Any Media Centre Edition Experts out there?

[davejp]

I'm struggling to get DVDs that will play on normal players from recordings made by MCE.

The files have a DVR-MS suffix and is M$'s variation of MPEG2. Over on TGB there is a download called DVR Ripper which says it will convert to "proper" MPEG audio and video files. I can't get this to work - has anyone got it working? It needs XMuxer which I have also installed.

Thanks

Dave

[Lee H]

Try this software instead ;

http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=VideoReDo

I've had a fiddle with this using media centre and it works fine

[davejp]

Thanks, I'll have a look at it tonight

Dave

[davejp]

Well I've had a quick look but it doesn't recognise he DVR-MS files!

Am I doing something wrong?


Dave

[DavidM]

I've got a program (free and legal!) I downloaded for DVR-MS conversion... will check up the name when I get home. I tried the convertor program on thelittlegreenbutton - and it doesnt work for me either

[davejp]

Thanks, look forward to it!

Dave

[DavidM]

DVR 2 WMV - on "thelittlegreenbutton" - at least converts to wmv ... it takes a bit of time however.

[davejp]

Thanks for taking the trouble.

I've had a look at that but my DVD player won't play WMV files.

I'm just looking to be able to put a show on a disk and then watch it on a standalone player such as the one in my bedroom.

Dave

[DavidM]

Should be able to convert from wmv to avi (or dvd files) - a lot more easily than from dvr-ms files...

[davejp]

I've got Roxio Media Creator V7.0 and I've just found an update on the Roxio website that says it will support DVR-MS files.

I'll try that tonight.

[DavidM]

Very handy indeed! Will have to check that as well

(Nero may also handle it, i've just been told...)

[davejp]

Popped home at lunch time to try it and it told me there was no qualifying product to upgrade! I have downloaded the retail upgrade as I have the retail boxed product with CD.

So that's a bitter disappointment!

I already tried the Nero and that needs Nero Express Version 3. I only have version 2! You can't get the updates to take you from 2 to three, you have to pay!

Dave

[davejp]

Well good news for me anyway!

I found a fix for Nero Vision Express and I must have had version 3 after all, as it worked, and I'm now burning my first DVD using it!!!

Dave