As you can derive from my last post, I was able to manually get a key from the TV and decrypt a sfr-recording on my PC. Now, I'd like to install PVRSwitcher as such, so new recordings don't get encrypted at all, but I have to admitt that I don't know how to do this, i.e. Install applications at all.
I am looking for a way to record in HD and to be able to archive these recordings to view later on my media server.I understand its in the specification to encrypt HD recordings which is why most STB`s support the transfer of SD recordings via USB/Network only.I wondered if anyone could suggest the best way to do this. Perhaps someone on here has better knowledge than me.Possible options:Humax HD/HDR FOX T2 with custom firmware. The HDR being the easiest to do this with as you can run decryption in the background.PCTV Nanostick 290e T2 or the Blackgold BGT3620. Can't for the life of me find out if HD Recordings can be transferred after recording with these. Does anyone know? Is there pc software to decrypt?Obviously if anyone else has any other suggestions they would be welcome.Apart from the ability to transfer recordings the other must have for me is the Transcoding of HE-AAC to Dolby Digital.
I know the PCTV stick supports this using its own software but not media centre. I also know the humax boxes support this too. Just unsure about the BlackGold.
Click to expand.The Op wants to transfer recordings from a hdd either by usb or direct to a PC not via a hdmi lead - hdcp only applies to hdmi connections.Both Freeview-HD and Freesat-HD isn't encrypted at source, the stream is encrypted after decoding in the box and then copied to the hdd. Apart from the encryption the data is AVCHD (H264/AVC). When available without encryption the files are near identical to HD files produced by a AVCHD HD camcorder.Both htpc DVB-T2 cards and Generic fta HD pvr ready DVB-S2 satellite set top boxes will record the H264 data as transmitted.In the case of the HDR FOX T2 the op refers to, all recordings are encrypted when copying to disc. Copying SD recordings to usb removes the encryption, the box can be fooled into doing the same for HD recordings using Foxy or the custom firmware.The Foxsat-hdr can also record HD data without encryption by simply using it as a generic fta pvr.Apart from confirming that these files can be played using a media server. A PS3 works, I can't really add anything to what the OP already knows about the HDR FOX T2. Click to expand.Er are you sure?
I remember from a thread years ago which I cannot find by search that all PVR's be they Freeview,Freesat, Sky or Cable all recorded in a demultiplexed DVB or dependant on platform similar format.Irrespective of this my understanding of HDCP is that it obstructs any copying of broadcast HD by any means not just HDMI.I cannot recall anyone successfuly copying recorded broadcast HD to another media/device by any means that is legit on this forum - although I have seen a few 'grey' suggestions that might work. Quote from Glt:-Er are you sure? I remember from a thread years ago which I cannot find by search that all PVR's be they Freeview,Freesat, Sky or Cable all recorded in a demultiplexed DVB or dependant on platform similar format.Irrespective of this my understanding of HDCP is that it obstructs any copying of broadcast HD by any means not just HDMI.I cannot recall anyone successfuly copying recorded broadcast HD to another media/device by any means that is legit on this forum - although I have seen a few 'grey' suggestions that might work. Click to expand.Positive. HDCP is a handshaking protocol for HDMI cables. Any device with hdmi out is required to identify the destination as a display by exchanging data in the handshake procedure.PVR's normally record standard transport stream files (mpeg2 for SD, H264/AVC for HD).
They sometimes contain other data as well (the transport stream format allows this). Topfield.rec files for instance have all the details like channel, recording time, programme synopsis within the.ts. Humax use sidecar files containing this data.Topfield and the Humax 9200 SD pvrs have the capability to copy these to usb.
As does the Foxsat-hdr and HDR FOX T2. Comversion of mpeg2 transport stream files to programme stream.mpg for DVD is completely lossless.Encryption is switched on by a flag in the broadcast stream. For months after BBC1-HD launched on satellite the flag wasn't present so recordings made during this period aren't encrypted even on Freesat+ pvrs.I have the two Royal Wedding transmissions archived on blu-ray recorded using a fta mode sat box.Free To Air kit ignores the flag anyway, only Freesat kit is obliged to encrypt.Google Raydons Foxy and look at the Custom Firmware threads for the Humax Freeview boxes on Hummy.TV.
There is an option to auto decrypt HD content recorded on the HDR FOX T2.It is of course illegal to reverse engineer a decrypted file, that's not being done here even with the HDR FOX T2 the box does the decrypting. There is no hacking of the encryption alogorithm involved. Click to expand.Hard to find or non existent? I haven't seen any unofficial freeview HD solutions.Now I understand because you have been able to point a dish at different satellites for decades to get different free channels means some boxes aren't always freesat certified, but as freeview is suppose to be 'free to air' isn't it a mockery that they add restrictions to HD? Of course copyright laws remain the same as the days of VHS, but why should it have to change between satellite and freeview or sd and hd?If you pay your tv license then why can't you record a HD program to view in a different part of the house? Instead of encryption they would be much better employing some kind of protection that limits the playback to 3 devices similar to the protection used with digital music. Freeview HD and 5.1 soundHi,Two methods that I know of:1.
