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COX & Motorola DCT6400 Series DVR
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28. November 2006 @ 04:53 |
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The file that is saved from the right Firewire port of the Motorola DCT6412 using CapDVHS is a .ts file.
A .ts file is an MPEG-2 Transport Stream file.
I wish I knew exactly kind of file is actually saved on Motorola DCT6412 hard drive.
So far I have found that this remains the best way to save programs to your computer. They will play with VLC player or MPEG Streamclip. MPEG Streamclip will edit out unwanted material but I recommend that you used a better editor. The one thing that MPEG Streamclip excels at is converting the .ts to another file type like MPEG 2 and it will deinterlace it at the same time making it Progressive.
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runesong
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28. November 2006 @ 08:21 |
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I figured it out some time ago, but thank you very much for the info. Actually, it turned out I had TWO bad DVRs, i.e., the outputs were fudged. Since acquiring the third, I've had no issues. Also, one way to get around your problem is to get a video splitter. Unfortunately, they're a little pricey and you must find one that is rated for use with digital cable signals... In other words, heed the "not for use with digital cable" warning on many mfr products such as Philips all in one. Only other issue is signal loss, hence an amplifier would be adviseable as well. I bought an all-in-one RCAudio/S-Video splitter unit from Radio Crak that has worked alright so far. However, I have yet to purchase the amp mentioned above and the signal gets a little spotty at times, but not very noticeable. Perhaps it will be when I bring home the 37" LCD flat-panel I'm picking up today. In that case, an amp is definitely the order of tomorrow OR I'll just use a separate dedicated cable line. Good luck and Happy Holidays to all!!!
PS I don't know about Cox-Virginia, but the Motorola I have does NOT have the USB or firewire (IEEE) connections activated.
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armydlguy
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28. November 2006 @ 08:34 |
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Yes, none of my ports are active either, Cox and all CPs will provide the signal amp, however this is more junk in your house. Cable providers love to weight down houses with its gadgets.
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28. November 2006 @ 08:39 |
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The right Firewire port is probably live.
Have you tried to use CapDVHS?
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runesong
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28. November 2006 @ 08:49 |
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Nope cuz I don't have a DVHS. Thing is, Cox specially ordered these units and requested that they NOT activate many of the outputs due to the potential risk for a finding of vicarious liability with respect to copyright infringement claims by artists, movie studios, etc. Tivo, on the other hand, has an opposite theory via the Sony Beta-Max case back in the 70's. Thing is, ya never know and I think Cox was/is just playing it safe. They know that at $6-10/month, most of their subscribers don't necessarily know the difference or mind. That AND the fact that the majority of subscribers won't purchase a standalone unit anyway. Thanx for the info.
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armydlguy
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28. November 2006 @ 08:52 |
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Robert, I will try, thanks, will get back to you, I want to avoid 'capture', very time consuming, a 4.7 GB DVD-R will hold up to 12 hours of video when you capture with DVD recorder, how about your method? Is this time consuming? Or is it like copying DVDs?
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28. November 2006 @ 08:59 |
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28. November 2006 @ 09:09 |
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armydlguy
Yes, it can be time consuming especially if you deinterlace and remove commercials.
The capture is real time, that is a one hour program takes one hour to capture.
The amount of video saved on a DVD-R depends on now much you compress it.
I'm not as much of a compression expert as I would like to be, but my experience is that putting more then two hours of video on a DVD-R produces very poor quality. Lots of compression artifacts.
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armydlguy
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28. November 2006 @ 09:57 |
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Once you get your DVR connected to your PC network, will it appear in My Computer as another drive? Kinda like the Sony Memory Stick or a Digital Camera when you go through the Firewire port? And then, can you just open the drive and move the files from the DVR to PC HDD?
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28. November 2006 @ 10:20 |
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