AVCNoodle - STB Recording via Firewire - Page 2

All the apps I mentioned including AVCNoodle are able to change the channel on a timed record.

--Sheldon.

I can use AVCBrowser that came with the latest FireWire SDK from Apple to change channels on both the Scientific Atlanta 8300HD and Pace DC551PF, neither would work with AVCNoodle. AVCBrowser even comes with source code.

I really want to buy and like this app and use it to time shift all HD channels to my Apple TV, but before I buy it I will still need some of these features/fixes:

1) Record and playback all HD Channels
HD Network/local channels seem to record and playback fine but other HD channels that I record (ESPN, HBO, etc) have some stuttering when I play them back in MPEG Streamclip. All say Copy Freely in the detailed view.
I tried Apple's AVCVideoCap and it does the same thing, OK for network/local and stutter for other HD Channels, but it says that network channels are Copy Freely and all other HD channels are Copy Once, this contradicts what AVVCNoodle says. Maybe I can't record the Copy Once channels ?

2) Channel changing for one of my 2 Comcast HD boxes
Apple's AVCBrowser can change the channel on all my boxes. (I know you are working on this)

3) Display real time video
VLC can't play any files that AVCNoodle records on my 2 Comcast HDboxes. MPEG Streamclip can play everything.

4) Automatic Export to iTunes and Apple TV
I can probably to this via scripts or my own app, but it would be nice to have built in.

Hmmm, I was jut playing around and I went to Comcast OnDemand and started playing an HD movie. I then started AVCNoodle recording. The resulting HD file plays fine in VLC, this is the only file I have gotten to play in VLC.

No, I never got your PM. I just checked again. I had the files all ready to go and I still have them. I just figured that you got busy or had enough information.

You probably know a lot more about this than I do but here's what I found today. AVCNoodle lists all my HD channels as Copy Freely in the details view when I try to record them. With Apple's AVCVideoCap it shows local/network and OnDemand as Copy Freely and all my other HD Channels (ESPN, HBO, etc.) as Copy One. There is a direct correlation for me to be able to record and play back HD channels if they are listed as Copy Freely in AVCVideoCap and not being able to play the HD channels if they are listed as Copy Once in AVCVideoCap. I don't know much about these copy protection issues but if you can fix the playback that would be great. I am definitely not trying to illegally copy anything, I just want to time shift HD to my AppleTV.

I can send another ESPN file but the log in and password that you sent me for your ftp server doesn't work anymore.

I was out the past few hours and I used Apple's AVCVideoCap to record a movie of OnDemand. I can play this fine and strange that it works in VLC which to date had not been able to play anything. The even stranger thing is that I just did two test recordings with AVCNoodle, one on ESPN and another on HBO and both played in VLC! I can even watch it while AVCNoodle is recording. Hmmm... Could AVCVideoCap have changed some settings in the Pace box?

Anyway, the new ESPN recording looks fine now. The HBO still has the stutters in MPEG Steamclip, show blocking in VLC.

I have one other feature request if it's possible. It is to be able to watch a channel using VLC without recording it to disk. Now that VLC has miraculously started working for me, I thought that it would be good to be able to watch ESPN in a window while I work on the computer without setting up an arbitrary recording time and remembering to delete a large file later.

Steve,
Whereas both AVCapture and FireRecord will properly change the channel on my Motorola DCH-3416 (Comcast), AVNoodle will not. It does record good mt2 files (viewable/streamable by VLC) on whatever channel it happens to be tuned to, though.

I'd love to have AVNoodle working on my setup - let me know if I can help test anything for you.
Freddy B.

My firewire just arrived today and wanted to test out the app.

I have a DCT-6200, and AVCNoodle detects it, but when it starts to record, nothing appears to be getting streamed.

Is this to do with my STB?

I am getting an error and have no idea what it is about:

"Unable to display schedule error. The variable eventchannel is not defined".

Everything seems to work but I get this message. TitanTv has added my channels; I am able to have the program change channels; scheduled recordings occur. Any ideas?

I went into iCal and deleted old scheduled recordings from when I was playing with the demo awhile back. That fixed it. Thanks.

Just to let you know, I purchased the license key yesterday. I am very happy with AVCNoodle. I am hoping to upgrade the mini to a new one soon. The 1.5 GHz PPC doesn't playback the HD recordings. Thanks again.

hello has anyone confirmed to use this software with a motorola sa 8300hd STB? I downloaded the beta demo and got a protection one status on a specific channel. thanks

I have set up AVCNoodle to make some recordings on a weekly schedule. The upcoming shows are present in iCal, but only the first one or two show up in the iCal Scheduled Recordings of AVCNoodle. Any ideas on what to check?

So I unchecked the Home and Work calendars in iCal. The only calendar that is checked is the AVCNoodle iCal calendar. I created a new weekly recording that shows up in the AVCNoodle iCal calendar at the proper time every week from this point forward. But when I click the iCal Scheduled Recordings tab in AVCNoodle, only the first occurrence appears. I have missed some scheduled recordings because of this.

Does AVCNoodle only look so far ahead in iCal? Does it periodically refresh itself?