Get a soundcard with DTS Connect or Dolby Digital Live, such as Creative's X-Fi or Auzentech's range of cards. These convert the 5.1 stream into a DTS or Dolby Digital stream that an AV receiver can decode.2.
It's also possible to use the HDMI passthrough from an ATI graphics card. HDMI goes into my Yamaha AV amp, and carries 5.1 sound and 1080P images from there.Of course, I assume it is also possible to just get a 5.1 soundcard to output through bog-standard PC speakers.It's worth noting that only certain HD progs actually have surround sound, though. Lots of them say 5.1 when the rear channels are doing precisely nothing at all.
Well supposing with the blackgold you want to record a HD program in 5.1 Sound.The Blackgold cards don't come with any of their own software, meaning windows media center would need to be used.The windows media foundation codecs as far as i'm aware do not transcode HE-AAC audio in to Dolby Digital.
I had a few hard drive worth of videos, e.g. Some sports games and music concerts, that I recorded from Dish Network. But I rarely watch TV now and their package is expensive. I want to cancel the Dish service (I already paused the services a couple of times) and will have to return their DVR 722 to them. I still want to watch what I had recorded on hard drive. Do some members here know if there are some computer software can play those HD recordings? I know they were not available a few years ago.
Yes, that's what it was when the Dish HD DVR was released nearly about 10 years ago. I can't believe it's still the case and no 3rd party software has cracked those files.I would like to buy a HD recorder so I still can record some contents and watch later. That can save a lot of time by skipping commercials. I had Lite DVD recorder but it's SD and has only 250GB hard drive and has no ability to use external hard drives. I am looking for one HD recorder that has large hard drive and also can use external hard drives. Just behave like Dish D HD DVR but is not encrypted.
Component out of the 722 into the Hauppauge, unless you have a box to strip the hdcp from the hdmi plug. Then USB from Hauppauge to computer. I use the arcsoft software that came with my Hauppauge on my laptop to record the content as it is played on the 722.Arcsoft gives me a nice h264 TS file that I can edit in VideReDo or save as is. Some stuff I use Vidcoder to reencode to mp4 so I can load it on tablet to take with me traveling.Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using TapatalkSo, you have to play the contents (non-HDCP protected) from 722 in normal speed and pass those video to Haupauge which records them as is. And then use computer to edit the contents from Haupauge and then archive them to hard drive. Say you have 5 recording, each is about 2 hour, totaling 10 hour worth of video, how long does it take to complete the transfer, edit and archive?
Which version of VideoReDo did you use? Thank you very much.
Given that I have Roku 2 and Sling's $20/month package, I really do not need to keep Dish. So, you have to play the contents (non-HDCP protected) from 722 in normal speed and pass those video to Haupauge which records them as is. And then use computer to edit the contents from Haupauge and then archive them to hard drive. Say you have 5 recording, each is about 2 hour, totaling 10 hour worth of video, how long does it take to complete the transfer, edit and archive?
Which version of VideoReDo did you use? Thank you very much. Given that I have Roku 2 and Sling's $20/month package, I really do not need to keep Dish.I'm using the TV Suite version of VideoReDo. The Hauppauge is just a hardware encoder. It takes the input from the satellite receiver and encodes it to an h264 TS file that the computer records and stores with the arcsoft software.
You can set the arcsoft software to record as M2TS, TS or MP4. I have audio sync issues with MP4 so I have stuck to TS files as that is what I get from NextPvr with Silicon Dust OTA tuners on the computer and they work fine before and after editing.
Time depends on your computer.I just archived a 2 hr movie off Hallmark. So I had roughly 1hr45mins using the skip button to play/watch/encode the file from the dvr to the laptop.
That gave me an 11GB file.I have an i5 laptop with 8gb ram. It took me 15 mins to go through and set the cut points in VideoRedo to remove the ads where I used the skip button on the dvr and generate the final file, which is 8.5GB adfree.If that is all you want then you are done. Archive the final 8.5GB TS file to where ever you want it.I am currently making that file into a 1.5GB 720 mp4 with Vidcoder and that is taking another 1hr on this laptop. If I had moved it to my desktop with the i7, it probably would have only taken 25 mins or so.
You could have had VideoReDo generate that final file as an mp4 or something else also, I have just always used Vidcoder, so I have stuck with it.