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How to convert files captured onto the Dreambox HDD into DVD compliant format
You have just captured a horror movie : The_Bush onto your DB HDD and would like to make a DVD of it. The steps are as follows:-
1. First get
HJ-Split (freeware h**p://www.freebyte.com/hjsplit/)
PVAStrumento (freeware h**p://www.offeryn.de/dv.htm)
Mpeg2Schnitt (freeware h**p://www.mdienert.de/mpeg2schnitt/)
TMPGEnc
2. Check that you can play the movie out of your DB. Menu -> File mode ->recorded movies . Check that you can see the DB from your PC, e.g. open your web browser and type ftp://192.168.0.24 (or whatever IP is assigned to D and you will see a window with all the directories on your box, including one called hdd.
3. Open hdd in the window. The first time, you will see a lot more files than you expected. Transfer the files The_Bush.ts, The_Bush.ts.001 etc by dragging and dropping into a new directory called (e.g.) THE_BUSH on your PC or PC external drive. They will be no bigger than 1GB each.
4. You now need to join all the files into a big one. I use HJ-Split which is simple and reliable. You first need to rename the files. Each file ending in 001, 002 003 etc needs increasing by 1. Start at the highest, e.g. .ts.003 becomes .ts.004. Then rename The_Bush.ts to be The_Bush.ts.001.
Start HJ-Split, click on JOIN and choose The_Bush.ts.001. Click START and all the files with the name The_Bush will be joined. You now have a new file The-Bush.ts which is the whole movie in transport stream.
5. Check that the movie plays by dropping it on the PowerDVD icon. If PowerDVD starts but does not play, drop the movie icon onto the PowerDVD control panel. If it still doesn’t play, the file is corrupt.
6. What happens next depends on whether or not you want to edit and/or remove superfluous languages. If yes, jump to 7.
OK, so you are happy with the movie as it is. Now start PVAStrumento. Select the file The_Bush.ts. Click on Make PS. Choose the directory THE_BUSH in which to store the new file, which will be called The_Bush.mpg. Click start and either read the log text as it unfolds or read it later if you have trouble with the resulting file. Congratulations. You are almost done. Jump to 10.
7. OK, so you need to remove some languages and/or edit. Start PVAStrumento. Select the file The_Bush.ts. Click on demux and choose the directory THE_BUSH. Click start and wait a few minutes. You will now have some newfiles, The_Bush.mpv, The_Bush.mpa and possibly The_Bush-01.mpa etc. These .mpa files are the audio tracks. To be absolutely sure, click on them to play and listen to the language. Delete all the language files you don’t want. Rename the one you keep (if necessary) to be The-Bush.mpa. If there was only one .mpa file then there was only ever one language. If you only want to remove foreign languages and not edit, then jump to 9.
8. OK you now want to edit. Start Mpeg2Schnitt. Load The_Bush.mpv and the associated audio file gets loaded automatically. Edit away. Export the edit under a new name, e.g. The_BushCut. MpegSchnitt sets the extensions .mpv and .mpa.
You now have The_BushCut.mpv and The_BushCut.mpa.
9. OK, you now have the demuxed files The_Bush.mpv and .mpa or the edited demuxed files, The_BushCut.mpv and .mpa. Although PVAStrumento will demux files, it won’t remux. So use e.g. TMPGenc – tools menu and remux to a single .mpg file, The_Bush.mpg or The_BushCut.mpg. These files should be smaller than the original joined .ts file. This step can be omitted if your DVD authoring tool will import separate V and A files and keep them in synch.
10. You should now have a DVD compliant mpeg2 file. Play it with PowerDVD and sample through to check that the synch is OK and that you have the right language. If you are happy with it, delete all the files except this one. Use your favourite DVD authoring tool to create a DVD.
Thanx 2 Wiljo, Offeryn for guidance on PVAStrumento.
Haggard
22.10.04
You have just captured a horror movie : The_Bush onto your DB HDD and would like to make a DVD of it. The steps are as follows:-
1. First get
HJ-Split (freeware h**p://www.freebyte.com/hjsplit/)
PVAStrumento (freeware h**p://www.offeryn.de/dv.htm)
Mpeg2Schnitt (freeware h**p://www.mdienert.de/mpeg2schnitt/)
TMPGEnc
2. Check that you can play the movie out of your DB. Menu -> File mode ->recorded movies . Check that you can see the DB from your PC, e.g. open your web browser and type ftp://192.168.0.24 (or whatever IP is assigned to D and you will see a window with all the directories on your box, including one called hdd.
3. Open hdd in the window. The first time, you will see a lot more files than you expected. Transfer the files The_Bush.ts, The_Bush.ts.001 etc by dragging and dropping into a new directory called (e.g.) THE_BUSH on your PC or PC external drive. They will be no bigger than 1GB each.
4. You now need to join all the files into a big one. I use HJ-Split which is simple and reliable. You first need to rename the files. Each file ending in 001, 002 003 etc needs increasing by 1. Start at the highest, e.g. .ts.003 becomes .ts.004. Then rename The_Bush.ts to be The_Bush.ts.001.
Start HJ-Split, click on JOIN and choose The_Bush.ts.001. Click START and all the files with the name The_Bush will be joined. You now have a new file The-Bush.ts which is the whole movie in transport stream.
5. Check that the movie plays by dropping it on the PowerDVD icon. If PowerDVD starts but does not play, drop the movie icon onto the PowerDVD control panel. If it still doesn’t play, the file is corrupt.
6. What happens next depends on whether or not you want to edit and/or remove superfluous languages. If yes, jump to 7.
OK, so you are happy with the movie as it is. Now start PVAStrumento. Select the file The_Bush.ts. Click on Make PS. Choose the directory THE_BUSH in which to store the new file, which will be called The_Bush.mpg. Click start and either read the log text as it unfolds or read it later if you have trouble with the resulting file. Congratulations. You are almost done. Jump to 10.
7. OK, so you need to remove some languages and/or edit. Start PVAStrumento. Select the file The_Bush.ts. Click on demux and choose the directory THE_BUSH. Click start and wait a few minutes. You will now have some newfiles, The_Bush.mpv, The_Bush.mpa and possibly The_Bush-01.mpa etc. These .mpa files are the audio tracks. To be absolutely sure, click on them to play and listen to the language. Delete all the language files you don’t want. Rename the one you keep (if necessary) to be The-Bush.mpa. If there was only one .mpa file then there was only ever one language. If you only want to remove foreign languages and not edit, then jump to 9.
8. OK you now want to edit. Start Mpeg2Schnitt. Load The_Bush.mpv and the associated audio file gets loaded automatically. Edit away. Export the edit under a new name, e.g. The_BushCut. MpegSchnitt sets the extensions .mpv and .mpa.
You now have The_BushCut.mpv and The_BushCut.mpa.
9. OK, you now have the demuxed files The_Bush.mpv and .mpa or the edited demuxed files, The_BushCut.mpv and .mpa. Although PVAStrumento will demux files, it won’t remux. So use e.g. TMPGenc – tools menu and remux to a single .mpg file, The_Bush.mpg or The_BushCut.mpg. These files should be smaller than the original joined .ts file. This step can be omitted if your DVD authoring tool will import separate V and A files and keep them in synch.
10. You should now have a DVD compliant mpeg2 file. Play it with PowerDVD and sample through to check that the synch is OK and that you have the right language. If you are happy with it, delete all the files except this one. Use your favourite DVD authoring tool to create a DVD.
Thanx 2 Wiljo, Offeryn for guidance on PVAStrumento.
Haggard
22.10.04