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sjhotz
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Whenever I attempt to play my .TY files (extracted from a DTiVo) using the Windows build I get the multiple error failure. They play fine using my Xbox XBMC but I assume the mplayers are different. Any .TY support planned for the windows version?
Failing that is there a codec work around I might drop into the windows version? (assuming that is even possible).
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As far as I know, the Linux port (and all derivatives, including MacOS and Win32) ONLY use DVDPlayer, which doesn't support loading of 3rd party DLLs.
I'm sure they are working on it.
Based on this info, loading of 3rd party codecs/DLLs in DVDPlayer has to be an important goal in order to achieve broad codec/container support.
Anyone else want to chime in?
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spiff
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there's no binary codec involved with playing .ty's, however there is no such demuxer in ffmpeg afaik (which is what dvdplayer relies on)
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sjhotz
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Why did my post get moved? It is specifically about the media player in the Windows version of XBMC, the reason I posted here was because my old (Xbox) XBMC plays .TY files fine, but the Windows version (which is the one I would prefer for Higher Definition) will not, again I am specifically asking why the Windows version fails and the old one does not, is there a different version of FFmpeg in windows VS. the Original Xbmc?
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kraqh3d
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How could you lose quality? TiVo recordings are encrypted mpeg2 streams. I've personally used tivodecode (tivodecode.sourceforge.net) to convert them into standard mpeg files.
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PS demuxing and re-muxing is very fast. It's not nearly like transcoding
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sjhotz
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Many thanks gentlemen, I will have to get up to speed on my Ubuntu install so i can install "Tivo File Decoder" and play around with it. If I understand correctly demuxing and re-muxing is not trans coding so there no video degradation? If so that would solve my issue once and for all.