Update: The original post was starting to look a little long in the tooth.
"Hello,
Who wants HDPVR support on the Mac?"
These are the words that I used to introduce myself to the AVSForum Mac community last year. Since then, with their help / support and encouragement I developed a great HDPVR Capture Mac application called HDPVRCapture. The rest is history and can be read below.
Welcome! If you're looking for a great Intel and PPC compatible HD H.264 recording/scheduling application, for the Hauppauge HDPVR 1212, that runs on 10.4 or 10.5 then you've found it!
Let's jump straight to the action:
1. Start by reading about the HDPVRCapture application at the FAQ on my blog:
http://www.steventoth.net/blog/produ...r-capture/faq/
2. If you want to download and try it then it's here:
http://www.steventoth.net/blog/products/hdpvr-capture/
3. Maybe you'd just like to see some sample recordings, see here:
http://www.steventoth.net/blog/produ...le-recordings/
4. Maybe you'd also like to stream HD recordings to your PS3 then read here:
http://www.steventoth.net/blog/produ...-to-the-ps3-2/
5. If you have any questions or suggestions then either post them on this thread or email me, my details are on the blog About page. Stick around!
My original post continues here:
Hello,
Who wants HDPVR support on the Mac?
I'm a driver/apps software engineer working for Hauppauge on their TV tuner products. I work on Windows, Linux and Mac app/driver projects and I happen to know the internals of the HD-PVR 1212 very well. Oh, and I happen to love my Macs.
One of the harsh realities of business is that Hauppauge have to focus on the largest part of the market, for Windows only software stack, they don't offer a Mac solution. That leaves me and many other people currently out in the cold. I guess I could run the windows software stack in a VM but that isn't appealing, not at all. Urgh
As a result I've started to put together a Mac project under the working title of HDPVRCapture. The goal is to bring HDPVR support to the Mac so we can all enjoy HD H.264 capturing and playback. HDPVRCapture is a closed source commercial project, I need to cover my engineering (and beer!) costs on this so the end result will be something that I have to charge a small amount of money for (perhaps $20 to $30 per license).
As a skeleton project to exercise the hardware I have a command line application which already captures content at resolutions from 720x480 to 1920x1080. The captured contents is playing back very well via VLC. The plan is to turn this into a credible UI.
I've already been in touch with two or three people and they suggested that other people may be interested in supporting the project, and that I should post an announcement.
I hope this post: A) Is in the right forum and B) This thread interests you.
Here's the current support command line features:
HDPVRCapture v0.9.1 (Nov 4 2008 @ 00:51:11)
Copyright 2008, Steven Toth (URL removed)
Usage: HDPVRCapture [-d] [-o outfile] [-t time (hh:mm:ss)] [-a AAC|AC3] [-b bitrate] [-p peak_bitrate] [-s serial#] [-A audiomuxinput] [-V audiomuxinput] [-B bitrate_mode] [-G GOP mode] [-l enablelights] [-z] [-S] [-m]
-a , encode in AAC or AC3 2 channel format (default AC3)
-A , RCA or SPDIF (default RCA)
-b , capture bitrate in bps, Eg. 7500000 (default 5500000)
-B , CBR or AVG (default AVG)
-d enable debug messages
-G , SIMPLE, ADVANCED, ADVANCED_NO_IDR or SIMPLE_NO_IDR (default SIMPLE)
-l enable lights = 1 (default off = 0)
-m Monitor recording via VLC (using app /Applications/ VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC ) (default off)
-o (default hdpvr.ts)
-p , capture peak bitrate in bps, Eg. 7500000 (default 20000000)
-s , capture using a specific HDPVR device, Eg. 00A126AB
-S Scale image to 1440x1080 (default off)
-t , the capture duration, Eg. 01:30:00 1.5 hrs (default 00:00:10)
-V , COMPONENT, SVIDEO or COMPOSITE (default COMPOSITE)
-z Enable Audio Boost (default off)
What I'd like to know is:
1) Before I spend much more time on the application and commit to a credible GUI, which may not attract users regardless, is this project something you'd be interested? Would you like to see a commercial app and suite of tools to help you capture HDPVR content, transcode it (ffmpeg / visual hub / handbrake) and support playback (VLC, hopefully quicktime). Tightly integrated, "It just works" mentality.
2) What features would you like to see in the application? Let's not get crazy and aim for the moon, but what basic features are mandatory for you in a 1.0 release?
If this project interests you then I want to hear form you, likewise if it doesn't then I want to hear that feedback also.
Feel free to PM me privately, or post comments here.
I'm trying to avoid wasting my time building software that nobody uses, or is interested in. I want to engage the Mac community early and build a suite of tools that satisfies the vast majority of you all!
I want to make the Mac a better platform for TV capture. Your feedback will help.
Regards,
Steve Toth
Update: v2.x has been released with a full graphical interface. Details deeper in this thread.
