Changeset 32b6c44ed9f76785b295521e22bb07f6336c8c76 for README
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r303570a r32b6c44 2 2 - Transfer End Properly 3 3 4 - File Sizes are estimated now. Sending 6gig estimates for a 400meg file caused TiVo to unnecessarily dump shows for space. New estimation will generally still be over but by a reasonable amount now. 4 - File Sizes are estimated now. Sending 6gig estimates for a 400meg file 5 caused TiVo to unnecessarily dump shows for space. New estimation will 6 generally still be over but by a reasonable amount now. 5 7 6 - Ratios are altered. Filed that are almost 4:3 or 16:9 will be crammed into those formats, looks better on TV and streching image by less than 1% is not noticable. 8 - Ratios are altered. Filed that are almost 4:3 or 16:9 will be crammed 9 into those formats, looks better on TV and streching image by less 10 than 1% is not noticable. 7 11 8 - Padding for videos that have a lower ratio than 4:3 is added. This allows for black bars on left and right for oddly shaped movies. 12 - Padding for videos that have a lower ratio than 4:3 is added. This 13 allows for black bars on left and right for oddly shaped movies. 9 14 10 15 ---Description 11 16 12 pyTivo lets you stream most videos from yout PC to your unhacked tivo. It uses the HMO server protocol. It will guess if your video is 4:3 or 16:9 and pad your video if it thinks it is needed (looked good on my tests). It will not transcode an mpeg that is supported by your tivo. 17 pyTivo lets you stream most videos from yout PC to your unhacked tivo. 18 It uses the HMO server protocol. It will guess if your video is 4:3 or 19 16:9 and pad your video if it thinks it is needed (looked good on my 20 tests). It will not transcode an mpeg that is supported by your tivo. 13 21 14 22 ---Download … … 18 26 ---Requirements 19 27 20 OS = Anything that will run python and ffmpeg, which I think is anything. I have it running on linux, I know windows works as well. 28 OS = Anything that will run python and ffmpeg, which I think is 29 anything. I have it running on linux, I know windows works as well. 21 30 22 31 Python - http://www.python.org/download/ 23 32 - You need at least version 2.4 of python 24 33 25 pywin32 (only to install as a service) - http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=78018&package_id=79063 34 pywin32 (only to install as a service) - 35 http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=78018&package_id=79063 26 36 - Windows users only and only if you intend to install as a service 27 37 … … 34 44 3. path= 35 45 36 ffmpeg should be the full path to ffmpeg including filename. For windows users the exe has been included and is in the plugins/video directory. 37 path is the absolute path to your media 46 ffmpeg should be the full path to ffmpeg including filename. For 47 windows users the exe has been included and is in the plugins/video 48 directory. path is the absolute path to your media. 38 49 39 50 run pyTivo.py … … 50 61 51 62 - Now Playing List disappears 52 This seems to be an error with the TiVo software. But what happens is that the NPL is replaced with the directory listing of your pyTivo server. Very odd. 53 Workaround - go to the bottom of the page and either select "Recently Deleted" or your pyTivo server that is listed and then hit the left arrow. Your NPL will be back to normal 63 This seems to be an error with the TiVo software. But what happens is 64 that the NPL is replaced with the directory listing of your pyTivo 65 server. Very odd. Workaround - go to the bottom of the page and either 66 select "Recently Deleted" or your pyTivo server that is listed and then 67 hit the left arrow. Your NPL will be back to normal. 54 68 55 69 ---Notes
