I'll give it a try when I have a chance.
I don't see the need for all the secrecy and double-handling though.
A member has asked me to post this link to a 'tutorial' for those who want to view the content from the VAST HDD on to a computer.
The member didnt want to post this personaly but I thought it maybe of use to others so I have posted it on his behalf.
If you have any questions, you'll have to wait untill the member reads them as this is well out of my league and PM's any replies to me to answer them for you so dont expect a quick answers.
PS/ If this works for you and you can make use of it, please DO NOT THANK ME for it as I am NOT the origonater of it and I think it would be inappropriate to accept thanks for anothers contribution.
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I'll give it a try when I have a chance.
I don't see the need for all the secrecy and double-handling though.
Many Thanks to your Mate, Gordon
Where I am trying to change it to an .avi file
I am getting an error?
SSE supported but disabled
SSE2 supported but disabled
Video: Cannot read properties.
(the result is the file is still a .rec & not an .avi file)
I must be doing something wrong here....... (still trying)
This is a Very Nice piece of Work, Many Thanks to the Author
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Osirus- post the entire command you've entered
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OSIRUS (11-05-12)
[QUOTE=mtv;485307]I'll give it a try when I have a chance.
I don't see the need for all the secrecy and double-handling though.[/QUOTE
I dont either but its the members choice and I was extremely flattered he chose me to pass it on even though I would have preffered he do so himself.
It was either this way or not at all and I thought others may benefit from his efforts so I couldnt be churlish and refuse could I?
I stand unequivicably behind everything I say , I just dont ever remember saying it !!
He shouldnt be worried, theres no encryption being defeated by the looks of it. Its just accessing a VAST HDD using a linux filesystem and converting a file.
On a linux pc it'd be a simple as the appending the files to the original .rec and transcoding.
(I dont have a personal VAST box to confirm how well these instructions work btw)
Its no different then me accessing my PVR and moving some recordings to my pc, then transcoding to a different format.
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Thanks nbound,
MPlayer-athlon-svn-34401 is extracted into D:\VAST
(this includes mencoder.exe...& other files)
& news.rec is in D:\VAST (vast Recording)
D:\VAST>mencoder news.rec -o news.avi -of avi -ovc copy -oac copy -msglevel all=0
MEncoder Sherpya-SVN-r34401-4.6.2 <C> 2000-2011 MPlayer Team
SSE supported but disabled
SSE2 supported but disabled
Video: Cannot read properties
D:\VAST>
cheers
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Appears to be in order as per the instructions (copy is a windows command) - anyone know what the /b option does?.
Thanks nbound
I just tried a single file from the Vast recordings "rec12_0.rec"
here is the screenshot
must be just something I'm missing....
(someone will get it to work....& make me look like an idiot...LOL)
I am using Windows 7 Ultimate.... maybe I should try Windows XP ?
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Maybe the binary codecs will help:
Could be an issue with 64bit vs 32bit windows aswell
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After the Great information above, making the Recorded Files available on you PC & being able to join the Files seemlessly into one file again....
After some playing etc....
I have found that Quicktime Alternative 1.81 will play just about any Video from My Recordings (.rec) using the Classic Media Player on my computer (I am using Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit)
I can't remember exactly what I did to make it work, I have installed a few Codec packs....until it worked....etc... (it will be different depending on your version of windows) have a play....
I think I installed one /or more of these: (among other codecs that may be installed on my computer)
1. latest versions of K-Lite_Codec_Pack & latest update
2. latest release of ffdshow....Codec Packs ...
For Editing Vast Recordings & changing to other Formats I am using AVS4YOU Video Converter...so far so good...(does everything so far)
I have not fully tested every output format..... but I have tested editing & conversion for YouTube & it seems to work OK
All I can say is it works for me.... & I don't want to uninstall everything to make a step by step guide .... so have a Play
(I also drag & drop the .rec file into the programs)
Cheers
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I would also suggest creating a system restore point on your Windows PC so you can easily get your PC back to the way it was if things go wrong....
you don't really need Quicktime Alternative 1.81, (as a viewer of the .rec files)
Just use a Video converter to change the file format from .rec to a file format for your media player etc....e.g .avi, .mp4 etc...
The best solution is if we can change the File format from .rec using the command prompt as Gordon's mate has described in his Tutorial
sorry if I have hijacked this thread.....
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Osirus, go for it with your ideas and tips as I am sure there are others reading and using them.
You wont find me objecting as I havent a clue about this anyway.
I stand unequivicably behind everything I say , I just dont ever remember saying it !!
OSIRUS (14-05-12)
I wouldn't call it thread jacking, your adding value to the thread.
Thanks for sorting it for the rest of us.
Absolutely Gordon, OSIRUS has done what others have not & I'll sure be using his work & the work of your anonymous friend.
OSIRUS rocks. Thanks mate.
Cheers, Tiny
"You can lead a person to knowledge, but you can't make them think? If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
The information is out there; you just have to let it in."
The next time someone asked me to post on their behalf I wanna 'suck of the Sav' too so youse has bin warned.......................
I stand unequivicably behind everything I say , I just dont ever remember saying it !!
Great info OSIRUS and Anonymous, lol..
thread revival but i have just tried this and like others ran into probs...
after stitching it together i just ran it through winavi converter and it work perfectly...
Now does any know if this particular way would be possible using foxtel hard drive as well??
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