Comments on: How do I copy videos FROM my PC TO my TiVo?

Question: How do I copy videos FROM my PC TO my TiVo?

John Kenneth Fisher — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 22:53:05 -0800

How do I copy videos FROM my PC TO my TiVo???? I see plenty of ways to copy video the other way, including TiVo's own TivoToGo, but what I'd like to do is copy videos I have on my computer (in various formats) TO the TiVo. Is this possible?

(For background, I have a networked TiVo running 7.2.2 or whatever the newest vers is, and have Macs, Windows machines, and Linux boxen on my network - so if software does exist, I should be able to run it. I'd really rather avoid any kind of "crack the case and..." solutions.)

By: joeblough

joeblough — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:09:47 -0800

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everything you ever wanted to know. in short i think it is possible to create tivo-legal mpeg now, but i've never tried it myself.

By: disillusioned

disillusioned — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 01:42:28 -0800

Because of the whole TiVo-formatted MPEGs are large and not pleasantly compressed thing, I've found it an absolute nightmare, really. (On a wireless connection, anyway.)

If you're running the latest version of TiVo Desktop (2.2), and have the server turned on, any TiVo shows on your local machine should be accessible on your TiVo, under Now Playing. (A folder with your computer's name will appear, and you can transfer shows back to the TiVo this way.)

Basically, all you need to do is convert your source video into a TiVo-friendly file.

Instructions on how to do just this are here and here.

(Search for "tivoback" or "tivo back" or "GoToTiVo")

By: beowulf573

beowulf573 — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 04:54:43 -0800

The Videora Tivo converter is a freel tool based on ffmepg to convert videos to a tivo friendly format. Works like a champ. They also have a version to make iPod videos.

If you have a Series2 Tivo with the latest firmware and tivo desktop then you can copy these files to your tivo and watch away.

By: beowulf573

beowulf573 — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 05:41:00 -0800

A quick followup, here's a helpful thread on adjusting widescreen videos for viewing on 4:3 TVs.

By: John Kenneth Fisher

John Kenneth Fisher — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 06:27:16 -0800

thanks all - I'll try these today and report back. :-D

By: John Kenneth Fisher

John Kenneth Fisher — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 13:05:04 -0800

I never did report back. Sorry. For the record, i currently serve it from my Mac's TivoDesktop (using the tivotogo enabler for mac to turn that on) and my PC using TivoToGo, and use VisualHub for Mac to convert things to the proper format.