"Hello,
Who wants HDPVR support on the Mac?"
These are the words that I used to introduce myself to the AVSForum Mac community last year. Since then, with their help / support and encouragement I developed a great HDPVR Capture Mac application called HDPVRCapture. The rest is history and can be read below.
Welcome! If you're looking for a great Intel and PPC compatible HD H.264 recording/scheduling application, for the Hauppauge HDPVR 1212, that runs on 10.4 or 10.5 then you've found it!
Let's jump straight to the action:
1. Start by reading about the HDPVRCapture application at the FAQ on my blog:
http://www.steventoth.net/blog/produ...r-capture/faq/
2. If you want to download and try it then it's here:
http://www.steventoth.net/blog/products/hdpvr-capture/
3. Maybe you'd just like to see some sample recordings, see here:
http://www.steventoth.net/blog/produ...le-recordings/
4. Maybe you'd also like to stream HD recordings to your PS3 then read here:
http://www.steventoth.net/blog/produ...-to-the-ps3-2/
5. If you have any questions or suggestions then either post them on this thread or email me, my details are on the blog About page. Stick around!
My original post continues here:
Hello,
Who wants HDPVR support on the Mac?
I'm a driver/apps software engineer working for Hauppauge on their TV tuner products. I work on Windows, Linux and Mac app/driver projects and I happen to know the internals of the HD-PVR 1212 very well. Oh, and I happen to love my Macs.

One of the harsh realities of business is that Hauppauge have to focus on the largest part of the market, for Windows only software stack, they don't offer a Mac solution. That leaves me and many other people currently out in the cold. I guess I could run the windows software stack in a VM but that isn't appealing, not at all. Urgh

As a result I've started to put together a Mac project under the working title of HDPVRCapture. The goal is to bring HDPVR support to the Mac so we can all enjoy HD H.264 capturing and playback. HDPVRCapture is a closed source commercial project, I need to cover my engineering (and beer!) costs on this so the end result will be something that I have to charge a small amount of money for (perhaps $20 to $30 per license).
As a skeleton project to exercise the hardware I have a command line application which already captures content at resolutions from 720x480 to 1920x1080. The captured contents is playing back very well via VLC. The plan is to turn this into a credible UI.
I've already been in touch with two or three people and they suggested that other people may be interested in supporting the project, and that I should post an announcement.
I hope this post: A) Is in the right forum and B) This thread interests you.
Here's the current support command line features:
HDPVRCapture v0.9.1 (Nov 4 2008 @ 00:51:11)
Copyright 2008, Steven Toth (URL removed)
Usage: HDPVRCapture [-d] [-o outfile] [-t time (hh:mm:ss)] [-a AAC|AC3] [-b bitrate] [-p peak_bitrate] [-s serial#] [-A audiomuxinput] [-V audiomuxinput] [-B bitrate_mode] [-G GOP mode] [-l enablelights] [-z] [-S] [-m]
-a , encode in AAC or AC3 2 channel format (default AC3)
-A , RCA or SPDIF (default RCA)
-b , capture bitrate in bps, Eg. 7500000 (default 5500000)
-B , CBR or AVG (default AVG)
-d enable debug messages
-G , SIMPLE, ADVANCED, ADVANCED_NO_IDR or SIMPLE_NO_IDR (default SIMPLE)
-l enable lights = 1 (default off = 0)
-m Monitor recording via VLC (using app /Applications/ VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC ) (default off)
-o (default hdpvr.ts)
-p , capture peak bitrate in bps, Eg. 7500000 (default 20000000)
-s , capture using a specific HDPVR device, Eg. 00A126AB
-S Scale image to 1440x1080 (default off)
-t , the capture duration, Eg. 01:30:00 1.5 hrs (default 00:00:10)
-V , COMPONENT, SVIDEO or COMPOSITE (default COMPOSITE)
-z Enable Audio Boost (default off)
What I'd like to know is:
1) Before I spend much more time on the application and commit to a credible GUI, which may not attract users regardless, is this project something you'd be interested? Would you like to see a commercial app and suite of tools to help you capture HDPVR content, transcode it (ffmpeg / visual hub / handbrake) and support playback (VLC, hopefully quicktime). Tightly integrated, "It just works" mentality.
2) What features would you like to see in the application? Let's not get crazy and aim for the moon, but what basic features are mandatory for you in a 1.0 release?
If this project interests you then I want to hear form you, likewise if it doesn't then I want to hear that feedback also.
Feel free to PM me privately, or post comments here.
I'm trying to avoid wasting my time building software that nobody uses, or is interested in. I want to engage the Mac community early and build a suite of tools that satisfies the vast majority of you all!
I want to make the Mac a better platform for TV capture. Your feedback will help.
Regards,
Steve Toth
Update: v2.x has been released with a full graphical interface. Details deeper in this thread.