Migrating from Topfield PVR - LinuxMCE News Showcase Gallery Videos Features Gaming Telecom Climate Lighting Security Media Download Contribute Support Around The World Wiki Developer Forum Migrating from Topfield PVR From LinuxMCE Revision as of 21:07, 5 July 2008 by Adamspiers (Talk | contribs) (more info on file extensions) (diff) ←Older revision | view current revision (diff) | Newer revision→ (diff) Jump to: navigation, search Migrating from Topfield PVR Contents 1 Importing video files 1.1 Background 1.2 Transferring the files 1.3 File extensions Importing video files Background The Topfield TF5800 PVR records video files in MPEG format with an extended header. Transferring the files Use one of the available Linux utilities for transferring .rec files from your Topfield to /home/public/data/videos or one of your other media storage areas. ftpd-topfield is a good one because you can then use any decent ftp client to (recursively, if necessary) mirror the files across. File extensions The .rec file extension is not automatically recognised by LinuxMCE - see the Add video file extensions page for how to fix this. However, xine does not currently recognise the format unless you change the extension to something else appropriate like .ts. This can be done en masse with a simple Perl script. Retrieved from "http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php?title=Migrating_from_Topfield_PVR&oldid=14652" Navigation menu Personal tools Create account Log in Namespaces Article Discussion Variants Views View View source History Actions Search Navigation Main Page Community portal Current events Recent changes Random page Help Donations Forum favourites Installation Automation Telecom Media Home Security Core & Hybrid Media Directors Orbiter & Remotes Networks Exemplary Setups Toolbox What links here Related changes Special pages Printable version Permanent link Page information Privacy policy About LinuxMCE Disclaimers