I like the tagline symmetry, DX.
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§ ita § - Dec 20, 2007 5:32:07 am PST #3928 of 25505
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jon B. - Dec 20, 2007 5:34:44 am PST #3929 of 25505
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 25505
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 25505
hwæt
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 25505
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 25505
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 25505
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 25505
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 25505
Our wings are not tired
People make that mistake all the time.
-t - Dec 20, 2007 11:54:16 am PST #3937 of 25505
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.