sony/LG/Samsung/Panasonic TVs. If you are running on Mac operating system, you can refer to the equivalent version- Pavtube Video Converter for Mac (review). It works well even on the latest Mac OS X El Capitan.

Step 2: Click the “Format” bar and select “3D Video>>MP4 Side-by-Side 3D Video (*.mp4)” as output format.

Step 3: Click “Settings” button to customize the output video and audio settings by yourself. But if you are not good at it, you’d better use the default parameters, they will ensure you a good balance between file size and image quality basically. You can change the resolution, bit rate, frame rate as you need.

Step 4: Go back to the main interface, hit the big button “Convert” there.

Conclusion: There is no need for waiting for a long time. We can receive the best output files nicely. After conversion, you can get the generated files by hitting “Open” button. You can simply add the keyword “SBS” to the file name of the video, and the app will automatically show the correct content for each eye.

Further Reading:

Source: http://android-ios-tips.tumblr.com/post/127698565463/watch-tivo-on-zeiss-vr-one

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Handle TiVo Recordings to Apple TV 4

Summary: This guide shows you two ways to stream Tivo recordings to Apple TV 4 for playback.

Stream TiVo to Apple TV 4 via AirPlay

Step 1. Enable AirPlay through the iOS Control Center, select Apple TV, then toggle the mirroring button. Therefore, content from the TiVo box can be streamed to the device and on to any Apple TV-equipped television on the local Wi-Fi network.

Step 2. Navigate to My Shows in the TV app to find the show you wish to stream, and select the option to watch the show on TV.

Step 3. Recorded shows begin streaming quickly, while live shows take a few seconds longer as the TiVo has to begin recording the show and start streaming it to the iOS device. As with the previous support for streaming to iOS devices, several of the familiar TiVo functions are accessible on the iPhone player, including the 5-second rewind and 30-second skip buttons, as well as volume, show info, and options for zooming the picture and turning closed captioning on and off.

See also:

Convert TiVo recordings to Apple TV 4

The AirPlay functionality is handy for quickly and easily streaming content to televisions anywhere in the house, with the app adjusting video quality depending on connection strength. TiVo recommends that its boxes be connected to the local network via a wired Ethernet or MoCA connection, but even over Wi-Fi we found video quality to be decent, if not spectacular.

Unfortunately, TiVo's AirPlay functionality does not work outside of the local Wi-Fi network, preventing users from streaming content from their own TiVo box while visiting a friend's house, for example.

How to watch TiVo recordings on Apple TV 4 anytime and anywhere? Convert TiVo files toApple TV 4 compatible videos with Pavtube Video Converter for Mac, transfer the videos to Apple TV 4, and then you can watch TiVo recordings whenever you want to.

Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.com/video-converter-mac/
- Amazon Store Download: http://www.amazon.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter-Mac-Download/dp/B00QIBK0TQ
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-76179460.html

Step 1. Enter Media Access Key.

The copy protected Tivo recordings usually have a Media Access Key, you can find it by logging into your Tivo account at Tivo and clicking the "Media Access Key" link on the right side of the screen. Then hit the

button on the main interface, in the pop out window, enter the Media Access Key for the Tivo files, then press the "OK" button.

Step 2. Import Tivo files.

After entering the Media Access Key, you can successfully import Tivo files by clicking "File" > "Load Video/Audio" or "Load from Folder" to the program. Or add more than one video into this app at a time.

Step 3. Choose output format and customize video. Pavtube includes a particular category for Apple TV, and just select one from this Apple TV list from “Format” menu for output.

And you could freely adjust video and audio parameters in Profile settings to extend the best movie experience on Apple TV 4. Presets like video codec, size, bitrate, frame rate, etc can be adjusted.

Step 4. Start converting the Internet movies by hitting on the “Convert” icon. When the conversion is done, you could find the generated M4V movie in output folder and transfer to Apple TV for enjoyment.

