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newbiemacman · Dec 23, 2007, 11:06 PM

Hey guys, I record a lot of stuff on my Comcast DVR, and I was wondering if there was an app that could transfer movies in HD from there to an external HD connected to my MacBook. Any ideas?

mduell · Dec 24, 2007, 12:58 AM

QuickTime Pro

chabig · Dec 24, 2007, 08:35 AM

If the Comcast DVR is like a TiVo, then the content is encrypted. You'd need something to unencrypt it. Toast can do that for TiVos. I don't know about Comcast.

Chris

SqualorVictoria · Dec 24, 2007, 10:21 AM

Anyone know how to get files off a DirecTV tivo?

chabig · Dec 24, 2007, 11:53 AM

There is always the old fashioned way...connect a coaxial cable from the DVR to an image capture device on the computer.

CatOne · Dec 25, 2007, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by SqualorVictoria

Anyone know how to get files off a DirecTV tivo?

Not so easy. You could play to VCR from the TiVo and then go through something like this:

ADVC110

And ingest it to the Mac. You're going digital-analog-digital in that case though so there will be a fair bit of signal loss. The DirecTivo though is tough to get stuff out of... unlike the standalone TiVos (I think you can even burn to DVD with Toast with some of them?).