I like the tagline symmetry, DX.
Buffy: I was regrouping. Spike: You were about to be regrouped into separate piles.
'Potential'
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§ ita § - Dec 20, 2007 5:32:07 am PST #3928 of 25497
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jon B. - Dec 20, 2007 5:34:44 am PST #3929 of 25497
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Surely the process of liposuction isn't so carbon neutral.
-t - Dec 20, 2007 8:53:18 am PST #3930 of 25497
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hey, has anyone successfully gotten video off of a cable box via firewire? Or unsuccessfully, for that matter. I'm trying to figure it out [Motorola 3416 -> iRecord on Mac Mini, to be converted by iSquint] and it's not going exceedingly well.
Tom Scola - Dec 20, 2007 8:59:29 am PST #3931 of 25497
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
You might be able to find something out by reading this thread on the AVS forum, but be aware that IME, about 80% of the people on AVS don't know what the fuck they're talking about.
I was able to get a little bit of video off of my box, but only for the network channels (scrambled cable channels wouldn't work), and I didn't think it was worth the effort.
-t - Dec 20, 2007 9:08:03 am PST #3932 of 25497
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Thanks, Tom. That's been my main resource thus far. I didn't know about the 80% rule, though it stands to reason.
It's tantalizingly like it's just about to work if I can just tweak it a bit, so I will keep at it a bit more. Actually, I got it to work once yesterday, but have been unable to duplicate.
omnis_audis - Dec 20, 2007 11:26:05 am PST #3933 of 25497
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Hey -t, have you looked at the Elgato products: [link] It comes with EyeTV software that turns your Mac into a DVR. I believe they all come with a break out cable so you can do either component (3x RCA connections for Audio L/R + Video) or RF. It will show your unscrambled cable channels via RF, or what ever your cable box is putting out via component. I've been playing with it for about a week now. A co-worker lent me her old unit. I'm loving how easy it is. It's one click "export to iPod", then it shows up in your iTunes for sync.
NoiseDesign - Dec 20, 2007 11:27:33 am PST #3934 of 25497
Our wings are not tired
I think you mean composite video, not component. Component should have 5 RCA connectors. 3 Video and LR Audio.
omnis_audis - Dec 20, 2007 11:28:23 am PST #3935 of 25497
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
oops. Yup. Glad I specified what I meant. Brain already on vacation. Whheeeeeee!
NoiseDesign - Dec 20, 2007 11:29:27 am PST #3936 of 25497
Our wings are not tired
People make that mistake all the time.
-t - Dec 20, 2007 11:54:16 am PST #3937 of 25497
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I've got EyeTV and it is fantastic. I'm currently using a dual tuner HDHomerun for the Clear QAM channels, an EyeTV250 for analog channels (basic cable? I am unclear on exactly what is what, really). I've also got the Comcast provided dual tuner DVR for encrypted channels, but I fill up the hard drive faster than I can get the shows watched (I'm behind in everything and it's the newest episodes that go onto the DVR, of course, but I am the sort of TV watcher that must watch everything in order (having the capability to record 5 different things at once does not help with this compulsion, ftr)), so I'm trying to find a way to archive the digital HD shows off of the DVR until I can catch up.
I updated VLC to the latest version and iRecord to the prerelease beta and I got it to record short test videos just fine. if it continues to work with an actual full-length episode I will be very happy.