Further Reading:

Source: http://ivideo-home.jimdo.com/2015/09/21/how-to-stream-tivo-recordings-to-apple-tv-4/

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Decrypt and remove commercials from Tivo recording for playback

A Tivo Converter Customer Review From Pavtube:

I have recorded an entire season of favorite TV plays via Tivo box and it have the commercials on it with Tivo. How can I skip them? TiVo DVRs do not offer a commercial skip feature. It’s totally understandable as the commercial is a part of the source signal; but it troubles me a lot when playback the recorded TV plays: I have to pause and skip the ads manually. I used to be fine with that but now my daughter grows up and she’s fond of this: every time when it comes to ads she will cry. I’m totally not computer-savvy but have to look for a good solution.

It’s widely accepted that TV recordings from Tivo box are protected; we cannot edit or change it nor remove the ads within that context. After spending several days browsing the websites, finally I get thisPavtube Video Converter Ultimate to work. It’s very easy to convert tivo files and you don’t need to change any specs; also the ads trimming is quite simple. Moreover, I also convert and copy many Disney Blu-ray movies to my Nabi 2 android tablet, my daughter can watch these movie on Nabi 2 when I'm busying in my yard.
Note:If you only have a Mac, the Mac version is more suitable

My workflow: Decrypt and remove commercials from Tivo recordings for different purposes on my computer

1. Install and launch this Tivo Converter; drag and drop Tivo recordings to it. Or you can click the small "plus" icon to load Tivo recordings. Pls note the first disc-like icon is to load discs – yes this tool also support converting Blu-rays and DVDs.

2. Submit Tivo Key.
This Tivo Converter requires your Tivo key to play the recordings. (Tips: How To Find Tivo Media Access Key)
Right after you drag the media files to this program, it will pop up a window asking for the key; see this screenshot:

Enter it and import the media files again; it will remember your key automatically so that we don’t need to set it any more.

3. Remove commercials from Tivo recordings.
Now back to the main interface; hit the pencil-like icon on the top to enter the video editor. It’s on "Trim" mode by default. Drag the two small triangles on the progress bar, you can customize the start/end point.
Or you can submit the start and end timing on the below.
Hit "OK".

4. Choose format and convert.
Find the "Format" drop-down list, there’re many presets for different using. As my only need is to watch on computer and Nabi 2 tablet, the MP4 format is most common so I chose it. Then hit the big "Convert" to start converting Tivo recording or Disney Blu-ray movie to MP4 on computer. After it completed, click "Open output folder" to get converted videos and save it to my drive for playback.
Here is some Related articles about Pavtube softwares:

Source: http://device-camcorder-tips.blogspot.com/2014/01/remove-commercials-from-tivo-recordings-on-computer.html

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Transcode MKV/AVI/VOB/TiVo to Hudl 3/2/1

Summary: This article mainly shows you how to convert MKV/AVI/VOB/TiVo to MP4 quickly and easily for Hudl 3/2/1 smoothly playing.

With the gorgeous 8.3-inch display, Hudl 2 becomes a movie theater especially designed for kids. And Tesco Hudl 3 is likely to have a new, faster processor, and possibly some new colors. It'll probably run Android 5.0 Lollipop, too. Anyway, Tesco Hudl is a perfect device for movie entertainment.

If you want to play MKV/AVI/VOB/TiVo on Hudl 3/2/1, you’ll encounter problems of format limitation. Take AVI as an example, it is just a container format which is not a specific type of file and there is no single codec for videos with .avi extensions. To get the work done, you’re suggested to convert MKV/AVI/VOB/TiVo to MP4 for Hudl 3/2/1 playing for two reasons: First, MP4 is widely used on the most popular devices. More and more portable devices are support this file form. Second, MP4 has a much smaller file size and meanwhile remain the high video quality.

In order to achieve your goal, one effective method is to convert MKV/AVI/VOB/TiVo to Hudl 3/2/1 compatible video formats (MP4 encoded with H.264 codec is highly recommended) with a third-party professional tool. Here you can depend on Pavtube Video Converter, it can help you finish your task in a few mouse cilcks. If you are running on Mac operating system, you can refer to the equivalent version-Pavtube Video Converter for Mac. This program ensures maximum editing quality and efficiency. What’s more, the additional video editor enables you to personalize videos before conversion.

Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.com/video_converter/
- Amazon Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-75734821.html
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-75734821.html

How to play MKV/AVI/VOB/TiVo on Hudl 3/2/1?

Step 1: Download and have a quick installation. The trial version will have a watermark on your converted files. Except for that, there are no time limitation, no virus, and no unnecessary bundle apps while downloading. After that, click “Add Video” button to load your MKV/AVI/VOB/TiVo files. You can load several files at once thanks to “Add from folder” button.

Step 2: Here, you need to choose what you want the output to be. Click “Format” drop-down list, and then select output video format from the powerful converter. Here, you’d better choose “Android>>Android Tablets 1080P video (*.mp4)”.

Step 3: Adjust video and audio parameters, including the bit rate of video and audio, the codec of video and audio, video size, sample rate, frame rate, audio channels, etc., in the Profile Settings by hitting “Settings” button.

Step 4: Click “Convert” button to start the conversion for Hudl playing. You can get the generated files by clicking “Open” button.

Conclusion: If you don’t want to wait for the entire conversion process, you can tick off “Showdown computer when conversion completed” and go away to do other things.

Further Reading:

Source: http://mediaconverting.blogspot.com/2015/09/play-mkv-avi-vob-tivo-on-hudl.html

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Transform TiVo to AVI with High Quality for Playing

Summary: When you transfer your recorded shows by TiVo, you’ll find these files are not so easy to play back and edit as common video files. There is a way to fix it, converting TiVo to something more common. Converting TiVo to AVI for watching is highly recommended.

TiVo, the professional digital video recorder, provides us with marvelous videos, TV shows, and movies. However, we often meet the issue that TiVo videos cannot be played on Windows, Mac, media players or be transferred to portable devices or be edited in video editing tools. It is quite hard to upload TiVo videos to YouTube or burn TiVo files to DVDs. As a matter of fact, all these issues are caused by the file format compatibility.

As a result, it is required to convert the TiVo files to a decent format you need on your computer. One common movie file type is AVI. A video file has two parts: a container and a codec. The container packages the video and all of its other components, such as audio and metadata, and provides the identification of the file extension, which could be AVI. The container is the structure of the file, including how the different elements of the movie are stored and how they interconnect. The codec is the device that encodes the audio or video into the stream of bytes. Simply put, the container is the file and the codec is the contents. Most container formats can hold many different types of codecs.

When you import the file to either edit or play, the software reading the file has to know how to draw out the different codecs, or different parts of the file, in order to play. When a program does not recognize a file type, then you run into problems and have to convert the file to a compatible file. So, how to convert TiVo to AVI with high quality for watching?

Don’t bother trying sorts of TiVo hacking methods, there is easier way to go! Pavtube Video Converter (Mac version) can help you achieve your goal smoothly. In fact, this TiVo Converter is an all-in-one video convert app. It can help you quickly and easily convert TiVo to any format like MP4, MKV, AVI, WMV, MOV, MPG, M4V and etc. with least quality loss. Besides TiVo, this video convert program can also help to convert between any popular video and audio formats as you need. You could get wonderful output files and never worry about out of audio/video sync. Plus, with the built-in video editing feature of the program, you can trim, crop, add watermark, add subtitle and more to your video files.

Tips: How to find your Media Access Key on TiVo? Go to "TiVo Central"> "Messages and Set Up" "Account and System Information", and your Media Access Key would be there.

Step 2: Click "Add video" button to load TiVo files to the program. You can load several files at once thanks to "Add from folder" button. Or you can drag and drop TiVo files to the main interface directly.

Step 3: Click "Format" bar and select "HD Video>>AVI HD Video (*.avi)" as best output format.

Step 4: Press "Convert" button to convert TiVo to AVI for watching with high quality.

Conclusion: When the conversion is done, you can click "Open" to get your generated files. There is no need to worry about how to convert TiVo to AVI with high quality preserved for watching and enjoying!

Further Reading:

Source: http://bestvideoking.blogspot.com/2015/06/convert-tivo-to-avi.html

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