Re: Video Clips / Editing DVR Files

From: Dana Cline - MVP (dcline_at_scriptpro.com)
Date: 11/29/04 

Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 13:36:49 -0600

Nigel,

Thanks for the links...looks like I'm going to do a bunch of followup as the
procedure is not easy and the parts are scattered all over the net. Too bad
there's not a simple way to do this. How in the heck do you figure all this
stuff out?

Can I assume that none of these parts, if installed on a MCE box, will
interfere with it currently working? Similarly, can I install all the pieces
on my main PC (XP/SP2, WinDVD6) and do it there with no problems?

Dana Cline - MVP

"Nigel Barker" <nigel@hp.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 08:07:22 -0600, "Dana Cline - MVP"
<dcline@scriptpro.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Bob,
> >
> >There's two things you can do...both free downloads but neither seems to
be
> >the best solution. Visit www.thegreenbutton.com and look for links to
either
> >DVREdit or DVR2WMV. The first will let you edit out commercials, the
second
> >will convert to WMV which can then be read by other programs. Sadly,
neither
> >program is perfect...I'm constantly killing DVR2WMV for no reason I can
> >determine.
> >
> >There are other programs that can read DVR-MS files but the names escape
me
> >at the moment (hopefully someone else can chime in here). Those programs
> >cost money but probably <$100.
> >
> >Dana Cline - MVP
>
> I have just found a great way of using GraphEdit to extract the MPEG2 file
from
> within DVR-MS. It only takes a few minutes & so far I have tried half a
dozen
> files including 6GB+ files that caused Sonic MyDVD to choke. Each file has
> converted perfectly in a few minutes. No problems with A/V synch either.
>
>
http://nolanparty.com/mediaportal.sourceforge.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=142
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>
> I have yet to try this method but I have also found a description of how
to use
> GraphEdit to convert directly from DVR-MS to DivX.
>
>
http://nolanparty.com/mediaportal.sourceforge.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=143
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>
> --
> Nigel Barker
> Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur