Transfer a movie from a Sky set top box to computer HD
Transfer a movie from a Sky set top box to computer HD
Does anyone know how to transfer a movie recorded on a Sky (digital) set top box to their computer? and what format it will be when transferred and how to convert it to .avi? thanks for any ideas / help
Re: Transfer a movie from a Sky set top box to computer HD
That's sort of like asking "how good should my TV picture look?" It's difficult to say much unless you give more information, specifically the model number of the box and what input capabilities your computer has (or could have). In general (not Sky specifically) some settop boxes can use Firewire to transfer to a computer, others need to be recorded to a DVD recorder or a computer TV capture card via analog or S-Video or other connections. Some settop boxes can have their hard drive removed (by the adventurous) and connected to your computer and decrypted. Etc.
Re: Transfer a movie from a Sky set top box to computer HD
well it has SCART and S-Video and firewire output terminals on the box... but all i see on my computer are USB port inputs, it's an old computer guess i'd need to upgrade my computer? and use the firewire output?? what is the file type of the movie output?FLL wrote:That's sort of like asking "how good should my TV picture look?" It's difficult to say much unless you give more information, specifically the model number of the box and what input capabilities your computer has (or could have). In general (not Sky specifically) some settop boxes can use Firewire to transfer to a computer, others need to be recorded to a DVD recorder or a computer TV capture card via analog or S-Video or other connections. Some settop boxes can have their hard drive removed (by the adventurous) and connected to your computer and decrypted. Etc.
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Re: Transfer a movie from a Sky set top box to computer HD
some boxes here in norway record to encrypted files...
Re: Transfer a movie from a Sky set top box to computer HD
Firewire does not always work well with a PC. Please be aware.
Re: Transfer a movie from a Sky set top box to computer HD
Real-time copying of the actual video should get around any encyption problems, but don't bother with an old computer, you'll have skips or sync problems. Firewire in this case is better because typically the video is transferred as encoded and just needs to be save to disk with minimal encoding (as a .ts probably), but it's tough to tell for certain and some or all the channels might be encrypted. You need to google your settop box model and see if others with your service have had success, that's how I learned about how to capture with firewire.
With an older computer the following may be the best:http://www.skycopyplus.co.uk/ Don't know it defeats encryption though.
If all else fails, record to a DVD Recorder and then you can convert to AVI like any other DVD.
With an older computer the following may be the best:
If all else fails, record to a DVD Recorder and then you can convert to AVI like any other DVD.
Re: Transfer a movie from a Sky set top box to computer HD
OK, thanks very much FLLFLL wrote:Real-time copying of the actual video should get around any encyption problems, but don't bother with an old computer, you'll have skips or sync problems. Firewire in this case is better because typically the video is transferred as encoded and just needs to be save to disk with minimal encoding (as a .ts probably), but it's tough to tell for certain and some or all the channels might be encrypted. You need to google your settop box model and see if others with your service have had success, that's how I learned about how to capture with firewire.
With an older computer the following may be the best: http://www.skycopyplus.co.uk/ Don't know it defeats encryption though.
If all else fails, record to a DVD Recorder and then you can convert to AVI like any other DVD.