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CTIVO MANUAL INSTALL
CTIVO MANUAL DOWNLOAD

CTIVO MANUAL DOWNLOAD

For example, we only download one show at a time from each TiVo as trying to do more will be counterproductive. Note that there are resource constraints that will prevent the program from attempting all in parallel. What are the different stages that cTiVo goes through?ĭepending on the options that you've set, cTiVo goes through many different steps to prepare your video. Otherwise, try out different Formats in cTiVo many have vastly different performance. It will download as fast as the TiVo will allow, and do no conversion whatsoever.

CTIVO MANUAL INSTALL

Then install MPlayer OSX Extended or VLC to view the downloaded movie.

If not, if you're ok with using up a lot more hard drive space, you might select the 'Decrypted TiVo Show' format. With today's processors and older TiVos, you'll probably be encoding as fast as you can download. If you have a Roamio, then you might see more like 10MBps, so get a 3.0GB show in 5 minutes What should I do if I need it to download faster? You can see the speed of your network connection by running Activity Monitor (Applications>Utilities>Activity Monitor>Network tab). If you're seeing MUCH worse times, then something is wrong. To give you an estimate over a wired connection, from a TiVo HD (aka Series3), converting to iPhone simultaneous encode, you might see a 1.8MBps connection and get a 3.0-gigabyte 30-minute show in about 30 mins. Higher-resolution, higher-quality formats take more processing power from your computer. Your CPU is used to convert the movies once they get to the computer.

The processing speed of your computer.

Wired 100Mbps will not be fully utilized, but is your best connection.

The quality of your TiVo-to-computer network.

Size of the original program on the TiVo (the more there is to transfer, the slower it will be).

Model of Tivo the more recent the model, the faster it transmits.

Several things affect the speed of the download: * = Ones we've added Is it supposed to be this slow?įirst, yes. These are the icons displayed by TiVo on its NowPlaying status along with a couple we've added for clarity. See Edit Video Formats in Advanced Topics What does the column "Tivo Status" mean? I want a different option on the encoding. See the Video Formats page for more information. Some formats are not intended for playing on your computer, and Quicktime is unable to play them. I chose video format XYZ, and Quicktime will not play my video.

To show the show description drawer, double-click on any show. I managed to hide the Show Description drawer. To resume manually, just hit File>Resume Queue (or Cmd-U). You have the option to pause the queue, either automatically in Preferences or manually with File>Pause Queue (Cmd-U). cTiVo says "Paused" in big red letters, and nothing is happening. If you think too many of your shows are marked, complain to your cable company. cTiVo lets you either show or hide copy-protected programs (Options>Show Protected Shows), but you still can't download the show. The only ones that are not allowed to be marked copy-protected are the over-the-air networks. Some regular cable channels also do this. Premium Channels (like HBO) are always marked this way. Your TiVo will not let any show marked as copy-protected be downloaded. I have shows on my TiVo that are not listed on cTiVo!Ĭertain shows and certain channels can be marked by your cable provider as 'copy-protected'. If you have questions about your TiVo that TiVo Support can't handle, we highly recommend the TiVo Community forum. Well, cTiVo is designed to get shows from your TiVo to your Mac. See Subscriptions I have questions about my TiVo. Frequently Asked Questions How do I get "The Daily Show" onto my iPhone automatically?